Make Materials Matter - Q&A With Jakob Rabe of Pihlmann Architects

Søren Pihlmann Finds Poetry in Present Ressources

Danish architect Søren Pihlmann wants nothing less than to revolutionise how we build. He sees an inherent quality and beauty in existing materials and wants to explore alternative ways to the traditional practice of tearing down, throwing away and building anew. Louisiana Channel has followed Søren Pihlmann for three years and assembled a portrait of one of the most interesting characters in global architecture right now. Make Materials Matter explores Pihlmann’s approach in his own words and through his most prominent projects, from transforming an industrial building in Copenhagen to representing Denmark at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice.

• For this screening there will be an Q&A with Pihlmann. UNFORTUNATELY, SØREN PIHLMANN HAS HAD TO CANCEL. INSTEAD JAKOB RABE OF PIHLMANN ARCHITECTS TAKES HIS PLACE FOR THE Q&A
• A film by Simon Weyhe and Marc-Christoph Wagner
• Year: 2025, length: app. 45 min., language: Danish and English, subs: English
• Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2025

DA:

Den danske arkitekt Søren Pihlmann ønsker intet mindre end at revolutionere den måde, vi bygger på. Han ser en iboende kvalitet og skønhed i eksisterende materialer og vil udforske alternative metoder til den traditionelle praksis med at rive ned, smide ud og bygge nyt. Louisiana Channel har fulgt Søren Pihlmann i tre år og samlet et portræt af en af de mest interessante skikkelser i den globale arkitekturscene netop nu. Make Materials Matter undersøger Pihlmanns tilgang med hans egne ord og gennem nogle af hans mest markante projekter – fra transformationen af en industribygning i København til hans repræsentation af Danmark på Biennale Architettura 2025 i Venedig.

• En film af Simon Weyhe og Marc-Christoph Wagner
• År: 2025, varighed: ca. 45 min.
• Sprog: dansk og engelsk, undertekster: engelsk, introduktion på engelsk
• Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2025