CATEGORIESSkyscrapers versus sunbathers
The new Postgrunden development is expected to make 4,700 workplaces and raise around 43 million kroner in annual tax revenue. But its 115-metre tower may block the sunlight on Islands Brygge at the height of the summer
Artificial island proposed to connect Copenhagen
More space to build homes, an route to divert traffic out of the city centre, and a natural flood barrier – Nordhaleøen is an intriguing proposition
Container villages get the green light
New rules mean that container housing can be erected on unused municipal land for ten years, instead of just three
Copenhagen: becoming unrecognisable, or just growing up?
Looking at the glass towers and expensive apartments that are popping up around Copenhagen, it's easy to be pessimistic about Copenhagen's urban development. But architect Helle Søholt believes that the city is constantly learning from its mistakes to ensure that it maintains its character even when developers profit
Copenhagen: is the future taller, denser, and darker?
As house and apartment prices skyrocket, housing minister Ole Birk Olesen proposes slashing regulations to ensure a more varied and affordable housing market. But weakening requirements placed on developers could make Danish cities antisocial, segregated and unattractive
“Despite the rise of gang crime, youth crime has been falling”
Copenhagen's Lord Mayor, Frank Jensen, explains why the time has come to legalise cannabis
Green issues pivotal in municipal election
The Social Democrats control over Copenhagen City Hall hangs in the balance over their support of a redevelopment on Amagerfælled
Organic waste recycling – how, what and why
Everything you need to know about Copenhagen's new organic recycling programme
Green is the New Black
Copenhagen's latest landmark recycling initiative promises to help the city accomplish its sustainability goals – if they can collect enough organic waste to make it profitable
City centre may go car-free to prevent terror attacks
Concrete barriers have already been positioned around the city, but the municipality now wants to beautify them
PHOTOS – Distortion 2017
We hit the streets during the Distortion street parties in Copenhagen. This is what we saw.
Copenhagen 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