Day one from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen
The Dezeen team are reporting live from the 11th edition of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. Read on for all the coverage from the first day – 12 June. More about Day one from 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen
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Anker Bak designs products to address "taboo" topics of ageing and death
A lightweight coffin and an aestheticised pill box feature in Anker Bak's exhibition about empathetic design for the elderly as part of this year's 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More about Anker Bak designs products to address "taboo" topics of ageing and death
Twelve must-see exhibitions and events at 3 Days of Design
Ahead of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, we've rounded up 12 unmissable events, including a show on a historic yacht and an exhibition that explores people's perception of plastic. More about Twelve must-see exhibitions and events at 3 Days of Design
Valbæk Brørup Architects completes "simple and calm" brick villa outside Copenhagen
Local studio Valbæk Brørup Architects drew on the principles of Danish functionalism for Kildeskovsvej, a red-brick house outside Copenhagen with a blocky form broken up by large corner windows. More about Valbæk Brørup Architects completes "simple and calm" brick villa outside Copenhagen
Fire engulfs Copenhagen's old stock exchange causing spire to collapse
A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in Copenhagen, Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. More about Fire engulfs Copenhagen's old stock exchange causing spire to collapse
Hahn Lavsen creates geometric guesthouse in Cold Hawaii sand dunes
A long geometric form defines the Vipp Cold Hawaii guesthouse, which architecture studio Hahn Lavsen has designed to stand out in the dunes surrounding Thy National Park in Denmark. More about Hahn Lavsen creates geometric guesthouse in Cold Hawaii sand dunes
Norm Architects creates cedar-clad summerhouse that nods to traditional barns
A sedum roof designed to "change colours with the seasons" tops Heatherhill Beach House, a wooden holiday home burrowed among the hills on the Danish coast by local studio Norm Architects. More about Norm Architects creates cedar-clad summerhouse that nods to traditional barns
Cobe to transform Danish parliament into "democratic meeting place for all"
Amphitheatre-like seating will be introduced to the courtyard at the Danish parliament in Copenhagen as part of a wider overhaul by architecture studios Cobe, Arcgency and Drachmann Arkitekter. More about Cobe to transform Danish parliament into "democratic meeting place for all"
EFFEKT designs EV charging station where drivers can also "recharge mentally"
Architecture studio EFFEKT has created a charging station for electric vehicles in Sønderborg, Denmark, which is designed as a park with gardens and seating areas. More about EFFEKT designs EV charging station where drivers can also "recharge mentally"
Spiky Kaktus Towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen
Photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj has captured a pair of spiky high-rise buildings by Danish studio BIG as they near completion in Copenhagen. More about Spiky Kaktus Towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen
Exposed concrete frame creates "resilient" spaces for maritime academy in Denmark
Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. More about Exposed concrete frame creates "resilient" spaces for maritime academy in Denmark
Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. More about Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
Bentley curates Scandinavian architecture and design travel experience
Promotion: in 2023 Bentley Motors launched an architecture and design-centred travel experience around Scandinavia, with highlights that included a stay at Wingårdhs' forest hotel in Sweden and a tour of BIG's studio in Copenhagen. More about Bentley curates Scandinavian architecture and design travel experience
Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer
Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. More about Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer
Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Danish studio Cobe has completed The Opera Park, a "much-needed green oasis" in Copenhagen's inner harbour that features six gardens and a flower-shaped greenhouse. More about Cobe unveils The Opera Park on island in Copenhagen's harbour
Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. More about Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
Global South delegates blocked from attending UIA World Congress of Architects
Delegates from the Global South were denied visas to attend Copenhagen's UIA World Congress of Architects this summer by the Danish government, despite the event's stated goal being "leave no one behind". More about Global South delegates blocked from attending UIA World Congress of Architects
Forma transforms century-old glasshouse into Væksthuset climate classroom
A 105-year-old glasshouse from Copenhagen Botanical Gardens has been taken apart and rebuilt in a new location by architecture studio Forma to create a classroom in the west of the city. More about Forma transforms century-old glasshouse into Væksthuset climate classroom
Spacon & X adds kombucha brewery to 1930s functionalist building in Copenhagen
Danish studio Spacon & X preserved "different layers of unique history" when designing the Folk Kombucha brewery, which is set within a listed building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District. More about Spacon & X adds kombucha brewery to 1930s functionalist building in Copenhagen
Kiln-like lightwells define Danish learning centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Two pyramidal forms modelled on baker's kilns animate Kornets Hus, a learning centre in Denmark designed by architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. More about Kiln-like lightwells define Danish learning centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter