Cirkularitetskommissionen åbner dørene for sin fjerde høring. Det bliver med et lovforslag af Sinus Lynge, medstifter af tegnestuen EFFEKT. Vi håber meget, at du vil deltage i denne offentlig eftermiddagsdrøftelse om fremtidige forhold mellem formgivning og lovgivning i Danmark.

Paneldeltager:
- Sinus Lynge, Medstifter af EFFEKT
- Camilla van Deurs, Head of Urban Development i Nordic Office of Architecture og tidligere Stadsarkitekt i Københavns Kommune
- Annemarie Munk Riis, CEO for Rådet for Bæredygtigt Byggeri

Billetpris: 30 kr. / gratis for CAFx Community medlemmer

Om Arrangementrækken

Høringen er en del af den kommission, CAFx har nedsat, der undersøger sammenhængen mellem lovgivning og formgivning. CAFx har i den forbindelse inviteret 6 fremtrædende arkitekter til at komme med hvert deres lovforslag, der testes i en offentlig høring og et panel bestående af en økonomisk, en juridisk og en politisk ekspert. De andre 4 forslagsstillere er Søren Nielsen fra Vandkunsten, Justine Bell fra Djernes & Bell, Anders Lendager fra Lendager Group samt Pil Thielst fra Lundgaard & Tranberg. Vi ved, at fremtidens cirkulære byggeri kræver nye juridiske betingelser, og vi mener, at disse betingelser formuleres bedst i offentligheden og i mellemrummet mellem arkitekter, eksperter og borgere. Vi håber, at Cirkularitetskommissionen kan være et sådant mellemrum, og at du vil deltage og løfte denne dagsorden med os!

Om Sinus Lynge

Sinus Lynge er medstifter af tegnestuen EFFEKT og har spillet en nøglerolle i Projektet Reduction Roadmap, et videnskabsbaseret transformationværktøj, der oversætter Paris-aftalen og de planetære grænser til branchespecifikke reduktionsmål for nye danske boligprojekter. Han har også bidraget til at tranformere Reduction Roadmap til en national kampagne, som har formået at mobilisere støtte fra over 600 virksomheder og organisationer på tværs af værdikæden i den danske byggebranche.‍‍

1970’ og 80’erne var en storhedstid inden for tv-produktion. Inden for rammerne af public service-tv blev der eksperimenteret med film-essays, reportager og live-produktioner.

Jef Cornelis var fastansat ved VRT – det belgiske svar på DR – og mellem 1964 og 1998 instruerede han mere end 200 dokumentarfilm, filmessays og live-udsendelser om moderne kunst, arkitektur og andre emner inden for det kulturelle domæne. Gennem et nøje kurateret udvalg af Cornelis' produktioner sætter Cinemateket fokus på nogle af verdens største og vigtigste kunstbegivenheder, kunst i det offentlige rum og ikke mindst byens gentrificering og gadens afvikling.

Det er de to danske billedkunstnere Eva la Cour og Mia Edelgart, som har sammensat programmet. Parallelt med Cinematekets præsentation vises deres udstilling ’Heart on the Tongue’, hvor de belyser og undersøger betydningen af Jef Cornelis praksis gennem produktion af egne værker. Der sker fra 9. august til 26. oktober i udstillingsstedet HEIRLOOM i Sølvgade 36 – lige på den modsatte side af Kongens Have fra Cinemateket. Læs mere på heirloom-caa.org.

Programmet præsenteres i samarbejde med Cinemateket og Heirloom og er støttet af Augustinus Fonden og Ny Carlsberg Fondet.

Hvordan forvandlede Bruxelles sig, mediterer Cornelis i ‘Brussel, scherven van geluk‘ (1995, 57 min.), fra at være en behagelig til en umulig by at bo i? ‘De Straat‘ (1972, 40 min.) spørger i stedet: Hvad er en gade? En trafikåre eller stedet, hvor livet leves? ’De straat’ er et studie, der både fremstår videnskabeligt og kunstnerisk.

Introduktion ved billedkunstnerne Eva la Cour og Mia Edelgart. Introduktionen varer 20 minutter og foregår på dansk.

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De straat

Instruktør: Jef Cornelis

Hvad er en gade? En trafikåre eller stedet, hvor livet leves? ’De straat’ er et studie, der både fremstår videnskabeligt og kunstnerisk.

Genkendelig gadestøj, musik og en nøgtern, forklarende voice-over akkompagnerer de betagende billeder filmet fra helikopter og gade- og markedsscener i Belgien, Italien og andre steder. Det hele gennemskåret af effektive jump-cuts, så man ikke bare fornemmer, men næsten fysisk mærker kontrasterne.

Omdrejningspunktet er, hvordan effektivisering og kontrol af trafikal infrastruktur i 1970'erne påvirkede ikke kun eksisterende beboelsesområder, men også grundlæggende ændrede betingelserne for sociale liv.

Belgien, 1972
Kendes ikke, 40 min.
Engelske undertekster
Tilladt for børn over 15 år

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Brussel, scherven van geluk

Instruktør: Jef Cornelis

Direkte oversat betyder filmens titel ’Bruxelles, skår af lykke’. Her er ikke tale om en traditionel dokumentar om den belgiske hovedstad, men et filmessay, som forsøger at forstå byens udvikling, hvor tusinder ankommer hver dag med tog eller bil for at gå på arbejde, men forlader byen igen om aftenen.

Hvordan, mediterer Cornelis, forvandlede Bruxelles sig fra at være en behagelig til en umulig by at bo i? Ved at blande arkivmateriale og skildringer fra samtiden belyses splittelsen mellem visioner, forandring og virkelighed.

Udgangspunktet er bydelen Molenbeek, som i 1990’erne udviklede sig fra at være arbejder- og lavindkomst-kvarter til en multikulturel immigrantforstad.‍

Belgien, 1995
Kendes ikke, 58 min.
Engelske undertekster
Tilladt for børn over 15 år

Cirkularitetskommissionen åbner dørene for sin tredje høring. Det bliver med et lovforslag om materialeejerskab i byggebranchen af Anders Lendager, stifter af Lendager Group. Vi håber meget, at du vil deltage i denne offentlig eftermiddagsdrøftelse om fremtidige forhold mellem formgivning og lovgivning i Danmark.

Paneldeltager:

• Anders Lendager, stifter af Lendager Group
• Lars Autrup , direktør i Arkitektforeningen
• Frederik Waitz, adm. direktør for Rådet for Bæredygtigt Byggeri

Billetpris: 30 kr. / gratis for CAFx Community  medlemmer

Om Arrangementrækken

Høringen er en del af den kommission, CAFx har nedsat, der undersøger sammenhængen mellem lovgivning og formgivning. CAFx har i den forbindelse inviteret 6 fremtrædende arkitekter til at komme med hvert deres lovforslag, der testes i en offentlig høring og et panel bestående af en økonomisk, en juridisk og en politisk ekspert. De andre 5 forslagsstillere er Søren Nielsen fra Vandkunsten, Justine Bell fra Djernes & Bell, Sinus Lynge fra EFFEKT, Pil Thielst fra Lundgaard & Tranberg samt Anna Mette Exner fra Anna Mette Exner Arkitektur. Vi ved, at fremtidens cirkulære byggeri kræver nye juridiske betingelser, og vi mener, at disse betingelser formuleres bedst i offentligheden og i mellemrummet mellem arkitekter, eksperter og borgere. Vi håber, at Cirkularitetskommissionen kan være et sådant mellemrum, og at du vil deltage og løfte denne dagsorden med os!

Om Anders Lendager

Anders Lendager er arkitekt, kreativ direktør og grundlægger af Lendager. Han er en unik profil, da der findes få som ham i den danske byggebranche, der har kæmpet for bæredygtigheden – selv før det rigtig blev moderne. Hans entreprenante tilgang til at ville ændre verden til noget bedre, gør ham til en eftertragtet foredragshol­der, underviser og paneldeltager inden for bæredygtighed og cirkularitet. Gennem sit engagement bidrager han til at skubbe udviklingen af dansk byggeri i en mere bæredyg­tig retning med nytænkende projekter, publikationer og demonstrationsprojekter, der på hver deres måde har vist nye veje for CO2-reduktion og ressource-etik.‍‍

‍Cirkularitetskommissionen åbner dørene for sin anden høring. Det bliver med et lovforslag af Søren Nielsen, partner hos tegnestuen Vandkunsten og professor på Arkitektskolen i Aarhus. Vi håber meget, at du vil deltage i denne offentlig eftermiddagsdrøftelse om fremtidige forhold mellem formgivning og lovgivning i Danmark.

Paneldeltager:

• Søren Nielsen, partner hos Vandkunsten og professor på Arkitektskolen Aarhus
• Lars Autrup , Direktør i Arkitektforeningen
• Annemarie Munk Riis, Adm. direktør for Rådet for Bæredygtigt Byggeri
• Linda Nielsen, Juraprofessor og tidligere rektor for Københavns Universitet

Billetpris: 30 kr. / free for CAFx Community  medlemmer

Om Arrangementrækken

Høringen er en del af den kommission, CAFx har nedsat, der undersøger sammenhængen mellem lovgivning og formgivning. CAFx har i den forbindelse inviteret 6 fremtrædende arkitekter til at komme med hvert deres lovforslag, der testes i en offentlig høring og et panel bestående af en økonomisk, en juridisk og en politisk ekspert. De andre 5 forslagsstillere er Justine Bell fra Djernes & Bell, Anders Lendager fra Lendager Group, Sinus Lynge fra EFFEKT, Pil Thielst fra Lundgaard & Tranberg samt Anna Mette Exner fra Anna Mette Exner Arkitektur.

Vi ved, at fremtidens cirkulære byggeri kræver nye juridiske betingelser, og vi mener, at disse betingelser formuleres bedst i offentligheden og i mellemrummet mellem arkitekter, eksperter og borgere. Vi håber, at Cirkularitetskommissionen kan være et sådant mellemrum, og at du vil deltage og løfte denne dagsorden med os!

Om Søren Nielsen

Søren Nielsen er professor i arkitekturens praksis på Arkitektskolen i Aarhus og partner hos tegnestuen Vandkunsten; en afgørende kraft i efterkrigstidens økologisk-orienterede arkitektur. Søren er medlem af kunstfondens arkitekturudvalg og en vigtig polemiker i den danske arkitekturdebat.‍‍

In collaboration with AHC, CAFx invites you to participate in a screening and performance lecture with architect Skafte Aymo-Boot and conceptual sculptor and filmmaker Maria Lalou. The evening will take its starting point in their newly published book, [UN]FINISHED - Atlas of Athens’ Incomplete Buildings - A Story of Hidden Antimonuments, in which they present and unfold the phenomenon of a particular pending architecture.

The architectural archetype of the unfinished concrete building can be found everywhere in the Athenian cityscape. Those structures, left in the middle of a discontinued building process in a seemingly never-ending pause, are signs of invisible financial and political structures defining the physical appearance of the city. With its character of a ruin of a forgotten purpose the unfinished building is at the same time pointing to the past and to the future, as a frozen moment of time preserved ever since its volume reached that concrete state.

Program

5.00PM: Welcome & short presentation
5.10PM: Lecture performance by Skafte Aymo-Boot and Maria Lalou
5.40PM: Screening of Barbaresou Legacy, or The Cursed One
5.55PM: Q&A
6.15PM: Drinks
7.00PM: Thanks for coming and goodbye!

About Maria Lalou

Maria Lalou is a Greek conceptual sculptor and experimental filmmaker. Her work focuses on the political of the viewer, in the form of installations, performances, filmic documents and publications. She has published two monographs [theatro], Onomatopee - 2015 & the camera, Dolce Publications - 2019.

About Skafte Aymo-Boot

Skafte Aymo-Boot is a Danish architect with an independent design and research practice. He has realised a variety of permanent and temporary works in Europe and Asia, many of which are the result of collaborations with artists operating in the overlap between architecture and visual art. He is also a partner at the architectural office OP – Open Platform in Copenhagen.

Since 2012, Lalou & Aymo-Boot work together on [UN]FINISHED, their continuous research on the unfinished concrete buildings of Athens. In 2020, they founded ‘cross section archive’ in Athens, a space for art & architecture, exploring urban phenomena that occur in the intersection of those disciplines and how historical facts, political structures and everyday circumstances have been interfering with, forming, and directing them. They curate an annual thematic program of research and exhibitions, inviting artists, architects and thinkers to collectively investigate and expand the theme at stake, and publish the zine ‘Document’.

Kære Medborger

Er du nysgerrig på, hvad byudvikling er? Vil du forstå, hvorfor der ikke er træer overalt i byen? Vil du blive klogere på hvorfor veje og cykelstier ser ud, som de gør? Eller vil du vide, hvordan du kan påvirke byens udvikling? Så skal du gå til byudvikling! Sammen med direktøren for Dansk Byplanlaboratorium og tidligere stadsarkitekt i København, Tina Saaby og gæsteundervisere tager vi på en rejse fra det første, sansede møde med byens rum og huse til arbejdet med kommune-, helheds- og lokalplaner.

Vi snakker om processerne i kommunen og bliver klogere på, hvordan du som borger kan involvere og engagere dig i byudviklingen og øve indflydelse. På kurset skaber vi et fælles sprog og afsæt for forståelsen af udformningen af vores by. Og vi ser nærmere på arkitekturens virkemidler, når vi – i fællesskab – oplever byen i øjenhøjde.

OM KURSUS

Kurset består af 3 lærerige aftener. Alle kan være med – du møder op som du er!

MODUL I: “Byens rum og rammer: Et fælles sprog”

I kursets første modul bliver du klogerere på fagudtryk, begreber og vendinger, der beskriver byens karakter, form og udtryk. Sammen skaber vi
et sprog som et fælles udgangspunkt for samtalen om byens rum og rammer og bliver konkrete og præcise i beskrivelsen af dét, vi ser og oplever.

• 12. august kl. 19-21.30 hos CAFx på Halmtorvet 27, 1700 København V

MODUL II: “Byens rum og rammer: Vi skal ud i byen”

I kursets andet modul bevæger vi os ud i byen og kigger, sanser og taler om byens rum og rammer. Her genbesøger vi fagudtryk, begreber og
vendinger fra første modul og bruger dem i praksis. Sammen oplever vi kontrasterne mellem forskellige bydele og -rum, når vi bevæger os fra et
sted i byen til et andet. Undervejs taler vi om æstetiske og planlægningsmæssige greb og variationer, efterhånden som vi oplever dem.

• 19. august kl. 19-21.30. Vi mødes hos CAFx på Halmtorvet 27, 1700 København V

MODUL III: “Byudviklingens processer: Dine muligheder for indflydelse”

I kursets tredje modul bliver vi klogere på processerne bag byudvikling og inviterer dig med ind i maskinrummet. Vi dykker ned i dine muligheder
for at øve indflydelse på byens fremtidige karakter og udtryk.

• 26. august kl. 19-21.30. Vi mødes hos CAFx på Halmtorvet 27, 1700 København V


Pris: 150 kroner i alt.

Gå til byudvikling støttes af Vesterbro Lokaludvalg og arrangeres i samarbejde mellem Dansk Byplanlaboratorium og CAFx — Copenhagen Architecture Festival.

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Pre-premiere: Experience Arne Jacobsen as the primary scenographer in Jessica Hausner's latest thriller-comedy Club Zero, with Mia Wasikowski in the lead role of a teacher and Sidse Babett-Knudsen in the role of a rector.

Sometimes, the interest in a film is sparked not by the lead actor or the director but instead by the set design. Club Zero captivates, partly because of the director and the lead actor — but for architecture-passionate cinemagoers, the film stands out, as most of it was filmed at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. The site is a late project by Arne Jacobsen and, like other significant projects by Jacobsen, can still be experienced as a Gesamtkunstwerk.

The buildings are still in use — and as good architecture often does, the place continues to inspire.

As an introduction to this preview of Club Zero, architecture and design specialist Marie-Louise Høstbo will introduce Arne Jacobsen's work St. Catherine's College in Oxford, from 1964, which represents the background for the film's scenography. After the film, there will be the opportunity to share the film experience over a drink at the bar.
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Ticket price: 100 DKK

Cirkularitetskommissionen åbner dørene for sin første høring. Det bliver med et lovforslag af Justine Bell, medstifter af Djernes & Bell. Vi håber meget, at du vil deltage i denne offentlig eftermiddagsdrøftelse om fremtidige forhold mellem formgivning og lovgivning i Danmark. 

Billetpris: 30 kr. / free for CAFx Community medlemmer

Om Arrangementrækken

Høringen er en del af den kommission, CAFx har nedsat, der undersøger sammenhængen mellem lovgivning og formgivning. CAFx har i den forbindelse inviteret 6 fremtrædende arkitekter til at komme med hvert deres lovforslag, der testes i en offentlig høring og et panel bestående af en økonomisk, en juridisk og en politisk ekspert. De andre 5 forslagsstillere er Søren Nielsen fra Vandkunsten, Anders Lendager fra Lendager Group, Sinus Lynge fra EFFEKT, Pil Thielst fra Lundgaard & Tranberg samt Anna Mette Exner fra Anna Mette Exner Arkitektur. Vi ved, at fremtidens cirkulære byggeri kræver nye juridiske betingelser, og vi mener, at disse betingelser formuleres bedst i offentligheden og i mellemrummet mellem arkitekter, eksperter og borgere. Vi håber, at Cirkularitetskommissionen kan være et sådant mellemrum, og at du vil deltage og løfte denne dagsorden med os!

Om Justine Bell

Uddannet arkitekt, MAA. Partner og stifter af Djernes & Bell tegnestue i København. Justine har fokus på det ‘der allerede eksisterer’ samt muligheder inden for regenerative processer i byggeri. Hun har mange års erfaring med transformationsprojekter i både UK og DK. Hun drømmer om Symbiocænens tidsalder, og at byggeri kan bidrag til en regenerativ fremtid.‍‍

Disse beslutninger er et stort ansvar, da det, der bygges nu, vil præge byen i de kommende mange år. Hvordan sikrer man, at de mange projekter giver noget tilbage til byen? Hvad betyder æstetikken for vores liv i byen og hvordan sikres æstetiske kvaliteter når mange hensyn skal tages i udviklingen af projekter og byområder i forhold til bæredygtighed, økonomi, pladsmangel og andre begrænsninger.

Siden 1903 har Københavns Kommune præmieret bygninger, der i særlig grad har formået at fremme kvaliteten af byens fysiske rammer. Hensigten er at rette opmærksomheden imod særligt vellykkede byggerier og byrum for at anerkende indsatsen fra arkitekter og bygherrer, der bidrager til at skabe en god by.
Kom forbi Halmtorvet 27, når Københavns Kommune i samarbejde med Copenhagen Architecture Festival inviterer til fejring og offentliggørelse af årets præmierede byggerier i København og til en samtale med et udvalg af eksperter om det gode byggeri.

PROGRAM
15.30-15.35: Velkomst v. CAFx og Mia Nyegaard, Kultur- og Fritidsborgmester
15.35-15.45: Præsentation af bygningspræmiering og årets projekter v. moderator Holger Dahl
15.45-16.30: Paneldebat v. Mia Nyegaard, Kultur- og Fritidsborgmester, Nikoline Dyrup Carlsen, medstifter og partner Spacon&x, Ole Schrøder, medstifter og partner Tredje Natur og Holger Dahl, arkitekturredaktør og moderator
16.30-16.50: Overrækkelse af præmier til projektteams v. Mia Nyegaard, Kultur- og Fritidsborgmester
16.50-16.55: Offentliggørelse og overrækkelse af publikumsprisen v. Mia Nyegaard, Kultur- og Fritidsborgmester
16.55-17.30: Reception

DE NOMINEREDE ER:
Nordøstamager Skole
Operaparken
Karensminde Aksen
Plads 23
Århusgade Kvarteret
BIG HQ
Naturpark Amager
Rød Lagerbygning

The film The Magic Mountain is introduced with a presentation about art, architecture, and geology. The presentation by Minik Rosing, Professor in Geobiology at the University of Copenhagen and lead of the Geological Museum in Copenhagen, is in English and lasts for 20 min.

'The Magic Mountain'

DIRECTOR: Daniel Mann, Eitan Efrat

An award-winning story about art, desire, and geology, challenging our understanding of the world and our place in it: the beauty of granite, the healing powers of radon gas, and pearls found in deep Polish cave formations. Dive deep into the darkness of the cinema for a picturesque exploration of the planet's depths underground!

ENTRANCE FEE: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.‍‍

The director and artist duo Ila Bêka (born 1967) and Louise Lemoine (born 1981) explore new narratives and forms of representation in relation to modern architecture and urban environments. The New York Times has called them "cult figures in the European architecture world" and they are widely recognised for their unique contributions to our contemporary understanding of architecture and the perception of the city.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Institut Francais.

'The Sense of Tuning'

DIRECTORS: Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine    

Modern Mumbai prefers glass and glamour, but architect Bijoy Jain from Studio Mumbai chooses a different approach. He embraces materials such as basalt, bamboo, concrete, and soil to create simple yet elegant homes around courtyards and water basins that perceives in harmony with their tropical surroundings. The Sense of Tuning captures a day-long encounter between the director duo Bêka & Lemoine and Jain - twelve hours of intense wandering that takes us deep into the vital energies flowing through the streets of Mumbai.

ENTRANCE FEE: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.‍‍

About FILM MOSAIC

For 4 years, CAFx has focused on how to build and plan with inclusion in mind. This has been done through, among other things, a short film competition that culminated last year with more than 340 submissions from around the world on the subject, as well as a wide range of continued film and architecture workshops around the world. This year, we have had a close collaboration with partners in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia to address social and environmental justice, and through the camera lens, to explore and convey the good practices of this in our construction and planning. Short films, introduction, and possible discussion about the films last a total of 150 min. and will be in English.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the New Democracy Fund and the Embassy of Georgia.

'Environmental Equality and Urban Ecosystems'

DIRECTORS: Various  

What are the conditions for the more-than-human life forms in our cities? And how can we develop bio-inclusive design solutions within the built, grown, and planned environments? Experience 10 short films by Georgian and Copenhagen-based filmmakers addressing these questions. The screening will be followed by a discussion on how we can build and plan our cities with biodiversity and inclusion of the more-than-human in mind.

ENTRANCE FEE: 30 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket‍‍‍‍‍‍

The director and artist duo Ila Bêka (born 1967) and Louise Lemoine (born 1981) explore new narratives and forms of representation in relation to modern architecture and urban environments. The New York Times has called them "cult figures in the European architecture world" and they are widely recognised for their unique contributions to our contemporary understanding of architecture and the perception of the city. Presentation by the directors. The introduction lasts approx. 10 min. and will be in English.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Institut Francais.

'The Sense of Tuning'

DIRECTORS: Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine    

Modern Mumbai prefers glass and glamour, but architect Bijoy Jain from Studio Mumbai chooses a different approach. He embraces materials such as basalt, bamboo, concrete, and soil to create simple yet elegant homes around courtyards and water basins that perceives in harmony with their tropical surroundings. The Sense of Tuning captures a day-long encounter between the director duo Bêka & Lemoine and Jain - twelve hours of intense wandering that takes us deep into the vital energies flowing through the streets of Mumbai.

ENTRANCE FEE: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.‍‍

About FILM MOSAIC

For 4 years, CAFx has focused on how to build and plan with inclusion in mind. This has been done through, among other things, a short film competition that culminated last year with more than 340 submissions from around the world on the subject, as well as a wide range of continued film and architecture workshops around the world. This year, we have had a close collaboration with partners in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia to address social and environmental justice, and through the camera lens, to explore and convey the good practices of this in our construction and planning. Short films, introduction, and possible discussion about the films last a total of 105 min. and will be in English.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the New Democracy Fund and the Embassy of Georgia.

'Social Equality and Urban Safe Spaces'

DIRECTORS: Various  

What is the relationship between intersectionality and urbanism? And what is it like to live in a political reality that limits the existence and possibilities for expression of minorities? Experience 10 short films by Azerbaijani and Armenian filmmakers who identify as LGBTQI+. The screening will be followed by a discussion about LGBTQI+ rights and body politics in relation to architecture and urban planning and we invite you to participate!

ENTRANCE FEE: 30 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

The event opens with a conversation between the artist duo Bêka & Lemoine and Jan Gehl about children's use of urban space and the role of childhood in our increasingly controlled urban society. The conversation lasts approx. 60 min. and will be conducted in English; the short films together last approx. 75 min.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Institut Francais.

About the guests

Jan Gehl (born in 1936) is one of Denmark's most comprehensive and prominent urban planning architects and is a beacon internationally. His theories on life between buildings have had - and continue to have - significant importance for the development of sustainable urban environments worldwide.

The director and artist duo Ila Bêka (born 1967) and Louise Lemoine (born 1981) explore new narratives and forms of representation in relation to modern architecture and urban environments. The New York Times has called them "cult figures in the European architecture world" and they are widely recognized for their unique contributions to our contemporary understanding of architecture and the perception of the city.

About 'Spatial Disobedience. Children in Space'

JSince CAFx's inception in 2014, the festival has had the pleasure of showcasing a large selection of the productive film pair Bêka & Lemoine's many films. Now, the festival has invited the couple to curate a program for the festival and is therefore delighted to present the audience with the program Spatial Disobedience. Children in Space. Visit cafx.dk for more information.

'Spatial Disobedience. Children in Space'

DIRECTORS: Various  

A short film program that gathers extraordinary cinematic documents about children's street life from the 1940s to the 1960s: from the canals of Venice to the Spanish quarters in Harlem, from junk playgrounds in Copenhagen to the working-class neighborhood of Belleville in Paris. With a unique freshness, they depict how children, liberated from adult control, make the street their own and transform the city into a place of imagination, exploration, play, and excitement.

The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Institut Francais.

ENTRANCE FEE: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

Film program

Venezia Minore / Francesco Pasinetti, 1940 / Italian language / English subtitles / 15 min.
In the Street / Helen Levitt, 1948 / English language / 16 min.
Le Ballon rouge / Albert Lamorisse, 1956 / no dialogue / 34 min.
Skrammellegepladsen / Sune Lund-Sørensen, 1967 / Danish language / English subtitles / 11 min.

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.‍‍

The film Homo Sapiens is introduced with a presentation on decay, unused resources and how we can reinscribe architecture into nature's endless circular material cycle. The presentation by architect and postdoctoral researcher with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation Stine Dalager Nielsen takes place in English and lasts 20 minutes.

'Homo Sapiens'

DIRECTOR: Nikolaus Geyrhalter 

The Guardian's review called it "the most extraordinary documentary film in years," while other critics compared the film's compositions to the iconic works of artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Andreas Gursky, and Christian Boltanski. Homo Sapiens is, in other words, a masterpiece; a patient film about decay in abandoned spaces, but with a suspenseful energy like a post-apocalyptic drama.

ENTRANCE FEE: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.‍‍

It's through constant wandering, exploration, and testing that children experience their being in the world. Their bodies are in a perpetual state of alert, through the electric antennas of their senses. It's by exploring their surrounding space that they become aware of themselves, others, and the complexities of their environment. The short films gathered in this program offer magnificent and subtle observations of how children engage their bodies in space as sensorial exploratory tools.

The screening will be accompanied by a conversation led by Bêka & Lemoine with Anna Heringer, architect of several outstanding projects dedicated to childhood and education, such as the METI school in Bangladesh (Aga Khan Award for Architecture).

After the movie, Goethe Institut Denmark extends an invitation for a glass of wine. The event is made possible thanks to the generous support from the Obel Award and Institut Francais.

About 'Spatial disobedience. Children in space'

Curated by artists-filmmakers Bêka & Lemoine, in close line with their long term research on the sensorial and emotional impact of space, Spatial disobedience. Children in space is a program of films and talks plugged into the unconditional energy and curiosity with which children explore space. Children are undoubtedly the forgotten ones of our cities. For them, everything is dangerous, distressful or forbidden since everything is designed by and for adults. Too small to open a door, to ring an intercom, to stop the traffic to cross the street, children are constantly adapting to an oversized world. They undergo constant limitation and regulation of their behavior, their movements and bodies to channel their bursting energy into safe and socially accepted manners. And yet it is through physical exploration of their surrounding space that children learn who they are and what kind of world they live in. Through a selection of short filmic gems, adopting the scale and perspective of children, this program is dedicated to the explorative and inventive force of childhood. The accompanying conversations will be the occasion to question what our cities would look like if we would listen to children a little more.

About Anna Heringer

For Anna Heringer architecture is a tool to improve lives. As an architect and honorary professor of the UNESCO Chair of Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures, and Sustainable Development she is focusing on the use of natural building materials. She received numerous honors: the Obel Award 2020, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, the AR Emerging Architecture Awards in 2006 and 2008, the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard's GSD and a RIBA International Fellowship. Her work was widely published and exhibited in the MoMA New York, the V&A Museum in London and at the Venice Biennale among other places.

About Bêka & Lemoine

Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine are visual artists who work in a variety of media, such as film, video installation, photography and books. They experiment with new narrative and cinematic forms to explore how people experience, perceive, and relate to space from an emotional, social, and cultural standpoint. Their films are widely shown at renowned museums and cultural institutions, as well as various biennials and international film festivals. Presented by The New York Times as the "cult figures in the European architecture world", Bêka & Lemoine's work has been widely acclaimed as "a new form of criticism" which "has deeply changed the way of looking at architecture".

Film program

Nest, Hlynur Palmason, 2022, 22'Children games, Francis Alÿs, 1999-now, 15'
Children games, Francis Alÿs, 1999-now, 15'
Blind Kind, Van der Keuken, 1964, 25'

About CAFx MICRO-FESTIVAL (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.

The film Make Do With Now will be introduced with a presentation on the new trends in Japanese architecture. The presentation by Alex Hummel Lee, assistant professor and expert of Japanese architecture at the Royal Danish Academy, lasts approx. 30 min. and will be in English.

'Make Do With Now'

DIRECTORS: Anne Gross, Sebastian Gross  

The earthquake in eastern Japan in 2011, followed by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, created significant social and economic turmoil in Japan. Interest in 'starchitecture' disappeared among young architects, who immediately intensified the pursuit of more critical, ecological, and socially just approaches. Make Do With Now offers an enthusiastic look at the new trends in Japanese architecture and an optimistic narrative of architectural renewal in a world of ecological and economic constraints.

Entrance fee: 105 kr. / 75 kr. for members of CAFx Community and Cinemateket

About CAFx Micro-Festival (Vol. 1)

With 9 events spread over 4 days, CAFx - Copenhagen Architecture Festival explores new architectural perspectives through premiere screenings and unique film and lecture programs. We investigate what we can learn from children about urban spaces, what fair urban planning looks like across cultural, geographical and species boundaries, and what we can do to embed architecture in nature's infinite material cycles. Read more here.

Look around you! Everything that meets the eye has left a void. Everything you rely on in your everyday physical environment takes part in an operation that translates mountains into gravel, forests into clay pits, and villages into sand mines. Everything you touch was once in touch with another environment.

Today, the building and construction sectors account for 39% of total carbon emissions and 40% of global waste output. Digging, demolition, and dumping are the rules of this zero-sum game, where the habitability of some always entails the inhabitability of others, altering ecosystems into areas unfit to sustain life.

Exhibition Project

The exhibition project Commission on Circularity operates at the nexus of documentation and recommendation. On one front, it gathers world-leading researchers, artists, curators, and designers to construct an archive exploring ways of making the material economies of architecture visible via tangible objects, models, cartographies, concepts, and narratives. A sequence of events, comprising witness statements from experts, will perform, unfold and extend the archive during the exhibition period.

Contributors: Global Extraction Observatory, Amelyn Ng, Marija Maric & Francelle Cane, Nina Canell, Countdown 2030, Ang Li, Materia Prima, Metasitu, Beauty of Oil, Jonathan Foote, Ecology of Stone, Lendager Group, Margarida Waco, and Students from the Royal Danish Academy.

The exhibition project has been made possible by Dreyers Fond, Realdania, Statens Kunstfond, and Københavns Kommune.

Opening Hours and Entrance Fee

The exhibition is open to the public 24/7 from the outside. Inside access is available on Fridays from 13:00 to 17:00, by appointment, and during event dates, granting full access to the archive. The exhibition is closed on August 23.

Entrance fee: 30 kr. / free for members of CAFx Community.

Public Program

The Commission on Circularity invites a series of prominent Danish architects to propose new circular legislation during a series of assemblies occurring from June to September, creating a temporary space for exploring law as a site of design. Here, the methods of architecture will be reconsidered, and the fabric of governance rewoven with the ethos of circularity and the expertise of architectural practice, giving rise to a new legal lexicon for shaping a new societal architecture. Read more about the event program below.

Guests: Justine Bell from Djernes & Bell, Søren Nielsen Vandkunsten, Anders Lendager from Lendager Group, Sinus Lynge from EFFEKT, Pil Thielst from Lundgaard & Tranberg, Anna Mette Exner from Mette Exner Arkitektur.

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Look around you! Everything that meets the eye has left a void. Everything you rely on in your everyday physical environment takes part in an operation that translates mountains into gravel, forests into clay pits, and villages into sand mines. Everything you touch was once in touch with another environment.

Today, the building and construction sectors account for 39% of total carbon emissions and 40% of global waste output. Digging, demolition, and dumping are the rules of this zero-sum game, where the habitability of some always entails the inhabitability of others, altering ecosystems into areas unfit to sustain life.

The exhibition project Commission on Circularity operates at the nexus of documentation and recommendation. On one front, it gathers world-leading researchers, artists, curators, and designers to construct an archive exploring ways of making the material economies of architecture visible via tangible objects, models, cartographies, concepts, and narratives. A sequence of events, comprising witness statements from experts, will perform, unfold and extend the archive during the exhibition period.

Secondly, the Commission on Circularity invites a series of prominent Danish architects to propose new circular legislation during a series of assemblies occurring from late May to late September, creating a temporary space for exploring law as a site of design. Here, the methods of architecture will be reconsidered, and the fabric of governance rewoven with the ethos of circularity and the expertise of architectural practice, giving rise to a new legal lexicon for shaping a new societal architecture.

Contributors: Global Extraction Observatory, Amelyn Ng, Marija Maric & Francelle Cane, Nina Canell, Countdown 2030, Ang Li, Materia Prima, Metasitu, Beauty of Oil, Jonathan Foote, Ecology of Stone, Lendager Group, Margarida Waco, and Students from the Royal Danish Academy.

The exhibition has been made possible by Dreyers Fond, Realdania, Statens Kunstfond, and Københavns Kommune.

Opening Hours and Entrance Fee

The opening of the exhibition is free of charge. Free drinks will be served.

The exhibition is open to the public 24/7 from the outside. Inside access is available on Fridays from 13:00 to 17:00, by appointment, and during event dates, granting full access to the archive.

Entrance fee: 30 kr. / free for members of CAFx Community.

Public Program

The exhibition event program will be announced soon.

Kom og vær med til at markere Arbejdernes internationale kampdag, når Art Hub Copenhagen (AHC) og Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) inviterer kunstnere, arkitekter og designere til at fortælle og samtale om de prekære forhold i kulturbranchen.

Hvordan finder vi nye modeller for at arbejde bæredygtigt inden for kulturens verden? Og kan vi sammen ændre kulturen med tankegangen om, at den bæredygtige omstilling starter hos os selv?

Det er nogle af de spørgsmål, som vil blive diskuteret på dagen, hvor også fagforeningerne BKF og FAOD deltager og bringer deres store kendskab til branchens lange og intense arbejdsdage, lave lønninger og svære arbejdsmiljøer med i samtalen.

Program

15.00: Velkommen
15.05-15.15: 1. maj-tale ved strategisk designer Brian Frandsen om ’Det Grænseløse Arbejdsliv’
15.15-16.15: Samtale mellem syv kunstnere, arkitekter og designere, modereret af Marie Thams, forperson i BKF.
16.30: Mingling og lidt at drikke
17.00: Tak for i dag.

Læs om alle de deltagende nedenfor.

Eventet er gratis, men kræver tilmelding her.

Samtalen foregår på dansk.

DELTAGERNE

METTE RIISE

I en verden af PowerPoint-slides, jakkesæt, klimarapporter og kunstgræs undersøger Mette Riise, hvad kunstnerens værdi er i den ’kapitalocæne’ tidsalder. Det gør hun ved at bruge sit eget kunstnerskab som eksperiment og ved at engagere sig i andre brancher såsom tv, stand-up, comedy og regnskab. Resultatet er performative, installationsbaserede og videodrevne værker, der leger med for- og bagsiden af det senkapitalistiske teater. I dette skæringsfelt mellem økonomisk rationale, systemkritik og populærkultur befinder Riises værker sig i en kritisk, post-kritisk, humoristisk og dybt alvorlig søgen efter værdi. Mette Riise (DK, 1992) har en BFA fra Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (2021) og MFA fra Malmø Kunstakademi (2023).

OSCAR YRAN

Oscar Yran udstiller i øjeblikket på Statens Museum for Kunst og arbejder på en offentlig udsmykning til Nyboder i København. Arbejdet udforsker de materialer, som vores omgivelser er skabt af, og hvilke konsekvenser det har for mennesket i det lille og store perspektiv. Arbejdet refererer til historie og myter igennem figuration. Skulpturer, tryk og installationer materialiseres i træ, plastik og sten, ofte med kontrast mellem syntetiske og organiske substanser. Oscar Yran (NO, 1990) bor og arbejder i Danmark.

BRIAN FRANDSEN

Brian Frandsen er selvstændig strategisk designer og hjælper mennesker, organisationer og fællesskaber med at navigere i en foranderlig verden og drømme om en bedre og mere bæredygtig fremtid. Han har arbejdet med design- og forandringsprocesser, ledelsesudvikling og organisationsdesign i en række både store og små, danske og internationale organisationer og har tidligere været ansat i blandt andet Dansk Design Center og Alternativet.

JOHANNE AARUP HANSEN

Johanne Aarup Hansen er uddannet interaktionsdesigner fra Designskolen Kolding (2011) og bor og arbejder i København. I sin praksis arbejder hun med selvorganiserede og researchbaserede designprojekter, som skaber rum for at opleve og diskutere designfagets politiske og sociomaterielle aspekter, bl.a. i en række samarbejdsprojekter. Ud over en selvstændig praksis har Johanne Aarup Hansen siden 2019 været tilknyttet Institut for Mennesker og Teknologi på Roskilde Universitet som underviser og vejleder og har siddet i bestyrelsen i Forbundet Arkitekter og Designere i årene 2014-2021.

JOSEFINE KRABBE MUNCK

Josefine Krabbe er uddannet møbeldesigner og medstifter af udstillingsplatformen Ukurant, der viser eksperimenterende design fra unge talenter. Ud over at præsentere innovative tilgange til materialer, teknikker og form fokuserer Ukurant på at skabe forbindelser mellem den etablerede designverden og nye designere med fokus på at fremme fællesskab og arbejdsvilkår. I sit eget virke har Josefine Krabbe Munck hovedsageligt arbejdet freelance med filmscenografi og set design i projekter, der rummer alt fra tv-serier og reklamer til mere kunstneriske produktioner.

LAUGE FLORIS

Drømmekontoret er skabt af Lauge Floris Larsen, som er uddannet arkitekt MAA på Det Kongelige Akademi i København. Drømmekontoret er en fremtidsundersøgelse og en form for tegnestue, indrullet i dimensionen mellem virkelighed og utopiske drømmeverdener. Drømmekontoret arbejder uafhængigt og gerne i samarbejde med andre inden for skriverier, arkitektur og kunst.

MARIE THAMS

Marie Thams (1982, DK) er billedkunstner med base i København. Hun har en MFA Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Billedkunstskoler (2011) og en BA(Hons) i Fine Arts and History of Art fra Goldsmiths, London (2009). Siden 2022 har Thams været forperson for Billedkunstnernes Forbund, BKF. I sit kunstneriske arbejde forener Thams mange discipliner; installation, skulptur, lyd, film, poesi og performance, i et samlet udtryk. Hun skaber derved flere indgange til samtaler, der omhandler emner som køn og ligestilling, arbejdsliv og produktivitet samt retorik. Hun har tidligere været medlem af Statens Kunstfonds Repræsentantskab (2017–20) og i de seneste år været gæstelærer ved blandt andet Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Billedkunstskoler.

ANNA WEBER HENRIKSEN

Anna Weber Henriksen (1990, DK) er billedkunstner, uddannet fra Det Fynske Kunstakademi (2018). Hun laver samskabende værker i dialog med det omgivende miljø, hvor landskabet både er kunstnerens lærred, materiale, motiv og udtryk. Landskabets råmaterialer og performance indgår i det, Anna Weber Henriksen betegner som “udvindingen” af værkerne. En del af hendes virke er kunstnerdrevne platforme og tværæstetiske samarbejder, og sideløbende med hendes praksis iværksatte hun i 2009 Spirefestival på Tuse Næs med ambitionen om at skabe et tværkunstnerisk samlingspunkt på landet.

[ENG]

FOOD WASTE. What happens to it when it leaves our eyesight? How are cities and villages designed to get rid of it? And how can we optimize its reuse? Thinking in terms of digestion means thinking in terms of connections.

Join us for a conversation centring on food waste and urban metabolisms, and hear about what happens to food waste - from packaging to peel. How are cities and villages designed to eliminate waste, and how can we redesign and reuse it? Can waste be used as a building material?

Waste is the future.

Program

16:30: Welcome by CAFx [ENG]

16:35: Introduction to film by elii and Maria Jerez (online/zoom) [ENG]

16:50: Film - DIGESTION EPISODE / Cannibal Carnival (14.15’)
‍Episode five / Digestion—Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival)
Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez 
When we eat, we are not the only ones involved in the process of digestion. The UN estimates that around 17% of the food we produce ends up in the bin. Here, alongside the by-products of our own digestive processes, our leftovers begin an invisible journey, wending their way through the underground bowels of our cities. It is in these hidden places that the contracts between urban spaces and the ecologies that sustain them are established. This episode delves into the invisible journey taken by our food when we discard it as waste. We will explore the intricate, often hidden infrastructures that manage and metabolise these materials, revealing the complex entanglements of urban and ecological systems underpinning our daily lives.‍

17:05: Performance - Tusca 7 (compost canteen, site-specific compost installation)

17:15-18:00: Conversation [ENG]

• Phil Ayres, Professor at The Royal Danish Academy
• Jacob Kirkegaard, Sound artist
• Anne Lerche, Managing director of BioSolution
  
  Moderator: Enlai Hooi, Head of Innovation at Schmidt Hammer Lassen‍

18:00-18:15: 'Testimonium', Sound work by Jacob Kirkegaard

The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

Tickets: 30 kr. or free for CAFx Community members

FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍‍

[ENG]

Award-winning director Gerard Ortín Castellví creates artistic short films about our globalised food systems: Automated sensor agriculture, data-driven greenhouses and futuristic food robots. During the day, tulip bulbs, chrysanthemum stems, and tomatoes are processed fleetingly and efficiently, but at night, the machinery stops and the greenhouse is transformed into a dream-like chamber where plants, animals and machines form new entanglements.

Two short films by Gerard Ortín Castellvís will form the starting point for discussing the challenges and opportunities linked to future food systems.

Prior the screening Sophia Schuff*, Director, Urban Anthropologist, and Lead of Gehl’s EMEA team, will do a lecture about Gehl's project Foodscapes — 'By examining the role of the built environment and community in shaping a neighborhood’s foodscape, Gehl supported clients in creating actionable solutions to improve access to healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate food for vulnerable groups and in disinvested communities.'

Event organised in collaboration with Cinemateket. The introduction and conversation last approx. 30 minutes.

Ticket price: 105 kr., 75 kr. for Cinematekets and CAFx Community members
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About the films:

AGRILOGISTICS
Director: Gerard Ortín Castellví
Spain, Great Britain 2022
21 min.
English; Children under 15 years of age are not allowed to see the film.

COLD ROUTE
Director: Gerard Ortín Castellví
Spain 2023
13 min.
English; Children under 15 years of age are not allowed to see the film.


*Olivia Flynn, a key member of Gehl's team will step in for Sophia Schuff, who, unfortunately, could not join us today.

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FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'

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[DK]

TALLERKENEN. Se på den. Ved Du, hvad du spiser? Og ville du mon spise anderledes, hvis du var tættere knyttet til mulden, hvor maden blev produceret?

At være opmærksom er at muliggøre forandring.

Kom med til en talk om mad af direktør i Sct. Hans  Have Tina Unger. Om hvad der sker, når byliv sammenfiltres med sit nære opland. Tina er inspireret af en 100 år gammel bevægelse udviklet af byplanlæggeren Ebenezer Howard – the Garden City Movement, der tog det bedste fra landet og byen på én gang. Med en høj grad af selvforsyning og afgrøder - og næringsstoffer, der cirkulerede lokalt fra land til by og tilbage igen. Tankerne er gamle, men stadig top-relevante og Tina inviterer hele Absalon til et kig ud på landet – med udgangspunkt i tallerkenen.

Kom forbi Absalon til fællesmiddag med film, byutopisamtale og madquiz:

Program

18:00: Velkommen CAFx [DK]

18:05: Film - CONSUMPTION EPISODE / Chop, Chop, Chop (6' 13'') [ENG]
Episode four / Consumption — Chop, Chop, Chop
MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque
Our kitchens are battlefields. Far more than a space for cooking and preparing meals, they are sites of profound political significance where our social realities are constructed. Here, we witness the normalization of gender roles, domestic labor, family structures, and even architectural typologies. Yet, if we are to rethink these domestic laboratories, we can unlock their potential as tools for constructing alternative imaginaries and forging new models of community building and collectivity. This chapter delves into the power of the kitchen as a site for political and social transformation and how their redefinition can challenge established norms and hierarchies, creating more just and equitable social and ecological structures in the process.

18:15: Middag 

19:30: Talk af Tina Unger, direktør i Sct. Hans Have om mad, byliv, livgivende sammenfiltringer og the Garden City Movement. [DK]

20:00: Mad quiz [DK]‍

The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

Tickets: 100 kr.

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FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍‍‍‍‍

[ENG]

Eileen Gray had a truly eminent sense of design. The Irish artist and architect created some of the most iconic furniture of the 20th century, so when she focussed her unique artistic vision on developing a house for herself on the Riviera in 1929, the result was a modernist triumph. A house and a work of art in one, overlooking the sun-sparkled infinity of the Mediterranean. The house is named E.1027, a cryptic contraction of the names of Gray and her lover, Romanian architect Jean Badovici. But when the Swiss-French star architect Le Corbusier learns of the house, he becomes obsessed – perhaps because Gray breathes light, air and soul into her building, which is not just a machine to live in. ‘E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea’ reconstructs the dramatic story of Gray and the house that Le Corbusier amazingly managed to convince the world he had built himself.

A stunningly beautiful and cinematic docufiction where the inspiration from Gray is present in lines, colours and shapes – but where they serve the narrative of a brilliant female artist who spent a long life in the shadow of her male colleagues.

Info

English Title: E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
Original Title: E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
Directors: Beatrice Minger & Christoph Schaub
Producers: Philip Delaquis & Frank Matter
Year: 2024
Country: Switzerland
Languages: French & English
Subtitle: English
Runtime: 1hr 29m
Premiere Type: World Premiere

Screenings

March 24th, at 12:00, SMK

Members of CAFx Community get 20% discount with a discount code ‍‍

[ENG]

How can a building become part of the treatment in physical and mental rehabilitation? A film about architecture, bodies and universal design that could revolutionise the way we shape our shared spaces.

In Basel, Herzog & de Meuron has designed and created the REHAB rehabilitation centre. A hyper-modern building that offers specialised treatment for physical and neurological disabilities. The architecture is based on a holistic approach where the building is part of the treatment. There are windows in the ceiling so bedridden patients can see the sky. There are animals to be fed, wheelchair basketball, stairs to rehabilitate on, an art workshop and music therapy. In this innovative setting, we meet people who have been affected by strokes, industrial accidents or by the unfortunate play of chance. Filmmaker Louise Lemoine tells her own story of spending much of her childhood with her severely disabled father in various rehabilitation centres, which she describes as the worst rooms of her life. ‘Rehab (from Rehab)’ is a personal narrative and an inspiring take on how universal design and thoughtful architecture can change the way we organise the world.

The film is followed by a panel discussion (in Danish) on healing architecture and universal design between head of research at the Bevica Foundation, Camilla Ryhl, and co-founder of Nord Architects, Johannes Molander Pedersen. The conversation will be moderated by urbanist and architecture mediator Niels Bjørn.

Info

English Title: Rehab (From Rehab)
Original Title: Rehab (From Rehab)
Directors: Louise Lemoine & Ila Bêka
Year: 2023
Country: France & Switzerland
Language: Swiss German, English, Italian & German
Runtime: 1hr 26m

Screenings

March 22nd, at 15:30, SMK

Members of CAFx Community get 20% discount with a discount code

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[DA]

Hvordan kan en bygning blive en del af behandlingen i den fysiske og mentale genoptræning af mennesker? En film om arkitektur, kroppe og universelt design, der kan revolutionere måderne, vi indretter vores fælles rum på.

I schweiziske Basel har to arkitektfirmaer tegnet og skabt rehabiliteringscenteret REHAB. En hyper-moderne bygning, der tilbyder specialiseret behandling af fysiske og neurologiske handikap. Arkitekturen er skabt ud fra en holistisk tankegang, hvor bygningen er en del af behandlingen. Der er vinduer i loftet, så sengeliggende kan se himlen. Der er dyr, der skal fodres, kørestolsbasketball, trapper man kan genoptræne på, et kunstværksted og musikbehandling. I disse nytænkende rammer møder vi mennesker, der er blevet ramt af blodpropper, arbejdsulykker eller tilfældighedernes spil. Sideløbende fortælles filmskaberen Louise Lemoine sin egen historie om at tilbringe en stor del af sin barndom med sin svært handikappede far på forskellige rehabiliteringscentre, hun beskriver som sit livs værste rum. ’Rehab (from Rehab)’ er en personlig fortælling og et inspirerende bud på, hvordan universelt design og velgennemtænkt arkitektur kan ændre måden vi indretter verden på.

Info

Engelsk Titel: Rehab (From Rehab)
Instruktører: Louise Lemoine & Ila Bêka
År: 2023
Lande: Frankrig and Schweiz
Sprog: Swiaa German, Engelsk, Italiensk and Tysk
Undertekster: Engelske
Spilletid: 1t 26m

Visninger

22. marts, 15:30, SMK

Members of CAFx Community get 20% discount with a discount code

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[DK]

SUPERMARKEDER. Her kan vi købe alt - mad fra hvor som helst og når som helst. Maden er så tilgængelig, at vi ikke tænker over, hvor den kommer fra, og hvor mange kilometer den tilbagelægger, før den når vores tallerkener. At værdsætte fødevaredistribution betyder at værdsætte de tråde, der forbinder vores eksistens med miljøet omkring os.

Tag med os på en guidet tur i Kødbyen v. museumsinspektør Jakob Ingemann Parby, Københavns Museum.

En by i byen - da kødbyen åbnede i 1879 repræsenterede den en hel ny arkitektur med tilhørende distributionssystem skabt for at sikre en mere hygiejnisk og dyreetisk håndtering af de enorme mængder kreaturer, som krævedes for at brødføde den voksende metropol. Her mødtes private kreaturhandlende og slagtere med offentligt ansatte studetrækker, malkepiger og dyrelæger. I de følgende årtier blev systemet udbygget med halmtorv, øksnehal og i 1937 blev Den hvide kødbys funktionalistiske byggeri føjet til og omdannede hele kvarteret til en by i byen. Hvad har vi lært siden da, og hvordan kan vi minimere fødevarenes rejse ved at integrere vores bylandskaber med madlandskaber, og uddanne den næste generation af ingeniører og arkitekter til at tænke og agere systemisk og bæredygtigt med hensyn til fødevaresystemer og distribution.

Tag med os på tur en by i byen!

Program

16:30: Velkommen CAFx [DK]

16:35: Film - DISTRIBUTION EPISODE / Cold Route (14' 00') [ENG]
Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló 
How many kilometers does our food travel before it reaches our plates? Despite our vain efforts to become locavores, our food systems remain firmly rooted in a globalized paradigm. Every day, the intricate logistic architecture that forms this distributed conveyor belt dispatches billions of calories, connecting our palates to a plethora of remote sites and topics such as the automated landscapes of our shipping ports and the precarious labor supporting delivery platforms in the gig economy. This episode examines the relationship between food and movement and its complex interplay with various infrastructural, economic, and technological forces. It delves into aspects ranging from the climate-controlled network of cold chains to the aesthetic regimes that imprint food with motion, which ultimately sparks the irresistible desire that brings it to our tables

16:50-18:00: Guided tur i Kødbyen [DK]

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[ENG]

SUPERMARKETS. Here, we can buy everything—food from anywhere and anytime. Food is so accessible that we don’t think about where it comes from and how many kilometres it travels before it reaches our plates. Appreciating food distribution means appreciating the threads that connect our existence to the environment around us.

Join us for a conversation and a guided tour around the Meatpacking District on how we distributed food in the Meatpacking District when it was producing and distributing meat, what we have learned since then and how we can minimise travel by integrating our cityscapes with foodscapes, and train the next generation of engineers and architects to think and act systemically and sustainably regarding food systems and distribution.

Join us on the route from the sun!

Program

16:30: Welcome CAFx [DK]

16:35: Film - DISTRIBUTION EPISODE / Cold Route (14' 00') [ENG]
Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló 
How many kilometers does our food travel before it reaches our plates? Despite our vain efforts to become locavores, our food systems remain firmly rooted in a globalized paradigm. Every day, the intricate logistic architecture that forms this distributed conveyor belt dispatches billions of calories, connecting our palates to a plethora of remote sites and topics such as the automated landscapes of our shipping ports and the precarious labor supporting delivery platforms in the gig economy. This episode examines the relationship between food and movement and its complex interplay with various infrastructural, economic, and technological forces. It delves into aspects ranging from the climate-controlled network of cold chains to the aesthetic regimes that imprint food with motion, which ultimately sparks the irresistible desire that brings it to our tables

16:50-18:00: Guided tour in Kødbyen [DK]

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The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

Tickets: 30 kr. or free for CAFx Community members

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FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍

[ENG]

Organic food is taking up more and more space on supermarket shelves and local vegetable markets are popping up in more and more neighbourhoods. But there are also more and more people on the planet, and 15 years after the Oscar-nominated mega hit ‘Food Inc.’, it turns out that the modern food industry still needs a thorough overhaul. This is exactly what we get here, and you don’t need to have seen the first film to understand just what an incredible impact agriculture and the food industry has not only on what we eat, but on the world around us. Directing duo Melissa Robledo and Robert Kenner uncover everything from monopolisation, lobbying and the logic of capitalism to what exactly happens in your brain when you eat a McDonald’s burger. But they also look at possible solutions and what the kitchen of the future might look like.

Info

English Title: Food Inc. 2
Original Title: Food Inc. 2
Directors: Melissa Robledo & Robert Kenner
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 1hr 34m

Screenings

March 17th, at 20:00, Pressen, Politiken Hus

Talk

Join us as we delve into the food industry and debate food systems, climate and food justice - and the relationship between country and city.

Meet Madland founder, Marie Jeng, farmer and director of the circular and organic small-scale farm Hegnsholt, Johanne Schimming, and political leader of Alternativet, Franciska Rosenkilde, as we examine our relationship with all the food we grow, buy and consume, and explore what the food systems of the future could look like instead.

The conversation will be moderated by consumer journalist at Politiken, Mette Guldagger.

Presented in collaboration with Madland and CPH:DOX.

Language: Danish

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The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

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[DA]

Turbokyllinger, plantebøffer og en pandemi. Der er sket meget siden den første ‘Food Inc.’-film, og det er tid til et kritisk, dybdegående eftersyn af fødevareindustrien - og til at se på mulige løsninger. Opfølgeren til det 15 år gamle kæmpehit leverer varen.

Økologiske madvarer fylder mere og mere på supermarkedshylderne, og lokale grøntsagsmarkeder dukker op i flere og flere nabolag. Men vi bliver også flere og flere mennesker på planeten, og 15 år efter det Oscar-nominerede filmhit ’Food Inc.’ viser det sig, at den moderne fødevareindustri stadig trænger til et grundigt eftersyn. Det får vi her, og man behøver ikke at have set den første film for at blive uendeligt meget klogere på hvor ubegribeligt stor indflydelse, landbruget og fødevarebranchen har ikke blot på hvad vi spiser, men på hele verden omkring os. Instruktørparret Melissa Robledo og Robert Kenner afdækker alt fra monopolisering, lobbyisme og kapitalismens logik, til hvad der helt præcis sker i din hjerne, når du spiser en burger fra McDonald’s. Men de ser også på mulige løsninger og på, hvordan fremtidens køkken kan komme til at se ud.

Info

Engelsk Titel: Food Inc. 2
Original Titel: Food Inc. 2
Instruktører: Melissa Robledo & Robert Kenner
År: 2023
Land: USA
Sprog: Engelsk
Spilletid: 1t 34m

Screenings

17. marts, 20:00, Pressen, Politiken Hus

Debat

Vær med, når vi dykker ned i fødevareindustrien og debatterer madsystemer, klima og retfærdig mad - og forholdet mellem land og by.

Mød stifter af Madland, Marie Jeng, landmand og direktør for det cirkulære og økologiske småskalalandbrug Hegnsholt, Johanne Schimming, og politisk leder af Alternativet, Franciska Rosenkilde, når vi undersøger vores forhold til al den mad, vi dyrker, køber og indtager, og undersøger, hvordan fremtidens madsystemer i stedet kunne se ud.

Samtalen modereres af forbrugerjournalist ved Politiken, Mette Guldagger.

Præsenteres i samarbejde med Madland og CPH:DOX.

Sprog: Dansk

Medlemmer af CAFx Community får 20% rabat på denne visning ved brug af rabatkode — Send en mail til os!

Food Inc. 2 vises som en del af et større offentligt program, der sætter fokus på fremtidens fødevaresystemer.

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FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍‍

[DK]

MAD. Det former vores daglige liv, det former strukturen i vores byer, og det forbinder til over 25 % af de globale CO2-udledninger. At ændre klodens fødevaresystemer er at ændre måden, hvorpå vi bebor kloden.

Danmark skiller sig ud som Europas mest dyrkede nation, hvor landbruget dækker cirka 60 procent af landets samlede areal. Tre fjerdedele af denne dyrkede jord er dedikeret til husdyrfoderproduktion, hvilket kun efterlader sparsomme 4 procent afsat til direkte dyrkning af fødevareafgrøder til konsumere.

Vær med til en samtale om, hvordan vi kan genskabe fødevareproduktionen og redesigne vores byer og samfund mere holistisk med lokal fødevareproduktion i tankerne.

Program

16:30: Velkommen CAFx [ENG]

16.35: Introduktion til film af Manuel Correa og Marina Otero Verzier (online/zoom) [ENG]

16:50: Film - PRODUCTION EPISODE / Biological Agent (25' 06'') [ENG]
Episode two / Production — Biological Agent
Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa
Although our cities occupy only a tiny fraction of the Earth’s crust, the operational landscapes required to sustain them sprawl across vast expanses of land. In Spain for instance, more than 23 million hectares—nearly half of the country’s surface area—is used for this purpose. This chapter turns the spotlight on the agricultural landscapes that feed our cities, and the architectures and dynamics that enable them to function. Within these productive geographies, a complex interplay of bodies—territorial, human, animal, and machinic—occurs, each body playing its part in a multifaceted, interscalar dance. It is against this backdrop that land colonisation converges with urgent issues, such as animal instrumentalisation and the exploitation of migrant labour.‍

17:15-18:00: Samtale [ENG]

• Lasse Antoni Carlsen - Bygaard 
• Christer Bredgaard - Il Buco
• Kristine Fisker, Designspecialist i bæredygtige forandringer i fødevaresystemet og Designrådgiver hos INVI - Institut for Vilde Problemer
  
  Moderator: Mia Maja Hansson, direktør og underviser, Kitchen Collective

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[ENG]

FOOD. It shapes our daily lives, molds the structure of our cities, and connects to over 25% of global CO2 emissions. Transforming the world's food systems means transforming the ways of inhabiting the world.

Denmark stands out as Europe's most intensively cultivated nation, where agriculture blankets approximately 60 percent of the country's total area. Three-quarters of this cultivated land is dedicated to fodder production for livestock, leaving only a scant 4 percent allocated for directly cultivating food crops for human consumption.

Join us for a conversation on how to reimagine food production and redesign our cities and communities holistically, with local food production in mind.

Program

16:30: Welcome CAFx [ENG]

16.35: Introduction to the film of Manuel Correa and Marina Otero Verzier (online/zoom) [ENG]

16:50: Film - PRODUCTION EPISODE / Biological Agent (25' 06'') [ENG]
Episode two / Production — Biological Agent
Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa
Although our cities occupy only a tiny fraction of the Earth’s crust, the operational landscapes required to sustain them sprawl across vast expanses of land. In Spain for instance, more than 23 million hectares—nearly half of the country’s surface area—is used for this purpose. This chapter turns the spotlight on the agricultural landscapes that feed our cities, and the architectures and dynamics that enable them to function. Within these productive geographies, a complex interplay of bodies—territorial, human, animal, and machinic—occurs, each body playing its part in a multifaceted, interscalar dance. It is against this backdrop that land colonisation converges with urgent issues, such as animal instrumentalisation and the exploitation of migrant labour.‍

17:15-18:00: Conversation [ENG]

• Lasse Antoni Carlsen - Bygaard 
• Christer Bredgaard - Il Buco
• Kristine Fisker, Design specialist in sustainable changes in food industry and Design advisor at INVI
  
  Moderator: Mia Maja Hansson, director and teacher, Kitchen Collective

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The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

Tickets: 30 kr. or free for CAFx Community members

‍

FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍‍

[DK]

JORD. Hjemsted for mere end en fjerdedel af den biologiske mangfoldighed på jorden, planetens største vandfilter og et af de vigtigste naturlige systemer for kulstoflagring. Sund jord betyder sunde økosystemer og et godt grundlag for frugtbare fødevaresystemer.

Regenerativt landbrug er blevet beskrevet som en landbrugsrevolution, der har løftet om en storslået vending af tendensen til jordudtømning og en væsentlig stigning i kulstofbinding.

Deltag i en samtale centreret omkring jord- og arealforvaltning i Danmark, hvor vi udforsker byerne, landskaber og regenerativ arealanvendelse, og spørger, hvordan vi kan løse de presserende problemer med klimakollaps og masseudryddelse, mens vi prioriterer næringsrig og bæredygtige fødevaresystemer.

Flyt din opmærksomhed et par centimeter under dine fødder!

Program

16:30: Velkommen CAFx

16:35: Introduktion til film af Grandeza Studio og Locument (online/zoom) [ENG]

16:50: Film - FOUNDATION EPISODE / Strata Incognita (16' 30'') [ENG]
Episode one / FOUNDATION — Strata Incognita
GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)
As diverse as any rainforest or coral reef, we depend on the soil for 99% of our food. Yet, despite its importance, its mechanisms remain largely mysterious and poorly understood. The final episode focuses on soil as the primordial infrastructure underpinning both agriculture and architecture. The soil beneath our feet constitutes the very foundation of our food systems; a complex ecology of microscopic processes and assemblings that mediates the chemical transformation of the geosphere into the biosphere, and to which we owe the richness and diversity of our pantries. The microscopic narratives emerging in this veiled realm are macroscopic in scale and scope, and studying them may be the key to achieving a more resilient, more distributed, more diverse, and more sustainable food system than we have ever known.

17:10-18:00: Samtale [DK]

• Anna Sofie Hvid,  Rural Agency 
• Nanna Thomsen, Andelsgaarde
• Søren Ejlersen, Stifter af blandt andet Fælleshaven & Aarstiderne
  
  Moderator: Marie Sainabou Jeng, Stifter og programdirektør af Madland

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[ENG]

SOIL. Home to more than a quarter of the biological diversity on earth, the planet's largest water filter and one of the most important natural carbon storage systems. Healthy soil means healthy ecosystems and a good foundation for fertile food systems.

Regenerative agriculture has been described as an agricultural revolution, holding the promise of a grand reversal of the trend toward soil depletion and a substantial increase in carbon sequestration.

Join us for a conversation centred around soil and land management in Denmark as we explore the entanglements of cities, landscapes and regenerative land-use, and ask how we can address the pressing issues of climate collapse and mass extinction while prioritizing nutritious and secure food systems.

Channel your awareness just a few centimetres beneath your feet.

Program

16:30: Welcome CAFx

16:35: Introduction to the film of Grandeza Studio and Locument (online/zoom) [ENG]

16:50: Film - FOUNDATION EPISODE / Strata Incognita (16' 30'') [ENG]
Episode one / FOUNDATION — Strata Incognita
GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)
As diverse as any rainforest or coral reef, we depend on the soil for 99% of our food. Yet, despite its importance, its mechanisms remain largely mysterious and poorly understood. The final episode focuses on soil as the primordial infrastructure underpinning both agriculture and architecture. The soil beneath our feet constitutes the very foundation of our food systems; a complex ecology of microscopic processes and assemblings that mediates the chemical transformation of the geosphere into the biosphere, and to which we owe the richness and diversity of our pantries. The microscopic narratives emerging in this veiled realm are macroscopic in scale and scope, and studying them may be the key to achieving a more resilient, more distributed, more diverse, and more sustainable food system than we have ever known.

17:10-18:00: Conversation [DK]

• Anna Sofie Hvid,  Rural Agency 
• Nanna Thomsen, Andelsgaarde
• Søren Ejlersen, Founder of, among others, Fælleshaven & Aarstiderne
  
  Moderator: Marie Sainabou Jeng, Founder and Program Director of Madland

‍

The event is part of the FOODSCAPES event program.

Tickets: 30 kr. or free for CAFx Community members

‍

FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'

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The internationally acclaimed composer Jacob Kirkegaard spent a year and a half capturing the recordings for his sound piece 'LANDET', which included visits to a pig, cattle, and chicken farm, as well as the large slaughterhouse Danish Crown. The result is a sonic portrait of mechanised agriculture, offering an immersive journey into foreign soundscapes of hypnotic rhythms and endless pulsations.

This special event is organised by the Copenhagen Architecture Festival in collaboration with Cinemateket.

Composer Jacob Kirkegaard and specialist in nature conservation and communication Alexander Holm introduce the sound work.
The introduction is in Danish and lasts approx. 30 minutes.

Ticket price: DKK 105, DKK 75 for Cinemateket's and CAFx Community's members

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Denne særlige lyttebiograf er arrangeret af Copenhagen Architecture Festival i samarbejde med Cinemateket.

Komponist Jacob Kirkegaard og naturformidler Alexander Holm introducerer lydværket.

Introduktionen er på dansk og varer i alt ca. 30 minutter.

Billetpris: 105 kr., dog 75 kr. for Cinematekets og CAFx Community medlemmer

Om værket:

LANDET
Komponist: Jacob Kirkegaard

Den internationalt prisbelønnede komponist Jakob Kirkegaard har foretaget optagelserne til lydværket ’LANDET’ over halvandet år, bl.a. på en svine-, kvæg- og kyllingefarm, men også på storslagteriet Danish Crown. Det er blevet til et lydportræt af det mekaniserede landbrug og en invitation ind i et fremmedartet klangunivers af endeløs pulseren og hypnotiserende hamren.

Danmark 2023
60 min.
Dansk tale. Tilladt for børn over 15 år
Medvirkende ikke anført

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FOODSCAPES Public Program:

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'

Har du været nysgerrig på permakultur i et stykke tid eller tænkt på, hvordan man designer permanente grønne miljøer og regenerative sociale kulturer midt i byen? Så er det her kursus noget for dig!

Vi kommer ind på:

• Permakultur: hvad er det?
• Etikker, Principper og Design
• Social permakultur, socioøkonomi og sociokrati
• Selvforsyning i byen og flerårige grøntsager
• Invasive arter fra et permakultur perspektiv
• Community og engagement: hvordan skaber man det?
• Økosystemer
• Levende jord
• Vand
  

Hvad: Alt foregår hands-on i engagerende øvelser og i spændende oplæg, hvor vi både trækker på den allernyeste internationale viden og den forankrede lokale erfaring med byfornyelse og inklusion.

Hvor: Lundtoftegade 23, 2200 København N i Københavns nye fælles permakulturhave Skovhavelunden, hos de socialøkonomiske virksomheder og kunstplatformen Til Vægs. 2.-3. marts kl. 10-16 inkl. pauser, lækker vegetarisk frokost kl 12 og snacks kl 14.

Hvem: Eva Max og Skye Jin. Certificerede permakulturdesignere, undervisere med mange års praktisk og teoretisk erfaring plus en Agronomuddannelse og en MFA i kunst, redaktører på PERMAKULTUR, hvor de formidler den nyeste viden samt begge medlemmer af Permakultur Danmarks bestyrelse, hvor de arbejder for en solidarisk, grøn og regenerativ fremtid.

Hvordan: Prisen for kurset er mellem 1100-1500 kr. og inkluderer dejlig vegetarisk frokost begge dage og afspejler at vi har forsøgt at gøre det så billigt at flest mulige kan deltage og fair share med 5 gratis pladser for Lundtoftegades beboere. Har du meget lav eller ingen indkomst, så kontakt os på skyejinpermaculture@gmail.com for mulig deltagelse. Før kursus sender vi en formular ud, hvor du kan udfylde omsorgsbehov, eller ting vi skal være opmærksomme på.

Som medlem af CAFx Community får du 200 kr. i rabat på normalprisen. Promo-koden modtager du med CAFx Community's nyhedsbrev eller ved at sende en mail til community@cafx.dk. Ikke medlem? Tilmeld dig her.

Kurset er arrangeret af Eva Max og Skye Jin.

Join us for the opening of the exhibition FOODSCAPES, this year's Spanish contribution to the Architecture Biennial in Venice, adapted to Halmtorvet 27 and the local context by CAFx.

At the event, you can meet the curators Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Manuel Ocaña and the Future Foodscapes Research Unit, who will present the exhibition and their work. Afterwards, we will serve drinks. The event is free – just come by!

FOODSCAPES – By Eating We Digest Territories

Every time we eat, without being aware of it, we connect our plate to a plethora of remote sites: supermarkets, greenhouses, farms, cold chains, logistics networks, warehouses, and wastelands. But regrettably, the architecture facilitating these processes rarely garners attention and does not grace the pages of glossy architectural magazines, remaining mostly unnoticed despite its immense importance. Yet, in a world where every bite we take reverberates across the planet, now more than ever, we must redesign these food systems with their ecosystemic implications in mind.

FOODSCAPES prompts us to focus on the overlooked but crucial architecture that supports our food systems, from the domestic laboratories of our kitchens to the vast operational landscapes that nourish our cities. 

The exhibition is composed of three main parts: an audiovisual project of five short films, an archive in the form of a recipe book, and a comprehensive public programme:

Part 1: The short films—the food system as an architecture

If the agri-food system is an architecture, then what is its anatomy? The main course of foodscapes is an audiovisual feast of five short films, each delving into a distinct layer of the agrologistic process: FOUNDATION, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION and DIGESTION. Crafted by interdisciplinary teams of architects and filmmakers, these episodes are insightful explorations into the systemic, political and ecological implications of the architectures behind our meals.

Part 2: The total recipes—11 case studies exploring the agri-food system end-to-end

Whereas the short films offer an in-depth taxonomy of the constitutive layers of the food system, the total recipes are case studies of how different dishes cut across the five layers, providing a cross-section of how the entire system works. Unlike traditional recipes, which only cover the mixing protocols of the ingredients readily available in our kitchens, these TOTAL RECIPES go further to encompass the long infrastructural chain that is necessary for their elaboration. 

Part 3: Public Program

While the short films and various recipes examine the current state of our foodscapes, the core of the exhibition is a public program of collaborative research aimed at envisioning future sustainable models for feeding the world without devouring the planet. Through lectures, workshops, film screenings, and guided tours, we extend an invitation for you to engage in an exploration of the intricacies of global food systems, encouraging deeper understandings, unearthing hidden narratives, and cultivating a collective commitment to building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient futures.

FOODSCAPES is curated by Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Manuel Ocaña for the Spanish Pavilion during the 18th International Venice Architecture Biennale. The project has been brought to Copenhagen and adapted to its space and local context by CAFx.

The list of exhibitors includes: Aldayjover Architecture and Landscape, C+ arquitectas, Common Accounts, Daniel Ibañez + Vicente Guallart + Manuel Bouzas, Dolores Palacios + Federico Soriano, Elii [architecture office] + María Jerez, Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló, Grandeza Studio + Locument, Guillermo Fernández-Abascal + Urtzi Grau, Institute for Postnatural Studies, Iván L. Munuera + Vivian Rotie + Pablo Saiz del Río, Lucía Jalón Oyarzun, Lucia Tahan, MAIO + Agnes Essonti Luque, Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa, Pedro Pegenaute.

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The exhibition was initially commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda of the Government of Spain in collaboration with AC/E and AECID, and the support of Arquia Foundation, TBA21 and ECF.

Its Danish version has been made possible with the generous support of Realdania, The Municipality of Copenhagen, and The European Platform LINA supported by Creative Europe.

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By Eating We Digest Territories

Every time we eat, without being aware of it, we connect our plate to a plethora of remote sites: supermarkets, greenhouses, farms, cold chains, logistics networks, warehouses, and wastelands. But regrettably, the architecture facilitating these processes rarely garners attention and does not grace the pages of glossy architectural magazines, remaining mostly unnoticed despite its immense importance. Yet, in a world where every bite we take reverberates across the planet, now more than ever, we must redesign these food systems with their ecosystemic implications in mind.

FOODSCAPES prompts us to focus on the overlooked but crucial architecture that supports our food systems, from the domestic laboratories of our kitchens to the vast operational landscapes that nourish our cities. 

The exhibition is composed of three main parts: an audiovisual project of five short films, an archive in the form of a recipe book, and a comprehensive public programme:

Part 1: The short films—the food system as an architecture

If the agri-food system is an architecture, then what is its anatomy? The main course of foodscapes is an audiovisual feast of five short films, each delving into a distinct layer of the agrologistic process: FOUNDATION, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION and DIGESTION. Crafted by interdisciplinary teams of architects and filmmakers, these episodes are insightful explorations into the systemic, political and ecological implications of the architectures behind our meals.

Part 2: The total recipes—11 case studies exploring the agri-food system end-to-end

Whereas the short films offer an in-depth taxonomy of the constitutive layers of the food system, the total recipes are case studies of how different dishes cut across the five layers, providing a cross-section of how the entire system works. Unlike traditional recipes, which only cover the mixing protocols of the ingredients readily available in our kitchens, these TOTAL RECIPES go further to encompass the long infrastructural chain that is necessary for their elaboration. 

Part 3: Public Program

While the short films and various recipes examine the current state of our foodscapes, the core of the exhibition is a public program of collaborative research aimed at envisioning future sustainable models for feeding the world without devouring the planet. Through lectures, workshops, film screenings, and guided tours, we extend an invitation for you to engage in an exploration of the intricacies of global food systems, encouraging deeper understandings, unearthing hidden narratives, and cultivating a collective commitment to building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient futures.

FOODSCAPES is curated by Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Manuel Ocaña for the Spanish Pavilion during the 18th International Venice Architecture Biennale. The project has been brought to Copenhagen and adapted to its space and local context by CAFx.

The exhibition was initially commissioned by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda of the Government of Spain in collaboration with AC/E and AECID, and the support of Arquia Foundation, TBA21 and ECF.

Its Danish version has been made possible with the generous support of Realdania, The Municipality of Copenhagen, and The European Platform LINA supported by Creative Europe.

Offline Events and Online Cinema:

FOUNDATION

02/03 19:15-21:15
'Landet' with Jacob Kirkegaard and Alexander Holm‍

‍06/03 16:30-18:30
‍FOUNDATION: 'Just a few centimetres beneath your feet'‍

‍07-13/03
‍EPISODE ONE: Strata Incognita by GRANDEZA STUDIO (Amaia Sánchez-Velasco, Jorge Valiente Oriol) + LOCUMENT (Romea Muryń, Francisco Lobo)

PRODUCTION

13/03 16:30-18:30
‍PRODUCTION: 'Their plastic skins wrap around the bodies'

14-20/03
‍EPISODE TWO: Biological Agent by Marina Otero Verzier + Manuel Correa‍

DISTRIBUTION

20/03 16:30-18:30
‍DISTRIBUTION: 'Route from the sun'

21-27/03
‍EPISODE THREE: Cold Route by Gerard Ortín Castellví + Pol Esteve Castelló ‍

CONSUMPTION

09/04 17:45-21:00
‍CONSUMPTION: 'Where cultural exchanges take place

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FOUR: Chop, Chop, Chop by MAIO (María Charneco, Alfredo Lérida, Guillermo López, Anna Puigjaner) + Agnes Essonti Luque‍

11/04 19:15-21:15
Fremtidens Fødevaresystem: Kortfilm og Samtale

DIGESTION

17/03 20:00-22:00
‍Film Screening and Talk: Food Inc. 2, organised in collaboration with CPH:DOX

‍‍10-16/04
‍EPISODE FIVE: Ca.Ca. (Cannibal Carnival) by Elii (Uriel Fogué, Carlos Palacios, Eva Gil) + María Jerez ‍

‍17/04 17:45-21:00
‍DIGESTION: 'Invisible yet omnipresent'‍‍‍‍

Opening Hours and Entrance Fee

The interior exhibition is open every Friday from 13:00 to 17:00 between March 8th and April 26th and during events, while the window exhibition and online cinema can be experienced 24/7.

Entry fee for interior exhibition: 30 kr. / free for members of CAFx Community.

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Brugen af mursten som byggemateriale har været definerende for den danske byggeskik og arkitektoniske kulturarv. Men den teknologiske og industrielle udvikling har ændret måden vi bygger på og dermed også vilkårene for brugen af traditionelle byggematerialer og -metoder.

I det sidste CAFx ARKEN arrangement ser vi nærmere på, hvordan unge tegnestuer i dag forholder sig til dansk byggeskik og håndværkstraditioner i deres egen arkitekturpraksis. I selskab med arkitekterne Kim Lenschow og Justine Bell, spørger vi, hvordan man kan gentænke den vernakulære arkitektur i en nutidig kontekst og arbejde med regenerative tilgange til moderne byggeri. Samtalen bliver modereret af forlægger Kristoffer Weiss.

Justine Bell er arkitekt og partner i tegnestuen Djernes & Bell, som har en særlig interesse for arkitekturens lokale forankring. De er optaget af bio-inklusive og regenerative praksisser, og undersøger hvordan arkitektur kan imødekomme vores planetariske begrænsninger gennem især reparation og renovering.

Kim Lenschow er arkitekt og partner i Office Kim Lenschow, der søger at udfordre indgroede værdier, overbevisninger og materielle fortællinger gennem arkitektur og kritisk design.

Kristoffer Weiss er filosof, tidligere partner i Effekt og direktør for Arkitektens Forlag. Han har bl.a. været medforfatter til bogen 'Den ny bølge i dansk arkitektur'.

Arrangementet er gratis med entré til museet.

Medlemmer af CAFx får 10% rabat på museumsentré på dagen for arrangementet.

CAFx ARKEN

I forbindelse med udstillingen Bricks – Per Kirkeby samarbejder CAFx med ARKEN om at kuratere et bredspektret offentligt program gennem flere medier og formater og med gæster fra ind- og udland.

Tak til Realdania, som generøst har støttet formidlingsprogrammet

The second edition of the successful workshop!

Architect Anne Dorthe Vester and master bricklayer Max Kejser Mortensen invites you to a workshop for the whole family where you can make your own hand-laid bricks and help build a wall from scratch. Here, you get to try old building customs that are still relevant today.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.

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CAFx ARKEN‍

From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.


The full program will be announced soon.
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Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.

Watch Heinz Emigholz's Dieste [Uruguay], a cinematic documentation of 29 buildings by the Uruguayan architect and shell-construction master Eladio Dieste (1917-2000).

The film will be played with English subtitles.

CAFx' collaboration with Anupama Kundoo is a continuation of her first visit to CAFx in 2018 when she curated the film program Thinking Brick for the festival.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.
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CAFx ARKEN‍

From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.

The full program will be announced soon.

Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.

Listen to the renowned architect Anupama Kundoo talking about her love for and use of bricks in connection with her eclectic film program Thinking Brick, which, among other things, includes the screening of the late filmmaker Harun Farocki's In Comparison, Heinz Emigholz's portrait film Dieste about the Uruguayan architect Eladio Dieste and a portrait film about Anupama Kundoo.

Between film screenings and introduction, Anupama Kundoo will be invited by Thomas Bo Jensen to reflect on the use of bricks in her practice.

Program:

17.30: Introduction to Anupama Kundoo and the program of the evening
17.35: Anupama Kundoo's introduction to Harun Farocki's 'In Comparison'
17.45-18.55: Screening of 'In Comparison'
18.55-19.30: Conversation between Thomas Bo Jensen and Anupama Kundoo
19.30-19.35: Anupama Kundoo's introduction of 'Home' — a portrait film about her
19.35-20.05: Screening of 'Home'
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The film program and CAFx' collaboration with Anupama Kundoo is a continuation of Kundoo's first visit to CAFx in 2018 where she curated the film program "Thinking Brick" for the festival.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.

CAFx ARKEN

‍‍From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.

The full program will be announced soon.
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Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.

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The screening of Terence Davies' masterpiece 'Of Time and the City' is introduced by a conversation featuring poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen, exploring the status of memory, nostalgia and authenticity in periods of rapid urban renewals.

Davies creates sweet, humorous and painful cuts through a city steeped in myth and romanticisation. At the same time, the film explores the nature of love and memory and the imprints that the passage of years leaves on the cities and communities we care about.

The introduction is free, while the cinema ticket gives access to the screening. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 30 kr for CAFx Community Members.

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Der er fri entré og ingen reservation til foredraget - bare kom. Det foregår på dansk, varer ca. 35 minutter. Derefter - inde i biografsalen - er der film, nemlig Terence Davies’ smukke essayistiske filmcollage om hjembyen Liverpool samler mange af de fineste elementer i den britiske dokumentarisme.

Davies formår at skabe sødmefyldte, humoristiske og smertelige snit gennem en by, der er gennemsyret af myter og romantiseringer. Filmen udforsker samtidig kærlighedens og erindringens væsen og de aftryk, årenes gang sætter på de byer og fællesskaber, vi holder af.

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OF TIME AND THE CITY
Terence Davies, 2008

Terence Davies’ smukke essayistiske filmcollage om hjembyen Liverpool samler mange af de fineste elementer i den britiske dokumentarisme. Beatles, katolicismen og klassesamfundet bliver taget under kærlig behandling, og gennem en række kreative sammenstillinger af lyd, billeder og historiske begivenheder formår Davies at skabe sødmefyldte, humoristiske og smertelige snit gennem en by, der er gennemsyret af myter og romantiseringer. Filmen udforsker samtidig kærlighedens og erindringens væsen og de aftryk, årenes gang sætter på de byer og fællesskaber, vi holder af.

Instruktør: Terence Davies
Storbritannien, 2008
DCP, 72 min.
Engelsk dialog
Tilladt for børn over 15 år

Head of Reseach, Professor, Cand.arch. ph.d. and author of the great Per Kirkeby book Per Kirkeby Arkitektur Thomas Bo Jensen in conversation with ARKEN's director Marie Nipper about Per Kirkeby's brick sculptures.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.

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CAFx ARKEN‍

From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.


The full program will be announced soon.
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Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.
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CAFx is happy to invite you for an evening of neighbourhood talk and mingling with Oslo Architecture Triennale, exploring the urgent urban issues of our time – from social infrastructure, nature and biodiversity to mobility and urban governance – 'Mission Neighbourhood' includes contributions from Jos Boys, Cobe, Camilla van Deurs, EFFEKT, Jan Gehl, Dan Hill, Indy Johar, Carlos Moreno, Juhani Pallasmaa, Kate Raworth, Martha Thorne and Finn Williams and many more.

At the Copenhagen book launch, lead editor Christian Pagh will introduce the book, followed by a conversation with contributors Jan Gehl and Camilla Richter-Friis van Deurs, andfresh perspectives from Bent Madsen and Christian Bason.

The book is edited by Christian Pagh and Thomas S. Cook from Oslo Architecture Triennale, designed by Snøhetta and published by Danish Architectural Press.

Admission is free upon sign-up.

Architect Anne Dorthe Vester and master bricklayer Max Kejser Mortensen invites you to a workshop for the whole family where you can make your own hand-laid bricks and help build a wall from scratch. Here, you get to try old building customs that are still relevant today.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.

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CAFx ARKEN‍

From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.


The full program will be announced soon.
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Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.

Join us for a conversation on November 16, when the Lebanese-French architect Lina Ghotmeh, who, among other things, is known for having designed the head office of the fashion house Hermès in France in locally quarried bricks, and who currently is the architect behind this year's Serpentine pavilion in London, tells about her material and building experiments in conversation with Anna Beim, professor and head of centre for industrial Architecture - CINARK at The Royal Academy in Copenhagen, who specialises in ecological, traditional and local building methods.

The museum admission ticket gives access to the events. On the occasion of the events CAFx is co-hosting, the ticket will be reduced by 10% for CAFx Community Members.

CAFx ARKEN‍

From 13 October 2023 to 16 February 2024, ARKEN Museum for Contemporary Art is showing the large-scale exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, which is dedicated to Per Kirkeby's (1938-2018) monumental brick sculptures. Late in life, the well-known Danish artist gave permission for the brick sculptures to be built posthumous, and a selection of the rare sculptures now fills the museum's large Art Axis.

Brick is typically Danish — an integral part of the building culture from medieval churches to modernist detached houses. Kirkeby's sculptures are at once recognisable in their everyday use of bricks and sublime in their monumental primaeval forms. However, much has happened since Per Kirkeby created his brick sculptures. Topics such as nature-based solutions, raw materials, material and resource consumption have become hot topics in relation to the construction industry's gigantic CO2 footprint, natural crises and the role of architecture. We strongly emphasize this in the borderland between art and architecture.

In connection with the exhibition Bricks - Per Kirkeby, CAFx collaborates with ARKEN on curating a broad-spectrum public program through several media and formats and with guests from home and abroad.


The full program will be announced soon.
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Thanks to Realdania for supporting the event program.
Thanks to L'Institut Francais for supporting Lina Ghotmeh's visit and Goethe Institut Dänemark for supporting Anupama Kundoo's visit.

Through selected projects, Panum & Kappel will share insights into their resource-conscious and socially responsible approach to shaping the built environment. The office's architectural practice creates and develops architecture based on circular construction principles, incorporating reused, recycled, and renewable materials.
By employing experimental practices and engaging with local communities, they specialize in the revitalization, renovation, and transformation of existing buildings and spaces.

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They preserve, transform, and reuse before initiating new construction, identifying the potential inherent in existing structures and recycling building materials.
As part of Generation Transformation, the practice is committed to minimizing our ecological footprint, with an awareness of limited resources, by working innovatively within the existing built environment, discovering the value of the existing, and recognizing our responsibility to the future, creating purpose and long-term value through circular thinking. The lecture will introduce a series of strategies that define Panum & Kappel's approach to resource-conscious construction, featuring a selection of projects and experiments that collectively provide insights into their work.

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'Make Do With Now' Event Programme:

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6 October 16–19:
Exhibition Opening: Make Do with Now – Meet the Curators and Drinks

‍CAFx invites you to the opening of the exhibition Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curators from Swiss Architecture Museum.

13 October 18–00
Kulturnatten: Generation Transformation

An evening of transformation with Pihlmann Architects.

25 October 16–17
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL

Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking the renovation of a 1960s 'eyesore' building to a new level.

26 October 16.30–18.30
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation

How does the ‘Generation Renovation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture? 

2 November 16.30–18.30
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture

Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.

16 November 16.30–18.30
‍Architectural potentials in a resource perspective - Panum & Kappel studio visit and lecture

The young architectural office Panum & Kappel invites you to a studio visit at their Vesterbro-based office, where they will tell about their circular construction principles, showing models of radical transformation experiments exhibited at Utzon Centre's recent Super Danish exhibition.

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During this salon, CAFx invites younger Danish architecture studios, working in line with approaches and themes of our current exhibition, Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture, to reflect upon what the curator Yuma Shinohara characterises as the “renovation generation” in a Japanese context: ‘Increasingly, architecture in Japan is one of transformation and reprogramming, rather than of new construction. If previous generations of young architects had made their name through adventurous single-family homes, commissioned by young families to mark new phases of their lives, one could speak now of a “renovation generation” whose first projects consist of small-scale refurbishments of existing buildings and interiors – an observation borne out by taking a look at any recent architecture magazine in Japan. On the one hand, this trend is a function of scarcity – commissions for new constructions are few and far between, often because young people simply do not have the resources to buy property and finance new houses from the ground up – but this is also reflective of a general shift in cultural values.’

Nicolai Bo Andersen, Djernes & Bell, Kim Lenschow and gruppe-aja will present their work and methodology in light of scarcity of resources, nature crises, aesthetics, changed values, etc. How might a strategy and methodology of a ‘renovation generation’ look like in a Danish context? How to transform and renovate ‘boring’ buildings from the 1960s - 1990s of varying quality and of an enormous quantity (instead of demolishing them and building from scratch)? What are the environmental, economic, cultural and aesthetic problems and potentials?

While drinks are served, you can continue the discussion with your friends and colleagues and see the exhibition.

You can meet:

Nicolai Bo Andersen, professor at the Royal Academy of Architecture - Centre for Sustainable Building Culture, who has and is educating many of the young architects of a ‘renovation generation’, working more modestly with transformation of existing structures.
(Nicolai Bo Andersen will both function as a moderator and take part in the conversation).

Djernes & Bell, is an architectural practice based in Copenhagen with a special interest in what already exists: built, material, human, natural.

Kim Lenschow, (the former partner of Søren Pihlmann), aiming to cultivate a more aware and authentic engagement with the world and the structures that surround us.

gruppe-aja, an up-and-coming office rethinking architecture through a focus on reduction of resources in the wake of the nature crises.
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'Make Do With Now' Event Programme:

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6 October 16–19:
Exhibition Opening: Make Do with Now – Meet the Curators and Drinks

‍CAFx invites you to the opening of the exhibition Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curators from Swiss Architecture Museum.

13 October 18–00
Kulturnatten: Generation Transformation

An evening of transformation with Pihlmann Architects.

25 October 16–17
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL

Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking the renovation of a 1960s 'eyesore' building to a new level.

26 October 16.30–18.30
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation

How does the ‘Generation Renovation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture? 

2 November 16.30–18.30
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture

Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.

16 November 16.30–18.30
‍Architectural potentials in a resource perspective - Panum & Kappel studio visit and lecture

The young architectural office Panum & Kappel invites you to a studio visit at their Vesterbro-based office, where they will tell about their circular construction principles, showing models of radical transformation experiments exhibited at Utzon Centre's recent Super Danish exhibition.

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During this salon, CAFx invites younger Danish architecture studios, working in line with approaches and themes of our current exhibition, Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture, to reflect upon what the curator Yuma Shinohara characterises as the “renovation generation” in a Japanese context: ‘Increasingly, architecture in Japan is one of transformation and reprogramming, rather than of new construction. If previous generations of young architects had made their name through adventurous single-family homes, commissioned by young families to mark new phases of their lives, one could speak now of a “renovation generation” whose first projects consist of small-scale refurbishments of existing buildings and interiors – an observation borne out by taking a look at any recent architecture magazine in Japan. On the one hand, this trend is a function of scarcity – commissions for new constructions are few and far between, often because young people do not have the resources to buy property and finance new houses from the ground up – but this is also reflective of a general shift in cultural values.’

Nicolai Bo Andersen, Djernes & Bell, Kim Lenschow and gruppe-aja will present their work and methodology in light of the scarcity of resources, nature crises, aesthetics, changed values, etc. What might a strategy and methodology of a ‘renovation generation’ look like in a Danish context? How do we transform and renovate ‘boring’ buildings from the 1960s - 1990s of varying quality and enormous quantity (instead of demolishing them and building from scratch)? What are the environmental, economic, cultural and aesthetic problems and potentials?

While drinks are served, you can continue discussing with your friends and colleagues and see the exhibition.

You can meet:

Nicolai Bo Andersen, associate professor at the Royal Academy of Architecture, has and is educating many of the young architects of a ‘renovation generation’, working more modestly with the transformation of existing structures. (Nicolai Bo Andersen will both function as a moderator and participate in the conversation).

Djernes & Bell is an architectural practice based in Copenhagen with a special interest in what already exists: built, material, human, natural.

Kim Lenschow, (the former partner of Søren Pihlmann) aims to cultivate a more aware and authentic engagement with the world and the structures surrounding us.

gruppe-aja, an upcoming office rethinking architecture through a focus on reducing resources in the wake of the nature crises.

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Tickets: 30 kr./free for CAFx Community members

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First, assistant professor and expert of Japanese architecture at the Royal Danish Academy, Alex Hummel Lee will give a lecture on Japanese architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries. This ‘tour de force’ will offer an opportunity for the Copenhagen audience to get more familiar with the broader context and background for some of the themes and practices represented in the exhibition Make Do with Now. Although modern Japanese architecture may appear as a unidirectional movement, beneath the surface, it contains a richly varied pattern of warring oppositions and factions, a local microcosm of distinctive currents of fierce rivalries and loud debates. The Japanese concept of architecture itself has divided the discipline into two tone-setting contrasting facets – the technical one with the architect as building constructor and the artistic one with the architect as auteur. That development started with a dramatic upheaval when, after more than 200 years of isolation from the outside world, Japan suddenly had to open up the country in the 1850s and catch up with the neglected centuries of inspiration from the West. It became the basis for a modern Japanese culture that took over the concept of architecture without its roots and which can still seem to stand outside and reflect itself in international developments. In the lecture, the Japanese architectural discipline is first presented from its infancy in the 1870s and as part of the culture up through time until early modernism. Then, currents in Japanese modern architecture within the last 100 years are outlined through a family tree populated by the most essential central figures.

After the historical lecture, architect Yutaro Muraji from CHAr, one of the young Japanese offices featured in the exhibition, will be present through a live connection. He will react to some of the themes presented by Alex Hummel Lee in his lecture and then speak about how his practice tries to build off / rethink the context they have inherited. In particular, CHAr’s work has much to do with the specific history of post-war urban development in Japanese cities. Moreover, he will present CHAr’s methodology and reflect on how they practice architecture beyond the traditional scrap-and-build approach. Thus, rather than demolishing and building within short-term timespans/intervals (like the famous case of the Ise temple being rebuilt in 20-year cycles), they renovate the existing structures according to changing societal needs and natural crises.  

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Tickets: 30 kr. or free for CAFx Community members
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'Make Do With Now' Event Programme:

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6 October 16–19:
Exhibition Opening: Make Do with Now – Meet the Curators and Drinks

‍CAFx invites you to the opening of the exhibition Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curators from Swiss Architecture Museum.

13 October 18–00
Kulturnatten: Generation Transformation

An evening of transformation with Pihlmann Architects.

25 October 16–17
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL

Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking the renovation of a 1960s 'eyesore' building to a new level.

26 October 16.30–18.30
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation

How does the ‘Generation Renovation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture? 

2 November 16.30–18.30
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture

Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.

16 November 16.30–18.30
‍Architectural potentials in a resource perspective - Panum & Kappel studio visit and lecture

The young architectural office Panum & Kappel invites you to a studio visit at their Vesterbro-based office, where they will tell about their circular construction principles, showing models of radical transformation experiments exhibited at Utzon Centre's recent Super Danish exhibition.

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The main idea of the Ørsteds Haver project is to create a holistic environmental, social and architectural counterpoint to the pragmatic renovations carried out all over Denmark, which often have a one-sided focus on energy. For a sustainable future, it is not enough that we build sustainably alone. We will also need visionary methods to transform and adapt our existing building mass to the needs of the future to extend their use and lifetime. This is relevant not only for our architectural heritage worthy of preservation but perhaps even more so for the less attractive or even hated houses in our cities like this much-debated 1960s building by Ole Hagen.

Ørsteds Haver is an example of a project that has taken a generic facade renovation in a different direction, thereby future-proofing a strongly criticized building to the benefit of the environment, the residents and the surrounding urban space. Ørsteds Haver developed from an ordinary facade renovation, which was supposed to prevent the ingress of water on the open swallow corridors and reduce noise from the road to a drastic rethinking of the building's shared, semi-private and private living areas - in addition to a radical change of the building's relationship to H.C. Ørstedsvej. There are private living areas on the outside of the corridor on glass-covered terraces. The main idea behind this approach is to create a new kind of social space where the residents of the house can meet each other in a way that is random, immediate and with high frequency.

Ørsteds Haver was created in a collaboration between Tegnestuen LOKAL, the owners' association, Salling Group and Amstrup & Baggesen, who together created the possibilities for the project to succeed. Before the renovation, the building was among the least liked in Frederiksberg and was called Frederiksberg's ugliest facade by the residents themselves. The project received Renoverprisen in 2021.

Tickets: 30 kr./free for CAFx Community members

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'Make Do With Now' Event Programme:

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6 October 16–19:
Exhibition Opening: Make Do with Now – Meet the Curators and Drinks

‍CAFx invites you to the opening of the exhibition Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curators from Swiss Architecture Museum.

13 October 18–00
Kulturnatten: Generation Transformation

An evening of transformation with Pihlmann Architects.

25 October 16–17
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL

Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking the renovation of a 1960s 'eyesore' building to a new level.

26 October 16.30–18.30
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation

How does the ‘Generation Renovation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture? 

2 November 16.30–18.30
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture

Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.

16 November 16.30–18.30
‍Architectural potentials in a resource perspective - Panum & Kappel studio visit and lecture

The young architectural office Panum & Kappel invites you to a studio visit at their Vesterbro-based office, where they will tell about their circular construction principles, showing models of radical transformation experiments exhibited at Utzon Centre's recent Super Danish exhibition.

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The event is in both English and Danish. Scroll down for English version.

Under Kulturnatten fortæller Pihlmann Architects om den radikale transformation af CAFx og Art Hubs lokaler fra bank til kontor- og udstillingslokaler: Et kroneksempel på, hvordan yngre arkitekter tilgår klimaforandringer og økonomiske kriser ved at genbruge den eksisterende bygningsmasse frem for at bygge nyt. Du kan også opleve udstillingen Make Do with Now om unge japanske arkitekter, der forholder sig direkte til globale udfordringer, samt se en film om Art Hub og Bikubenfondens kommende hovedkvarter i Nordvest, som du helt ekstraordinært også kan besøge virtuelt.

Udstillingen Make Do With Now introducerer en ny generation af japanske arkitekter og byplanlæggere født mellem midten af 1970'erne og midten af 1990'erne. De fleste af de udstillede arkitekter begyndte deres professionelle løbebane efter det store jordskælv i det østlige Japan i 2011 og Fukushima-atomulykken. Det er en generation, der må forholde sig til en række akutte udfordringer, som landet står overfor, herunder en dalende og aldrende befolkning, en affolkning af landdistrikterne, udbredelsen af tomme huse i hele landet, profitdrevet byudvikling, primært uden arkitekters involvering, en stagnerende økonomi og selvfølgelig den globale klimakrise.

I stedet for at resignere vælger mange af denne generations arkitekter at konfrontere disse udfordringer ligepå, og udvikler en række kritiske, økologiske og sociale praksisser, der kreativt "klarer sig" med det forhåndenværende: Med begrænsede ressourcer, med fundne materialer eller med eksisterende rum. I modsætning til de strømlinede og minimalistiske rum, man ofte forbinder med japansk arkitektur, er disse arkitekter karakteriseret af en markant anderledes æstetik og etik, der ikke er bange for at lade tingene stå rå og ufærdige frem. Uanset om de arbejder fra periferien, udnytter huller i systemet eller indtager nye roller i processen, udtrykker disse praktikere en ny arkitektonisk handlekraft, der adskiller sig radikalt fra det traditionelle billede af arkitekten som ‘starchitect’.

Med denne version af Make Do With Now perspektiverer CAFx disse udfordringer og tilgange til en dansk kontekst og undersøger fællestræk og forskelle mellem japanske og danske arkitektoniske eksperimenterende praksisser.

Ved at introducere nye japanske praksisser i en dansk sammenhæng præsenteres både legende tilgange og nyttige værktøjer, der kan inspirere den nye 'generation transformation' og udvide vores opfattelse af værdisætning og kreativitet inden for det byggede miljø.

Adgang til arrangementet kræver Kulturpas til Kulturnatten, som kan købes gennem billetlinket her på siden.

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IN ENGLISH

CAFx and Art Hub Copenhagen invite you inside for an evening on transformation and renovation.

Pihlmann Architects presents the radical transformation of CAFx and Art Hub's premises from a bank to an office- and exhibition space: a prime example of how younger architects face climate changes and economic crisis by reusing the existing building stock rather than building anew. You can also see the exhibition Make Do with Now, featuring young Japanese architects from a 'renovation generation' who respond directly to global challenges, and watch a film about Art Hub's new space, which you for this occasion can visit virtually, too.

Make Do With Now introduces the thinking and projects of a new generation of architects and urban practitioners working in Japan today. Born between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s, the architects featured in the exhibition largely entered professional practice following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster. This is a generation that must grapple with a range of urgent problems currently facing the country, including a declining, graying population and an emptying countryside; the proliferation of vacant houses across the nation; profit-driven urban development, mostly without the involvement of architects; a stagnant economy; and, of course, the global climate crisis.

Instead of being humbled into resignation, however, many architects of this cohort are choosing to confront these challenges head-on. Turning their marginalized position into a strength, they are developing a range of critical, ecological, and social practices that creatively “make do” – with limited resources, with found materials, or with existing spaces. In contrast to the clean lines and minimalist spaces most recently associated with contemporary Japanese architecture, these projects pursue a decidedly different aesthetic politics that isn’t afraid to leave things rough around the edges. Whether working from the periphery, exploiting gaps in the system, or occupying roles in the process that have previously been overlooked, these practitioners are articulating a new architectural agency that radically departs from the traditional image of the architect-author.

With the re-staging of Make Do With Now, CAFx situates these challenges and approaches into a Danish context and seeks out common features between the Japanese and Danish architectural landscapes and the experimental practices that emerge from them.

By introducing emerging Japanese practices into a Danish context we present both playful approaches and useful tools to inspire the emerging ‘renovation generation’ and broaden the perception of value and creativity within the built environment.

Access for the event requires a 'Culture Pass' for Copenhagen Culture Night, which can be acquired through the ticket link on this page.

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'Make Do With Now' Event Programme:

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6 October 16–19:
Exhibition Opening: Make Do with Now – Meet the Curators and Drinks

‍CAFx invites you to the opening of the exhibition Make Do with Now: New Directions in Japanese Architecture with drinks and introductions by the curators from Swiss Architecture Museum.

13 October 18–00
Kulturnatten: Generation Transformation

An evening of transformation with Pihlmann Architects.

25 October 16–17
Renovation 2.0: Site visit to Ørsteds Haver with LOKAL

Join the architectural office LOKAL for a site visit to their prize-winning renovation of the façade of Ørsteds Haver in Frederiksberg, taking the renovation of a 1960s 'eyesore' building to a new level.

26 October 16.30–18.30
Japanese Architecture between Tradition and Transformation

How does the ‘Generation Renovation’ of younger Japanese offices relate to the traditions and history of Japanese architecture? 

2 November 16.30–18.30
Salon Transformation: New Values of a New Generation in Danish Architecture

Join us for an exploration of how younger Danish architects make do with now, transforming and renovating the existing structures rather than making grand gestures from scratch.

16 November 16.30–18.30
‍Architectural potentials in a resource perspective - Panum & Kappel studio visit and lecture

The young architectural office Panum & Kappel invites you to a studio visit at their Vesterbro-based office, where they will tell about their circular construction principles, showing models of radical transformation experiments exhibited at Utzon Centre's recent Super Danish exhibition.

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