topos 119 | Copenhagen

topos 119 – curated by Copenhagen’s city architect Camilla van Deurs and by Copenhagen – a city that is said to be the poster boy in terms of liveability, walkability, bikeability, human-friendliness, sustainability, and resilience – a city that aims at achieving being CO2 neutral in 2025; that is UNESCO World Capital of Architecture in 2023. The topos magazine edition aims at describing the political and administrative framework for urban development in Copenhagen and focuses on the challenges and efforts that come along with its CO2 goal 2025. The edition will be female: topos wants to highlight the female view upon architecture, urban planning, and city development, wants to give women who shape the city of Copenhagen a powerful voice. The issue looks at how the city’s female architects, urban designers, landscape architects and politicians build and create urban landscapes, urban spaces, a city for people, and at how they identify and tackle urgent urban challenges.

TOPICS

WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE
A photo series

COPENHAGEN IN COMMON
An introduction by city architect Camilla van Deurs

WHAT GOT US HERE, WON'T GET US THERE
A viewpoint by Helle Søholt

VISIONS OF WATER AND THE FUTURE OF THE CITY
Copenhagen’s dilemma of viewing water as both a threat and a resource

THE CLIMATE CRISIS COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR A “SOFTER” COPENHAGEN
A viewpoint by Rikke Juul Gram

FROM BIKES TO CAR-FREE AREAS
Traffic is the main challenge to carbon-neutrality

DISCUSSION WITH METTE PRAG AND LENE BJERG KRISTENSEN
What would the core of the city look like with no cars ?

CENTER SPREAD

INTERVIEW
Line Barfod, Mayor of Technical and Environmental Affairs at the City of Copenhagen

RE-CREATION OF THE HARBOR
How its citizens reclaimed the harbor area of Copenhagen over the centuries

COPENHAGEN IN MAPS
Maps you are unlikely to see as a tourist

FROM BLUE DOCKLAND TO GREEN RAILS
Experiences and learnings made in the course of the planning of the North Harbor district

THERE IS A NEED FOR THOUGHTFULNESS
A viewpoint by Mette Lis Andersen

MATTER IN MOTION
Anna Aslaug Lund on circular economy practices in Copenhagen

CONTRIBUTORS

THE FAURBYS
Lawrence Ebelle interviewed three generations of Copenhageners

EDGE CITY
What now? – for one of the world´s best cities