With a €75 MIO budget and 30 partners from the cities of Copenhagen, Hamburg, London, and the Helsinki region, Vandkunsten is to pave the way for circular economy and regenerative cities.
Congratulations to Signe and Astrid who have finished their apprenticeship tests
Wood is good – now 25 contemporary Nordic wood projects are show cased in a report by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Climate Kic Nordic<br />
The first 500 units have been completed in the major renovation of social housing of Albertslund Syd.
Brand new aeral photos show the development of Køge Kyst and several of Vandkunsten's projects.
Following the vision to bring the city to the sea, we are going to design a future proof, pragmatic and sustainable development plan, which is going to be the primary tool in realizing the largest urban project in the history of Randers<br />
The exhibition Colour Days at A. Petersen’s celebrates colour in design, crafts, and architecture. Vandkunsten Architects takes part with two objects.
Themes around current Housing and Renovation & Transformation projects, distinguished Nordic publishers Arvinius + Orfeus will launch two books featuring Vandkunsten projects in September.
RePanel is an interior wall panel system made from reused wood. We want to scale up the production of a range of panels to offer new materiality and improved indoor climate in modern construction and renovation. Apply before December 3rd to be on our the team and further develop the idea in the Circular Construction Challenge.
the City of Aalborg has awarded the Tornhøj connection among the best archirtecture of the year. The suburban Kickstart project forms an attractive connection between very diverse districts.
New infrastructure and an urban space forms an attractive connection between very diverse districts in the City of Aalborg
With a local version of the Spanish Steps, a new pedestrian bridge in Køge connects the old town's central parts with new districts of urban development
An old cherished structure is the pivot point for a new culture house and theater. Vandkunsten Architects with Orbicon and AIX Arkitekter have won the competition which is the first step of a new masterplan for the centre of Hvidovre
Reduse, reuse, recycle - rebeauty - Our vision for a grand renovation of social housing in Albertslund is exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale all summer.
We are happy to receive your application and portfolio for jobs or internships.
Event May 18th 2018/ A big event and a book launch finalizes a three-year collaboration between architecture studios and universities. Project partners of Nordic Built STED would like to invite architects, engineers and others from the building industry to an introduction to the tools and processes developed or implemented during the project.
Raw but affectionate renovation highlights architectural qualities and brings forth new ones.
Spring time is exhibition time and Vandkunsten projects are featured across Europe. Housing for future trends and challenges for livable cities, living well by the water - and using collaborations to innovate are among the themes.
Vandkunsten partner Jan Albrechtsen is key note speaker in a seminar on housing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Institute for Architecture and Technology.
Two publications about housing and renovations and transformation projects are now available. Vandkunsten Magazines is our new series that feature current works - an English version is on its way this spring!
All summer is the chance to experience our projects for Køge Coast and Bank Mikkelsens Vej. The projects were selected for the 2016 Venice Biennale. Now this exhibit is in Copenhagen for the rest of the summer - until October 1st 2017
On june 21. the mayor af Gentofte Kommune Hans Toft started the construction of Bank Mikkelsens Vej. The first fase consists of 48 dwellings and administration facilities, and is expected to be finished in 2018.
We will design another shared housing project in Køge. This time for seniors 50+. It has been estimated that 80.000+ seniors dream of living together, yet there are limited adequate facilities for this lifestyle. That is why we are thrilled to have been invited to design units for seniors
We are proud to reveal that our team with JNC Bolig, Transform,Plan and Process, and MOE has been appointed winner of the Gellerup Blok B4 competition!
Qualities in popular 1900-housing have inspired the contemporary townhouses that have now been awarded medal of beauty by the City of Copenhagen.
What is the role (importance) of detailing in today’s building practices?<br /> Has the need for well-developed and refined details linked to the specific project disappeared?<br /> Speaking at the Cinark-seminar May 4th 2017
In Building Groups future home owners unite to achieve more freedom in the design and construction of their future home. Vandkunsten Architects will design the homes of the building groups forming now in the Køge Kyst neighborhood
Without beauty no sustainability - our research shows that direct reuse can be beautiful - it pays off - and does in fact save ressources - and now the report is available in a nice printed version.
History, modern urban development and architecture form the identity and innovation in the future neighborhood in Aarhus – first stage of the parallel assignment has been published.
Reused bricks and the best view in town – a worn out public school in Svendborg will become a housing castle with 115 almost palatial yet non-profit apartments
Together with Dominia we have won the assignment to build 50 non-profit family homes and 14 student apartments at Grønttorvet for the clients, non-profit housing administrators SAB and AKB for KAB and the Parent Foundation (ForældreFonden).
With a winter motif from our project in Oslo, Norway, from all of os to all of you, here is Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Vandkunsten Architects is selected to continue the work on the development plan for a new urban area in Aalborg
All of December you can follow the Vandkunsten advent calendar on Instagram. We have found a bunch of hand drawings from the archives to share - one a day.
A round building – perfect on the rare occasion. Topping out ceremony in Målev.
Vandkunsten is nominated for the prestigious Danish Wood Award 2016 for our innovative work with wood to achieve sustainable architecture.
Creating close relationships between landscape and buildings has been an integrated part of our practice at Vandkunsten Architects since the 1970s. Partner Thomas Nybo Rasmussen presents iconic projects in Boston
The new masterplan combines city and nature in a new way and is developed using Nature-based Solutions.
New report shows that the environment is in it for the win when building materials are reused. Interdiciplinary Nordic research project adds new parameters to the repertoire for sustainable construction.
New book combines theory and practice and features Vandkunsten projects
We have won the competition for Non-ProfitHousing+ (AlmenBolig+) to be built in Valby and Hillerød. AlmenBolig+ is a new type of not for profit affordable housing commissioned and managed by the tenant owned non-profit housing manager KAB.
