August 10, Tuesday

We ended the trip with another busy day. It wasn’t quite as jammed packed as the day before, but close. We began the day at the National Playhouse, another building by Lundgaard and Tranberg and my other presentation. We also received a tour of this building, which was amazing! The main stage was designed to feel like a grotto. It forms a circle and is very intimate, it’s a pretty cool space. My favorite part of the building was the third floor where all of the administration, etc. is. You are actually in the giant truss roof structure as you walk around. I had to be sneaky to take pictures, so I did my best.

We then set off on our walk through town. We took the water taxi across the canal, past the opera, to the Architecture School. There was an exchange student this past year from Copenhagen, and he met up with us to show us his school.  We then went to eat lunch in the Free State of Christiania. This story is pretty crazy…Christiania was an area of old military housing, and in the 70s a group of squatters moved in. They basically fought enough that the government gave up and let them stay. To this day it’s a free state with their own government and a well known place to get pot. It’s a different world.


After lunch we had an office tour at Lundgaard and Tranberg. We met Lene Tranberg, who is about one of the coolest women in the business. It was great to hear them talk about their processes with some of their projects. They have a pretty sweet office right in down town. 

We ended the day in a beautiful setting at the Louisiana Museum. This museum (named after the guy’s three wives named Louise) is a private collection that he collected over many years. He donated it to the city after his passing with requirements that it stays very accessible. There were kids playing everywhere and you could go right up to the artwork. We sat in groups and looked over each other’s sketchbooks. Everyone was in a good mood, and the group of girls all stayed together and finished out the night. 

I can’t believe I’m on my way home, it seems so unreal. I don’t think I’ve been this excited for something in a long time (except for our wedding of course).




I love you all, thank you for reading and sharing my experience!