Show Me The Budget - Den usynlige by // The invisible city

The city stands on an invisible carpet — thick, fuzzy, expensive, and unseen. A carpet that creeps under every house, every park, every neighborhood. This carpet comprises all power structures, conventions, and money that actually shape the city.

We tend to think of the city as a physical space — but increasingly, it is shaped by forces beyond the physical: the market, building codes, contract models, investment strategies, pension funds, tendering rules, land plot sizes.

We dedicate an evening to discussing everything that truly shapes the city — the invisible city. On stage, leading urban researchers, planners, and artists will share insights and concrete alternatives.

Speakers: Gunhild Askehave (Architect, Phd, researcher) & Christoffer Worm (Urban Anthropologist) & Lauge Floris/Atelier for Byers Rum (architects, urbanists, utopists)

Moderator: Anne-Laura Hedegaard

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Byen hviler på et usynligt tæppe — tykt, fnugget, dyrt og uset. Et tæppe, der snor sig ind under hvert hus, hver park, hvert kvarter. Dette tæppe består af alle de magtstrukturer, konventioner og penge, der i virkeligheden former byen.

Vi har en tendens til at tænke på byen som et fysisk rum — men i stigende grad formes den af kræfter, der ligger uden for det fysiske: markedet, bygningsreglementer, kontraktmodeller, investeringsstrategier, pensionsfonde, udbudsregler, grundstørrelser.

Vi dedikerer en aften til alt det, der i virkeligheden former byen — den usynlige by. På scenen vil førende byforskere, planlæggere og kunstnere dele indsigter og konkrete alternativer.

Oplægsholdere: Gunhild Askehave (Architect, Phd, researcher) & Christoffer Worm (Urban Anthropologist) & Lauge Floris/Atelier for Byers Rum (architects, urbanists, utopists)

Moderator: Anne-Laura Hedegaard

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Lancering af tidsskriftet ‘Poetik: Deceleration’

Deceleration er en negativ ændring af hastighed – modsat acceleration: når noget går (meget) hurtigere end før, tiltager (voldsomt). Men mere end blot at være en passiv antitese til acceleration sætter første udgivelse af Poetik fokus på den aktive handling at decelerere gennem ord og billeder på arkitektoniske processer, hvor nænsomhed, genbrug, vedligehold, reversibilitet og tid er afgørende parametre i frembringelsen af arkitektur.

Bidrag

Amalie Gerstoft + Amalie Bjørn, arkitekter

Amalie Holm, gruppe-aja

Elisabeth Gellein, Spacegirls

Justine Bell, Djernes & Bell

Leonora Krag, arkitekt (redaktør)

Lise Lindholdt, arkitekt

Michelle Malling, underviser/Det Kongelige Akademi (redaktør)

Urszula Koźmińska, lektor/Arkitektskolen Aarhus

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Deceleration is a negative change in speed—the opposite of acceleration, which is when something moves (much) faster than before or increases rapidly. But more than just being a passive antithesis to acceleration, the first issue of Poetik focuses on the active act of decelerating through words and images that explore architectural processes in which care, reuse, maintenance, reversibility, and time are crucial parameters in the creation of architecture.

Contributors:

Amalie Gerstoft + Amalie Bjørn, architects

Amalie Holm, gruppe-aja

Elisabeth Gellein, Spacegirls

Justine Bell, Djernes & Bell

Leonora Krag, architect (editor)

Lise Lindholdt, architect

Michelle Malling, teacher/Royal Danish Academy (editor)

Urszula Koźmińska, lecturer/Aarhus School of Architecture

Drop in MorgenDAC på Arkitekturens Dag med Cecilie Rubow & Alexander Holm

Naturen lider. Biodiversitetskrise affødt af klimakrise og forurening, affødt af alle os mennesker som lever og forbruger jorden. Vi er i gang med at ødelægge vores eget livsgrundlag, lyder det. Men hvorfor lader vi det ske?
Har vi fjernet os så meget fra naturen, at vi simpelthen ikke kan finde ud af at passe på den? Kan vi lappe vores svækkede naturforståelse – og hvilken rolle spiller byerne i både kriser og løsninger?

Gæster:
Cecilie Rubow, Antropolog og forfatter til bl.a. bogen ’Indendørsmenneskets Natur’
Alexander Holm, biolog og miljøjournalist

Om MorgenDAC:
MorgenDAC er for dig, der vil have et nuanceret indblik i byens udvikling og arkitektur. Her samler vi beslutningstagere, branche og borgere til samtaler om de emner, der fylder på dagsordenen og former fremtiden. Denne MorgenDAC ligger om eftermiddagen, som en del af Arkitekturens Dag og åbning af vores nye udstilling ’Age of Nature’.

Husk, at du kan lytte til podcasts fra vores tidligere MorgenDAC-events, som vi udgiver i podcasten Byen forfra. Søg på Byen forfra, der hvor du lytter til podcast, eller find podcasten her.

Denne MorgenDAC på Arkitekturens Dag afholdes som drop in arrangement. Dvs. at du ikke skal booke en billet, men at sæderne fyldes op efter først til mølle princippet.

Arrangementet er en del af Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

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English version:

On sacred space, human relationship to sacred architecture and quiet monumentality

7 Chapels is a calm and atmospheric film about seven small chapels in southern Germany. Each chapel is designed by a well-known architect, and the film explores how architecture, light, and landscape come together. With slow camera movements and a simple piano score, the film invites viewers to take in the mood and materials of each space.

“radical in the best sense and beautifully shot“
Wim Wenders

The screening will be introduced by the film’s directors and architect Nicolai Overgaard from Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter.

A film by Jens Weber & Orla Connolly
year: 2023

length: 87 min.
language: Introduction in English, film without dialogue.
Presented in collaboration with the Goethe Institute.

Dansk version:

7 Chapels er en stille og stemningsfuld film om syv små kapeller i det sydlige Tyskland. Hvert kapel er tegnet af en anerkendt arkitekt, og filmen viser, hvordan arkitektur, lys og landskab spiller sammen. Med rolige kamerabevægelser og enkel klavermusik får man tid til at fordybe sig i rummenes stemning og materialer.

Filmen har ingen tale og varer 87 minutter.

Visningen bliver indledt af filmens instruktører og arkitekt Nicolai Overgaard fra Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter.

En film af Jens Weber & Orla Connolly
år: 2023

varighed: 87 min.
sprog: Introduktion på Englsk, filmen er uden dialog.
Vises I samarbejde med Goethe Institutet.

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København, år 2125: kommunalvalgets mærkesager i dyb tid med Jakob Næsager (Det Konservative Folkeparti)

Mens valgkampen til kommunalvalget ruller med slogans, tempo og kortsigtede løfter, trykker vi på pauseknappen og inviterer til en række offentlige samtaler, der midt i det politiske støjlandskab sætter farten ned og det lange lys på: For hvad betyder spidskandidaternes mærkesager for fremtidens København – ikke bare om 5 eller 10 år, men også om 50, 100 eller 200 år?

Til denne første udgave kan du møde Jakob Næsager fra Det Konservative Folkeparti.

Sammen med Byplanlaboratoriet inviterer Copenhagen Architecture Biennial til samtaler om demokrati, planlægning og ansvar, der rækker ud over valgperiodens tidsperspektiv. Med et udvalg af byudviklingseksperter vil vi undersøge og afprøve, hvilke konsekvenser for byens fremtid spidskandidaternes respektive mærkesager vil have.

Værter for samtalerne er urbanist og forfatter Niels Bjørn samt Tina Saaby, direktør for Byplanlaboratoriet og tidligere stadsarkitekt i København og Gladsaxe. Herudover vil forskellige eksperter inden for de forskellige mærkesager blive inviteret ind i samtalen.

Til rækkens andet arrangement kan du den 10. oktober møde en endnu unavngiven spidskandidat. Den 30. oktober kan du møde Christopher Røhl (Radikale Venstre)

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As the municipal election campaign rolls on with slogans, speed, and short-term promises, we press the pause button and invite you to a series of public conversations that, in the midst of the political noise, slow down the pace and switch on the long-range headlights: What do the top candidates’ key issues mean for the future of Copenhagen – not just in 5 or 10 years, but also in 50, 100, or 200 years?

In this second edition, you can meet Jakob Næsager from Det Konservative Folkeparti.

Together with Byplanlaboratoriet, Copenhagen Architecture Biennial invites you to conversations about democracy, planning, and responsibility that reach far beyond the time frame of an election term. With a selection of urban development experts, we will explore and test what consequences the top candidates’ respective key issues may have for the city’s future.

The conversations will be hosted by urbanist and author Niels Bjørn, and Tina Saaby, director of Byplanlaboratoriet and former city architect of Copenhagen and Gladsaxe. In addition, various experts on the different key issues will be invited into the discussion.

At the second event in the series, On 10. October, you will be able to meet another yet-to-be-announced top candidate. On the 30. October you can meet Christopher Røhl (Radikale Venstre)

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"NO TO DEMOLITION - YES TO RENOVATION"

Hvordan gør man - helt konkret - hvis man som aktivistisk borger og -branche vil påvirke europæisk lovgivning?

Følg tilblivelsen af policy-laboratoriet HouseEurope! To Build Law følger arkitektfirmaet bplus.xyz (b+) og undervisnings- og forskningsplatformen station.plus (s+), mens de etablerer HouseEurope! med det formål at foreslå reformer i byggebranchen og ændre kulturelle normer.

To Build Law følger tæt b+-teamet gennem forskellige faser af konceptualisering og udvikling af et europæisk borgerinitiativ, der skal fremme RENOVERING frem for NEDRIVNING og NYBYGGERI. Gennem dette retslige bottom-up værktøj bliver arkitektur en åben proces, der indebærer at etablere partnerskaber, udarbejde lovgivning, filme fortællinger, udvikle kommunikationsstrategier, koordinere kampagner, indsamle stemmer og opbygge en bevægelse.

Det her er kærlighed til kloden x byggebranche x statskundskab x aktivisme. Det er ARCHITECTS GO ACTIVISTS.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/PqmKMyVynPI

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"NO TO DEMOLITION, YES TO RENOVATION"

How does one actually do it in practice if, as an activist citizen and industry, you want to influence European legislation?

Follow the creation of the policy laboratory HouseEurope! To Build Law follows the architecture office bplus.xyz (b+) and the teaching and research platform station.plus (s+) as they establish HouseEurope! with the aim of proposing reforms in the construction sector and changing cultural norms.

To Build Law closely follows the b+ team through various stages of conceptualization and development of a European Citizens’ Initiative that promotes RENOVATION over DEMOLITION and NEW CONSTRUCTION. Through this legal bottom-up tool, architecture becomes an open process that involves establishing partnerships, drafting legislation, filming narratives, developing communication strategies, coordinating campaigns, collecting signatures, and building a movement.

This is love for the planet x construction sector x political science x activism. This is ARCHITECTS GO ACTIVISTS.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/PqmKMyVynPI

Daylight gives us an understanding of the spaces we find ourselves in every day.

The spatial qualities of daylight are unfolded in the 'Poetic Daylight' pavilion, where the perceptual, aesthetic, and poetic potential of daylight can be experienced in a series of spaces. We see the changeability of daylight - from morning to evening - and we experience how light, and darkness shape the spaces that surround us.

Daylight is essential in architecture - and an important factor for our well-being and health. Especially here in the Nordic region, where there are fewer hours of daylight. By utilizing daylight as the primary light source, we can contribute to the green transition while ensuring that we get the daylight we need.

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Dagslys giver os en forståelse af de rum, vi befinder os i til hverdag.

De rumlige kvaliteter ved dagslys udfoldes i pavillonen 'Poetic Daylight', hvor dagslysets perceptuelle, æstetiske og poetiske potentiale kan opleves i en række forskellige rum. Vi ser dagslysets foranderlighed – fra morgen til aften – og vi oplever, hvordan lys og mørke former de rum, der omgiver os.

Dagslys er essentielt i arkitekturen – og en vigtig faktor for vores velvære og sundhed. Især her i Norden, hvor der er færre lyse timer. Ved at bruge dagslys som den primære lyskilde kan vi bidrage til den grønne omstilling, samtidig med at vi sikrer, at vi får det dagslys, vi har brug for.

"Sensing the City" is an interdisciplinary duo offering a series of twilight walks dedicated to the senses. When we talk about architecture and urban spaces, we often end up speaking in the language of reason, forgetting that we experience the world around us with our whole body – not just the brain. On a twilight walk, we will explore the city’s spaces in new and exciting ways.

The walk is designed for everyone and open to all ages. We will explore Vesterbro with low-fi props, starting and ending at Absalon Community House.

After the walk, participants can gather in a room in the community house and possibly enjoy a refreshment while settling in and talking about the experience.

The walk is led by cultural historian Anders Larsen and architect Ida Marie Wedfall.

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DA:

"Sensing the City" er en interdisciplinær duo, der her tilbyder en række skumringsture, dedikeret til sanserne. Når vi taler arkitektur og byrum, kommer vi ofte til at tale gennem fornuftens sprog, og vi glemmer således, at vi sanser verden omkring os med hele vores krop – ikke kun hjernen. På en skumringstur vil vi udforske byens rum på nye og spændende måder.

Turen er designet for alle og er åben for alle aldersgrupper. Vi skal udforske Vesterbro med low-fi-atrapper, og vi starter og slutter ved Absalon Folkehus.

Efter turen kan deltagerne mødes i et værelse i folkehuset og muligvis nyde en forfriskning, mens de lander og taler sammen om turen.

Turen ledes af kulturhistoriker Anders Larsen og arkitekt Ida Marie Wedfall.

On housing injustice, civil disobedience and the right to shelter.

Amidst Toronto’s freezing winter and an escalating housing crisis, carpenter Khaleel Seivwright begins building insulated micro-shelters for people forced to sleep outside. His simple, hands-on response to a growing emergency draws international attention – and strong opposition from city authorities. Someone Lives Here is a powerful documentary about dignity, systemic failure, and who gets to shape the city.

Narrated by Taka, a woman living in one of the shelters, the film documents a deeply human struggle for survival and justice, while questioning why effective grassroots solutions are so often met with resistance.

The screening is introduced by Bo Heide-Jochimsen from Projekt UDENFOR, an organisation working with people experiencing homelessness in public space.

A film by Zack Russell,

year: 2023, length: 75 min.

Two short films; “Docking” and “Der er ikke plads til os”, will be shown in continuation of the film.

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Om bolig-u­retfærdighed, civil ulydighed og retten til ly.

Midt i Torontos isnende vinter og en eskalerende boligkrise begynder tømrer Khaleel Seivwright at bygge isolerede mikrosheltere til mennesker, der er tvunget til at sove udendørs. Hans enkle, håndgribelige svar på en voksende nødsituation tiltrækker international opmærksomhed – og stærk modstand fra byens myndigheder. Someone Lives Here er en stærk dokumentarfilm om værdighed, systemfejl og spørgsmålet om, hvem der får lov at forme byen.

Filmen er fortalt af Taka, en kvinde der bor i en af shelterne, og dokumenterer en dybt menneskelig kamp for overlevelse og retfærdighed – samtidig med, at den stiller spørgsmålstegn ved, hvorfor effektive, lokale løsninger så ofte mødes med modstand.

Visningen introduceres af Bo Heide Joakimsen fra Projekt UDENFOR, en organisation der arbejder med mennesker der oplever hjemløshed i det offentlige rum.

En film af Zack Russell,

år: 2023, varighed: 75 min.

To kortfilm, “Docking” og “Der er ikke plads til os”, vises i forlængelse af filmen.

DK:

Over tre år er en overset industribygning fra 1960’erne blevet transformeret til et normbrydende community. Thoravej 29 – Repurposing Itself dokumenterer processen og skildrer de indgreb, der har omformet en uanselig bygningskrop til et uomgængeligt referencepunkt i ny dansk arkitektur.

Filmen er optaget løbende under projektets udvikling. Efter visninger i tidlige versioner på Arkitekturbiennalen i Venedig, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Chilean Architecture Biennial og Dansk Arkitektur Center præsenteres den nu for første gang i sin endelige form – på stedet, hvor transformationen fandt sted.

Filmen introduceres af skaberne af filmen, fotograf Hampus Berndtson og arkitekt Søren Pihlmann, og efterfølges af en rundvisning i bygningen.

ENG:

Over the course of three years, an overlooked industrial building from the 1960s has been transformed into a boundary-breaking community. Thoravej 29 – Repurposing Itself documents the process and captures the interventions that have reshaped an unremarkable structure into a key reference point in contemporary Danish architecture.

Filmed continuously throughout the development of the project, the documentary has previously been shown in early versions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Chilean Architecture Biennial, and the Danish Architecture Center. It is now presented for the first time in its final form – at the very site where the transformation took place.

The screening is introduced by the makers of the film – photographer Hampus Berndtson and architect Søren Pihlmann – and followed by a guided tour of the building.

Hvordan skaber man et slot, der både rummer renæssancens idealer og kongefamiliens praktiske behov? Under Arkitektur Biennalen inviterer vi dig indenfor til en særlig rundvisning, hvor vi stiller skarpt på slottets arkitektur og tilblivelse, stil og struktur. Tag med på en stemningsfuld tur på Rosenborg Slot – og kom helt tæt på de smukke detaljer i den arkitektoniske perle midt i Kongens Have.

På turen kan du blive klogere på den nederlandske renæssancestil, som i Danmark blev til den såkaldte “Christian 4.s stil” og samtidig få adgang til en række af slottets imponerende interiører fra renæssance og barok – og en overraskende kontrast i form af det moderne, brutalistiske Skatkammer.

Oplev Danmarks ikoniske kongeslot – med nye øjne.

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"Sensing the City" is an interdisciplinary duo offering a series of twilight walks dedicated to the senses. When we talk about architecture and urban spaces, we often end up speaking in the language of reason, forgetting that we experience the world around us with our whole body – not just the brain. On a twilight walk, we will explore the city’s spaces in new and exciting ways.

The walk is designed for everyone and open to all ages. We will explore Vesterbro with low-fi props, starting and ending at Absalon Community House.

After the walk, participants can gather in a room in the community house and possibly enjoy a refreshment while settling in and talking about the experience.

The walk is led by cultural historian Anders Larsen and architect Ida Marie Wedfall.

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DA:

"Sensing the City" er en interdisciplinær duo, der her tilbyder en række skumringsture, dedikeret til sanserne. Når vi taler arkitektur og byrum, kommer vi ofte til at tale gennem fornuftens sprog, og vi glemmer således, at vi sanser verden omkring os med hele vores krop – ikke kun hjernen. På en skumringstur vil vi udforske byens rum på nye og spændende måder.

Turen er designet for alle og er åben for alle aldersgrupper. Vi skal udforske Vesterbro med low-vfi-atrapper, og vi starter og slutter ved Absalon Folkehus.

Efter turen kan deltagerne mødes i et værelse i folkehuset og muligvis nyde en forfriskning, mens de lander og taler sammen om turen.

Turen ledes af kulturhistoriker Anders Larsen og arkitekt Ida Marie Wedfall.

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Step into a fluffy encounter where wool takes center stage.

Join our guided visit of Fluffy Encounters and discover the many possibilities of wool—an age-old fibre being reimagined through co-creation, craftsmanship, and contemporary design. Meet the curators and collaborators, and explore how wool contributes to the growing movement of slow, circular, and local materials.

At the heart of the exhibition is a collective wool installation created during the Fluffy Encounters Wool Workshop, presented alongside material samples and products from selected Nordic designers. Together, they showcase a holistic and forward-looking approach to this versatile material.

Wool is soft, strong and renewable. Yet in the Nordics, more than half of all wool is discarded. Through slow processing and participatory making, the exhibition explores the resurgence of wool.

Fluffy Encounters is a project by Fanfaluca Collective, in partnership with the Nordic Wool Initiative, presented as part of the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025.

Collaborators and supporters include: Axfoundation, Better Shelter, Bioregion Institute, Dalarna Science Park, Insutex, Lendager, and Swedish Textile.Funded by Nordisk Kulturfond and Nordic Innovation.

For this special event, you will get to experience the gloomy and cold chambers of the former water reservoir through a meditative sound bath gong, Tibetan singing bowls and percussion such as shakers, rattles and rainsticks.

The reverberation of up to 17 seconds and the enveloping atmosphere makes Cisternerne a unique setting for a meditative sound-experience of this kind.

It is cold in Cisternerne, and the event will take place seated. You should therefore bring warm clothes with you for the event, which is expected to last one hour. It is also possible to bring your own yoga mat and blanket for the event.

Please note that it will not be possible to experience the current installation Psychosphere by Jakob Kudsk Steensen

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DAN:

Til dette særlige arrangement får du mulighed for at opleve de mørke og kolde kamre i det tidligere vandreservoir gennem et meditativt lydbad med gong, tibetanske syngeskåle og percussion såsom shakers, rasler og regnpinde.

Med en efterklang på op til 17 sekunder og en omsluttende atmosfære udgør Cisternerne en helt unik ramme for en meditativ lydoplevelse af denne karakter.

Det er koldt i Cisternerne, og arrangementet foregår siddende. Du bør derfor medbringe varmt tøj. Arrangementet forventes at vare en time. Det er også muligt at medbringe egen yogamåtte og tæppe.

Bemærk venligst, at det ikke vil være muligt at opleve den aktuelle installation Psychosphere af Jakob Kudsk Steensen i forbindelse med arrangementet.

"Sensing the City" is an interdisciplinary duo offering twilight walks dedicated to the senses. Too often, discussions of architecture and urban space are framed in the language of reason, forgetting that we experience the world with our whole body – not just the brain. On these walks, we explore the city in fresh and unexpected ways.

Open to all ages, the Vesterbro walk uses low-fi props and starts and finishes at Absalon Community House. Afterwards, participants can gather for a refreshment and conversation about the experience.

Led by cultural historian Anders Larsen and architect Ida Marie Wedfall.

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DA:

"Sensing the City" er en interdisciplinær duo, der her tilbyder en række skumringsture, dedikeret til sanserne. Når vi taler arkitektur og byrum, kommer vi ofte til at tale gennem fornuftens sprog, og vi glemmer således, at vi sanser verden omkring os med hele vores krop – ikke kun hjernen. På en skumringstur vil vi udforske byens rum på nye og spændende måder.
Turen er designet for alle og er åben for alle aldersgrupper. Vi skal udforske Vesterbro med low-fi-atrapper, og vi starter og slutter ved Absalon Folkehus.
Efter turen kan deltagerne mødes i et værelse i folkehuset og muligvis nyde en forfriskning, mens de lander og taler sammen om turen.
Turen ledes af kulturhistoriker Anders Larsen og arkitekt Ida Marie Wedfall.

For this special event, you will get to experience the gloomy and cold chambers of the former water reservoir through a meditative sound bath gong, Tibetan singing bowls and percussion such as shakers, rattles and rainsticks.

The reverberation of up to 17 seconds and the enveloping atmosphere makes Cisternerne a unique setting for a meditative sound-experience of this kind.

It is cold in Cisternerne, and the event will take place seated. You should therefore bring warm clothes with you for the event, which is expected to last one hour. It is also possible to bring your own yoga mat and blanket for the event.

Please note that it will not be possible to experience the current installation Psychosphere by Jakob Kudsk Steensen

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DAN:

Til dette særlige arrangement får du mulighed for at opleve de mørke og kolde kamre i det tidligere vandreservoir gennem et meditativt lydbad med gong, tibetanske syngeskåle og percussion såsom shakers, rasler og regnpinde.

Med en efterklang på op til 17 sekunder og en omsluttende atmosfære udgør Cisternerne en helt unik ramme for en meditativ lydoplevelse af denne karakter.

Det er koldt i Cisternerne, og arrangementet foregår siddende. Du bør derfor medbringe varmt tøj. Arrangementet forventes at vare en time. Det er også muligt at medbringe egen yogamåtte og tæppe.

Bemærk venligst, at det ikke vil være muligt at opleve den aktuelle installation Psychosphere af Jakob Kudsk Steensen i forbindelse med arrangementet.

Urbanisation, climate change, and global trade are expanding mosquito habitats. By 2050, much of Europe, including Denmark, is predicted to be suitable for Aedes albopictus, a vector for diseases such as Zika and dengue. With limited universal vaccines and concerns about overuse of insecticides, alternative approaches such as integrating preventative measures into the built environment are needed. This talk explores this by looking at the MBD-Free Project in Zanzibar. This transdisciplinary initiative investigates how adaptations to existing hospital buildings and outdoor spaces, co-created with a diverse range of stakeholders, could help reduce the risk of mosquito-borne disease transmission and support healthier built environments.

DAN:

Urbanisering, klimaforandringer og global handel udvider myggens levesteder. I 2050 forventes store dele af Europa, inklusive Danmark, at være egnede for Aedes albopictus, en myggeart der kan sprede sygdomme som Zika, dengue og gul feber. Da der kun findes få universelle vacciner, og der er bekymring omkring brugen af insekticider, er alternative tilgange nødvendige. Med København i 2050 som casestudie undersøger denne forelæsning, hvordan tilpasninger af det byggede og grønne miljø – samskabt med forskellige menneskelige og ikke-menneskelige aktører – kan bidrage til at mindske risikoen for myggebårne sygdomme og fremme sundhedsskabende bylandskaber.

The tacit, or the black box, are just some of the names for the sensory and bodily dimensions of architecture, which are essential to place-based atmosphere. Though perception is subjective, atmospheres are often commonly shared. Since the early 20th century, filmmakers have mastered the art of conveying atmosphere. Urban environments and architecture have been carefully chosen or constructed for their atmospheric qualities to support an emotional tone, and their essence has been condensed into spatial experience. So, what can architects learn from film about conveying atmosphere? At the event, we will watch film clips and discuss cinematic techniques as inspiration for architects. Participants: Morten Meldgaard and Sofie Stilling.

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Den sorte boks er bare et af de navne, der er blevet givet til de sanselige og kropslige dimensioner af arkitektur, som er essentielle for stedbundne atmosfærer. Selvom perception er subjektiv, så er atmosfærer ofte delte. Siden begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede har filmskabere forfinet kunsten at formidle atmosfære. By- og arkitekturmiljøer er omhyggeligt udvalgt eller bygget for deres atmosfæriske kvaliteter, og evnen til at bidrage til en følelsesmæssig tone, og deres essens er blevet kondenseret til en rumlig oplevelse. Så, hvad kan arkitekter lære af film, når det kommer til at formidle atmosfære? Ved arrangementet vil vi se filmklip og diskutere filmiske teknikker, der kan fungere som inspiration for arkitekter.

Deltagere: Morten Meldgaard og Sofie Stilling.

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This workshop explores the blending of folklore and native science understandings with practices of weaving and composting. We will investigate interrelations between non-modern worldviews and these ancient methods. The workshop objective is to empower participants through the exploration of potent, accessible and relevant blended practices that can foster alternative ways of ‘being-and-doing’ grounded upon principles of restoration, regeneration and slowing down.

Through the intersection of theory with hands-on practice with Kagome weaving and composting, participants will gain knowledge and skills that can act as a foundation for personal and community flourishing.

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Denne workshop udforsker sammensmeltningen af folklore og oprindelige vidensformer med praksisser som vævning og kompostering. Vi skal undersøge sammenhænge mellem ikke-moderne verdenssyn og disse gamle metoder. Workshoppen har til formål at styrke deltagerne gennem udforskningen af kraftfulde, tilgængelige og relevante kombinerede praksisser, der kan fremme alternative måder at ‘være og gøre’ på – forankret i principper om genopretning, regenerering og det at sætte tempoet ned.

Gennem samspillet mellem teori og praktisk arbejde med Kagome-fletning og kompostering vil deltagerne opnå viden og færdigheder, der kan danne grundlag for både personlig og fællesskabsmæssig trivsel.

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Institut français du Danemark and the Royal Danish Academy invite you to a conversation on the reconstruction of two iconic landmarks recently devastated by fire: Notre-Dame in Paris and Børsen in Copenhagen.The restoration of both landmarks raises the same pressing questions: How can we safeguard history while adapting heritage to contemporary challenges? How can such tragedies reshape the role of these monuments in the urban landscape? And how do we ensure that the lessons learned, and the craftsmanship required, are recognized long after the reconstruction is complete?This discussion will bring together French and Danish experts to reflect on resilience, heritage preservation and the enduring role of architecture in our collective memory. It will also underline the strong ties and exchanges between France and Denmark in the field of heritage preservation, symbolized by King Frederik X’s recent visit to Notre-Dame during his state visit to France in April 2025.

PROGRAMME:

16.00: Introduction - Professor Nicolai Bo Andersen, Royal Danish Academy

16.15: Welcome speech - H.E. Christophe Parisot, Ambassador of France to Denmark

16.20: Børsen archaeology - Ass. professor Thomas Kampmann, Royal Danish Academy

16.35: Working with Notre-Dame - Rémi Fromont, Chief architect of French historic monuments

17.00: Break

17.15: Working with Børsen - Architect Mette Tony, Praksis Arkitekter

17.30: From ashes to ashes - Ass. professor Lars Mortensen, Royal Danish Academy

17.45: The Monument and the City - City architect Lars Jensen, city of Copenhagen

18.00: Panel discussion - Moderator: Nicolai Bo Andersen

18.30: Drinks

Partners: Institut français du Danemark, Royal Danish Academy

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Læsesalon

Ssshhh... nu er det læsetid. Så sluk telefonen, find din bedste bog frem, og nyd en rolig stund til litterær fordybelse i bibliotekets smukkeste omgivelser: Gammel Læsesal.

Det Kgl. Bibliotek byder indenfor til læsesalon, hvor alle kan deltage i halvanden times skærmafgiftning i vores smukke, historiske Gammel Læsesal. Her får du, i selskab med andre læsere, mulighed for at dykke ned i den bog, der står og lokker på reolen, men som du aldrig lige har haft tid til at få begyndt på.

Alle er velkomne – undtagen skærmenes blå lys. Vi skifter smartphones ud med knitrende sider i en hyldest til den uafbrudte fordybelsesstund. Så kom, træk vejret dybt, og lad litteraturens verden finde roen i dig frem.

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Ssshhh... it’s reading time. So turn off your phone, grab your favorite book, and enjoy a quiet moment of literary immersion in the library’s most beautiful surroundings: Gammel Læsesal.

The Royal Library invites you to a reading salon, where everyone is welcome to take part in ninety minutes of screen detox in our beautiful, historic Gammel Læsesal. Here, in the company of fellow readers, you'll have the chance to dive into that book calling to you from the shelf — the one you've never quite found time to start.

Everyone is welcome – except the blue glow of screens. We’re swapping smartphones for rustling pages in a tribute to uninterrupted moments of deep focus. So come, take a deep breath, and let the world of literature awaken the calm within you.

“Slowing down could mean smaller and deeper worlds," lyder det i CAFx’ program. Tegnestuen entasis inviterer indenfor til deres bud på en "lille og dyb verden." I Nordhavns nye, summende bykvarter har entasis med projektet Red Block skabt en frodig lomme af tæt by. Der er bygget nyt omkring det gamle, transformeret og fortættet i en eksisterende karré af rødstensbygninger. Restaurant, erhverv og boliger sikrer liv og tryghed døgnet rundt. Mellem bygningerne opstår en intens, frodig byhave.

Red Block viser, hvordan vi kan bygge tæt og optimere pladsen i byen, hvordan vi kan bygge med materialer, der patinerer smukt, hvordan omhu i arkitekturen kan give byggeriet en lang tidshorisont, og hvordan vi kan skabe kvalitet i mellemrummene. I Red Block sættes farten ned.

Den guidede tur er tilgængelig for kørestolsbrugere.

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“Slowing down could mean smaller and deeper worlds," as stated in the CAFx programme. The architecture studio entasis invites you into their take on such a “small and deep world.” In Nordhavn’s vibrant new urban district, entasis has created a lush pocket of dense city life with the Red Block project. New structures have been built around the old, transforming and densifying an existing block of red-brick buildings. Restaurants, businesses, and housing ensure activity and a sense of safety around the clock. Between the buildings, an intense and verdant urban garden emerges.

Red Block demonstrates how we can build densely and make optimal use of urban space; how we can build with materials that age beautifully; how care in architectural design lends buildings longevity; and how we can create quality in the in-between spaces. In Red Block, the pace is slowed.

The guided tour is accessible to wheelchair users.

On legacy, learning, and architecture for the many.

A cinematic journey through the life and work of Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, a Pritzker Prize laureate and a pioneer of sustainable, socially engaged architecture. Known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, Doshi developed an architecture rooted in local materials, climate, and culture – always with people at the centre.

Filmed in the final years of his life, The Promise follows the architect as he revisits his most important projects, reflects on his legacy, and shares moments with those closest to him. It is a gentle yet powerful tribute to one of modern architecture’s most compassionate voices.

A film by Jan Schmidt-Garre

The film will be introduced by architect Mette Lange, who has worked in India for a great part of her career.

year: 2023, length: 90 min.

Introduction in English, film in English, Gujarati and Hindi with English subtitles.

Screened in collaboration with Goethe Institute

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Om arv, læring og arkitektur for de mange.

En filmisk rejse gennem livet og værket hos den indiske arkitekt Balkrishna Doshi – modtager af Pritzker-prisen og pioner inden for bæredygtig og socialt engageret arkitektur. Kendt for sine samarbejder med Le Corbusier og Louis Kahn udviklede Doshi en arkitektur, der tog afsæt i lokale materialer, klima og kultur – altid med mennesket i centrum.

Filmet i de sidste år af hans liv følger The Promise arkitekten, mens han genbesøger sine vigtigste projekter, reflekterer over sin arv og deler øjeblikke med dem, der stod ham nærmest. Det er en nænsom, men kraftfuld hyldest til en af den moderne arkitekturs mest medfølende stemmer.

En film af Jan Schmidt-Garre

Filmen introduceres af arkitekt Mette Lange, som har arbejdet i Indien gennem en stor del af sin karriere.

År: 2023, varighed: 90 min. Introduktion på engelsk, film på engelsk, gujarati og hindi med engelske undertekster.

Visningen præsenteres i samarbejde med Goethe-Instituttet.

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Kom med, når Bevica Fonden inviterer til Bevica Scholarship Programme Award Show 2025 i Industriens Hus.
Du møder finalisterne, når de fra scenen pitcher deres projekter live for publikum inden den internationale jury kårer vinderne.
Vi garanterer, at du går derfra med ny viden om inspiration til, hvordan universelt design kan være med til at sikre inklusion og diversitet i en bæredygtig fremtid.

Moderator: Moussa Mchangama

Læs mere og tilmeld dig: https://www.bevicafonden.dk/arrangementer/bevica-scholarship-award-ceremony-2025

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Join us when the Bevica Foundation hosts the Bevica Scholarship Programme Award Show 2025 at Industriens Hus.

Meet the finalists as they take the stage to pitch their projects live to the audience before the international jury selects the winners.

We guarantee you will leave with new knowledge and inspiration on how universal design can help ensure inclusion and diversity in a sustainable future.

Moderator: Moussa Mchangama

Read more and sign up: https://www.bevicafonden.dk/arrangementer/bevica-scholarship-award-ceremony-2025

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Kulturkvarteret: Københavns kulturelle hjerte

Kom med på en tur, der dykker ned i historiske begivenheder, byudvikling, stilhistorie og kunst omkring Slotsholmen. Her flettes fortællingen om området sammen på en ny og overraskende måde.

Kulturkvarteret rummer 16 kulturinstitutioner, der til sammen udgør fortællingen om Københavns historie. Her kan du blive klog på alt fra kultur til byudvikling: Fra fordums konger til morgendagens kunstnere og demokratiets byggesten – men også på arkitekturen, der indrammer byens liv i dag. Kom med og oplev fortid, nutid og fremtid smelte sammen i et kvarter fuldt af liv, begivenheder, oplevelser og indtryk.

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Join us on a tour that delves into historical events, urban development, architectural styles, and art around Slotsholmen. Here, the story of the area is woven together in a new and surprising way.

The Cultural District houses 16 cultural institutions that together tell the story of Copenhagen’s history. Here, you can deepen your understanding of everything from culture to urban development: from ancient kings to tomorrow’s artists and the building blocks of democracy – as well as the architecture that frames the city’s life today. Come along and experience past, present, and future merging in a vibrant neighborhood full of life, events, experiences, and impressions.

How can we ensure the dynamic development of Europe’s capitals?What role do artists play in shaping the cities of tomorrow?

These are some of the central questions up for discussion when Institut français du Danemark, Goethe-Institut, and Nikolaj Kunsthal invite you to a conversation on art and urban development, held in connection with the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial.

The talk will feature Alban Corbier-Labasse, director of Friche la Belle de Mai – a major cultural and creative centre in Marseille – and Britta Peters from Urbane Künste Ruhr, a curator specialised in art in public space.

The conversation will be moderated by Ellen Braae, professor of landscape architecture.

The talk will be held in English.

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Hvordan sikrer man en dynamisk udvikling af Europas hovedstæder? Hvilken rolle spiller kunstnere i skabelsen af fremtidens byer?

Det er nogle af de spørgsmål, der er i centrum, når Institut français du Danemark, Goethe-Instituttet og Nikolaj Kunsthal i anledning af Copenhagen Architecture Biennial inviterer til en samtale om kunst og byudvikling.

Samtalen foregår mellem Alban Corbier-Labasse, direktør for Friche la Belle de Mai – et stort kulturelt og kreativt center i Marseille – og Britta Peters fra Urbane Künste Ruhr, kurator med speciale i kunst i offentlige rum og kunstnerisk leder for Urbane Künste Ruhr.

Dialogen modereres af Ellen Braae, professor i landskabsarkitektur.

Samtalen foregår på engelsk.

Haven - tilblivelsen, tiden, rummet, stedet

Kom til samtale og filmvisning af “The Garden Caretaker”.

Vi ser i øjeblikket forskellige strømninger, der kredser om haven og gartneren. Formodentlig skyldes denne opmærksomhed, at haven og gartneren vækker en operationel tænkning med fokus på tidslighed, sanselighed og økologiske praksisser, der danner nye svar på de globale kriser. Langsommeligheden og tiden er dybt indlejret i haven som sted og i gartnerens praksisser. Madeleine Kate McGowan, Emmy Laura Perez Fjalland og Anna Aslaug Lund har gennem deres arbejder undersøgt haven som sted og som laboratorium for nye idéer om relation mellem menneske, sted og økologier.

Film af Natalia Anna Ciepiel & William Andreas Wivel / Denmark / 2025 / 48 min. Samtale på dansk (30 min.)

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Join us for a conversation and screening of “The Garden Caretaker.”

We are currently witnessing various movements centered around the garden and the gardener. This attention likely stems from the way the garden and the gardener evoke an operational way of thinking—focused on temporality, sensuousness, and ecological practices—that generates new responses to global crises. Slowness and time are deeply embedded in the garden as a place and in the gardener’s practices. Through their work, Madeleine Kate McGowan, Emmy Laura Perez Fjalland, and Anna Aslaug Lund have explored the garden as a site and as a laboratory for new ideas about the relationship between humans, place, and ecologies.

Film by Natalia Anna Ciepiel & William Andreas Wivel / Denmark / 2025 / 48 min. Conversation in Danish (30 min.)

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For the third installment of Slow Bar you can meet the Polish duo CENTRALA in conversation on Celestial Architecture, their work featured in the Slow Down Group Exhibition.

On the evening, CENTRALA will be in conversation on the ideas and thoughts behind the three architectural models from Celestial Architecture being shown at Halmtorvet 27, which all explore the diversity and subtlety of celestial phenomena, the Earth’s natural cycles, and the dynamism of the elements.

Slow Bar is an opportunity to wind down after working hours, while listening to conversations at the intersection of art and architecture. We will be serving our signature Biennial Beer, made in collaboration with To ØL.

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Til den tredje udgave af Slow Bar kan du møde den polske duo CENTRALA i en samtale om Celestial Architecture, deres værk, som er en del af Slow Down Group Exhibition.

Denne aften vil CENTRALA tale om idéerne og tankerne bag de tre arkitektoniske modeller fra Celestial Architecture, der vises på Halmtorvet 27, og som alle udforsker mangfoldigheden og nuancerne i himmelfænomener, Jordens naturlige cyklusser og elementernes dynamik.

Slow Bar er en mulighed for at slappe af efter arbejdstid, mens du lytter til samtaler i krydsfeltet mellem kunst og arkitektur. Vi serverer vores Biennial Beer, brygget i samarbejde med To ØL.

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This roundtable discussion brings together architects, artists and material developers to explore regenerative architecture and the potential of biogenic materials in the Nordic region.

How can we build in harmony with nature? How can we identify resources and develop bio-based materials that can be scaled within planetary boundaries?

The discussion will begin with short insights from Nordic representatives, sharing the current state of the biogenic field in their respective countries. This will be followed by four in-depth presentations from invited guests:

• Jenny Nordberg (Sweden) – Designer, presenting the project Fiberland
• Collaboratorio (Finland) – Architects sharing their journey of developing their own material; Luonnonbetoni, an ecological alternative to concrete
• Alberte Holmø Bojesen (Denmark) – Artist exploring the potential of seaweed
• Lúdika (Iceland) – Architects exploring ways of building with biobased material on Iceland

These presentations will provide the foundation for a collective roundtable discussion.

RIFT is an artistic research project exploring how we can build in symbiosis with nature, using biogenic materials sourced from the Nordic landscape. Through built examples, material samples and experimental prototypes, we map regenerative practices across the region and explore how local resources can shape an architecture that is ecological, tactile and deeply rooted in place.

Step into a fluffy encounter where wool takes center stage.

Join our guided visit of Fluffy Encounters and discover the many possibilities of wool—an age-old fibre being reimagined through co-creation, craftsmanship, and contemporary design. Meet the curators and collaborators, and explore how wool contributes to the growing movement of slow, circular, and local materials.

At the heart of the exhibition is a collective wool installation created during the Fluffy Encounters Wool Workshop, presented alongside material samples and products from selected Nordic designers. Together, they showcase a holistic and forward-looking approach to this versatile material.

Wool is soft, strong and renewable. Yet in the Nordics, more than half of all wool is discarded. Through slow processing and participatory making, the exhibition explores the resurgence of wool.

Fluffy Encounters is a project by Fanfaluca Collective, in partnership with the Nordic Wool Initiative, presented as part of the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025.

Collaborators and supporters include: Axfoundation, Better Shelter, Bioregion Institute, Dalarna Science Park, Insutex, Lendager, and Swedish Textile.Funded by Nordisk Kulturfond and Nordic Innovation.

København, år 2125: kommunalvalgets mærkesager i dyb tid med Sisse Weiling (Socialistisk Folkeparti)

Mens valgkampen til kommunalvalget ruller med slogans, tempo og kortsigtede løfter, trykker vi på pauseknappen og inviterer til en række offentlige samtaler, der midt i det politiske støjlandskab sætter farten ned og det lange lys på: For hvad betyder spidskandidaternes mærkesager for fremtidens København – ikke bare om 5 eller 10 år, men også om 50, 100 eller 200 år?

Til denne anden udgave kan du møde Sisse Weiling fra Socialistisk Folkeparti.

Sammen med Byplanlaboratoriet inviterer Copenhagen Architecture Biennial til samtaler om demokrati, planlægning og ansvar, der rækker ud over valgperiodens tidsperspektiv. Med et udvalg af byudviklingseksperter vil vi undersøge og afprøve, hvilke konsekvenser for byens fremtid spidskandidaternes respektive mærkesager vil have.

Værter for samtalerne er urbanist og forfatter Niels Bjørn samt Tina Saaby, direktør for Byplanlaboratoriet og tidligere stadsarkitekt i København og Gladsaxe. Herudover vil forskellige eksperter inden for de forskellige mærkesager blive inviteret ind i samtalen.

Den 30. oktober kan du møde Christopher Røhl (Radikale Venstre)

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As the municipal election campaign rolls on with slogans, speed, and short-term promises, we press the pause button and invite you to a series of public conversations that, in the midst of the political noise, slow down the pace and switch on the long-range headlights: What do the top candidates’ key issues mean for the future of Copenhagen – not just in 5 or 10 years, but also in 50, 100, or 200 years?

In this second edition, you can meet Sisse Weiling from Green Left.

Together with Byplanlaboratoriet, Copenhagen Architecture Biennial invites you to conversations about democracy, planning, and responsibility that reach far beyond the time frame of an election term. With a selection of urban development experts, we will explore and test what consequences the top candidates’ respective key issues may have for the city’s future.

The conversations will be hosted by urbanist and author Niels Bjørn, and Tina Saaby, director of Byplanlaboratoriet and former city architect of Copenhagen and Gladsaxe. In addition, various experts on the different key issues will be invited into the discussion.

On the 30. October you can meet Christopher Røhl (Radikale Venstre)

Hvordan bygger vi langsommere – og klogere? Kom indenfor i Lendagers Living Lab, hvor du kan opleve og lære, hvordan man bruger biobaserede, genbrugte og upcyclede materialer i praksis. Eventet tager udgangspunkt i de tre etager i Lendagers byggeri TRÆ, som er dedikeret til at afprøve, hvordan alternative og cirkulære materialer kan integreres i moderne byggeri med fokus på indeklima, arbejdsmiljø og trivsel. Til eventet kan du høre oplæg fra eksperter, der arbejder med materialernes effekt på mennesker og miljø, og selv gå på opdagelse blandt taktile materialeprøver. Vi vil vise, at arkitekturen kan tage del i den nødvendige afkobling fra lineært ressourceforbrug og hurtige løsninger og kalde på en langsommere, eftertænksom byggepraksis.

OBS: Workshoppen er fyldt.

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How do we build more slowly – and more wisely? Step inside Lendager’s Living Lab, where you can experience and learn how to use bio-based, recycled, and upcycled materials in practice. The event is based on the three floors of Lendager’s building TRÆ, which are dedicated to testing how alternative and circular materials can be integrated into modern construction with a focus on indoor climate, work environment, and well-being. At the event, you can listen to talks by experts working with the impact of materials on people and the environment, and explore tactile material samples yourself. We want to show that architecture can play a role in the necessary decoupling from linear resource consumption and quick fixes, and instead call for a slower, more thoughtful building practice.

NB: The workshop is fully booked.

This pop-up exhibition explores the potential of regenerative building practices and biogenic materials in a Nordic context.

It presents a snapshot from the Nordics—straw, hemp, reed, seaweed, mycelium and mussel shells. Together with representatives from across the region, RIFT explores the sensory qualities of these materials, map their histories and potential, and ask: what pathways open up for developing new methods and building cultures?

RIFT is an artistic research project exploring how we can build in symbiosis with nature, using biogenic materials sourced from the Nordic landscape. Through built examples, material samples and experimental prototypes, we map regenerative practices across the region and explore how local resources can shape an architecture that is ecological, tactile and deeply rooted in place.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Not even in ten years. But Copenhagen’s new neighborhoods often are.

Blowing up planetary boundaries and local economies, we’re throwing up new cityscapes at record speed. As a result, our cities become flat. They often feel more like a backdrop than an organism—something that can adapt to the organisms living in it.

We dedicate an evening to examples and discussions on what we might gain by building cities slowly — and how we might actually do it. Slow down this Friday, in thoughtful company.

Speakers: Katrine Lotz (Architect, researcher, head of Institute of Archtecture, Urbanism and Landscape) & Jane Ostermann-Petersen (Artist, Designer) & Lauge Floris/Atelier for Byers Rum (architects, urbanists, utopists) Moderator: Anne-Laura Hedegaard

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Rom blev ikke bygget på én dag. Ikke engang på ti år.
Men Københavns nye bykvarterer bliver det ofte.

Med sprængte planetære grænser og lokale økonomier kaster vi nye bylandskaber op i rekordfart. Resultatet er, at vores byer bliver flade. De føles ofte mere som en kulisse end som en organisme – noget, der kan tilpasse sig de organismer, der bor i den.

Vi dedikerer en aften til eksempler og samtaler om, hvad vi kunne vinde ved at bygge byer langsomt — og hvordan vi rent faktisk kan gøre det.
Sæt tempoet ned denne fredag i eftertænksomt selskab.

Oplægsholdere: Katrine Lotz (Architect, researcher, head of Institute of Archtecture, Urbanism and Landscape) & Jane Ostermann-Petersen (Artist, Designer) & Lauge Floris/Atelier for Byers Rum (architects, urbanists, utopists) Moderator: Anne-Laura Hedegaard

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In the former Gunboat Sheds at Holmen, the architectural office Jespersen Nødtvedt is conducting ongoing experiments with clay through three full-scale mock-ups. The workshop is open to the public, offering insight into a series of material tests and spatial studies that explore clay as both fired and unfired, handmade and industrially produced - used wherever each form makes the most sense.

The project continues the office’s interest in homogeneous building techniques and the Danish tradition of hollow brick wall construction, while responding to today’s urgent need to reduce CO₂ emissions in material production. Rather than seeking an ultimate or purely “sustainable” solution, the investigations aim to combine the best properties of both fired and unfired clay into hybrid systems that are at once robust, low-impact, and architecturally rich.

Through drawings, models, and 1:1 mock-ups, the project tests ways of reintroducing clay into contemporary masonry construction in meaningful, contextually grounded ways. The office explores how different types of clay blocks - fired and unfired - might coexist in hybrid wall constructions that respect the logic of Danish masonry, where the wall’s thickness, texture, and performance vary continuously within a single, coherent material system.

Each mock-up acts as both experiment and argument: a fragment of a potential building, where clay is reconsidered not as nostalgia or novelty, but as a material of continuity and reinvention. The work questions where industrial production can meet craft, and how material honesty and structural simplicity can coexist with the demands of a low-carbon future.

Frisørsalon og kulturnat i Gammel Strand

Kom med til Kulturnat i Gammel Strand, hvor aftenens program tager afsæt i udstillingen 'Når vi døde vågner'. Udstillingen tegner et kunsthistorisk portræt af Gammel Strand og institutionens relevans gennem tiden. Med eksperimenterende workshops og opsigtsvækkende værker arbejder vi til Kulturnatten – i udstillingens ånd – med at vække historien til live.

Kunsthallens festsal transformeres om til en stor frisørsalon – et værk af kunstneren Johan Bech – hvor publikum kan blive klippet, bleget og stylet, mens der føres samtaler om kunstens betydning i og for samfundet.

Rundt omkring i huset vil der være performances, og gæster kan deltage i omvisninger, der dykker ned i både Gammel Strands historie og den aktuelle udstilling.

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Join us for Culture Night at Gammel Strand, where the evening’s program takes its starting point in the exhibition ‘Når vi døde vågner’. The exhibition offers an art-historical portrait of Gammel Strand and the institution’s relevance over time. Through experimental workshops and striking artworks, we will—true to the spirit of the exhibition—work to bring history to life during Culture Night.

The art hall’s grand hall will be transformed into a large hair salon – an artwork by artist Johan Bech – where visitors can get haircuts, bleaching, and styling, all while engaging in conversations about the role and significance of art in and for society.

Throughout the building, there will be performances, and guests can join guided tours that delve into both the history of Gammel Strand and the current exhibition.

Frisørsalon og kulturnat i Gammel Strand

Mise en Lumières is a site-specific audiovisual live performance.

The museum courtyard façade will be video-mapped and animated in real time, in sync with live music. At some point, the audience will be invited to interact with the installation through sound and light controllers.

The piece has previously been presented at Palais Galliera (Paris), Culture Night (Ireland), and the French Embassy in Denmark.

Supported by the Institut français.

Program:

19.00 - 19.45: Live Performance by ENTER.black
19.45 - 20.30: Audience play video & sound
20.30 - 21.15: Live Performance by ENTER.black
21.15 - 22.00: Audience play video & sound
22.00 - 22.45: Live Performance by ENTER.black
22.45 - 23.15: Audience play video & sound
23.15 - 00.00: Live Performance by ENTER.black

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Mise en Lumières er en stedsspecifik audiovisuelt liveoptræden.

Museets gårdfacade vil blive videomappet og animeret i realtid, i takt med livemusik.

På et tidspunkt vil publikum blive inviteret til at interagere med installationen via lyd- og lyskontroller.

Værket er tidligere blevet præsenteret på Palais Galliera (Paris), Culture Night (Irland) og den Franske Ambassade i Danmark.

Støttet af Institut français.

Program:

19.00 - 19.45: Live Performance af ENTER.black
19.45 - 20.30: Audience play video & lyd
20.30 - 21.15: Live Performance af ENTER.black
21.15 - 22.00: Audience play video & lyd
22.00 - 22.45: Live Performance af ENTER.black
22.45 - 23.15: Audience play video & lyd
23.15 - 00.00: Live Performance af ENTER.black

Slaatto Morsbøl inviterer i samarbejde med murstensrenseriet NordSten besøgende på "Hands On" til at tage del i udstillingen gennem en workshop, hvor vi skal sanse, lege, udvælge, blande og støbe. Murermester Max Kejser Mortensen deler indsigter fra sin virksomhed og sine erfaringer med genbrug i byggebranchen.

Workshoppen er for alle aldre og kræver ingen tilmelding.

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In collaboration with the brick-cleaning company NordSten, Slaatto Morsbøl invites visitors to "Hands On" to take part in the exhibition through a workshop where we will sense, play, select, mix, and cast. Master mason Max Kejser Mortensen will share insights from his company and his experiences with reuse in the construction industry.

The workshop is open to all ages and requires no registration.

Spacon invites you on a journey through Copenhagen’s food and design culture, visiting spaces we have designed across the city: from bakeries and taquerias to restaurants and cultural hubs. Along the way, tastings and encounters highlight the close relationship between design and food, and how acts of hosting shape the ways we gather in the city.

14:00: Intro by Spacon @ CAFx (Kødbyen)
Hart Bageri (Kødbyen)
Folk Kombucha
Hija de Sanchez
POPL
NOMA Projects
16:30: Tour ends @ Hart Bageri (Refshaleøen)
Please bring your bike for the tour.

The Stevnsfort Cold War Museum is located approximately 18 to 20 meters beneath the surface, carved directly into the limestone cliffs of Stevns Klint, and served as a key NATO command center. In this unique concert-walk, percussionist Ying-Hsueh Chen guides you to sonically explore the museum’s authentic Cold War-era military complex, including its long tunnels and machine rooms.

Here, nothing is ordinary—dripping water and the deep hum of massive dehumidifiers become "collaborators" in the performance. The space’s acoustics both absorb and challenge the percussion, transforming the so-called "noise" into music. Boundaries between instruments and environment dissolve, and sound and space emerge anew as time seems to stand still.

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Stevnsfort Koldkrigsmuseum ligger cirka 18 til 20 meter under overfladen, udhugget direkte i kalkstensklipperne ved Stevns Klint, og fungerede som et vigtigt NATO-kommandocenter. I denne unikke koncertvandring guider percussionisten Ying-Hsueh Chen dig til en lydmæssig udforskning af museets autentiske militære kompleks fra den kolde krig, inklusive de lange tunneler og maskinrum.

Her er intet almindeligt – dryppende vand og den dybe brummen fra massive affugtere bliver "medspillere" i forestillingen. Rummets akustik både absorberer og udfordrer percussionen og forvandler det såkaldte "støj" til musik. Grænserne mellem instrumenter og omgivelser opløses, og lyd og rum opstår på ny, mens tiden synes at stå stille.

For a week, HouseEurope! — the European Citizens’ Initiative advocating for new EU laws to make building renovation and transformation the norm, instead of demolition and new construction — will take over Barn Again, one of the two Slow Pavilions. The week will be full of posters, talks, conversations, workshops, and debates about why and how to shift the values within the building industry, prioritizing social, ecological, and economic well-being. The programme will be updated continuously on our website.

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I en uge overtager HouseEurope! — det europæiske borgerinitiativ, der arbejder for nye EU-lovgivninger, som skal gøre bygningsrenovering og transformation til normen i stedet for nedrivning og nybyggeri — Barn Again, en af de to Slow Pavilions. Ugen vil være fyldt med plakater, oplæg, samtaler, workshops og debatter om, hvorfor og hvordan værdierne i byggebranchen kan ændres, med prioritet på social, økologisk og økonomisk trivsel. Programmet opdateres løbende på vores hjemmeside.

The Stevnsfort Cold War Museum is located approximately 18 to 20 meters beneath the surface, carved directly into the limestone cliffs of Stevns Klint, and served as a key NATO command center. In this unique concert-walk, percussionist Ying-Hsueh Chen guides you to sonically explore the museum’s authentic Cold War-era military complex, including its long tunnels and machine rooms.

Here, nothing is ordinary—dripping water and the deep hum of massive dehumidifiers become "collaborators" in the performance. The space’s acoustics both absorb and challenge the percussion, transforming the so-called "noise" into music. Boundaries between instruments and environment dissolve, and sound and space emerge anew as time seems to stand still.

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Stevnsfort Koldkrigsmuseum ligger cirka 18 til 20 meter under overfladen, udhugget direkte i kalkstensklipperne ved Stevns Klint, og fungerede som et vigtigt NATO-kommandocenter. I denne unikke koncertvandring guider percussionisten Ying-Hsueh Chen dig til en lydmæssig udforskning af museets autentiske militære kompleks fra den kolde krig, inklusive de lange tunneler og maskinrum.

Her er intet almindeligt – dryppende vand og den dybe brummen fra massive affugtere bliver "medspillere" i forestillingen. Rummets akustik både absorberer og udfordrer percussionen og forvandler det såkaldte "støj" til musik. Grænserne mellem instrumenter og omgivelser opløses, og lyd og rum opstår på ny, mens tiden synes at stå stille.

How do grassroots ideas, campaigns, and civic initiatives transform from social media attention into actual political action? This opening session of our salon series at Copenhagen Architecture Biennial takes HouseEurope! as a case study and brings together perspectives from activism, lobbying, and policy-making to explore how awareness becomes action in the built environment.

Panelists

• Olaf Grawert – Architect, writer, and co-initiator of HouseEurope!, a European Citizens’ Initiative for the reuse of existing buildings.
• Jens Klarskov – Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen with 35+ years of experience in business policy and political advocacy in Denmark and the EU.
• Signe Marie Wenneberg – Journalist, author, and award-winning sustainability advocate, reaching over 100,000 readers through Den lille grønne avis.

Moderator

• Enlai Hooi (AU) – Head of Innovation at SHL and Denmark’s national delegate for HouseEurope!, working on adaptive reuse, circular construction, and sustainable transformation in the built environment.

The discussion will be followed by an open dialogue with the audience. Expect a lively exchange with professionals from architecture, construction, culture, and research.

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How do we slow down architecture to harness its potential for solidarity? At the 2025 CAFx Biennale, Architects Without Borders invites you to an Evening Without Borders, where recent architecture graduates show how to trade quick fixes for patient, well-considered, empathetic solutions - and how time, proximity, and care can reshape design. The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion on architecture for the vulnerable, where we’ll explore what to pause, reuse, and relearn so we can create human-centric architecture that truly cares for people. We welcome everyone working at the intersection of design and human development to learn, share, and be inspired with us.

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Hvordan kan vi sænke tempoet i arkitekturen for at udnytte dens potentiale for solidaritet? På CAFx Biennalen 2025 inviterer Arkitekter Uden Grænser til En Aften Uden Grænser, hvor nyuddannede arkitekter viser, hvordan man kan bytte hurtige løsninger ud med tålmodige, velovervejede og empatiske tilgange – og hvordan tid, nærhed og omsorg kan omforme design.

Præsentationerne efterfølges af en paneldebat om arkitektur for de sårbare, hvor vi vil undersøge, hvad vi skal standse op ved, genbruge og genlære, så vi kan skabe menneskecentreret arkitektur, der virkelig tager hånd om mennesker.

Vi byder alle, der arbejder i krydsfeltet mellem design og menneskelig udvikling, velkommen til at lære, dele og blive inspireret sammen med os.

Louisiana Channel har fulgt Søren Pihlmann i tre år og samlet et portræt af en af de mest interessante skikkelser på 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 Architectura 2025 i Venedig

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 udforsker derfor alternative metoder til den traditionelle praksis med at rive ned, smide ud og bygge nyt

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År: 2025,

Varighed: ca. 45 min.Sprog: dansk og engelsk, undertekster: engelsk

En film af Simon Weyhe og Marc-Christoph Wagner

Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

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Louisiana Channel has followed Søren Pihlmann for three years and created a portrait of one of the most interesting figures on the global architecture scene right now.

Make Materials Matter explores Pihlmann’s approach in his own words and through some of his most significant projects – from the transformation of an industrial building in Copenhagen to his representation of Denmark at the Venice Biennale Architettura 2025.

The Danish architect Søren Pihlmann wants nothing less than to revolutionize the way we build: he sees an inherent quality and beauty in existing materials and therefore explores alternative methods to the traditional practice of demolishing, discarding, and building anew.

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Year: 2025

Duration: approx. 45 min.

Language: Danish and English, subtitles: English

A film by Simon Weyhe and Marc-Christoph Wagner

Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Masterclass: Bindesbølls mesterværk

I denne masterclass dykker vi ned i den særegne arkitektur, der kendetegner et af Københavns mest ikoniske bygningsværker – Thorvaldsens Museum.

Museets overinspektør, Margrethe Floryan, guider dig gennem museets fascinerende historie – fra arkitekt Michael Gottlieb Bindesbølls skitsehæfter og minutiøst sammensatte jordfarveskalaer til hans inspiration fra oldtidens og renæssancens billedverden og prægtige, pompejanske villakomplekser.

Kom ind og tilbring en eftermiddag på museet, hvor der er tid til at fordybe sig i de geometriske gulve, de dekorerede lofter og de faglige indsigter.

Entré til museet samt kaffe og kage er inkluderet i prisen.

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In this masterclass, we delve into the distinctive architecture that defines one of Copenhagen’s most iconic buildings – Thorvaldsens Museum.

The museum’s senior curator, Margrethe Floryan, will guide you through its fascinating history – from architect Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll’s sketchbooks and meticulously composed earth-tone palettes to his inspiration from the visual worlds of antiquity and the Renaissance, as well as grand, Pompeian villa complexes.

Step inside and spend an afternoon at the museum, where there is time to immerse yourself in the geometric floors, the decorated ceilings, and the professional insights.

Admission to the museum, along with coffee and cake, is included in the price.

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How can architecture create awareness and change through materials, time, and care?

In this salon, Slaatto Morsbøl and Tom Svilans meet in a conversation about slowness, reuse, and the sensory dimension of building. Their two pavilions — Inside Out, Downside Up and Barn Again — both explore how architectural gestures can challenge the culture of demolition and new construction. Together, they discuss how ideas of repair, transformation, and tactile presence can support the HouseEurope! vision of a more sustainable and socially rooted built environment.

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Hvordan kan arkitektur skabe bevidsthed og forandring gennem materialer, tid og omsorg?

I denne salon mødes Slaatto Morsbøl og Tom Svilans i en samtale om langsomhed, genbrug og bygningens sanselige dimension. Deres to pavilloner — Inside Out, Downside Up og Barn Again — undersøger begge, hvordan arkitektoniske greb kan udfordre kulturen omkring nedrivning og nybyggeri. Sammen taler de om, hvordan idéer om reparation, transformation og nærvær kan understøtte HouseEurope!’s vision om et mere bæredygtigt og socialt forankret byggeri.

On architecture, memory, and moving through landscape

In Bawa’s Garden, director Clara Kraft Isono takes us on a dreamlike journey through Sri Lanka in search of the architect Geoffrey Bawa’s elusive garden at Lunuganga. What begins as a road movie becomes a meditative reflection on architecture’s relationship to landscape, legacy, and time. Blending fiction, documentary, and quiet encounters with people and places shaped by Bawa’s vision, the film unfolds with the same layered elegance as Bawa’s own work—slow, immersive, and deeply attentive to detail.

A film by Clara Kraft Isono

The film will be introduced by landscape architect Jens Linnet, creative director and founding partner of the studio BOGL.

year: 2022, length: 89 min.

Introduction in English, Film in French and English with English subtitles

The “Critical Zone” is what Earth system scientists call the thin outer layer of the Earth where living things and resources coexist. Traditional cartographic frameworks often fail to capture this complex theatre of built and natural, biotic and abiotic relationships. Phenomena like pollution, erosion, and biodiversity loss, also escape these frameworks due scale, time and lack of representation in standardized mapping. This lecture, inspired by the learning of Terra Forma’ - a 2022 book on alternative cartography and mapmaking - drawing manual, invites the audience to experience an alternative map of Copenhagen and its relationship with the local environment – from the water and the rocks below the ground to the atmosphere above.

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”Den Kritiske Zone” er det, som jordsystemforskere kalder Jordens tynde yderste lag, hvor levende organismer og ressourcer sameksisterer. Traditionelle kartografiske rammer formår ofte ikke at fange dette komplekse samspil mellem det byggede og det naturlige, det biotiske og det abiotiske. Fænomener som forurening, erosion og tab af biodiversitet undslipper også disse rammer på grund af skala, tid og manglende repræsentation i standardiseret kortlægning. Denne forelæsning, inspireret af læringen fra Terra Forma’ – en bog fra 2022 om alternativ kartografi og kortfremstilling – tegnehåndbog, inviterer publikum til at opleve et alternativt kort over København og dets forhold til det lokale miljø – fra vandet og klipperne under jorden til atmosfæren ovenover.

As part of the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025, organised by CAFx – Copenhagen Architecture Forum, The Cluster for Spatial Inclusion at the Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation invites you to the event Small Pleasures. This event is the third in the series And So We Create Different Rhythms, which brings together artists, spatial practitioners and scholars to reflect on the role of norms and polyrhythms in architecture.

Small Pleasures explores the sensory and spatial joys we encounter through everyday life and diverse rhythms of being. This is explored through the sharing of research, a film viewing and an audio-visual performance. The event invites the audience to slow down, tune into their bodies, and reflect on how space can support presence, pleasure, and deeper modes of engagement.

Programme

16:30-16:35 Introduction by lead of the Cluster Masashi Kajita

16:35-16:50 Presentation of Cluster’s research by Roberta Cassi

16:50-17:10 Audio-visual performance by Jeppe Forchhammer

17:10-17:30 Collective conversation

Admission is free for the event and no registration is needed.

The Cluster for Spatial Inclusion would like to thank Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025 for supporting the event with the location and technical assistance.

About Jeppe Forchhammer:

Jeppe Forchhammer is a Danish communicator and disability advocate living with cerebral palsy. He uses alternative communication to share his experiences and to take part in talks, projects, and public debates. He is also on the board of Isaac Denmark, an organization focused on augmentative and alternative communication. Jeppe became more widely known through the DR1 documentary Wingman, which offers a look into his life. His work highlights inclusion and new ways of thinking about disability.

https://spassermanden.dk/

https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/wingman_464801

About Cluster for Spatial Inclusion:

Cluster for Spatial Inclusion is a research platform at the Royal Danish Academy. We study the spatial implication of contemporary challenges aspiring for equality in relation to the built environment. We challenge normative design practices and aim to develop methods and processes that open up interdependence over independence and recognise shared vulnerabilities rather than assuming self-sufficiency. The cluster is supported by Bevica Fonden. www.kglakademi.dk/da/cluster-spatial-inclusion.dk

Info event, location and accessibility:

Language: English

Location: Halmtorvet 27, 1700 Copenhagen.

Halmtorvet 27 is located approximately 550–700 metres from Copenhagen Central Station. There is limited street parking nearby, including paid spaces along Halmtorvet. At Flæsketorvet next to the venue location there are accessible parking spots. We recommend using public transport if possible. Some of the closest options are the Metro lines M3 and M4, Regional and S-trains, and Bus 23 that goes to/from the Central Station to Gasværksvej (Istedgade) approximately 200 metres from the venue location.

Access: The main entrance is located on Halmtorvet with a ramp for level-free access. The entrance is indicated with a sign on the door.

Accessible Restrooms: Accessible restrooms are not available at the venue location. The closest are approximately 200 metres away at Scandic Hotel, Skelbækgade 3A, 1717 Copenhagen. An agreement has been made and the accessible restrooms are available to use at any time.

Acoustics: The space generally offers good acoustics. If you have specific needs, please let us know in advance so we can accommodate as best as possible.

Service and Guide Dogs: Service and guide dogs are welcome.

If you have any questions before your visit about how to access the building or navigate the space, please feel free to contact Josephine Michau, email: josephine@cafx.dk, phone: +45 6066 4842.

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On memory, displacement, and the return to a vanished town.

In 2001, the entire population of the Colombian town La Bonga fled overnight after receiving a death threat from paramilitary forces. More than two decades later, the displaced community sets out on a symbolic return to reclaim the land and history they were forced to abandon.

La Bonga is a powerful and poetic documentary about memory, violence, and resilience. As the villagers walk through dense jungle to the ruins of their former home, the film becomes both a collective act of remembrance and a portrait of the ties between people and place.

A film by Sebastián Pinzón Silva & Canela Reyes

The film will be introduced by Alma Nygaard Aspen of Architects Without Borders
Year: 2023
Length: 77 min.
Language Spanish with English subtitles.

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Om erindring, fordrivelse og tilbagevenden til en forsvunden by.

I 2001 flygtede hele befolkningen i den colombianske by La Bonga natten over, efter at have modtaget en døds­trussel fra paramilitære styrker. Over tyve år senere begiver det fordrevne lokalsamfund sig ud på en symbolsk tilbagevenden for at generobre det land og den historie, de blev tvunget til at forlade.

La Bonga er en stærk og poetisk dokumentar om erindring, vold og modstandskraft. I takt med at landsbyboerne vandrer gennem tæt jungle mod ruinerne af deres tidligere hjem, bliver filmen både en kollektiv erindringshandling og et portræt af båndet mellem mennesker og sted.

En film af Sebastián Pinzón Silva & Canela Reyes

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Join Building Diversity’s Panel Dialogue with contributors from the upcoming Building Diversity …but, who are we building for?, launching in 2025. Following who is the architect?, this second contribution intends to spark open-ended dialogues on shared challenges in a changing world. The panel will explore themes of inclusion, equity, ecology, and co-creation—inviting reflection on how we shift from “building for” to “building with.”

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Deltag i Building Diversitys panelsamtale med bidragsydere fra den kommende bog …but, who are we building for?, som udkommer i 2025.

I forlængelse af who is the architect? har denne anden udgivelse til formål at skabe åbne dialoger om fælles udfordringer i en verden i forandring.

Panelet vil udforske temaer som inklusion, lighed, økologi og samskabelse – og inviterer til refleksion over, hvordan vi bevæger os fra at bygge for til at bygge med.

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Do you want to play a game about Copenhagen?

It may seem that the game of the city has been decided. But it is an open-ended game. Other futures are possible. Futures that might be found in the archives of this and other cities; in citizens' attempts to slow down the pace of development, to reuse what is already there, to repair what has been broken, and to built something together.

In this, the first of three games, the players introduce themselves and their play elements: experiences with or stories about commons and collectives, self-built environments and self-organized communities, street art and performances.

PI: Sean yuxiang li and Henrik Valeur

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Vil du spille et spil om København?

Det kan se ud, som om spillet om byen allerede er afgjort. Men det er et åbent spil. Andre fremtider er mulige. Fremtider, der måske kan findes i arkiverne over denne og andre byer; i borgeres forsøg på at sænke udviklingens tempo, genbruge det, der allerede findes, reparere det, der er blevet ødelagt, og bygge noget sammen.

I dette, det første af tre spil, introducerer spillerne sig selv og deres spilleelementer: erfaringer med eller fortællinger om fællesskaber og kollektiver, selvbyggede miljøer og selvorganiserede fællesskaber, gadekunst og performances.

PI: Sean Yuxiang Li og Henrik Valeur

This public conversation on Slow Spatial Practice explores slowness as an artistic dimension of architecture that gives space to often conflicted and marginalised voices. Slow Down (book published 2020/2024) is the central idea of Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito’s proposal for a democratic reform of labour and production through the deceleration of economic activities. Drawing on Saito’s thought (Saito will participate in the talk online), Momoyo Kaijima of Atelier Bow-Wow, and Heidi S. Kajita & Masashi Kajita of Bureaus bring their expertise as architects, researchers, and educators to this urgent topic by focusing on spatial and material dimensions. The event includes keynote presentations and a conversation guided by the Slow Spatial Practice reading group.

Supported by the Danish Art Foundation

Ticket 60 kr. and free for students, unemployed, CAFx community and those on low incom.

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Denne offentlige samtale om Slow Spatial Practice udforsker langsomhed som en kunstnerisk dimension af arkitektur, der giver plads til ofte konfliktfyldte og marginaliserede stemmer. Slow Down (bog udgivet 2020/2024) er den centrale idé i den japanske filosof Kohei Saitos forslag til en demokratisk reform af arbejde og produktion gennem en deceleration af økonomisk aktivitet. Med afsæt i Saitos tanker (Saito vil deltage i samtalen online) bidrager Momoyo Kaijima fra Atelier Bow-Wow samt Heidi S. Kajita og Masashi Kajita fra Bureaus med deres ekspertise som arkitekter, forskere og undervisere til dette vigtige emne ved at fokusere på rumlige og materielle dimensioner. Arrangementet omfatter præsentationer og en samtale faciliteret af læsegruppen for Slow Spatial Practice.

Støttet af Statens Kunstfond.

Billet 60 kr. og gratis for studerende, arbejdsløse, CAFx community og personer med lav indkomst.

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What happens when architects and citizens join forces to say: stop building?

In this salon, architect and co-founder of the Building Stop Movement Louise Heebøll talks about the movement’s call for a national building stop — and how we can transform existing buildings instead of tearing them down. Through initiatives like Del Hus, Heebøll explores new ways to share, reuse, and reimagine what already exists. The conversation ties directly into the HouseEurope! agenda of reducing demolition, redistributing resources, and ensuring housing for all.

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Hvad sker der, når arkitekter og borgere går sammen om at sige: stop med at bygge?

I denne salon fortæller arkitekt og medstifter af ByggestopBevægelsen Louise Heebøll om bevægelsens krav om et midlertidigt nationalt byggestop — og hvordan vi kan transformere eksisterende bygninger frem for at rive dem ned. Gennem projekter som Del Hus undersøger Heebøll, hvordan vi kan dele, genbruge og gentænke det, vi allerede har. Samtalen trækker tråde direkte til HouseEurope!’s mål om at begrænse nedrivning, omfordele ressourcer og sikre boliger til alle.

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

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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

Do you want to play a game about Copenhagen?

It may seem that the game of the city has been decided. But it is an open-ended game. Other futures are possible. Futures that might be found in the archives of this and other cities; in citizens' attempts to slow down the pace of development, to reuse what is already there, to repair what has been broken, and to built something together.

In this, the second of three games, the players are introduced to some play elements of Copenhagen: allotments, historic squats, informal childcare collectives, migrant kitchens, repair cafés, tool libraries.

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Vil du spille et spil om København?

Det kan se ud, som om spillet om byen allerede er afgjort. Men det er et åbent spil. Andre fremtider er mulige. Fremtider, der måske kan findes i arkiverne over denne og andre byer; i borgeres forsøg på at sænke udviklingens tempo, genbruge det, der allerede findes, reparere det, der er blevet ødelagt, og bygge noget sammen.

I dette, det andet af tre spil, bliver spillerne introduceret til nogle af Københavns spilleelementer: kolonihaver, historiske besatte bygninger, uformelle børnepasningskollektiver, migrantkøkkener, reparationscaféer, værktøjsbiblioteker.

BYVANDRING: Christian Hansen og stilarternes København - ved museumsinspektør Thomas Roland

Oplev arkitekten Christian Hansens markante bygninger, og hør historien om hans vej fra antikken i Athen til arkitekturens mangfoldighed i København.

I 1857 vendte Christian Hansen hjem til København efter næsten 20 år i Athen, hvor han arbejdede for den græske konge og blev en ledende skikkelse i landets genopbygning. Hans genfortolkning af antikkens arkitektur fik stor betydning for det moderne Grækenland. Til manges overraskelse bragte han ikke den klassiske græske stil med sig til København. I stedet introducerede han byzantinsk arkitektur og blandede tidens stilarter i sine værker.

På denne vandring ser du hans bygninger som en levende lærebog i arkitekturhistorie – fra romansk og gotik til byzantinsk stil til moderne glasfacader.

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ENG:

Experience architect Christian Hansen’s striking buildings and hear the story of his journey from ancient Athens to the architectural diversity of Copenhagen.

In 1857, Christian Hansen returned to Copenhagen after nearly 20 years in Athens, where he worked for the Greek king and became a leading figure in the country’s reconstruction. His reinterpretation of classical architecture had a significant impact on modern Greece. To the surprise of many, he did not bring the classical Greek style back with him to Copenhagen. Instead, he introduced Byzantine architecture and mixed the styles of the time in his works.

On this walking tour, you’ll see his buildings as a living textbook of architectural history – from Romanesque and Gothic to Byzantine style to modern glass facades.

Do you want to play a game about Copenhagen?

It may seem that the game of the city has been decided. But it is an open-ended game. Other futures are possible. Futures that might be found in the archives of this and other cities; in citizens' attempts to slow down the pace of development, to reuse what is already there, to repair what has been broken, and to build something together.

In this, the third of three games, the players play with the elements of the previous games in order to imagine other Copenhagens.

PI: Sean Yuxiang Li and Henrik Valeur

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DAN:

Vil du spille et spil om København?

Det kan måske virke, som om spillet om byen allerede er afgjort. Men det er et åbent spil. Andre fremtider er mulige. Fremtider, der måske kan findes i arkiverne over denne og andre byer; i borgernes forsøg på at sænke udviklingens tempo, genbruge det, der allerede findes, reparere det, der er gået i stykker, og bygge noget sammen.

I dette, det tredje af tre spil, leger spillerne med elementerne fra de tidligere spil for at forestille sig andre versioner af København.

PI: Sean Yuxiang Li og Henrik Valeur

Hands On: Langbordsmiddag

Slaatto Morsbøl har teamet op med fotograf og madentusiast Molly Munksgaard og inviterer dig til en stående langbordsmiddag, hvor vi sammen forener mad og arkitektur. Som en parallel til udstillingens hovedfokus – at genanvende eksisterende byggeressourcer – vil middagen tage udgangspunkt i lokale, vegetariske og sæsonbestemte råvarer. Til arrangementet løfter vi sløret for det endelige resultat af tidligere workshops, som besøgende på udstillingen i fællesskab har været med til at skabe.

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ENG:

Slaatto Morsbøl has teamed up with photographer and food enthusiast Molly Munksgaard and invites you to a standing long-table dinner, where we bring together food and architecture. As a parallel to the exhibition’s main focus – reusing existing building resources – the dinner will be based on local, vegetarian, and seasonal ingredients. During the event, we will unveil the final result of previous workshops, which exhibition visitors have helped create collectively.

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What if building was first and foremost about people — not property?

This salon brings together Emergency Architecture & Human Rights (EAHR) and Vi Fællesskaber Vores By – Gellerup to discuss how architecture can foster social justice, resilience, and community.

EAHR works internationally with architecture as a tool for human rights and empowerment, while Vi Fællesskaber Vores By – Gellerup explores how art and co-creation can strengthen local identity and social sustainability in urban transformation processes.

In the spirit of HouseEurope!, the conversation unfolds around the softer tools of change — participation, culture, and shared ownership — and how these can replace demolition as a means of renewal.

DA:

Hvad nu hvis byggeri først og fremmest handlede om mennesker – ikke mursten?

I denne salon mødes Emergency Architecture & Human Rights (EAHR) og Vi Fællesskaber Vores By – Gellerup for at tale om, hvordan arkitektur kan skabe social retfærdighed, modstandsdygtighed og fællesskab.

EAHR arbejder internationalt med arkitektur som redskab for menneskerettigheder og empowerment, mens Vi Fællesskaber Vores By – Gellerup undersøger, hvordan kunst og samskabelse kan styrke lokal identitet og social bæredygtighed i byudviklingen.

I tråd med HouseEurope!-kampagnen kredser samtalen om de bløde greb i omstillingen — deltagelse, kultur og fællesskab — og hvordan disse kan erstatte nedrivning som redskab for fornyelse.

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.

The Danish Association of Architects North Jutland has invited architect and PhD Henriette Ejstrup to join for a screening of the film and take part in a subsequent discussion about Søren Pihlmann’s projects and his approach to transformation and a new architectural aesthetic. Henriette is an Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, where she teaches and conducts research in material culture, focusing on sustainable techniques and materials of the past and the future.

A film by Simon Weyhe and Marc-Christoph Wagner.

Year: 2025, length: app. 60 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. Members receive a 20 DDK discount.

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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.

Arkitektforeningen Nordjylland har inviteret arkitekt, PhD Henriette Ejstrup med ind for at se filmen og tage del i en efterfølgende diskussion af Søren Pihlmanns projekter og tilgang til transformation og bud på en ny æstetik. Henriette er lektor på Det Kongelige Akademi, København, hvor hun bl.a. underviser og forsker i materialekultur, med fokus på fortidens og fremtidens bæredygtige teknikker og materialer.

En film af Simon Weyhe og Marc-Christoph Wagner

År: 2025, varighed: ca. 60 min., sprog: dansk og engelsk, undertekster: engelsk, introduktion på engelsk

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

Denne visning er lavet i samarbejde med Arkitektforeningen Nordjylland og Utzon Centret. Medlemmer for 20 kr. rabat.

København, år 2125: kommunalvalgets mærkesager i dyb tid med Christopher Røhl (Radikale Venstre)

Mens valgkampen til kommunalvalget ruller med slogans, tempo og kortsigtede løfter, trykker vi på pauseknappen og inviterer til en række offentlige samtaler, der midt i det politiske støjlandskab sætter farten ned og det lange lys på: For hvad betyder spidskandidaternes mærkesager for fremtidens København – ikke bare om 5 eller 10 år, men også om 50, 100 eller 200 år?

I denne tredje udgave kan du møde Christopher Røhl fra Radikale Venstre.

Sammen med Byplanlaboratoriet inviterer Copenhagen Architecture Biennial til samtaler om demokrati, planlægning og ansvar, der rækker ud over valgperiodens tidsperspektiv. Med et udvalg af byudviklingseksperter vil vi undersøge og afprøve, hvilke konsekvenser for byens fremtid spidskandidaternes respektive mærkesager vil have.

Værter for samtalerne er urbanist og forfatter Niels Bjørn samt Tina Saaby, direktør for Byplanlaboratoriet og tidligere stadsarkitekt i København og Gladsaxe. Herudover vil forskellige eksperter inden for de forskellige mærkesager blive inviteret ind i samtalen.

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EN:

As the municipal election campaign rolls on with slogans, speed, and short-term promises, we press the pause button and invite you to a series of public conversations that, in the midst of the political noise, slow down the pace and switch on the long-range headlights: What do the top candidates’ key issues mean for the future of Copenhagen – not just in 5 or 10 years, but also in 50, 100, or 200 years?

In this third edition, you can meet Christopher Røhl from Radikale Venstre.

Together with Byplanlaboratoriet, Copenhagen Architecture Biennial invites you to conversations about democracy, planning, and responsibility that reach far beyond the time frame of an election term. With a selection of urban development experts, we will explore and test what consequences the top candidates’ respective key issues may have for the city’s future.

The conversations will be hosted by urbanist and author Niels Bjørn, and Tina Saaby, director of Byplanlaboratoriet and former city architect of Copenhagen and Gladsaxe. In addition, various experts on the different key issues will be invited into the discussion.

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