STJERNEARKITEKTUR I KØBENHAVN - BUS RUNDFART
- Ny arkitektur og byplanlægning i København     

TUR FAKTA
Transportation: Bus and a little walking
Duration:  5 ½  hour
Capacity: full bus
Pick-up: Østerport or Langelinie ( The guide meets the tourists at pick-up location)
End point: Østerport or Langelinie
Photo stops: The Royal Playhouse, Tietgen Dormitory, DR's concert hall, BIG’s “ The Mountain” VM Houses, BIG’s 8House, Sluseholmen and Sydhavn School
Lunch break: Traktørstedet
Total price: 8500 DKK (Bus and lunch not included in the price)
Language: Danish or English
Experience Ørestad can also arrange booking of bus and arrangement of lunch.

INTRODUCTION
Star architects like Bjarke Ingels Group sets Copenhagen on the world map for new ways of thinking architecture and new ways of living.

This tour takes you around new nordic and iconic architecture and construction sites where new areas in Copenhagen are being developed. It’s not for nothing that Copenhagen attracts many tourists interested in architecture, scandinavian design and urban development. Copenhagen knows how experimenting  architecture combined with a sustainable way of thinking improves quality of life. This leads to eg. new types of housing and new ways of living in Copenhagen.

TOUR DESCRIPTION
First sight on the tour is the The Royal Playhouse by architects Lundgaard and Tranberg. The nordic look to this building is beautiful and the edifice combines theatre with an open foyer and new possibilities to explore the harbour. We pass BLOX and Islands Brygge where new living areas are developing rapidly with row houses and old industrial buildings being transformed into hip apartments.

Next we visit Ørestad known for combining high technological and iconic architecture with a green way of thinking life. We stop at  the round shaped and popular Tietgen Dormitory by Lundgaard and Tranberg. The tour continues and passes Jean Nouvel’s DR Concert Hall named “the meteor”. Next stop is Bjarke Ingels’ famous “'Mountain” and “VM houses”. From here we also see the skyrocketing hotel Bella Sky. We pass the most sought out High School in Copenhagen - namely the Ørestad College by the architects 3XN.
For the lunch we visit Traktørstedet at the Nature Center, located rigt at the verge of the large nature reserve Kalvebod Fælled and Ørestad. We also stop at Royal Arena that houses international sports events and koncerts. Next stop is the famous and iconic 8House by Bjarke Ingels Group.
 

We continue to the ‘Venice of Copenhagen’ namely “Sluseholmen” built on eight artificial islets, where canals and bridges connects the islets. The edifice Metropolis  - a futuristic building looking like a Starwars movie is located on a peninsula and rises  11 storages.
We continue along Kalvebod Brygge where we see the SEB Headquarters - two commercial buildings by Lundgaard and Tranberg connected by an impressive landscape of ‘gletchers and nordic forests’ - SLA landscape Architects. From here we head back to our starting point.

On the bus  the guide will also unfold these architectural highlights:
The Black Diamond, BLOX, The “Crystal”, the Harbour Pool by BIG, “Havneholmen” and

BOOKING REQUEST

Please fill out the formula below for booking this tour giving the preferred date and time for your excursion. Or call +45 51 23 74 38

30% discount for highschools and universities