Ragnarock named one of the world's best museums
National Geographics has listed Ragnarock Musem as one of the world's top 11 museums.
Visit the slideshow of world-class museums here.
Cobe at Housing: the Future conference in Edinburgh
Cobe participates in the 'Housing: the Future' conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, organised by The Scottish Government on the occasion of Festival of Architecture 2017.
An opening address from Kevin Stewart, Minister for Local Government and Housing, will be followed by Cobe's Project Director Rune Boserup discussing strategic, city-level and small-scale approaches to diversifying our cities, based on Cobe's experiences and projects.
When:
27 september 2017, 10 am – 4 pm
Where:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
43 Bread Street
Edinburgh EH3 9AF
United Kingdom
Debate in Copenhagen
Join us for Copenhagen’s annual Golden Days Festival when Cobe's Founder and Creative Director Dan Stubbergaard and professor Jan Gehl meet for a debate on how to create cities for people.
This year’s Golden Days Festival marks the 850th anniversary of the founding of Copenhagen. Read more about the festival here and sign up for the event through this link.
When:
11 September 2017, 5:00-7:00 pm
Where:
Copenhagen Main Library
Krystalgade 15
DK – 1172 Copenhagen
Denmark
Nørreport Station wins LILA 2017 Public Choice Award
Nørreport Station is the Public Choice winner in LILA – Landezine International Landscape Award 2017! With 251 submitted entries this year, Landezine International Landscape Award aims to honour progressive landscape architecture practices that both significantly contribute to exploring contemporary landscape issues and offer creative solutions to challenges that our profession is facing.
The LILA award ceremony will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 29 September 2017.
Lecture in Stuttgart
Founder and Creative Director Dan Stubbergaard will be giving a public lecture on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany, organised by Aufbruch Stuttgart in collaboration with Hospitalhof Stuttgart, the Association of German Architects and the Baden Württemberg Chamber of Architects. Read more about the lecture here.
When:
4 September 2017, 8:00 pm
Where:
Hospitalhof Stuttgart
Büchsenstrasse 33
DE – 70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Cobe finalist for Paper Island's aquatics centre
Cobe is finalist in the competition for Paper Island's new 5,000 m² aquatics centre, in collaboration with BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Hundsbæk & Henriksen, SLA, Dansk Energi Management & Esbensen, Teknologisk Institut, Gade & Mortensen and A KASSEN.
The project is part of the winning masterplan for Paper Island, also designed by Cobe, consisting of private housing on top of a series of new halls for informal, public functions such as an event hall and an aquatics centre.
The City of Copenhagen will announce the winner for Paper Island's aquatic centre in December 2017.
Cobe exhibits in Copenhagen
The Danish contribution to last year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture opens today at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark. The exhibition, Art of Many and The Right to Space, shows how Danish architects insist on creating high quality architecture to benefit the community as a whole – not just the select few.
Cobe contributes with 8 projects in the exhibition, including Nordhavn, Aarhus Central Station Area, Nørreport Station, Tingbjerg Culture House, The Library, Copenhagen's Kids City, Ragnarock Museum and Red Cross Volunteer House.
The exhibition is open from today to 1 October 2017.
Where:
Danish Architecture Centre
Strandgade 27B
DK – 1401 Copenhagen
Denmark
Karen Blixens Plads under construction
The construction of Karen Blixens Plads, also known as KUA University Square, has started. The 22,400 m² plaza at the University of Copenhagen will be a superimposed surface of hills and valleys, offering high functional performance as well as a recreational resource. The plaza, one of the biggest in Copenhagen, is scheduled for completion in 2018.
Cobe at Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2017
Join us at Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2017. Cobe's Founder and Creative Director Dan Stubbergaard participates in the Seameless Moves debate tomorrow discussing the future of transport and how we can create cities where mobility is accessible and works for all people.
Monocle Quality of Life Conference is an annual conference, gathering a diverse range of people spanning from entrepreneuers, architects, shop owners, media partners, property developers etc., for debates, informative panels, engaging hospitality and knowledge exchange.
When:
Seameless Moves debate with Cobe's Dan Stubbergaard, scoo.me's Magnus Schmidt and Meike Niedbal from Deutsche Bahn: 30 June 2017 at 12.00 am
Where:
Römischer Hof Berlin
Unter den Linden 10
DE – 10117 Berlin
Germany
From storage container to urban focal point – construction of The Silo completed in Copenhagen
As the centrepiece of Copenhagen’s redeveloped Nordhavn, Cobe unveils the completed transformation of The Silo. The former industrial silo was originally used as a storage container for grain. Fifty years later, the 17-storey silo has been converted for new use as a residential apartment building with 38 unique units, ranging from 106 m² to 401 m² in size, and with public functions such as event and dining facilities on the upper and lower levels.
