“Our Copenhagen on islands”

While local politicians are working on strategies for protecting the city against future flooding, architect groups interested in climate adaptation, are instead trying to re-think the very fundamentals of Copenhagen city planning. One of these groups is Schønherr with their project “Copenhagen Islands”.

A rendering of the Schønherr project, with nature going hand in hand with infrastructure and housing

Christoffer Friis Christensen

Feb 21, 2025

Schønherr´s project “Copenhagen Islands” was presented at the Architecture Biennale in Venice in 2023, and currently is displayed in the exhibition The water is coming, at the Danish Architecture Center. The project’s core idea is that, as the future risk of flooding grows, Copenhagen should let the water into the city, instead of trying to […]

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