Before you start building, why not find out what people really want from their city?
Volcano describes itself as a 'creative place-making agency '. In this episode of Let's Talk Architecture, host Michael Booth meets Kristian...
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20 of 71 episodesCreating a Balanced Mobility Diet for Copenhagen
Copenhagen continues to build and expand, and the next stage will be the development of Refshaleøen, a former military base and industrial z...
A Renaissance Icon Rises from the Ashes
When Børsen caught fire on 16 April 2024, Denmark lost one of its most iconic landmarks. In this episode, we visit the historic building dur...
Architecture Through a Social Lens
Visit most of the major architecture firms in Copenhagen and you might be forgiven for thinking the industry is more diverse than most, but...
Bioregional architecture - building from the materials which surround us
The Hedeskov Living Lab in Djursland, on the Jutland Peninsula, points towards a potential paradigm shift in sustainable architecture. In th...
Why Architects Love Dinesen Floors
You find Dinesen wood floors in museums, flagship stores, restaurants, galleries and historic buildings around the world. But what is it abo...
Reframing the Periphery
What happens when a national art museum moves beyond the capital , and into a small coastal village? In this episode, host Michael Booth mee...
Using Nature to Recharge Infrastructure?
EV charging stations are usually places to pass through, not places to stay. But what if they could become green, restorative spaces instead...
Using nature to turn billion Euro flooding into life quality bonus
Catastrophic cloudbursts are already reshaping Copenhagen. Instead of hiding the problem underground in massive pipes, what if rainwater cou...
BLOX Unpacked
When BLOX opened in 2018, it divided opinion. Designed by OMA as the home of the Danish Architecture Center, the building was unlike anythin...
Can Architecture Heal Us?
Timber instead of tiles, curiosity instead of corridors, and a 15-metre-high atrium designed to make people feel safer, healthier and more c...
Building a Mega-Museum
Eighteen years, a 14-metre-deep crater, a rebuilt brick façade, and a glass dome set to redefine Copenhagen's skyline Denmark's new Natural...
Why biodiversity Matters and how to get more
Can architecture help us create a future where both humans and nature can thrive ? And is it possible to truly strengthen biodiversity in bi...
How to build a megaproject: The Fermern Belt Link
What defines a megaproject? And w hy do they so often go over both budget and schedule? Denmark has earned a reputation for successfully com...
Can design strengthen community?
Right now, 150 new community spaces are being built across Denmark – primarily using recycled materials – as part of an extraordinary projec...
Designing for presence in a digital age
Has presence become a luxury in the digital age? And do we lose contact with the world around us when so much of our lives unfold in front o...
BIG HQ: When architects design for themselves
Bjarke Ingels Group – BIG – is one of Denmark's most internationally acclaimed architecture studios , w ith high-profile project s across th...
Make Odense great again
If you want to see the impact that bold, brave, progressive urban planning can have on a city, go visit Odense, Denmark's third largest city...
A New Park is Born
It's not every day a new park opens in the centre of a capital city, and this one is extra special. Copenhagen's new Opera Park is not just...
How to make renovation the new norm
What will it take to break the harmful cycle of demolition and new construction, when it's still cheaper to build from scratch than to trans...