Inspired by the shape of water in endless motion‎,‎ Denmark‎'‎s new National Aquarium‎,‎ The Blue Planet by Danish architects 3XN is shaped as a great whirlpool‎.‎ Into Another World‎:‎ The walls and roofs form a single‎,‎ continuous flow and the longest of the whirlpool‎'‎s arms follows the shape of the landscape and the building‎,‎ moving into the land inviting visitors inside‎.‎ As soon as visitors arrive at The Blue Planet‎,‎ the building will convey a sense of the special experience that awaits them inside‎.‎ Here‎,‎ the whirlpool has pulled you into another world ‎- a world beneath the surface of the sea‎.‎ If you tilt your head backwards‎,‎ you understand that you are really a part of this aquarium because the roof above the foyer is made of glass‎,‎ and at the same time it is thebottom of a pool‎.‎ Flexible Flows Between Exhibitions‎:‎ The Round Room is a centre of navigation in the aquarium‎,‎ and this is where visitors choose which river‎,‎ lake or ocean to explore‎.‎ Each exhibition has its own face towards the Round Room‎,‎ each with its own entrance‎,‎ starting with a buffer zone ‎- a platform where sound and images are used to introduce the atmosphere communicated in the ensuing exhibition room‎.‎ One with the Surrounding Landscape‎:‎ Similar to a water current‎,‎ the building is not static‎.‎ Instead there is a continuous movement moving through the terrain‎,‎ the pools and the sea surrounding the building‎,‎ emphasising water‎'‎s constant state of flow‎.‎ In the landscape‎,‎ the great whirlpool continues through the terrain‎,‎ the pools and the sea surrounding the building‎.‎ Complex Building Project‎:‎ The Blue Planet is a building of great complexity‎,‎ and 3XN has taken on the role as project manager for 15 sub‎-consultants ‎- including Kvorning Exhibition Designers and the Australian aquarium experts AAT‎.‎ Ambitions have been sky high from the outset‎,‎ and the construction of the special double curved facade has been a development project in itself‎,‎ which has proven a great challenge to all parties involved‎.‎