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ACT wins Holbæk Arena
In collaboration with Cobe, Vilhelm Lauritzen and Ramboll, ACT wins 1. Prize in the master plan competition for a new sports and activity center in southwestern Holbæk. A main element in the architectural concept of the proposal “Holbæk Loop, an active cityarea in Holbæk”, is a series of loops that bind the various facilities in [...]
ACT PQed for Valparaiso
ACT selected for parallel assignment of Valparaiso Along with Rundquist architects, Nivå landscape architecture and Ramboll, we are selected as one of three teams for the parallel assignment for the development of Valparaiso in Stockholm. The area will over the coming years undergo an extensive transformation process. From the harbour area to an attractive [...]
ACT selected for WATERPLUS
Active City Transformation is selected for Realdanias and LOA-Fondens campaign WATER PLUS Space for rain and activity! In collaboration with Solrød Municipality, the vision for the project “The Wedge” is to create a framework for a community-forming and activity-promoting use of a central urban area, which in addition contributes to the realization of Solrød’s climate [...]
ACT on to second phase in HOLBÆK ARENA
In collaboration with COBE, Vilhelm Lauritzen and Rambøll our proposal HOLBÆK LOOP is on to second phase in the development of the future sports- and activity facilities in Holbæk Arena. In the first phase, the entries were judged on their architectural, functional and technical solutions according to the competition briefs requirements as the project [...]
ACT is prequalified for LAGA BURG 2018
Active City Transformation is prequalified for LAGA BURG 2018 The task is to develop a master plan, introducing a green landscape concept into the city, renovating the old historical part, and development of an attractive touristic profile for Burg. The Landesgartenschau (LAGA) shall improve the quality of life and the ecological environment in the city. The [...]
ACT PQed for Holbæk Arena
ACTIVE CITY TRANSFORMATION PQED FOR HOLBÆK ARENA The sports facilities in Holbæk are generally worn. Therefore, the City Council have conducted a vision phase and recently the city council have selected participants for the architectural competition for a new arena where the key words are flexibility, openness and inclusiveness. The competition includes a master plan [...]
A Coherent Svendborg
Svendborg Municipality wants a master plan for a number of the City center’s main space: Krøyer Garden, part of Skole Street, Ramsherred, Torvet, Lille torvet and part of Mollergade from predominantly traffic areas to urban spaces where pedestrians and cyclists movements priority. The purpose of the competition is to increase Svendborg’s inner-city attraction as dynamic [...]
ACT wins EJBY – a urban pocket in the suburb
ACT wins, in collaboration with CCO, Okra and Smith Innovation 1 prize in the competition, EJBY – a urban pocket in the suburb. Read more about, EJBY CAMPUS Read more, Architectural association
Climateadaptation Kokkedal
CLIMATE ADAPTATION KOKKEDAL Climate Adaptation Kokkedal is a competition about the largest climate adaptation project in Denmark. The project in Kokkedal has to show how climate challenges, urban development and social housing challenges can be addressed together in a climate adaptation project in which the increased rainfall are used as recreational and active resource. [...]
ACT shared winner of “City in Between – Aalborg East”
ACT is shared winner of phase 1 in the competition, “City in Between – Aalborg East, a strategy for a international and sustainable suburb”, together with Schønherr, BIG, Rambøll, Trejde Natur a.m. We are looking forward to 2 phase of the project.
ACT DEVELOPS URBAN PLAZA IN TREKRONER
Roskilde Municipality asked Active City Transformation to develop a project proposal for a meeting- and activity area by the lake in Trekroner, Roskilde. The intention of the project is to transform the area in relation to the lake in Trekroner, which today is open and windy, and only used to a limited extent, to [...]
Untergriesbach
Untergriesbach’s central area have to be redesigned with improved functionality, high attraction value, identification and a broad variety of social and active use. Active City Transformation was the only “non-German” office invited to the competition. Read more about, UNTERGRIESBACH
Ernst-Abbe Platz
The city of Jena pursued through a number of investment, an upgrade of the central downtown area, that will make it a major and vibrant center of the city and the region. The Architectural Competition for upgrading Ernst-Abbe-Platz, is part of this vision. Ernst-Abbe-Platz serves as a campus, and as a central meeting place [...]
SHIFTING FIELDS
Rising sea levels and flooding, along with other climate problems require focus and specific solutions. Therefore, ACT developed a proposal for Europan 11, Nynäshamn, where flooding of the site from both the Baltic and rain water is a real problem. The proposal Shifting Fields transforms flooding and rising sea level into a productive and active [...]
ACT wins International Garden Festival
Active City Transformation wins the International Garden Festival, Ponte de Lima in Portugal. The proposal “Taste The Slope“ focuses on the connection between the cultivation of food, the eating of them and physical activity. The project strives to create a more meaningful public understanding about the food we grow and eat. The idea behind the [...]
ACT wins School Project in cph
Active City Transformation have in collaboration with AART and Tækker Consulting Engineers, won the project competition for the extension and rebuilding of Skolen ved Søerne at Frederiksberg in Copenhagen. In the jury report, Frederiksberg Municipality highlights how the winning proposal creates aesthetic, functional and organizational qualities that interact with the beautiful area by the lakes [...]
