watch snhetta's theodore roosevelt presidential library take shape in north dakota

"Snøhetta has released new footage documenting construction progress at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The video captures the building as it rises along the northeast edge of a butte bordering Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Here, the building's rammed earth walls and living green roof begin to define the project's presence within the vast and scenic Badlands."

"Set across 93 acres, the site remains legible throughout construction. The camera follows graded footpaths leading toward the slowly sloping roof plane, which appears as a continuation of the land rather than a separate object dropped onto it. The building's relationship with the landscape will be more than just formal as it is designed to be regenerative and self-sufficient, aiming toward carbon neutrality."

"'s newly unveiled video offers a closer look at the living green roof, a central component of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Layers of reused on-site soil are already being positioned to support a Native Plant Project developed with Resource Environmental Solutions and North Dakota State University. More than sixty native species will eventually occupy this surface, reconstructing a prairie ecology of grasses, sedges, forbs, and shrubs that once defined the region."

Snøhetta's footage documents the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library rising on a butte overlooking Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota. The building uses rammed earth walls and a gently sloping living green roof to integrate with the Badlands landscape across a 93-acre site. Graded footpaths connect visitors to a roof plane that reads as a continuation of the land. The project targets regenerative, self-sufficient performance and carbon neutrality. On-site reused soils and a Native Plant Project with Resource Environmental Solutions and North Dakota State University will establish more than sixty native prairie species. The library is slated to open July 4, 2026.

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