How Schønherr is Transforming Aarhus with Experimental Urban Interventions
Since 2010, the Danish architects from Schønherr have been developing a series of large-scale urban interventions for the Aarhus Festival, the largest cultural festival in Denmark. These temporary projects have transformed the streets and parks into extraordinary public spaces, changing the natural topography of the city to attract citizens and bring them together.
The City Park / Schønherr. Image © Martin Dam Kristensen for Aarhus Festival
Since 2010, the Danish architects from Schønherr have been developing a series of large-scale urban interventions for the Aarhus Festival, the largest cultural festival in Denmark. These temporary projects have transformed the streets and parks into extraordinary public spaces, changing the natural topography of the city to attract citizens and bring them together.We present their last four projects: "The Forest" (2010), "The City Park" (2012), "The Plaza" (2014) and "Bishops Square" (to be completed this 2016).
THE FORESTThe first "experiment" was performed in 2010 when Schønherr created "The Forest," a landscape of artificial hills opposite the Cathedral in the city's central square. The intervention led to the sudden appearance of hundreds of large trees in a normally empty space, including an undulating surface with moss and grass. This...
The City Park / Schønherr. Image © Martin Dam Kristensen for Aarhus Festival
Since 2010, the Danish architects from Schønherr have been developing a series of large-scale urban interventions for the Aarhus Festival, the largest cultural festival in Denmark. These temporary projects have transformed the streets and parks into extraordinary public spaces, changing the natural topography of the city to attract citizens and bring them together.We present their last four projects: "The Forest" (2010), "The City Park" (2012), "The Plaza" (2014) and "Bishops Square" (to be completed this 2016).
THE FORESTThe first "experiment" was performed in 2010 when Schønherr created "The Forest," a landscape of artificial hills opposite the Cathedral in the city's central square. The intervention led to the sudden appearance of hundreds of large trees in a normally empty space, including an undulating surface with moss and grass. This...
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