Louisiana Channel - Architect Dorte Mandrup on Building for Social Communities, 06122022

“How do we give back the space we occupy?” Award-winning Danish architect Dorte Mandrup has, from the beginning of her career, worked in neighbourhoods with numerous social challenges – areas that, in her view, often incorporate tremendous energy. Sometimes she seeks to create “protected havens” by raising a building above ground. In other projects, the focus has been on the building’s façade to secure an optimal relationship between the inside and outside [Subtitles provided]

Louisiana Channel - Architects 3XN on Turning an Old High-Rise Into a New 08112022

“I think it’s going to be a model of how to transform existing high-rises into new high-rises in the future.” Meet architect Kim Herforth Nielsen, Founder and Creative Director of the Danish studio 3XN, who here tells the story behind the transformation of Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia – an existing high-rise in the city centre that was turned into a new and doubled in size.

Louisiana Channel - Bjarke Ingels “Great buildings express their true essence to the world” 19122017

The lauded Danish architect Bjarke Ingels shares his personal story and his bold approach to architecture, which he feels should always be playful, generous and empathetic. Bjarke Ingels was interviewed by Marc-Christoph Wagner in New York in October 2016