Copenhagen Architecture Forum's Podcast

On the Air: Redesigning Democracy (Ep.2): Can Other Species Be Part of the Political Community? — On the Architecture of Interspecies Democracy

What happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate?  This episode is part of "On the Air: Redesigning Democracy," a three-part evening

On the Air: Redesigning Democracy (Ep.1): Who Speaks for The Future? On the Architecture of Intergenerational Democracy

What happens to democracy when it meets a reality it wasn't designed to accommodate?  This episode is part of "On the Air: Redesigning Democracy," a three-part evening

Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep. 4): Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility

In this fourth and final episode of the podcast series Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape we wrap up our journey and bring the fellowship to a close. First, Danish bus

Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep. 3): Standardisation in the Construction Industry

Tune in to the third episode of Shaping The Rule, Ruling The Shape, from our weeklong fellowship with HouseEurope! In this episode we will unfold standardisation. Today

Shaping The Rule, Ruling The Shape (Ep.2): Transformation, Dismantling and Handling Materials

How are some of Denmark's biggest engineering and contracting firms thinking and working towards transformation and material reuse? Tune in to episode two of Shaping The

Shaping the Rule, Ruling the Shape (Ep 1): Material Reuse, Regulation and Liability

How can architects move from passive recipients of regulation to active contributors to policy-making? Back in August, Copenhagen Architecture Forum, in collaboration w

Arid Infrastructures: Water beyond techno-optimism

How do you live with water when there simply isn't enough of it? Why did an island that had spent centuries learning to do exactly that suddenly stop? And why does the an

Inclusion Talks (Ep. 3): What's AI got to do with it?

AI predictions tend to rest on an averaged notion of what a human being is.    In this final episode of Inclusion Talks, we take a closer look at how the growing use of A

Inclusion Talks (Ep. 2):The Museum as a Space For Inclusion Through Universal Design

In the second episode of Inclusion Talks: A Universal Design Perspective we zoom in on the role museums and cultural institutions play. Museums have a key role in shaping

Inclusion Talks (Ep. 1): Sustainability Doesn't Happen by Itself

In our new podcast series Inclusion Talks – A Universal Design Perspective we investigate and share stories of how we can collectively create truly inclusionary spaces -

Unaffordables Ep. 3: 'Keys and Queues' with Olaf Grawert, Bent Madsen, Matthias Nordby, Camilla van Deurs and Line Thorup Schultz

Who gets access to housing when there is not enough to go around? In the final episode of Unaffordables, we move beyond construction and economics to explore the politi

Unaffordables Ep. 2: 'Forms & Footprints' with Sinus Lynge, Steffen Enersen Maagaard, Wietse de Vries, Valérie Vermandel and Mads Rude

Can we build our way out of the housing crisis without deepening the climate crisis? In this episode of Unaffordables, we look at the physical realities of creating aff

Unaffordables Ep. 1: 'Pulls & Pressures' with Finn Williams, Kath Scanlon, Olaf Grawert, Anne-Mette Boye and Lars Jensen

Why has housing become unaffordable in so many cities across Europe? In the first episode of Unaffordables, we explore the forces driving the housing crisis and the gro

Slow Down: Architecture and Extreme Environments (2/2)

Listen to the second podcast series Slow Down. A conversation between David Garcia and Kristoffer Weiss on the architecture of extreme environments. An important conversa

Slow Down: The Slow Violence of Sand Extraction (1/2)

We are back with a new podcast series! Listen to the first episode of Slow Down, a series investigating ways to slow down overheated sites, cities, and societies. In this

Living With Other Species: Microbial Architecture (3/3)

Today we conclude Living With Other Species. A series exploring how to plan and live alongside other species in the cities of the future.  The last episode is a talk on

Living With Other Species: Insect Urbanism (2/3)

Living With Other Species is back! The second episode, "The Insect As Worker and Citizen", is a conversation on the role of insects as urban workers with - pollinators, d

Archive: Biochemist Irina Iachina Lets Spiders Weave the Future of Design

This week we're taking a short break from the Living With Other Species podcast series to revisit our extensive archive. But we continue our focus on the lives and archit

Living with Other Species: The City as a Garden (1/3)

From today you can listen to the first episode of Living With Other Species. A conversation on regional planning for all species, infrastructural imagination, and permacu

Everything is Transformation: Building Across Disciplines (3/3)

We conclude the Everything is Transformation podcast series — a three-episode deep dive into the thoughts, ideas, and methods behind Djernes & Bell's work on the Hedeskov