Christiania’s new planning paradigm The introduction of a new planning paradigm following the 2011 agreement on the legalisation of Christiania mandated that new construction requires a building permit as in the rest of Denmark. This project investigates how legal requirements for building permits impact the built environment as a framework for democratic participation, using Christiania […]
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Early Architecture
1986, Copenhagen and Sri Lanka. Two examples of early works of architecture: A project for a village in Sri Lanka to replace the old village that had been flooded by the construction of a new hydroelectric dam. The other project was a new venue for music and theatre. For long I thought it to be […]
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Large scale projects and competitions
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The city hall square is one of the most central meeting places in the city. This is where you celebrate the national (football, handball… ) teams, light the Christmas tree and demonstrate against war or cuts in kindergarten budgets. In 1997, the HQ of the main Danish newspaper, Politiken, found itself cut off from the rest […]