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You are listening to a podcast from Copenhagen Architecture Forum: A place that explores, discusses and communicates architectural and urban questions through a number of interdisciplinary initiatives.
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- On the Air: Redesigning Democracy (Ep.2): Can Other Species Be Part of the Political Community? — On the Architecture of Interspecies Democracy · 50 minWhat happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate? This episode is part of "On the Air: Redesigning Democracy," a three-part evening school we…
- On the Air: Redesigning Democracy (Ep.1): Who Speaks for The Future? On the Architecture of Intergenerational Democracy · 1 h 0 minWhat happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate? This episode is part of "On the Air: Redesigning Democracy," a three-part evening school we…
- Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep. 4): Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility · 1 h 12 minIn this fourth and final episode of the podcast series Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape we wrap up our journey and bring the fellowship to a close. First, Danish business…
- Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep. 3): Standardisation in the Construction Industry · 58 minTune in to the third episode of Shaping The Rule, Ruling The Shape, from our weeklong fellowship with HouseEurope! In this episode we will unfold standardisation. Today…
- Shaping The Rule, Ruling The Shape (Ep.2): Transformation, Dismantling and Handling Materials · 59 minHow are some of Denmark's biggest engineering and contracting firms thinking and working towards transformation and material reuse? Tune in to episode two of Shaping The Rule…
- Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep 1): Material Reuse, Regulation and Liability · 49 minHow can architects move from passive recipients of regulation to active contributors to policy-making? Back in August, Copenhagen Architecture Forum, in collaboration with…
- Arid Infrastructures: Water beyond techno-optimism · 18 minHow do you live with water when there simply isn't enough of it? Why did an island that had spent centuries learning to do exactly that suddenly stop? And why does the answer to…
- Inclusion Talks (Ep. 3): What's AI got to do with it? · 49 minAI predictions tend to rest on an averaged notion of what a human being is. In this final episode of Inclusion Talks, we take a closer look at how the growing use of AI in…
- Inclusion Talks (Ep. 2):The Museum as a Space For Inclusion Through Universal Design · 52 minIn the second episode of Inclusion Talks: A Universal Design Perspective we zoom in on the role museums and cultural institutions play. Museums have a key role in shaping…
- Inclusion Talks (Ep. 1): Sustainability Doesn't Happen by Itself · 52 minIn our new podcast series Inclusion Talks – A Universal Design Perspective we investigate and share stories of how we can collectively create truly inclusionary spaces - spaces…
- Unaffordables Ep. 3: 'Keys and Queues' with Olaf Grawert, Bent Madsen, Matthias Nordby, Camilla van Deurs and Line Thorup Schultz · 18 minWho gets access to housing when there is not enough to go around? In the final episode of Unaffordables, we move beyond construction and economics to explore the political and…
- Unaffordables Ep. 2: 'Forms & Footprints' with Sinus Lynge, Steffen Enersen Maagaard, Wietse de Vries, Valérie Vermandel and Mads Rude · 20 minCan we build our way out of the housing crisis without deepening the climate crisis? In this episode of Unaffordables, we look at the physical realities of creating affordable…
- Unaffordables Ep. 1: 'Pulls & Pressures' with Finn Williams, Kath Scanlon, Olaf Grawert, Anne-Mette Boye and Lars Jensen · 19 minWhy has housing become unaffordable in so many cities across Europe? In the first episode of Unaffordables, we explore the forces driving the housing crisis and the growing…
- Slow Down: Architecture and Extreme Environments (2/2) · 51 minListen to the second podcast series Slow Down. A conversation between David Garcia and Kristoffer Weiss on the architecture of extreme environments. An important conversation on…
- Slow Down: The Slow Violence of Sand Extraction (1/2) · 54 minWe are back with a new podcast series! Listen to the first episode of Slow Down, a series investigating ways to slow down overheated sites, cities, and societies. In this…
- Living With Other Species: Microbial Architecture (3/3) · 31 minToday we conclude Living With Other Species. A series exploring how to plan and live alongside other species in the cities of the future. The last episode is a talk on how…
- Living With Other Species: Insect Urbanism (2/3) · 59 minLiving With Other Species is back! The second episode, "The Insect As Worker and Citizen", is a conversation on the role of insects as urban workers with - pollinators…
- Archive: Biochemist Irina Iachina Lets Spiders Weave the Future of Design · 49 minThis week we're taking a short break from the Living With Other Species podcast series to revisit our extensive archive. But we continue our focus on the lives and architectures…
- Living with Other Species: The City as a Garden (1/3) · 58 minFrom today you can listen to the first episode of Living With Other Species. A conversation on regional planning for all species, infrastructural imagination, and permaculture…
- Everything is Transformation: Building Across Disciplines (3/3) · 1 h 6 minWe conclude the Everything is Transformation podcast series — a three-episode deep dive into the thoughts, ideas, and methods behind Djernes & Bell's work on the Hedeskov Center…
- Everything is Transformation: Utilizing Vernacular Crafts (2/3) · 1 h 23 minTune in for a conversation between Ben Bosence from Local Works Studio and Justine Bell, of Djernes & Bell. Bosence is a artist turned conservator and an expert in vernacular…
- Everything is Transformation: Making Regenerative Architecture (1/3) · 34 minThe series podcast centers around one of the most remarkable architectural transformation projects and experiments with material localism in recent Danish architectural history…
- Assemble!: EP. 03 ADAPTATION REWILDING · 34 minIn this third episode on the policy proposal ADAPTATION REWILDING, drafted by landscape architect and founder of SCAPE, Kate Orff, we sit down with Kate alongside Copenhagen's…
- Assemble!: EP. 02 XO Policy - Extraction Zero Policy · 27 minIn this second episode on the policy proposal XO Policy – Extraction Zero Policy, drafted by architect and Dark Matter Labs co-founder, Indy Johar together with & Ivana Stancic…
- Assemble!: EP. 01 Material Ownership · 39 minIn this first episode on the policy proposal of Material Ownership, drafted by architect and founder of Lendager, Anders Lendager, we sit down with Anders alongside Co-Founder of…
- The European Renovation Charter by HouseEurope! · 1 h 28 minInstead of demolishing and rebuilding, HouseEurope! calls for sustainable renovation and adaptive reuse, pushing for new EU laws that protect and prioritize existing spaces…
- Plads til 30% Fri Natur af Pil Høyer Thielst (Lundgaard & Tranberg) · 45 minPil Thielst - arkitekt partner i Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter - foreslår en lov, der kræver 30% af Danmarks areal som beskyttet natur. Fri natur skal fremover indgå som…
- CO2-Grænser af Sinus Lynge (Effekt) · 44 minSinus Lynge - arkitekt og partner ved Effekt - foreslår en lov, der pålægger byggeprojekter at reducere CO₂-udledning i overensstemmelse med fastsatte grænseværdier eller…
- Bevaringspligt af Justine Bell · 53 minJustine Bell - arkitekt ved Djernes & Bell - præsenter et lovforslag om bevaringspligt, der skal sikre, at der prioriteres eksisterende strukturer og materialer i byggebranchen i…
- Materialeejerskab af Niklas Nolsøe (Lendager) · 48 minNiklas Nolsøe - arkitekt og Business Development Director ved Lendager - præsenterer et nyt forslag om materialeejerskab, der pålægger producenter ansvar for hele livscyklussen…
- Midlertidigt Byggestop af Søren Nielsen · 1 h 1 minSøren Nielsen - ekstern konsulent hos Vandkunsten og professor på Arkitektskolen Aarhus - præsenterer et lovforslag om midlertidigt at nedlægge et nationalt forbud mod…
- Bioethicist Mickey Gjerris Holds Onto Hope in a Time of Hopelessness · 58 minHow do we move beyond human dominance and toward true collaboration with other species? As part of the exhibition Strange Adaptations at Halmtorvet 27, bioethicist Mickey…
- Anthropologist Jeanette Lykkegård Looks to Nomadism for New Ways of Living · 57 minWhat can nomadic cultures teach us about architecture, design, and our connection to the environment? In this episode, anthropologist Jeanette Lykkegård, architect Pavels…
- Biochemist Irina Iachina Lets Spiders Weave the Future of Design · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 1Biochemist Irina Iachina shares her groundbreaking work on biomimicry, focusing on spider silk as a model for sustainable innovation. From her studies at the University of…
- Beyond Waste with Tusca7 · 11 min · Episode 6Waste: Is it just the inevitable detritus of human life, or a glaring sign of systemic inefficiency? Could waste be more than something to discard—perhaps even the spark for…
- Beyond the Urban Bias with Rural Agency · 12 minWhat if we are entrapped in an urban bias? What can we do to see things more nuanced? And what would happen if we stopped seeing the rural as merely a backdrop to urban ambition…
- Beyond Shallow Ecology with Skye Jin · 12 minIn his thought-provoking book Taking the Country's Side, philosopher Sébastien Marot argues that the separation between agriculture and architecture represents the original…
- Beyond Anthropocentrism with Pavels Hedström · 17 minFor years, human-centered design has been regarded as the ideal approach to problem-solving within design and architecture. But in a world facing complex environmental and social…
- Beyond Standardization with Superposition · 15 min · Episode 3The battle for the future of the building sector is often framed as a conflict over standards: between those who defend existing standards and those who demand new, green, and…
- Exploring the Future of Danish Architecture with Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss & Anne Beim · 23 min · Episode 1Over the past five years, several institutions have highlighted the rise of a new paradigm in Danish architecture. The Utzon Center has coined it "Super Danish," while Dagbladet…
- Beyond Urban Leftovers with with Alberto Roncelli · 13 min · Episode 2In recent years, Copenhagen has seen an intensification in the debate over urban expansion, with controversial projects such as Fælledby and Lynetteholmen at the forefront. Amid…
- Bygningspræmieringen 2024 · 34 minHvordan sikrer man, at de mange projekter giver noget tilbage til byen? Hvad betyder æstetikken for vores liv i byen og hvordan sikres æstetiske kvaliteter når mange hensyn skal…
- FOODSCAPES, Episode Two: Production · 53 minFOOD. It shapes our daily lives, molds the structure of our cities, and connects to over 25% of global CO2 emissions. Transforming the world's food systems means transforming the…
- FOODSCAPES, Episode one: Foundation · 48 minJORD. Hjemsted for mere end en fjerdedel af den biologiske mangfoldighed på jorden, planetens største vandfilter og et af de vigtigste naturlige systemer for kulstoflagring. Sund…
- The Manifesto Reading Club: Constant and Ivan Chtcheglov · 49 minIn this podcast, we are exploring two key texts related to the movement: 'Another City for Another Life' (1958) by Constant and 'Formulary for a New Urbanism' (1953) by Ivan…
- The Manifesto Reading Club: Le Corbusier and Koolhaas · 30 minIn April 2023, the exhibition 'Architecture and the Art of Agitation' opened in the exhibition-space of Copenhagen Architecture Festival. Over a period of two months, a diverse…
- Venice and Copenhagen as Coastal Cities – What Are the Potentials of Nature Based Solutions? · 30 minIn May 2023, the Danish Pavilion opened at the 13th Venice Biennale, featuring the exhibition "Coastal Imaginaries". Inside the pavilion, a diverse group of collaborators…
- Educating for the Future: for What and How? · 33 minIn May 2023, the Danish Pavilion opened at the 13th Venice Biennale, featuring the exhibition "Coastal Imaginaries". Inside the pavilion, a diverse group of collaborators…
- A Conversation with Jane Da Mosto · 32 minIn May 2023, the Danish Pavilion opened at the 13th Venice Biennale, featuring the exhibition "Coastal Imaginaries". Inside the pavilion, a diverse group of collaborators…
- JERNBANEBYEN TILHØRER OS! - en paratemporal lydtransmission · 15 minAt forestille sig en ny by er at forestille sig en ny livsform. Tag høretelefonerne på, og gå en tur gennem Jernbanebyen med Center for Militant Futurologis paratemporale…







