Copenhagen New Town by Daniel Libeskind

Ørestad - Copenhagen new town Location: between Copenhagen airport and the city centre Ørestad City Architect : Daniel Libeskind 'Ørestad City' masterplan + possibly some large towers Approx. area: 75,000 sqm Developers: NCC Property Development A/S, with Ørestadsselskabet Ørestad is made enjoyable (or is this liveable?) using water: Waterway photo 27 Aug 2006 © adrian welch Ørestad Copenhagen - housing: Steven Holl Architects T-Husene, a mixed-use development "direct commission from City Development in Copenhagen, Denmark. Besides a constructed landscape of 8000 sq. m. T-Husene contains 18,000 sq.m. residential space in 5 towers above 12,500 sq.m. commercial space." Copenhagen Towers Masterplan, south Ørestad Dissing + Weitling with Foster + Partners Interesting building combining Corbusian 'floating above landscape' concept with the fashionable random fenestration patterning, but really successful as the subtle colours and transparency of the coloured glazing and the detailing of the floating frames set against the slightly curved form work well, it's a light building, agile: Building photo 27 Aug 2006 © adrian welch The Field’s Shopping Centre - C. F. Møller Architects photo 27 Aug 2006 © adrian welch Also by Daniel Libeskind in Denmark - Jewish Museum Copenhagen Ørestad City masterplan was due to be unveiled by Libeskind mid 2006 Ørestad City housing - Plot Architects: Building photo 27 Aug 2006 © adrian welch Ørestad housing - VM Mountain dwellings 2008 BIG

Ørestad Gymnasium

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Building photo 27 Aug 2006 © adrian welch

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Ørestad Copenhagen: Building Photos by adrian welch available upon request

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Ørestad City masterplan architects - Daniel Libeskind