Bjarke Ingels has featured in a new documentary about BIG’s Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen. Known for its iconic ski slope, the hybrid plant produces district heating for 60,000 households annually from waste generated in Copenhagen, and electricity for 30,000 houses.
Copenhagen: The Latest Architecture and News
Bjarke Ingels Reflects on his Waste-Energy Ski Slope Plant in Copenhagen
Architect Transforms a Copenhagen Railway Depot into a Colorful Playground
The 2019 CANactions International Architecture Festival focused on an exploration of a notion of "Hromada" — Ukrainian name for the 'community', which is embedded into the country's historic and cultural codes and reflected in contemporary social movements and architectural forms.
Architect Illya Rastvorov is one of the winners of this year’s CANactions Youth Competition presented in Kyiv, Ukraine. For his proposal, the architect transformed the railroad depot of the Copenhagen Railway Station in Denmark into the “Copenhagen Playground”, a recreational area that caters to people of all ages and enhances the social conditions of the city.
The Royal Danish Opera / Henning Larsen
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Architects: Henning Larsen
- Area: 41000 m²
- Year: 2005
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Manufacturers: Franken-Schotter, Aluflam, Falcon Lifts, Roblon, Waagner-Biro Stahlbau AG
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Professionals: E. Pihl & Søn A/S, Speirs and Major Associates
Third Nature and Lendager Group Design Upcycled High-Rise for Copenhagen
Danish architecture firms Lendager Group and TREDJE NATUR designed the CPH Common House to be a new residential and commercial building in the Ørestad area of Copenhagen. The high-rise would feature recycled tiles and concrete with brick fractures, paneling constructed from recycled window frames and reclaimed wood flooring. In total, the design team estimates the Common House would make use of 17,577 tons of recycled waste material. The project was designed to be “the world’s first upcycled high rise” for its use of upcycled post-consumer material.
The World's Most Liveable Cities in 2019
For ten consecutive years, Vienna ranks first in the Mercer survey on cities with the best quality of life in the world. In this edition to the global ranking, eight Western European cities join the top ten, even when "trade tensions and populist undercurrents continue to dominate the global economic climate", as Mercer points out in its report.
The Royal Library / SHL
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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
- Area: 21000 m²
- Year: 1999
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Manufacturers: Artigo, EVVA, Falcon Lifts, Okholm Lighting
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Professionals: Moe & Brodsgaard, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
SPACE10 Redesign / SPACE10 + Spacon & X
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Architects: SPACE10, Spacon & X
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Designboard, EchoJazz, Engelbrechts, Ikea
IKEA's Research Lab SPACE10 Designs a Solar Village to Rethink Renewable Energy
IKEA’s research and design laboratory SPACE10 has unveiled their latest project, SolarVille, to showcase new ways to democratize access to clean, renewable energy. Based in Copenhagen, the team partnered with blockchain experts BLOC, Blocktech, WeMoveIdeas India and architecture practice SachsNottveit. The project explores how combining new technologies with solar power can make clean energy more affordable. The vision centers on cooperative micro-grids where homeowners can become makers and traders of clean energy.
SquareOne Proposes Repurposing a Water Tower as Public Spas/Student Housing
Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to go swimming inside a water tower. In reality, it would probably be dark and creepy and not as cool as it sounds, but that’s not the case with Danish firm SquareOne’s design, where the top of an abandoned water tower becomes a public swimming pool and spa. Utilizing the existing structural system of the tower, SquareOne is also proposing adding 40+ student housing units suspended around the tower. This dual-purpose scheme addresses Copenhagen’s desperate housing shortage while also giving new life to an old building.
The Eco-Friendly Floating Cities of the Future
As the world population grows, designers look to develop the seas. Architecture and planning firm, URBAN POWER strategically designed nine man-made islands off the southern coast of Copenhagen to combat many of the city’s impending challenges. The islets, called Holmene, address demands for tech space, fossil-free energy production, flood barriers, and even public recreation space.
Seven New Landmarks Designed for Copenhagen's Amager Nature Park
A team of Danish designers and architects have won the competition to design seven new landmarks for Amager Nature Park near Copenhagen City Centre. ADEPT, Møller & Grønborg, SNC-Lavalin Atkins and BARK Rådgivning submitted a proposal for a series of structures featuring wooden roof forms around outdoor activities and experiences. The new landmarks are designed to create a holistic experience of the urban nature reserve and contribute to the park’s future growth.
The European School Copenhagen / NORD Architects + Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects
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Architects: NORD Architects, Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects
- Area: 14000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Cetonia, Danish Brickmakers, Egernsund Tegl, Elverdal, Schüco, +1
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Professionals: EKJ Consulting Engineers, JJW Arkitekter, NORD Architects
InVision Launches Free Study Abroad Program for Designers
For architects with travel-related New Year resolutions, software company InVision has launched a free “Design Exchange” program for professional designers eager to see the world on a budget.
The “Design Exchange” program is open to any senior designer with over 6 years of professional experience and offers one-week-long, organized exchanges during every quarter of 2019. Destinations already announced include Sydney (Spring 2019), Copenhagen (Summer 2019), and Singapore (Winter 2020).
Sustainable Startup Beats out BIG, Henning Larsen for a New Eco-Village in Copenhagen
Sustainability startup Lendager Group have beat out BIG and Henning Larsen in a competition to design a new eco-village in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the project UN17 village, Lendager Group designed the first project in the world that will translate all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into tangible action. After nearly 25 years of planning, the 400 new homes will complete the new city district, Ørestad South.
C.F. Møller Architects Unveil Images of New Carlsberg Headquarters in Copenhagen
C.F. Møller Architects has unveiled new images of their proposed Carlsberg Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Construction of the scheme is well underway, with the topping out ceremony taking place in Spring 2018.
The new renders offer an insight into the scheme’s proposed external finish and interior atmosphere, including the central atrium overlooking the historic site where the famed brewery business began.
WE Architecture Unveils Pixelated Pop-Up Architecture Office at BLOX Copenhagen
WE Architecture has unveiled its “WE” showroom at BLOX Copenhagen, the new gathering point of Danish architecture, design, and new ideas. The BLOX showroom consists of a staircase gallery showcasing “the next wave of Danish architecture – told and conveyed by a number of invited talented and distinguished young Danish architectural companies.”
The “pixelated” installation uses the steps of the BLOX staircase gallery to create an integrated workstation and exhibition for the firm’s projects, presented through models, renders, technical drawings, sketches etc.
Alternative Ways for Architects to Architect
The more architecture students that I converse with, the more I hear this common dissent amongst them: “I don’t want to become an architect.” Despite participating in long studio hours for a five-year professional degree, somehow very few peers actually want to become the kind of architects that create buildings.
Aside from the conventional alternatives of interior or graphic design, there is a rising trend in the popularity of firms that use architectural skills for beyond the scope of designing luxury condominiums for wealthy clients. For prospective architects (and current ones), below are examples of firms that may not be what one initially imagines to do with their degree, but a taste of the potential of what they can.