CATEGORIESCopenhagen gets more trees, container housing for students, and a fairytale tower
Copenhagen's to get a 280-metre tower in Nordhavn to celebrate H.C. Andersen, 100,000 more trees by 2025, container cities to house students, while two of the city's major urban influencers are in line to win the title Copenhagener of the Year
Elon Musk would approve: City politicians propose to bury traffic
In this month's city column, we take a look at plans to relieve the city of a dirty six-lane road, a proposal to end free parking in Copenhagen, and how new stone reefs are hoped to increase animal life in the harbour
BIG TIME – a documentary about dreaming big without the shackles of the Jantelov
For six years, Kasper Astrup Schröder followed the architect Bjarke Ingels, and documented his precocious rise to fame as cities around clamour for a slice of the BIG philosophy
Noma’s legacy leaves foodies mad about Copenhagen
While no longer home to the world's best restaurant, Copenhagen's food scene has never been more diverse. James Clasper points us in the direction of six of the city's best new restaurants to get stuck in to
Putting a price on biodiversity
An unassuming corner of land is home to the greatest concentration of animal and plant life in all of Copenhagen, but it risks being destroyed by a housing development that has been in the works for 20 years. As activists organise protests to protect the land, the choice between collecting a billion kroner in potential revenue and protecting a unique ecosystem is shaping up to be a central issue in the upcoming municipal elections
Copenhagen Zoo unveils plans for contemporary yin and yang-shaped Panda house
Bjarke Ingels Group collaborates with Copenhagen Zoo in the creation of a panda enclosure that unites traditional Chinese imagery with practical conservation design.
A school for Copenhagen’s future
Copenhagen International School officially opened its new campus in the Nordhavn district this week. Covered in solar panels and with space for 1,200 students, it’s both the largest, and most sustainable, international school in Denmark
CITY – Youth say to ‘no’ to development, rising immigrant population & unemployed could sweep streets
The monthly City Column focusses on the latest news and developments in Copenhagen
The cinema standing in the way of progress
With its colourful façade, the cinema Palads has long been an architectural landmark. But it now risks demolition as plans are hatched for a massive urban redevelopment
CITY – A new skyscraper, a nightlife mayor, and Tivoli’s latest addition
The monthly City Column focusses on the latest news and developments in Copenhagen
CITY – Could Copenhagen benefit from Brexit?
In this month's City column we cover the latest round of investment in Copenhagen's new Carlsberg district, the growing popularity of the City Bikes, and plans to attract businesses fleeing a Brexit Britain