On Air: Redesigning Democracy

Over three events Redesigning Democracy looks at situations where democracy can change in facing realities it was not designed to accommodate. Get intimate access as we record our new podcast series

Fellowship: Become A Future Change Maker

Copenhagen Architecture Forum and HouseEurope! is inviting seven talents each from the fields of law and architecture for a week-long fellowship in Copenhagen. A week on policy making for the built environment

Fejring: Bygningspræmiering 2026

Hvilke bygninger former egentlig vores by – og hvilke fortjener københavnernes hyldest? Vær med, når vi fejrer årets byggerier og offentliggør vinderen af Publikumsprisen.

Imperfect Assemblies: Towards New Civic Infrastructures

We’re excited to present “Imperfect Assemblies: Towards New Civic Infrastructures” by Cultures of Assembly. The new exhibition at Copenhagen Architecture Forum.

Become An Intern At CAFx

We’re looking for interns for Communication & Marketing and Program & Events for the fall semester

On Air: Redesigning Democracy

May 12, 2026

Fellowship: Become A Future Change Maker

Fejring: Bygningspræmiering 2026

May 11, 2026

Imperfect Assemblies: Towards New Civic Infrastructures

February 19, 2026

Become An Intern At CAFx

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19 May

Can Other Species Be A Part of The Political Community?

With "Can other species be a part of the political community?", we introduce the second event in our new format, “On Air”.

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Conversation

28 May

Inclusion Talks - A Universal Design Perspective: What’s AI got to do with it?

In this second edition of Inclusion Talks - A Universal Design Perspective, we take a closer look at how the growing use of AI in architecture and design processes risks reinforcing historical assumptions about what is deemed ‘normal’

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Film

20 May

Film Screening: Fire, Water, Earth, Air

As the climate crisis rages, four Nordic communities come together in solidarity to find collective solutions. CAFx invites you to a film screening and a conversation with the film’s director, Phie Ambo, and landscape architect Anna Aslaug Lund.

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12 May

WHO SPEAKS FOR THE FUTURE? Architecture of intergenerational Democracy

Democracy has long relied on a quiet assumption: that decisions can be revisited, corrected, undone. That it will, eventually, be someone else’s turn. But what happens when decisions no longer remain reversible?

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Conversation

21 May

Everyday Experience: Accessibility and Aesthetics In Our Shared City

Join us for a public talk exploring how accessibility and aesthetics shape the way we experience, navigate, and make sense of the city – and who gets to feel included within it.

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Conversation

12 May

On Air: Redesigning Democracy

We’re often told that our democratic institutions are under pressure and must be preserved as they are. But what if that pressure is actually a chance to reinvent them? “Redesigning Democracy” kicks off with three conversations exploring new paths for democratic change.

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Lecture

27 May

Legitimising the Commons Beyond Policy and Law: With Janet Sanz and Finn Williams

Join us for an exciting evening on commoning and how legitimacy is produced through political struggle, cultural narratives, care practices, and long-term municipal engagement. Guests include major international capacities like Finn Williams and Janet Sanz

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26 May

On Air: Redesigning Democracy

CAFx Copenhagen Architecture Forum

Conversation

12 May

WHO SPEAKS FOR THE FUTURE? Architecture of intergenerational Democracy

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Conversation

19 May

Can Other Species Be A Part of The Political Community?

With "Can other species be a part of the political community?", we introduce the second event in our new format, “On Air”.

CAFx Copenhagen Architecture Forum

Film

20 May

Film Screening: Fire, Water, Earth, Air

Gloria

Conversation

21 May

Everyday Experience: Accessibility and Aesthetics In Our Shared City

Join us for a public talk exploring how accessibility and aesthetics shape the way we experience, navigate, and make sense of the city – and who gets to feel included within it.

CAFx Copenhagen Architecture Forum

Lecture

27 May

Legitimising the Commons Beyond Policy and Law: With Janet Sanz and Finn Williams

CAFx Copenhagen Architecture Forum

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Podcasts

From the Podcast Archive: Right to Housing! Now and Forever

This week we are revisiting an episode from last year, to celebrate our newly announced fellowship with HouseEurope!

Podcasts

From the Podcast Archive: Architecture is more than buildings in cities

Are we operating within an underlying urban bias? And what would it mean to take the rural seriously as a place of life, ecology, and practice in its own right?

Podcasts

From The Podcast Archive: Exploring the Future of Danish Architecture

Many still assume that buildings must excite. They must capture attention, produce images, and offer experiences. But this reveals a hidden intuition that human beings need constant stimulation to remain engaged. What if this intuition is wrong?

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Exhibitions & Inquiry

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Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025 Reveals 'Slow Pavilion' Designs Built from Reused Materials

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Copenhagen unveils its first Architecture Biennial: a call to 'Slow Down'

Architektura & Biznes

Architecture as opposition to haste? Polish studio at the 1st Copenhagen Architecture Biennale

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Copenhague, en elogio de la lentitud

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Copenhagen Architecture Biennial: the urgency of slowing down

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Premiere: Kopenhagener Architekturbiennale 2025

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First Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Opens With the Theme "Slow Down"

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"It's time for activism" says Copenhagen Architecture Biennial director

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Slow Pavilions, Chapel Retold, and More: 6 Key Highlights From the First Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

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Den nye tids stjerne er ikke længere den fantasifulde formgiver Bjarke Ingels

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Copenhagen Architecture Biennial wants the world to slow down

Berlingske

Det skal nok blive skægt! Her er det, du ikke må gå glip af under Københavns første arkitekturbiennale

Parametric Architecture

First Ever Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Champions a Call to "Slow Down"

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Copenhagen architecture biennial 2025: embracing 'slowness' for progressive change

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Slowness as metaphor and blueprint at the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

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How architectural activism is flourishing in Denmark

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Kopenhagen, langsam

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Q&A: Josephine Michau on the Inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

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First Ever Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Champions a Call to "Slow Down"

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Slow Down: la prima Biennale di Architettura di Copenhagen

About CAFx

We are Copenhagen Architecture Forum, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of how architecture shapes lives and worlds.Slow Down, the theme of Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025, investigates architecture as matters of time and means of slowing down overheated sites, cities, and societies.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

OPENING HOURS

On Air: Redesigning Democracy

Fellowship: Become A Future Change Maker

Fejring: Bygningspræmiering 2026

Imperfect Assemblies: Towards New Civic Infrastructures

Become An Intern At CAFx

Exhibitions & Inquiry

Learning & Education

Policy and Law

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025 Reveals 'Slow Pavilion' Designs Built from Reused Materials

Copenhagen unveils its first Architecture Biennial: a call to 'Slow Down'

Architecture as opposition to haste? Polish studio at the 1st Copenhagen Architecture Biennale

Copenhague, en elogio de la lentitud

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial: the urgency of slowing down

Premiere: Kopenhagener Architekturbiennale 2025

First Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Opens With the Theme "Slow Down"

"It's time for activism" says Copenhagen Architecture Biennial director

Slow Pavilions, Chapel Retold, and More: 6 Key Highlights From the First Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

Den nye tids stjerne er ikke længere den fantasifulde formgiver Bjarke Ingels

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial wants the world to slow down

Det skal nok blive skægt! Her er det, du ikke må gå glip af under Københavns første arkitekturbiennale

First Ever Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Champions a Call to "Slow Down"

Copenhagen architecture biennial 2025: embracing 'slowness' for progressive change

Slowness as metaphor and blueprint at the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

How architectural activism is flourishing in Denmark

Kopenhagen, langsam

Q&A: Josephine Michau on the Inaugural Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

First Ever Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Champions a Call to "Slow Down"

Slow Down: la prima Biennale di Architettura di Copenhagen