Spiky Kaktus Towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen
Photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj has captured a pair of spiky high-rise buildings by Danish studio BIG as they near completion in Copenhagen. More
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Exposed concrete frame creates "resilient" spaces for maritime academy in Denmark
Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. More
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Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. More
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Bentley curates Scandinavian architecture and design travel experience
Promotion: in 2023 Bentley Motors launched an architecture and design-centred travel experience around Scandinavia, with highlights that included a stay at Wingårdhs' forest hotel in Sweden and a tour of BIG's studio in Copenhagen. More
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Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer
Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. More
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Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Danish studio Cobe has completed The Opera Park, a "much-needed green oasis" in Copenhagen's inner harbour that features six gardens and a flower-shaped greenhouse. More
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Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. More
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Global South delegates blocked from attending UIA World Congress of Architects
Delegates from the Global South were denied visas to attend Copenhagen's UIA World Congress of Architects this summer by the Danish government, despite the event's stated goal being "leave no one behind". More
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Forma transforms century-old glasshouse into Væksthuset climate classroom
A 105-year-old glasshouse from Copenhagen Botanical Gardens has been taken apart and rebuilt in a new location by architecture studio Forma to create a classroom in the west of the city. More
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Spacon & X adds kombucha brewery to 1930s functionalist building in Copenhagen
Danish studio Spacon & X preserved "different layers of unique history" when designing the Folk Kombucha brewery, which is set within a listed building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District. More
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Kiln-like lightwells define Danish learning centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Two pyramidal forms modelled on baker's kilns animate Kornets Hus, a learning centre in Denmark designed by architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. More
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Blobby sculpture functions as cash desk inside Rains' Aarhus boutique
Rainwear brand Rains has juxtaposed minimalist restraint with free-form contemporary artworks inside its revamped flagship store in Aarhus, Denmark. More
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From 4 to 1 Planet showcases climate-friendly homes of the future
A trio of pavilions have been installed on Copenhagen's waterfront, showing how radical materials and new ways of living might reduce the carbon footprint of housing construction. More
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Reset Materials exhibition shows building fragments made from eco-friendly materials
An exhibition has opened at Copenhagen Contemporary that suggests what a city made out of experimental biomaterials might look like. More
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Dezeen Debate features BIG's nearly completed "brutalist" HQ
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features images of BIG's nearly completed HQ in Copenhagen. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
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BIG HQ nears completion in Copenhagen
Danish architecture studio BIG has revealed images of its own offices nearing completion in Copenhagen harbour. More
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Explore all 15 SDG Pavilions built in Copenhagen for the UIA Congress
A repurposed glasshouse, a red raft and a huge green washing machine are among the pavilions installed around the Danish capital for the UIA World Congress of Architects. Here's a look at all 15. More
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"The era of mega-cities should be over" says Helle Søholt
Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. More
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&Tradition designs entire apartment in takeover of Copenhagen townhouse
Danish furniture brand &Tradition has opened the doors to a four-storey showroom in Copenhagen, featuring a complete apartment and rooms designed by Jaime Hayon and Space Copenhagen. More
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Copenhagen in Common exhibition shows the city's best and worst architecture
An exhibition has opened at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen filled with models that explore the history and future of the city's buildings and landscapes. More
