‘The Opera’ by Henning Larsen
The Opera is the most imposing and impressive monumental building of modern Copenhagen. And it’s the outcome of controversy!
Asser Munch
My name is Asser Munch, I'm an architect and architecture guide in Copenhagen. On this blog I'm the author, photographer, programmer/webmaster, ...etc. I'm co-founder and co-owner of beCopenhagen ApS, that organises guided tours, sightseeing and events in Copenhagen and surrounding area. In my past I have teached at School of Architecture at the Aarhus School of Architecture and later as building architect at smaller, very diverse building projects. Architecture and the city's structure and causalities had my interest my whole career. I am instinctively suspicious towards the often bloated and overly intellectual language of my otherwise brilliant fellow architects, when they describe and justify their own or others design. Too often specultaive, pretentious, mystic or outright nonsense. As a teacher I found the ambition to communicate architecture in a straightforward and accessible manner. This is an ambition that I now carry on in my way of connecting dots through the city, not least for people with no professional knowledge or language . You can try it yourself and learn a lot about Copenhagen architecture, urban spaces and much more by joining one of my bike tours with beCopenhagen . You are more than welcome to bring colleagues, family, friends and you soccer team! You can contact me directly at asser@becopenhagen.dk. See you on the bike lanes in Copenhagen :)
Paper Island by COBE
Paper Island by COBE. The last remaining, undeveloped site in the central harbour area in Copenhagen is currently under construction into a mix of private and public use.
Krøyers Plads by COBE + VLA
Krøyers Plads is a much-disputed site that finally found its solution in a project displaying modern interpretation of tradition and history.
Havnegade Promenade
The redesign of Havnegade by Algren & Bruun makes an attractive public space with built-in activities to attract locals year-round.
Lille Langebro Bridge
This Lille Langebro bridge is the latest in a series of bike bridges to connect the central city for 1000s of cycling commuters and pedestrians every day.
The Crystal by SHL (Schmidt Hammer Lassen)
On a triangular site, ‘The Crystal’, a crystalline glass-prism, seeks to open up and attract pedestrian (and cycling) bypassers.
SEB Bank by Lundgaard & Tranberg
The SEB Bank is two rounded office-‘towers’ on a noisy corner. It shows a more varied and less boxy architecture than 10-15 years earlier.
