Dan Stubbergaard on Danish TV
Dan Stubbergaard has been selected as architecture expert in the Danish National TV station DRK’s new TV programme KulturRådet – a weekly programme where experts from different areas will discuss our days’ biggest art and culture experiences with the host Adrian Hughes. Yesterday, Dan Stubbergaard recommended DOKK1, Scandinavia’s largest public library located at the harbour front in Århus, Denmark.
Watch the programme here.
Nordhavnen – the biggest construction site in Denmark
In the current years, Nordhavnen – an old industrial harbor site in Copenhagen – is undergoing a huge transformation in becoming a new Copenhagen neighbourhood. The extensive construction is well underway and at the moment Nordhavnen constitutes the biggest construction site in all of Denmark. The first residents already moved in in May 2015, and when the entire neighbourhood is finished, the total area will be 3.6 mio. m².
Copenhagen's new City for Kids starts construction
The construction of Prinsessegade Kindergarten and Youth Club has now begun. The new kindergarten and youth club will be the largest daycare center in all of Denmark hosting 710 children, and the concept is to build not just one building but an entire village – a city for kids! Just like Copenhagen, the new city for kids will have different neighborhoods, houses, urban spaces, public squares, parks and even their own city hall, library, museum, restaurant, sports arena and fire station. The first children will move in at the end of 2016.
The Danish Museum of Rock Music: Sneak peek
This Saturday, 19 Sep, you get the chance to take a peek at The Danish Museum of Rock Music in Roskilde, Denmark. As part of the Golden Days Festival the museum will be open for a presentation about the cultural heritage considerations of a museum that is in the making. The museum is still under construction and will be completed at the end of the year.
Learn more about the event here.
Red Cross Volunteer House starts construction
The construction of the new Red Cross Volunteer House has now begun. The Volunteer House will be built as a triangle shaped extension to the existing headquarters of the Danish Red Cross in Copenhagen, and will be completed by the end of 2016.
Adidas Meet & Eat wins ICONIC Award 2015
Today, the German Design Council announces Adidas Meet & Eat as the winner of the ICONIC Award 2015 – Visionary Architecture. Cobe will receive the award at the ICONIC Awards Ceremony in October 2015, in Münich, Germany.
This year is the third time, the German Design Council is organising the ICONIC Awards competition – an international competition focusing on the interaction between architecture and design.
Nørreport bicycle parking wins Danish "Skub Op" Award 2015
Yesterday, the City of Copenhagen awarded Nørreport’s bicycle beds the “Skub Op” Award 2015. The award is granted to a project that helps raise the standards for the municipality’s effort in improving the conditions for cyclists. Nørreport's bicycle beds are areas for bicycle parking, which is placed 40 cm below the city floor, in order to create a clear hierarchy between the area for bicycles and the area for city life.
Louisiana Channel releases movie about Cobe
Today, Louisiana Channel released their new movie about Cobe. In “Cobe – Monuments of the Future” you meet Cobe’s Creative Director and Founder, Dan Stubbergaard, for a talk about welfare architecture, learnings from Copenhagen and the creation of monuments for the future.
Watch the movie here.
Cobe wins KUA University Square
Cobe has won the competition for a new urban space and student's campus for the University of Copenhagen. One core element of the design is the creation of high capacity bicycle parking under and around three bicycle hills. Another is the integration of the University’s urban functions with the adjacent nature reserve, Amager Fælled. With its approximately 20.000 m², KUA University Square will be one of the biggest public squares in Copenhagen.
The project will be inaugarated in 2017.
Cobe wins visionary gangway project
Cobe together with Jorton, SM Valmont, MOE and Krabbenhøft & Ingolfsson have won the international competition for a new promenade and pedestrian bridge connecting Esbjerg harbour – Denmark's biggest harbour as regards area – with the city center of Esbjerg. The 280 m long bridge takes shape as a branch gradually connecting and growing between the harbor edge and the city. Each turn offers new vantage points with unique views to Esbjerg, the historic surrounding landscape and the water front.
The project will be completed by the end of 2016.
