(News Oresund– flickr/creative commons license) Schmidt hammer lassen designed the Krystallen extension to the Kykredit headquarters on the Kalvebod Brugge waterfront of Copenhagen. The geometric building rests gingerly at the center, and allows entrance and pedestrian circulation beneath. The glazed …
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(Infomastern– flickr/creative commons license) 3XN Architects designed the Den Blå Planet Akvarium in Øresund, Copenhagen. Originally founded in 1939, the aquarium moved to a new location and a dynamic new facility in 2013. The plan follows a whirlpool shape of …
(cjreddaway – flickr/creative commons license) 3XN designed the AC Hotel Bella Sky in Ørestad Copenhagen, completed in 2011. The two geometric towers are 76m tall and tilt out 15 degrees to achieve significant views of the city and surrounding grassy …
(seier+seier– flickr/creative commons license) Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) designed the Bagsværd Kirke near Copenhagen, completed in 1976. Sheet metal, prefabricated concrete, and white glazed tiles is stripped down to the cheapest possible exterior. Full-length skylighting on the roof is carefully crafted …
(angermann– flickr/creative commons license) Lundgaard and Tranberg designed the Tietgen Student Dormitories in Copenhagen, Denmark, completed in 2007. Marianne Levinsen and Algreen & Bruhn did the landscaping, Aggebo & Henriksen installed art, and COWI were engineers. The design celebrates individual …
(seier+seier+seier– flickr/creative commons license) PLOT/ JDS/ BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) designed the Bjerget mixed use complex, completed in 2008. It includes housing, parking and office space. There has been great cricicism of the city planning in ørestad. This complex for …
(Mads Boedker– flickr/creative commons license) Lundgaard and Tranberg Arkitekter and Marianne Levinsen designed the new Danish Business School “The Wedge” Kilen in Copenhagen. The new faculty building was completed in 2005 on the site of an old railroad yard. The …
(seier+seier+seier– flickr/creative commons license) Arne Jacobsen designed the Rodovre Town Hall, completed in 1969. The new functionality of structure that came about with Bauhaus results in a minimalist and rational structure. In this building, Jacobsen first created a central staircase …
(kmardahl– flickr/creative commons license) Jean Nouvel designed the Koncerthuset Copenhagen, completed in January 2009. At $300 million it is one of the most expensive concert halls ever built. The giant blue box of transparent screens encloses a complex series of …
Zaha Hadid designed the Ordrupgård Museum extension at Jægersborg Dyrehave north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The project was completed in 2005. The Brutalist design doubles exhibition space for the museum’s Danish and French art from the 19th and 20th century. The …