<translation>circle spring 2026: Vandkunsten Architects</translation>
Copenhagen: The Driving Force of Transformation
The second lecture in the series Affordable Housing will take place on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM at CAMP Prague. The speaker will be architect and long-time partner of the award-winning studio Vandkunsten Architects, Elena Astrid Rojas. The lecture Copenhagen: The Driving Force of Transformation will discuss the Danish response to the housing crisis. While the rest of Europe often reacts to vulnerable residential areas with demolition, Denmark addresses the issue through densification.
The work of the studio Vandkunsten Architects is fundamentally supported by quality of life, sustainability, and working with local communities. Their buildings are not ostentatious, but rather take into account the context of the given place and its history. They actively engage with the issue of affordable housing.
„Vandkunsten is an architectural studio with a vision and an approach. We only design projects we believe in. However, once the work is completed, architecture is no longer ours. It belongs to the community." from the website of Vandkunsten Architects.
The atelier was founded in 1970 and has received numerous international awards. In 2009, it became the first studio to be awarded the Alvar Aalto Medal. It also has five nominations for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award. Architect Elena Astrid Rojas graduated from the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen in 2009. She has been involved with Vandkunsten since 2011, actively participating in the management of their projects. In 2020, she became a partner of the studio.
The lectures are part of the lifelong learning program of the Czech Chamber of Architects.
The lecture will be held in English.
The work of the studio Vandkunsten Architects is fundamentally supported by quality of life, sustainability, and working with local communities. Their buildings are not ostentatious, but rather take into account the context of the given place and its history. They actively engage with the issue of affordable housing.
„Vandkunsten is an architectural studio with a vision and an approach. We only design projects we believe in. However, once the work is completed, architecture is no longer ours. It belongs to the community." from the website of Vandkunsten Architects.
The atelier was founded in 1970 and has received numerous international awards. In 2009, it became the first studio to be awarded the Alvar Aalto Medal. It also has five nominations for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award. Architect Elena Astrid Rojas graduated from the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen in 2009. She has been involved with Vandkunsten since 2011, actively participating in the management of their projects. In 2020, she became a partner of the studio.
The lectures are part of the lifelong learning program of the Czech Chamber of Architects.
The lecture will be held in English.
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