Copenhagen is teeming with original public spaces and buildings. Dunkl first visits a colorful square with art objects from all over the world. There, he discusses with artist Björnstjerne Christiansen the identification that the square provides. In the architectural office of BIG Dunkl meets Jakob Lange. Who explains the innovative way of thinking of the office, which, among other things, is currently building a combined heat and power plant with a ski slope in the middle of Copenhagen. Finally, Dunkl meets the charismatic urban planner Jan Gehl. Thanks to his ideas, Copenhagen has become the capital of cycling and one of the most livable cities in the world.
Up Next in Season 1
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Nantes
Nantes was once an important trading centre with a large industrial port. But times change and Nantes had to reinvent itself. Dunkl visits an eco-social housing project, the spectacular transformation of the Île de Nantes by Alexandre Chemetoff and the radical university building by the famous ar...
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The Ruhr Area
The Ruhr region is not an architectural beauty. But traces of the industrial past exude a fascinating charm. Dunkl wants to know what lies behind the ubiquitous buzzword structural change. The tour begins in Bochum at the Jahrhunderthalle, steeped in history, and at a futuristic school building. ...
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Antwerp
Antwerp is changing very carefully, creating an exciting symbiosis of historical and contemporary architecture. Where warehouses and storage facilities once stretched out, the "Museum aan de Stroom" now stands. Architect Willem Jan Neutelings explains to Dunkl why the museum tower has become a ma...
