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Danish Architecture Center unveils new four-story slide by artist Carsten Höller

2020-06-15T14:48:00-04:00

With the reopening of Danish Architecture Center last week, Copenhagen welcomed a new art attraction: a 40-meter/130-foot-long tube slide spiraling down four stories inside DAC's boxy, OMA-designed BLOX home.

Photo: Kontraframe

Envisioned by German-Belgian artist Carsten Höller, famous for installing similar slides at art institutions around the world, the 15-meter/50-foot-tall DAC Slide is part of the Center's initiative to appeal to a broader audience and extend its range beyond the professional architecture community.

Photo: Kontraframe

"Why don’t we use slides in architecture as a supplement to stairs, elevators and escalators?" Carsten Höller commented on this latest piece. "They are fast, safe and energy-savvy — and they produce a sensation in the user that has been described as 'a kind of voluptuous panic upon an otherwise lucid mind, somewhere between delight and madness.'"

Photo: Kontraframe

Installing the enormous 4-ton slide took 21 days and required 13 slide sections, 94 pl...

Kids' City opens at the Danish Architecture Center

2020-02-11T12:44:00-05:00

Last week, the Danish Architecture Center opened it's anticipated exhibition Kids' City, a child-centric exhibition exploring architecture and construction. The exhibition investigates 6 typologies of urban architecture including bicycle infrastructure, playful daycare buildings, nature areas, and new ideas for child healthcare. Kids' City was developed in collaboration with leading Danish architecture firms such as BIG, ADEPT, and COBE Architects. Archinect previously covered the exhibition, noting its aim to highlight Copenhagen's status as one of the best places to raise a child.

The Danish Architecture Center presents "Kids' City," a child-centric exhibition looking at Copenhagen's architecture

2020-01-29T16:32:00-05:00

The Danish Architecture Center will open its doors on February 7th to an exciting exhibition on innovation in child-centric architecture and construction called Kids' City. With Denmark ranked as one of the best countries to raise a child and Copenhagen as one of the best places to live in the world, the exhibition will spotlight the architecture of the city and explore the question of what a "good city" looks like.

Bike Snake, Copenhagen V, 2014 DISSING+WEITLING

Of the exhibition, Dorthe Weinkouff Barsøe, COO and VP of the Danish Architecture Center, said:

“Kids’ City is in line with our ambition to open the world of architecture to an even broader audience. It is a multi-faceted and active exhibition for the entire family, where we strive to make communication about architecture more accessible. We present new views of livability and the framework for the good city life, interpreted in a way that makes sense to the local residents, including children, as well as to the increasing n...