Article source: Henning Larsen Architects A/S

Henning Larsen Presents Design for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Our design is inspired by the rich landscapes of the North Dakotan Badlands, united by Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy, and rooted in the community of Medora.

In a single, dark February day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt’s mother and wife passed within hours of each other – an event he commemorated in his diary: “The light has gone out of my life.” Deep in grief, he journeyed from New York City to Medora, North Dakota, where his time in the Badlands would come to transform and define him as the man, conservationist, and American civic icon we remember today.

Image Courtesy © Nic Lehoux

• Architects: Henning Larsen Architects A/S
• Project: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
• Location: Medora, North Dakota
• Photography: Nic Lehoux, Martin Schubert, Hufton Crow, Nolan Ferlic, Jens Lindhe
• Client: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation (TRPLF)
• GFA: Built Area: 68,000sf (Level 0: 32,000sf, Level 1: 20,000sf. Level 2: 16,000sf)
• Collaborators
  • Landscape Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz
  • Site Sustainability: Sherwood Design Engineers
  • Building Sustainability: Integral Group
• Partner responsible: Michael Sørensen
• Team: Andreas Brunvoll, Eugene Chang, Stephanie He, Grant McCracken, Samantha Okolita, Veronica Varela

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