Hiroshi Sambuichi and The Cisterns in Copenhagen reveal plans for a fourth chamber to extend the exhibition space with another immersive artistic experience, further establishing the venue as a cultural destination. The design continues the succession of spaces within the former water reservoir with a new room featuring a transparent roof with light filtering through the water from a recreated water basin located above, on the Frederiksberg Castle grounds. The sharp contrast between the existing Cisterns and the proposal highlights a unique spatial experience, where the natural elements are quintessential.
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Hiroshi Sambuichi Designs Extension of Copenhagen's Cisterns
Copenhagen named UNESCO World Capital of Architecture for 2023
Following Rio de Janeiro’s inaugural hold of the title, Copenhagen has been named World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by UNESCO and will host the International Union of Architect’s World Congress 2 years from now. At its second edition, the initiative supported by UNESCO in partnership with UIA is meant to highlight the role of architecture and urban planning in shaping a sustainable future and tackling global challenges. Designated triennially, the city World Capital of Architecture will become an international forum for debate around issues related to the urban environment.
Dorte Mandrup's Design for IKEA Copenhagen Features a Rooftop Park
Catering to the Danish capital's aspirations regarding infrastructure and green space, the new IKEA store in Copenhagen designed by architecture studio Dorte Mandrup features a richly plated rooftop park that doubles as a new pedestrian route stretching one kilometre within Vesterbro neighbourhood. Located in one of the city's busiest area, neighbouring the central station, the historic Meatpacking District, and the inner-city harbour, the project's elevated public space offers a respite from the bustling streets, providing the area with a much needed green space.
Enough with Copenhagen! It is Time for U.S. Cities to Learn From Models Closer to Home
Juan Miró, co-founder of Miró Rivera Architects reflects in an opinion piece on the value of American cities. Stating that "when we idealize cities like Copenhagen, we risk losing focus of the fundamental historical differences between the urban trajectories of European and American cities", the architect and educator draws a timeline of events and urban transformations, in order to explain why it would be more relevant to look on the inside when planning U.S cities, rather than taking examples from the outside.
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
Teahouse Ø / PAN- Projects
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Architects: PAN- Projects
- Area: 11 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Enscape, McNeel, RIAS
POPL Restaurant / Spacon & X
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Architects: Spacon & X
- Area: 160 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: JAB, Linolie & Pigment, Organoid, Richlite
NORD Architects and BBP Arkitekter Win Competition to Design Copenhagen's New "Food Culture" Public School
NORD Architects and BBP Arkitekter recently won the competition to design and build a new public school in one of Copenhagen's most dense urban districts. The challenge of the design was to create a structure that properly fits in the already complex context, complementing the district's "high urban density, postindustrial heritage, and vital infrastructure".
Cubic Houses / ADEPT
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Architects: ADEPT
- Area: 125000 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Randers Tegl, Dalton, Unoform
Schmidt Hammer Lassen and BOGL to Transform a Former Prison Site in Denmark
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and BOGL were selected by the municipality of Albertslund and Freja Ejendomme to re-imagine Vridsløselille, a facility that housed once a state prison, and transform the site into an attractive, green district with a distinct identity derived from its unique heritage. The scheme was chosen alongside another project by COBE to create a combined vision for the future development of the area.
What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from Copenhagen
This article was originally published on Common Edge
I spent four glorious days in Copenhagen in 2017 and left with an acute case of urban envy. (I kept thinking: It’s like..an American Portland—except better.) Why can’t we do cities like this in the United States? That’s the question an urban nerd like me asks while strolling the famously pedestrian-friendly streets, as hordes of impossibly blond and fit Danes bicycle briskly past.
Denmark's Innovative Public Projects Captured by Hufton+Crow: Copenhill by BIG, Tingbjerg Library and Køge Nord Station by COBE
Hufton+Crow has unveiled its latest series of images, capturing Denmark's recent and inventive projects, completed between 2018 and 2019. The photographs showcase CopenHill Energy Plant and Urban Recreation Center by BIG, along with Tingbjerg Library and Culture House and Køge Nord Station, both designed by COBE.
Park ‘n’ Play by JAJA Architects Wins Danish Design Award 2020
The parking house, entitled Parking House + Konditaget Lüders, has just won the international design award Danish Design Award 2020 in the category of “Liveable Cities”. Designed by JAJA Architects, the intervention refurbished the roof of a parking house into living urban space with sports and play equipment.
Marshall Blecher & Studio Fokstrot Imagine Floating Islands in the Center of Copenhagen
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.