Promotion: with Copenhagen due to host the UIA World Congress of Architects, the city aims to set an example for how architecture can help to reduce the impact of climate change.
Voted the world's most sustainable city by TimeOut in 2021, the Danish capital features buildings and public spaces designed to be both eco-conscious and climate-resilient.
Designed by BIG, the CopenHill power plant is topped by a ski slope
These include the BIG-designed CopenHill, said to be the "cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world", and the 3XN -designed UN City, which won the European Commission's GreenBuilding Award in 2012.
Other examples include the flood-resilient Klimakvarter (climate district) in Østerbro and Dortheavej Residence, an affordable housing development built in timber. BIG also designed Dortheavej Residence, an affordable housing development built in timber
The 28th UIA World Congress of Architects, hosted by the International Association of Architects, takes place in Copenhagen from 2 to 6 July 2023.
The ambition is to set out a plan for how architecture can help to target the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
As the host city of the congress, Copenhagen has also been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture by UNESCO ? a title it holds until 2026.
Designed by WilkinsonEyre and Urban Agency, Lille Langebro is a bicycle bridge that opens to admit boats
Copenhagen believes its own urban planning strategy can set the template fo...