Cobe selected for architecture competition for the Millennium site in Frankfurt
In corporation with the City of Frankfurt, CA Immo has invited Cobe to compete for the Millennium-Areal in the heart of Frankfurt’s Europaviertel in Germany. The goal is to develop a 208,000-square-metre mixed-use building complex. With two towers respectively 280-metre and 157-metre tall and a low-rise development, the project will include EU’s tallest tower when completed.
Cobe is invited as one of eight architecture firms, including David Chipperfield (UK/DE), Herzog & de Meuron (CH), OMA (NL), Ferdinand Heide Architekt (DE), Ingenhoved Architects (D), Schneider+Schumacher (DE) and 3xN (DK).
AAU Science & Innovation Hub breaking ground in Aalborg
AAU Science & Innovation Hub breaks ground at Aalborg University in the Danish city of Aalborg.
The 8,500 m² campus extension will provide spaces for both lively research and focused concentration where students will be able to inhabit a new type of un-programmed workshop spaces named Garages. The garages alongside the atrium street will be the innovative basis for informal learning, acting as a supplement to the formal education and research offered at Aalborg University.
AAU Science & Innvation Hub is set for completion in 2022.
Dan Stubbergaard in online public debate on the future of cities, co-hosted by New York Institute of Technology and the Consulate General of Denmark in New York
Founder of Cobe, Dan Stubbergaard, will participate in "The Future of Cities: Urban Regeneration in a Time of Crisis" virtual debate taking place September 15 2020, 3:00 PM (CEST).
Co-hosted by New York Institute of Technology and the Consulate General of Denmark in New York, the public virtual event aims to discuss the critical role that urban regeneration and resilience will play to address the global climate crisis.
Besides Stubbergaard the panel also includes: Matthias Altwicker (Principal, Studio A+H and Associate Professor of Architecture, New York Institute of Technology), Ehsan Kamel (Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Energy and Green Technologies Laboratory, New York Institute of Technology), Suzanne Musho (Vice President for Capital Panning and Facilities Management, New York Institute of Technology), and Mirella A. Vitale (Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communication and Public Affairs, ROCKWOOL Group).
Mark Chambers (Chief Sustainability Officer, City of New York) will open the panel discussion before involving the panel in the debate moderated by Maria R. Perbellini (Dean, School of Architecture and Design, New York Institute of Technology). Ambassador of the Consul General of Denmark In New York, Berit Basse, will be giving the closing remarks.
Read more about the event and sign up here.
New ultra-fast charging station at the Great Belt Link
The second ultra-fast charging station for electric vehicles, powered by Clever, has opened at the Western bridge of the Great Belt Link, Storebæltsforbindelsen, in Denmark. The new station is part of a network of 48 sustainable, fast-charging stations planned along Scandinavian highways.
The pilot EV charging station opened last year in the city of Fredericia, creating a meaningful break and inspiring both the driver and other road users to change their habits. The EV charging network is designed as certified wooden canopy modules, constructed for future disassembly and scalable to match a rapid global shift in mobility patterns.
Dan Stubbergaard is key note speaker at Building Green 2020
Building Green has announced their 10 year anniversary program, including Cobe's Founder Dan Stubbergaard as key note speaker on the topic "Design for life" on October 28 2020.
Based on the theme 'New decade and anniversary – accelerate sustainability now!', Building Green each year gathers the construction industry to discuss sustainable construction and architecture. The public event runs from 28 to 29 October 2020 in Copenhagen, DK.
Sign up for free here.
Deutzer Hafen receives DGNB Platinum
Deutzer Hafen in Cologne has been pre-certified with DGNB platinum – the DGNB certification system's highest possible ranking within sustainability. The certification is the result of developing a flood resistant urban neigbourhood, where water challenges are turned into water resources. Among others, all rainwater is collected and filtered naturally in an integrated water handling system, ending up in a new public harbour pool and waterfall. Streetscapes and public spaces are shaped to mitigate and contain the flow of water from the Rhine River, while focus on future means of transport and new networks of bike paths are established at a flooding-safe height, as well as diverse building sites and types ensure a livable and mixed city.
adidas HALFTIME honored with Iconic Awards 2020
The German Design Council has honored adidas with an Iconic Award for Innovative Architecture – given for adidas' two new buildings at its “World of Sports” HQ in Germany: HALFTIME by Cobe and ARENA by Behnisch Architekten.
Statement from the jury:
"Although the two buildings are notably different in their aesthetics, they nevertheless reflect the brand values of the world-famous sportswear manufacturer – performance, passion, integrity, diversity – with consistency and clarity right down to the details both inside and out. Two remarkable projects which, with their iconic architecture, not only do justice in a very particular way to the company's aspirations of modernity and contemporary functionality, but which are also a striking testament to adidas's visionary strength and its readiness for the extraordinary."
Three Cobe projects longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020
adidas HALFTIME, Karen Blixens Plads and Køge Nord Station are longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards. From over 4,300 entries, 302 projects have been selected for the longlist of the prestigious architecture prize in 12 different categories. A panel of prominent jurors will reveal the shortlisted projects in the beginning of September before announcing the winners in late-October.
Check out the full longlist for Dezeen Awards 2020 here.
Cobe to design Visitor Center at Germany’s third largest monument
Cobe has won the international competition to design a new Visitor Center at the Kyffhäuser Monument – Germany’s third largest monument and a historic 10th Century castle ruin. Set for completion in 2022, the Visitor Center is conceived as a simple ‘cut’ in the sandstone cliffs – merging architecture and landscape through a large green roof that rests softly on the surrounding cliffs. Constructed in locally sourced timber, the visitor center provides a warm and natural material counterpoint to the raw expression of the cliffs. A funicular lift connects the Visitor Center to the monument 80 meters above, providing the necessary infrastructure for the thousands of tourists who visit the site annually.
Cobe and Arup's new metro stations celebrate Copenhagen’s redeveloped docklands
Part of the Nordhavn metro line extension connecting the docklands to Copenhagen’s city center, Cobe and Arup have worked together to design two new metro stations, Orientkaj and Nordhavn, under the Nordhavn metro line extension. The recently opened public transport link unlocks the potential for the redevelopment of Copenhagen’s northern docklands, one of the largest urban regeneration projects in northern Europe.
