June 2010

1st prize in KU:BE competition

MVRDV and ADEPT win competition for House of Culture and Movement, Frederiksberg, DK. The building is a new urban typology with its mix of community centre, exhibition and performance, playground, park and health centre. The House of Culture and Movement is aimed to engage the population of Frederiksberg in a healthy and active life style. The building is set in public gardens and is the first in a series of 3 buildings. The first phase is to be completed in 2015.

The project is made in joint effort with SLA landscape architects, Søren Jensen engineers, Imitio, Winnie Ricken, Max Fordham and Ducks Scèno. Earlier MVRDV and ADEPT have won the competition for the Rødovre Sky Village, currently in development.

Jury statement: "The proposal has convinced the jury through its strong conceptual approach as 'an experimentarium for movement' and its spatial abundance. It proposes new sensuous experiences that challenge our conventional notion of experimenting with body and movement. A realization of this proposal will provide not only the house but also the place a unique identity." The other invited teams in the competition were: 3XN, Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, Henning Larsen Architects, BIG, Svendborg Architects and Junya Ishigami.

Download a press release here: Danish English

Download press release from Frederiksberg Municipality, Realdania and Lokale- og anlægsfonden here: Danish

Download high resolution images of the project here :Exterior-garden Exterior-night Interior Overview

Dalarna library Sweden

World Architecture community nomination

May 2009
ADEPT architects and Schønherr landscape Win H+
ADEPT architects and Schønherr Landscape was today announced 1st prize winners in the project competition to develop a new master plan for the 1.000.000 m2 H+ area in the southern part of central Helsingborg.  

Jury statement: "The Tolerant City of all the entries offers the most extensive and balanced range of solutions to the challenges posted by the competition. With its strong blue green connection the structure plan is very convincing and full of development potential. The Authors have understood and worked with the specific needs of Helsingborg. The proposal also shows how cultural, provisional, entrepreneurial and sustainable initiatives can be integrated with the area’s physical environment." The other invited teams in the competition were: White architects, KCAP, Space Group and Foster and partners.

Download a press release here: Danish English

May 2009

Invitation: Carlsby, Hillerød
Freja estates, DSB property development and Hillerød municipality has invited ADEPT architects to participate in the development of the approx. 30.000m2 Hillerød station area. The site is directly linked to Hillerød train station and located near the centre of the town.

May 2009

ADEPT receives a 3-year work grant from The Danish Arts Foundation
The role of the Foundation is to promote Danish creative arts. The Foundation's area of activity includes the visual arts, literature, music, crafts and design, architecture, cinema, and theatre, as well as other comparable forms of creative art that do not have other avenues for state support. Out of 2500 applications ADEPT was chosen as one of 3 architectural offices that received the grant in 2009. This is a great honour and we are extremely happy and grateful to receive it. Read the motivation of the jury here.

March 2009

Highrise in Roedovre approved by municipality
The highrise in Roedovre has now been approved by a broad political majority. The next step is to finish the financial agreement between the consortium and the municipality.

March 2009

Godsbanearealerne Aarhus Prequalification
ADEPT has been prequalified to participate in the project competition about a cultural production center along with the urban development of Godsbanearealerne in Aarhus. We are part of a team with A Enggaard, CEBRA, Ganshorn, H. Thule Hansen, Triconsult, Jordan and Buro Happold.

March 2009

ECOWEEK 2009: Empowering Youth: Ecology + Leadership + Architecture
Anders Lonka will lead a workshop and hold a lecture at ECOWEEK in Athens during the 1st - 5th of April. Shigeru Ban and Ivan Harbour can also be heard lecturing at the conference. Learn more here.

March 2009

Norreport Prequalification
ADEPT has been prequalified to participate in the project competition about the new Norreport station in Copenhagen. We are part of a team together with: Vandkunsten, Algren & Bruun, Niras, Viatrafik and Henneberg.

December 2008

Nomad goes Public in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Adept partners Martin Laursen and Martin Krogh Hansen at the opening of the exhibition Nomad goes Public in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The exhibition intends to create links between European and Arabic cultures and introduce a series of projects for a new Arabic cultural institute in Copenhagen.

November 2008

1st prize in the international competition "The most beautiful highrise".
The municipality of Rødovre, an independent municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark, announced today MVRDV and ADEPT winner of the design competition of the Rødovre Skyscraper. The 116 meter tall tower accommodates apartments, a hotel, retail and offices. A public park and a plaza are also part of the privately funded scheme.

October 2008
Prequalification for the new Deichmanse Library in Oslo
ADEPT with Sou Fujimoto has been prequalified to participate in the prestigous international competition for the new Deichmanse Library in Oslo. Other invited teams count among others:Toyo Ito, Xaveer de Geyter, Wiel Arets, Lacaton Vassal, Smidt Hammer Lassen, Lundgaard Tranberg, David Chipperfield, Behnisch Architekten, and Snøhetta.

October 2008

H+ Prequalification
Helsingborg is about to start a large urban development project with the name: H+. Schønherr and ADEPT has been prequalified in the competition for the new masterplan. Other teams are: White, Kcap, Space Group and Foster and partners.

July 2008
The Danish Arts Foundation award
Anders Lonka and Martin Laursen has received a grant from the danish arts foundation. The grant is awarded to continue ADEPT´s work on sustainable urban development.