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Copenhagen Architecture Festival x 2020

May 26

The festival attracts between 50-100.000 audiences every year to a public program of guided tours, film screenings, debates, seminars, workshops and exhibitions focusing on architecture and urbanism.

It was initially going to run in the cities of Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense from 23rd of April – 3rd of May under the title ‘The Welfare City in Transition’. The dates and formats changed for obvious reasons, but the theme of the festival is more relevant than ever.

1st – 11th of October will be the new dates to run parts of its intended program together with its collaborators as the country is

Marshall Blecher & Studio Fokstrot Imagine Floating Islands in the Center of Copenhagen

April 20

Marshall Blecher & Studio Fokstrot have introduced “wilderness and whimsy”, to the Danish capital by creating a series of floating islands in the city’s harbor. Adding a new archetype to the urban space, the project can be used by boaters, fishermen, kayakers, stargazers, and swimmers.

Danish Architecture Center Launches New Design Podcast

March 30

The Danish Architecture Center (DAC) in Copenhagen has launched a free podcast series called Let’s Talk Architecture. The series is in English, with nine episodes available on iTunes and Spotify. Though the center is currently closed for the time being due to the world-wide coronavirus pandemic, the institution is still working to share knowledge about architecture, cities, engineering, and design with the public.

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Community Center / NORD Architects

February 07

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Architects: NORD Architects
Area: 934 m²
Year: 2019

Bjarke Ingels: "If we can Change the Climate of the World by Accident, Imagine What we can Achieve by Trying"

January 20

Bjarke Ingels is one of the most well-known architects of our time. During a conversation in Copenhagen between Ingels and Sky-Frame, he discussed his point of view, creating reality, immense courage and the secret behind his unwavering pragmatism.

Henning Larsen to Design Copenhagen’s First All Timber Neighborhood

January 13

Henning Larsen has created a proposal for Copenhagen’s first all timber neighborhood. Made for Fælledby, the plan includes 40 percent undeveloped nature, aiming to illustrates how new developments can embrace environmentalist principles. The project would transform a former dumping ground site into a model for sustainable living, accommodate 7,000 residents in an entirely timber construction.

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Havnehusene Housing / SANGBERG Architects

December 16, 2019

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Architects: SANGBERG Architects
Area: 10500 m²
Year: 2019

Centre For Cancer And Health / NORD Architects

December 05, 2019

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Architects: NORD Architects
Area: 2250 m²
Year: 2011

BOGL Wins Urban Development Competition in a Norwegian Harbor City

November 12, 2019

BOGL, a Danish landscape architecture studio, won the open planning and design competition for an urban development project in Norway. Located in the harbor city Tananger, a growing area, the proposal highlights the possible evolution of the space into an attractive place to live, work and visit.

Open Call: Un-School Copenhagen

November 06, 2019

The world is facing a huge learning crisis. Education systems have become so generic and systemic that it doesn’t provide personal, innovative and optimized care to its pupils. While countries have significantly increased access to education, being in school isn’t the same thing as learning. Worldwide, hundreds of millions of children reach young adulthood without even the most basic skills like calculating the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’s instructions, or understanding a bus schedule—let alone building a fulfilling career or educating their children.

Education is at the center of building human capital. Delivered well, education – along with

Panda House Observation Center / BIG

November 01, 2019

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Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
Area: 2450 m²
Year: 2019

Karen Blixens Plads Public Square / Cobe

October 22, 2019

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Architects: Cobe
Area: 21415 m²
Year: 2019
Manufacturers: Steffen Sten

CopenHill: The Story of BIG's Iconic Waste-to-Energy Plant

October 07, 2019

Nearly a decade in the making, the landmark CopenHill waste-to-energy plant first imagined by Bjarke Ingels Group has finally opened in Copenhagen. ArchDaily initially covered BIG's project in January 2011, and the waste-to-energy plant would later include hedonistic ideas of the world’s first steam ring generator and crowdfunding through Kickstarter. Today, the project has fulfilled many of its promises, and CopenHill stands as a modern architectural zeitgeist reflecting BIG's own evolution.

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CopenHill Energy Plant and Urban Recreation Center / BIG

October 04, 2019

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Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group
Area: 41000 m²
Year: 2019

Christensen & Co Design New Learning Spaces in Copenhagen

September 17, 2019

Christensen & Co Architects have designed with the participation of Kjaer & Richter Architects, the Nordøst Amager School, a school in Copenhagen that offers new types of spaces for an innovative learning experience. The facility also doubles as a center for after school activities for adults and children.