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Copy In theory, parking spaces serve only one function: park a car safely until it is used again, and in terms of design, car garages are flexible and straightforward, requiring minimal design interventions. However, parking spaces nowadays are no longer considered one-function buildings. The emptier the space, the more potential it has to integrate additional functions. Architects and urban planners have redefined traditional parking lots, adding recreational and commercial facilities to the s...

Copy NORD Architects and BBP Arkitekter recently won the competition to design and build a new public school in one of Copenhagens most dense urban districts. The challenge of the design was to create a structure that properly fits in the already complex context, complementing the districts "high urban density, postindustrial heritage, and vital infrastructure". Courtesy of NORD Architects, BBP Arkitekter and BOGL Famous for its meat production history, the urban Meatpacking district in Copenh...