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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’
Inclusion Talks - A Universal Design Perspective: What’s AI got to do with it?
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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.
Film Screening: Fire, Water, Earth, Air
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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?
WHO SPEAKS FOR THE FUTURE? Architecture of intergenerational Democracy
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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.
Everyday Experience: Accessibility and Aesthetics In Our Shared City
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11 May
Prisuddeling: 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.
Prisuddeling: Bygningspræmiering 2026
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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.
On Air: Redesigning Democracy
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9 May
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Filmvisning - Helbredelsen
Boligpolitik møder kunstnerisk healing i Natalia Ciepiel og Hannah Elbkes dokumentar Helbredelsen, som følger 1500 beboere i Lundtoftegades kamp mod tvangsflytning og omverdenens blik på området. 
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8 May
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Vi Fællesskaber Vores By - Gellerup
Kom med til en samtale om, hvad det vil sige at arbejde med social bæredygtighed i byplanlægning og mød forfatterne til “Vi fællesskaber vores by”, der snart udkommer på Arkitektens Forlag, Aysha Amin og Pernille Maria Bärnheim.
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Vi Fællesskaber Vores By - Gellerup
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7 May
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Alternative veje til flere almene boliger med Almene Kunstklubber
Panelsamtale: Sammen med politikere, byggefagfolk og beboerdemokrater undersøger vi, om der findes andre veje til at skabe flere almene boliger end at bruge cementblanderen.
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Alternative veje til flere almene boliger med Almene Kunstklubber
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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
Legitimising the Commons Beyond Policy and Law: With Janet Sanz and Finn Williams
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Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Alternative veje til flere almene boliger med Almene Kunstklubber
Panelsamtale: Sammen med politikere, byggefagfolk og beboerdemokrater undersøger vi, om der findes andre veje til at skabe flere almene boliger end at bruge cementblanderen.
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8 May
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Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Vi Fællesskaber Vores By - Gellerup
Kom med til en samtale om, hvad det vil sige at arbejde med social bæredygtighed i byplanlægning og mød forfatterne til “Vi fællesskaber vores by”, der snart udkommer på Arkitektens Forlag, Aysha Amin og Pernille Maria Bärnheim.
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Vi Fællesskaber Vores By - Gellerup
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9 May
9 May
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Filmvisning - Helbredelsen
Boligpolitik møder kunstnerisk healing i Natalia Ciepiel og Hannah Elbkes dokumentar Helbredelsen, som følger 1500 beboere i Lundtoftegades kamp mod tvangsflytning og omverdenens blik på området. 
Byens Uperfekte Utopier: Filmvisning - Helbredelsen
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Prisuddeling: 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.
Prisuddeling: Bygningspræmiering 2026
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26 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.
On Air: Redesigning Democracy
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12 May
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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?
WHO SPEAKS FOR THE FUTURE? Architecture of intergenerational Democracy
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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!
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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?
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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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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
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ArchDaily

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

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Hube Magazine

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

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Architektura & Biznes

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

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ACUMEN Magazine

Copenhague, en elogio de la lentitud

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CC Magazine

Copenhagen Architecture Biennial: the urgency of slowing down

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Premiere: Kopenhagener Architekturbiennale 2025

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ArchDaily

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

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Dezeen

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

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ArchDaily

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

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Politiken

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

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Berlingske

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

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Parametric Architecture

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

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Designboom

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

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STIRworld

Slowness as metaphor and blueprint at the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial

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The Architects' Journal

How architectural activism is flourishing in Denmark

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Bauwelt

Kopenhagen, langsam

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Azure Magazine

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

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Parametric Architecture

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

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Interni

Slow Down: la prima Biennale di Architettura di Copenhagen

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