November 2011
ADEPT seeks office manager for new China office
Applicants must be fluent in both English and Chinese (written and spoken). Please email your application to work@adeptarchitects.com

November 2011
ADEPT and URBANUS win international skyscraper competition in Shenzhen
On November 7th, 2011, the winner of a large international architectural competition, 'The Two Towers', was announced in
Shenzhen, China. The team selected to design this new Shenzhen landmark – comprising 100.000 square meters in total – is
a constellation of ADEPT (DK) and Urbanus (CHN) with VSA (HK), Max Fordham LLP (GB) and Beijing CCI Architectural Design Co, LTD (CHN). The jury meeting was hosted at the Shenzhen Municipal Planning Building with Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne as chairman of the jury.

As the competition title suggests, the project is comprised of two towers, the CDB Tower (150 meters) and the Minsheng Financial Tower (120 meters), functioning as new headquarters for the two financial institutions. The challenge of designing two new towers in Shenzhen raised the question as to what kind of tower could be added in the context of an already impressive skyline. Analysis of this context suggested considerable emphasis has been placed in recent years on achieving extravagant, visually unique forms amongst the towers themselves – a situation that has generally occurred at the expense of the quality and liveliness of the urban spaces at their base.

International interest in the competition has been extensive, with a large field of established architectural offices competing for the project including Wilkinson Eyre, REX, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, and Rocco Architects.

Download press release here: Danish English

November 2011
ADEPT and LiW receives Building Award 2011
The municipality of Ballerup has announced the project 'Fluent Landscapes' as the winner of Building Award 2011. Extract from jury comments: "The project is awarded as an exceptional  landscape project that uniquely connects many different types of traffic and activities whilst simultaneously relating to the originality of the site."

November 2011
1. prize in 12.000 m2 housing competition in Aarhus
Wednesday November 2nd the Deputy Mayor Laura Hay revealed the winners of the competition at a reception at Aarhus City Hall. The winning team consists of the architects ADEPT and LUPLAU & POULSEN, turn-key contractor Dansk Boligbyg and NIRAS Consulting Engineers. The team has designed a project entitled The City In The Building, that consists of 238 public dwellings distributed between 83 apartments for families and +55 aged seniors, and 155 student-housing units.

Common greenhouses on the roof tops, adjacent terraces overlooking the bay of Aarhus, and a sheltered green courtyard - all in close proximity to downtown Aarhus. This is the essence of Brabrand Housing Association’s new residential complex that breaks with both the port’s massive scale, and present iconic building tendencies. The project is expected to be completed for inauguration in December 2013.

Download press release here: Danish English

September 2011
New faces at ADEPT
After a year of strong growth we restructure ADEPT’s communication department and expand our management team.

September 1st Sanne Lindhardt sli@adeptarchitects.com, architect maa, former head of the architectural department of NNE Pharmaplan and Deputy Director of the Danish Architecture Center, joined ADEPT in a new position as Head of Office. Sanne will be a part of ADEPT’s overall and strategic management with focus on operations, sales and general development of our company.

October 1st Ida Richter Brændstrup irb@adeptarchitects.com will take over the responsibility for PQ and press (Communications Officer) after Jennifer Dahm Petersen, who after a hectic and profit-generating period has chosen to seek new challenges. Ida, who besides being an architect maa has additional training in journalism and professional communication from the Danish School of Journalism, has previously spent two years in Switzerland, working for a.o. Herzog & de Meuron in Basel.

We are very proud that we have two such qualified new employees, and we look forward to their contribution to the further development of ADEPT.

August 2011
On to 2. phase in "Thomas B. Thriges Gade"
ADEPT and our collaborators MVRDV, Thing & Wainø, LasseVegas Kontoret, Esbensen/Sloth Møller, Via trafik, A:C:T and Emcon with Capasent are among the three out of seven teams qualified to the second phase of the urban planning competition for the center of Odense. A partnership consisting of Odense Municipality and Realdania has put out the competition with an overall vision of developing a coherent, sustainable and vibrant city life through good accessibility, dense urbanity and new mix-use buildings that contributes to new attractive urban spaces for city residents and visitors.

Read more at: Realdania
See newsclip: TV2FYN

July 2011
Denmark’s biggest architecture maquette
Denmark’s largest architecture maquette, argentine tango and parkour were just some of the activities, to be experienced when the new Culture and movement house of Frederiksberg (KU.BE) was presented on Saturday June 11th in Kjeld Petersen Square, Frederiksberg. The event was part of the’ Frederiksberg Days’, running in the weekend June 10th to 12th. The maquette in scale 1:10, which is more than 6 meters long and 3 meters wide, contains video screens showing vivid animations of the many various activities of the future KU.BE. Photos by Kåre Viemose and John E. Kroll.

July 2011
ADEPT together with Urbanus has been selected for Shenzhen Tower competition
In a team consisting of Urbanus, Max Fordham and Beijing CCI Architectural Design Co.,Ltd, ADEPT has been prequalified for the competition Two Towers – CDB Tower and Minsheng Financial Tower in the middle of the new Central Business District of Shenzhen, China. The project kickstarts with a site visit on July 18th and ADEPT looks forward to the collaboration.

July 2011
Works updated
We recently updated the works section of our webpage, so if you have extra time to spend, please take a look at the latest works of the office. The updates include the 3 latest 1st prize projects In the Loop, Oppdal+ and Narratives about Lolland. 

July 2011
More prequalification success
Within one week ADEPT has been prequalified for two new exiting projects in Denmark; ‘The North Atlantic House’ in Odense and ‘The Passage of Vesterbro’ in Copenhagen. The North Atlantic House, in the scenic settings of Odense Harbour, is a turnkey contract competition and ADEPT is part of contractor Hoffmann’s Nordic team with Gassa architects and engineering company Henry Jensen. ‘The passage of Vesterbro’ is part of the Metropol Zone vision put out by the municipality of Copenhagen, where the area between Copenhagen Central Station and the City hall Square becomes the new dynamic City center, highlighting Copenhagen as an international green Metropolis.

June 2011
ADEPT wins Asker Sentrum, Norway
Asker Municipality in Norway continues its urban development towards a larger, more dynamic city centre. Together with DARK architects (Norway) and a team of consultants ADEPT won the international competition for the city development and expansion of Asker Centre. Their winning proposal “In the Loop” presents a unified, urban city for sports and social experiences. The Danish/Norwegian team behind the winning proposal consists of DARK (N), ADEPT (DK), Bygganalyse(N), Esbensen(DK), Rambøll(N) and ACT(DK).

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June 2011
ADEPT strikes again and wins planning competition for the island of Lolland
ADEPT in team with Schønherr landscape, Kuben Management and a team of consultants have won the planning competition “The Gate to Lolland”. The village communities surrounding Northern Europe’s biggest safari park, Knuthenborg, are to be strengthened and invite visitors to continue their journey in the scenic and cultural Island of Lolland.  The winning proposal “Stories of Lolland” focuses on the meeting between the guests of Knuthenborg Safaripark and the two village communities. The villages are to interact, as well as function separately, based on their distinctive historic and cultural identity.

Read more about the competition here: www.mulighedernesland.dk
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May 2011
Task Force for quality in social housing area
ADEPT partner Martin Krogh has been selected to join the task force for quality in social housing areas. The aim of the task force is to render the qualities of social housing visible as well as develop strategies for social and architectural efforts towards a renewed positive identity.

Read more at: Arkitektforeningen

May 2011
Five hearts in Politiken
Måløv Axis received 5 hearts by the architecture critic of the Danish daily newspaper Politiken. The project is praised for the capability of interpreting the landscape context, subsequently shaping the terrain and providing multifunctional urban spaces for a more dynamic suburban environment.  

Read the article here: Måløv Axis in Politiken

May 2011
ADEPT wins Oppdal Sentrum, Norway
The popular, scenic skiing and hiking area Oppdal in Norway is being revitalized with a new dynamic city center. ADEPT’s winning proposal Oppdal+ presents a dense mountain village containing 142.000 m2 of new developments – residences, holiday houses, offices and retail – designed in an eco-friendly and accessible manner to attract more residents and increase the flow and number of skiers, hikers and activity-seekers to the center of Oppdal. For this project ADEPT collaborated with Various Architects (NO) and Lalaland (NO).

For further information about the competition please go to: www.oppdal.kommune.no

April 2011
ADEPT exhibits at SHIP
“Think H+” presents concepts and strategies for the development of the future H+ area in the southern part of Helsingborg. The focal point is a huge model (6x6 m2) for the H+ master plan surrounded by descriptions and images of the many comprehensive investigations and studies underlying the development of H+ over the next 20 years. “Think H+” is curated by Helsingborg Municipality. The H+ model has been designed and developed by ADEPT and Schønherr.

From April 27th the H+ mega model will be included in the exhibition where the H+ manual will also be on show and available for distribution. Read more at: http://hplus.helsingborg.se

April 2011
ADEPT exhibitions spring/summer 2011
ADEPT’s architecture and city planning can be experienced in three exhibition halls this spring/summer – Utzon Center, SHIP and Louisiana Art Museum.

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April 2011
ADEPT exhibits at Utzon Center
“We Love the City” invites the public into a laboratory for city planning and architecture. Through a presentation of ADEPT’s accomplishments in urban planning, urban design and building design, the exhibition highlights ADEPT’s architectural approach and passion for adding the value of experience to the city. “We Love the City” is curated jointly by: LasseVegas, ADEPT, Malene Abildgaard (Utzon Center) and Team URBAN DESIGN, AAU. Photos by Lars Horn.

Please join us for the opening of the exhibition at Utzon Center in Ålborg, Saturday April 16th at 15 o'clock.
Read more at: welovethecity.dk and www.utzoncenter.dk

April 2011
Expo 2012 prequalification
ADEPT prequalifies for Expo 2012 competition in South Korea. The competition, put forward by the Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority, entails concept and design proposals for an exhibition and facilities for the Danish Pavilion. This year’s theme is “Living Ocean and the Coast”. ADEPT will collaborate with LOOP Associates, Help PR & Communication and Niras engineers.

April 2011
Prequalified in competition for family and student housing in the harbor area of Aarhus
ADEPT prequalifies for the turnkey contract competition for 12.000m2 – 15.000m2 family and student residences at Aarhus waterfront. The competition has been put forward by the housing association Brabrand Boligforening. ADEPT is part of a team including Dansk Boligbyg (contractor), Niras and Luplau & Poulsen. 

April 2011
German urban planning prequalification
ADEPT prequalifies for “Flächensparendes und ökologisches Bauen am Wasserturm” urban planning competition in Flensburg, Germany. The project, a 3.5 HA master plan, includes proposals for space efficiency and ecological building concepts in the area around Flensburg water tower.

March 2011
French urban development competition
ADEPT prequalifies for French urban development competition. The project entails planning and design of a 12ha landscape and eco-friendly urban environment in Tourcoing, northern France. The team consists of BASE landscape designer, ADEPT, OGI landscape engineer, IRH environment engineer, Techné cité sociologist, Colucci design and ON light design.

March 2011
“Borgmester Fischers Vej” prequalification
ADEPT prequalifies for large-scale senior housing development competition. This turnkey contract concerns 60 apartments, common areas, administration facilities, parking and outdoor facilities. The team consists of Anker Hansen & Co., Bjerg architects and Hundsbæk & Henriksen engineers.  

March 2011
The gate to Lolland prequalification
ADEPT prequalifies for urban planning and city-branding competition for Lolland Municipality. The proposal must accentuate and strengthen the many qualities embedded in the village area surrounding Lolland’s main tourist attraction Knuthenborg Park & Safari. ADEPT collaborates with Schønherr landscape architects, Kuben, consultants Pia Heike Johansen and Bjarne Boye Nielsen.

February 2011
Photos by Kåre Viemose
On a cold February evening photographer Kåre Viemose took these pictures of the realised and award winning project of Måløv Aksen.

February 2011
ADEPT on Norwegian television
ADEPT’s Morten Dam Feddersen was interviewed for Norwegian television in connection to our proposal for Brøset, a CO2-neutral urban environment. The competition team consists of ADEPT, SLA, Atkins, LIFE (Faculty of Life Science, University of Copenhagen) and SUSTURB. To watch the TV-clip click here: http://www.nrk.no/video/gronn_bydel/11F6BF85A9A1D56F/

Read more about the project at: www.trondheim.kommune.no/broset/

February 2011
ADEPT seeks new communication intern
Our communication department needs an intern interested in working with business development and communication. All applicants must be fluent in Danish and English (written and spoken) and have excellent communication skills. An architectural background is not necessary. Please mail your application to jdp@adeptarchitects.com

February 2011
Asker Sentrum in Norway prequalification
ADEPT prequalifies to participate in the urban planning competition for developing Asker Sentrum and expanding it into the Føyka/Elvely area. With this competition Asker Sentrum is to be revitalized and the existing recreational qualities of Føyka/Elvely accentuated. Team DABERA consists of Dark architects, ADEPT, Bygganalyse, Esbensen, Rambøll NO and ACT.   

January 2011
Metropolis garden in Gl. Valby prequalification
ADEPT has been prequalified for the second pocket park competition put out by Copenhagen Municipality. The team consists of Topotek1 and Rambøll and is selected among 5 other teams to participate in the bid competition for a new green urban environment in Gl. Valby, western part of Copenhagen. ADEPT and Topotek1 also participated and collaborated in the first pocket park competition.

Housewarming

The office has moved. Our new location is in the old Titan Factory at Nørrebro. Rådmandsgade 55 in the courtyard second floor. Please join us for our housewarming on Friday the 14th of January from 18.00.

On to 2. phase in FredericiaC parallel competition

ADEPT is on to 2nd phase in the FredericiaC parallel competition for 20ha urban planning of an old citadel. The proposal is developed in collaboration with Cowi, Kollision, Topotek1, Noema, Bureau Detours and Morten Daugaard.

ADEPT exhibits Køge Kyst project at DAC

ADEPTs project “The Versatile City” was recently prize rewarded in the parallel competition for a new 350.000m2 development plan for the Køge Kyst area. Based on the existing qualities and activities of the city, The Versatile City grows along an innovative, vibrant cultural spine. Team ADEPT is awarded especially for their focus on a cultural strategy emphasizing the production and consumption of culture. The team consists of ADEPT, Noema Research & Planning, Topotek1, Rambøll, Transsolar, Imitio, Nodo, BBN Consult and AquaP.

Please join us for the opening of the Køge Kyst exhibition at DAC, thursday October 28th, 5-7pm.

Read more at: www.dac.dk, Download a newsletter here: Danish English

ADEPT prequalifies for Experimentarium competition

ADEPT has been prequalified for the international competition for Denmark’s Science Center, Experimentarium, Copenhagen. The project is a transformation of the existing Science Center with the aim of enlarging and improving exhibition, performance spaces and office facilities, designing rooftop exhibition and café area, as well as integrating the building in its surroundings. The team includes JJW, Niras, InsideOutside, Patrick Blanc and Eva Davidsson.

Read more at: www.experimentarium.dk

ADEPT prequalifies for Västra Roslag-Näsby

The 80.000m2 Västra Roslags-Näsby area, located in Täby north of Stockholm, is to be transformed into a dynamic healthy urban environment encompassing businesses, services, green areas and 600 new residences. The team includes: SLA, COWI and Professor Tom Nielsen.

Måløv Axis wins the Danish Landscape Award 2010

ADEPT and LiWplanning win the Danish Landscape Award for Måløv Axis, developed in collaboration with Imitio and Søren Jensen engineering. Måløv Axis is rewarded for its way of making gravity’s drawing of the landscape visible and examining the steepness of Denmark’s otherwise very flat landscape - and turning an impossible place into an area for recreational activities and meeting points.

Måløv Axis will be inaugurated October 1st 2010.

Read more at: www.realdania.dk, Download a press release here: Danish English

Assens Sugar Factory area - winner announced

Thing & Wainø landscape architects and ADEPT are the winners of the bid competition for turning an old industrial area – and a camping area – into vibrant recreational urban spaces.  “Assens Camping” will be developed in collaboration with Grontmij I Carl Bro, Naturama and museum director/senior researcher Lykke Lafarque in the former reservoir area around Assens Sugar Factory.

ADEPT prequalifies for seven new Cancer Consultancy Centers

ADEPT was chosen among 48 applicants to participate in the architecture competition for seven new cancer consultants centers in Denmark, initiated by The Danish Cancer Society and Realdania.

Read more at Realdania.dk, Cancer.dk

1st prize in the "Strategies for the Future" competition

ADEPT and RUBOW win competition for future-proofing of an 18 block housing complex, Egedalsvaenge, north of Copenhagen. The winning project “The Spatial City” breathes new life into the 55.000 m2 development and creates space for the community and the individual. Furthermore it will function as a role model project for how a housing association can boost residents’ life quality and local engagement through sustainable initiatives.

The jury points out: “In the proposal ‘The Spatial City’ the focal point for the vision and for the renovation of façade and recreational spaces is a significant break down of Egedalsvaenge’s scale in block-level. […] In the winning project the keywords for the user-involvement process are: harmonized expectations, professional integrity, the good experience and empathy.”

Download a press release here: Danish English

ADEPT prequalifies for the FredericiaC parallel competition

A large-scale urban development project in the Danish town of Fredericia now takes off with an international competition for interdisciplinary teams. The competition is a key step in the development of an entirely new, dynamic and sustainable district in the heart of the fortress town. The team includes Cowi, Noema, Topotek 1, Kollision and Bosch og Fjord.

Read more at fredericiac.dk

August 2010

1st prize in Dalarna Library competition

ADEPT wins Swedish media library competition with a multifunctional “spiral of knowledge”. The project, which consists of a 3000m2 library and an adjoining plaza, is a part of Dalarna’s University campus. Dalarna Media Arena is a reinterpretation of the library – a multifunctional event- and knowledge center – targeting students and teachers as well as the local community.

Dalarna Media Arena matches a new library culture, staging a wealth of opportunities for events and inspiration. The library and plaza at Högskolan Dalarna will be the city’s third space – a dynamic meeting point with activities for students, employees and visitors.Dalarna Media Arena is designed by an international team consisting of ADEPT (DK) and Sou Fujimoto Architects (JP) in collaboration with Rambøll (DK), Topotek1 (DE) and Bosch & Fjord (DK).

Jury statement: “In conclusion it’s  an exciting building rich on variety and with many possible meeting points integrated in a coherent environment […] The proposal has solved the total program in an interesting, exciting and playful manner – inside as well as outside.”

Download a press release here: Danish English Swedish

Download high resolution images of the project here: Press images

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

January 2010

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.

May 2009
1st prize: 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

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 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
ADEPT has received a grant from the danish arts foundation. The grant is awarded to continue ADEPT´s work on sustainable urban development.