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Architects: JAJA Architects
- Area: 3500 m²
- Year: 2021
Gigantium Urban Space / JAJA Architects
Gjuteriet Renovation / Kjellander Sjöberg
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Architects: Kjellander Sjöberg
- Area: 6030 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: Sted Landskap, BK Konsult, Matter by Brix, Martinsons
Feldballe School / Henning Larsen
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Architects: Henning Larsen
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2023
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Professionals: Reeholm & Bredahl
Frederiksberg Allé 41 / Cobe
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Architects: Cobe
- Area: 3500 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Randers Tegl
Sneglehusene Housing / BIG
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Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
- Area: 9500 m²
- Year: 2022
Villa Kirk / SPOL Architects
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Architects: SPOL Architects
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: AB Clausen, DesignHaver, Redtz
Why Use Translucent Polycarbonate on Building Facades?
Whether blending in or standing out, embodying transparency or solidity, expressing coarseness or softness, a façade is the medium through which we engage with architecture. It tells a story and can often set the tone for the rest of the interior. But apart from defining a purely visual experience, a building’s envelope must also be practical, durable and have the ability to properly manage natural lighting and ventilation needs. After all, by being the point of contact with the outside, it is responsible for mitigating sounds and providing protection from climatic conditions, such as wind, rain, heat and humidity. Therefore, when designing a facade, it is important to consider a balance between performance and a beautiful aesthetic. Of course, many materials successfully meet these criteria. But when it comes to creating a comforting, light-filled ambiance while ensuring resistance, ease of installation and versatility, the properties of translucent polycarbonate panels seem to be unparalleled.
What Does the Future Hold for Coastal Cities Following the Aftermaths of Climate Change?
Coastal cities have always been a point of attraction for residents, tourists, and businesses. Alongside the aesthetic features, their proximity to the sea has made these cities a focal point for maritime transportation with the construction of ports, as well as hotspots for recreational and aquacultural activities. However, the past decades saw these particular regions threatened with a shortened lifespan; rising water levels, floods, and recurring cyclones, along with other natural disasters, have endangered coastal communities, putting their population, ecosystem, and built environment at risk.
H.C.Andersen Hus Museum / Kengo Kuma & Associates
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Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Area: 5600 m²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Søren Jensen Engineering Consultants A/S, MASU Planning
Coastal Design: The New Waterfront Parks Making Waves
Between rising water levels and global migration to cities, architects and designers need to critically reimagine the relationship between coastal landscapes and public space. Cities are facing entirely new risks and environmental conditions. Resiliency, infrastructure, and ecology are increasingly common terms, reflecting the growing demand to address the spatial and formal challenges faced by cities worldwide. Rethinking boundaries and edges, designers have unique opportunities to help shape public understanding of these conditions through waterfront parks.
Thy National Park Visitor Center / LOOP Architects
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Architects: LOOP Architects
- Area: 700 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: SLA , LB Consult
On World Bicycle Day: 22 Inspiring Architectural Cycling Projects
Nowadays bicycles are not only used for sports or as a recreational activity, as more and more people are choosing bicycles as their main means of transportation.
Architecture plays a fundamental role in promoting the use of bicycles, as a properly equipped city with safe bicycle lanes, plentiful bicycle parking spots, and open areas to ride freely will encourage people to use their cars much less.
The Silo / Cobe
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Architects: Cobe
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: &Tradition, Anker & Co, Ideal Work, Randi, Skandinaviska Glassystem, +1
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Professionals: Balslev and Wessberg, COBE, NRE Denmark
The Author’s House / SLETH architects
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Architects: SLETH architects
- Area: 90 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Dinesen
Endless “Sustainable” Growth is an Oxymoron
This article was originally published on Common Edge
In a Common Edge article, I briefly discussed a concept that I call the “Triple Bottom Lie,” which posits that more people, plus more consumption by each person, plus an economic system completely dependent on the aforementioned items, can just keep working forever, without consequences. Historically, the United States has accepted the economic shibboleth of endless growth because it reduced class conflict; a rising tide (supposedly) lifted all boats, rafts and yachts included. We are, however, approaching the limits of growth, from both a resource standpoint (we’re running out of raw materials) and a technological standpoint (our inventions are progressively less revolutionary).