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.

A film by Simon Weyhe and Marc-Christoph Wagner.

Year: 2025, length: app. 45 min., language: Danish and English, subs: English, introduction in English

Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2025

This screening is made in collaboration with Arkitektforeningen Nordjylland and Utzon Centret.