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Lund City Hall won

2010.02.01
Christensen & Co Architects were announced winners of a competition for a new city Council building in Lund, Sweden. First phase of the building totaling 23000 m², is due to open in 2012. See the project here.
See the project here
Download the press kit here

Green Lighthouse nominated for "Great Arne"

2010.01.15
Architects' Association of Denmark are due to announce this year’s winner of the prestigious award: the "Great Arne Award", named after the famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen. Green Lighthouse are among the 4 nominees along with "The Mountain" by BIG, "Munkegård School" by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter and Danish Radio’s Concert Hall by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

CCO wins green office building

2010.01.05
CCO has just been announced winners of a new office and retail scheme in Valby by Copenhagen.
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COP15 - NYs mayor visits Green Lighthouse

2009.12.15
New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who is behind many green initiatives in his city, was given a guided tour of Green Lighthouse by Michael Christensen. The mayor commended the building as a great example of real solutions on the climate issues.
See article and photo of the two Michaels here (via google translate)

COP15 - CCO in live talkshow

2009.12.10
Michael Christensen was invited by WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to take part in a live talkshow in connection with the UN climate conference.
To see the interview on YouTube click here: 1st part og 2nd part

COP15 - CCO showcased on summit

2009.12.07
2 of CCO's projects are on display in no less that five different exhibitions -even in the exclusive areas for UN delegates only. Both Green Ligthhouse and the Climate friendly Nursery are used as green showcases.

Green conference and holiday resort won

2009.11.24
CCO was announced winners of a new sustainable conference and holiday resort on Røsnæs on the eastern peak of the isle og Zealand.
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More invitations for competitions

2009.11.19
X-mas is going to be busy at CCO after being prequalified to compete for a new college building in Roskilde and a research facility at the Technical University of Denmark. On top of this, we're already at full speed preparing our entry for the Aarhus School of Engineering against BIG, Henning Larsen, Dorthe Mandrup, CF Moller, Arkitema, Schmidt Hammer & Lassen and Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects.

CCO proposes "Park by the Lakes"

2009.11.11
The Park by the Lakes is a green vision for the lakes in Copenhagen which completely removes all car traffic along the lakes and reduces car traffic into central Copenhagen. While doing so it creates an amazing green strip on the sunny side of the famous lakes.
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Green Lighthouse recieves innovation award

2009.11.07
Denmark's first carbon neutral public building received The Confederation of Danish Industry's attractive "Building Material - Innovation Price". The building was designed to maximize energy saving technologies without compromising architectural quality.
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Climate Friendly nursery competition won

2009.10.29
Christensen & Co architects has just won yet another groundbreaking green project, this time in collaboration with Hellerup Byg Construction and Rambøll Engineers. Due to architectural design and the range of green technologies the building will in fact produce more energy than it uses.

See the project here 

CCO prequalified for large competition

2009.10.12
In a consortium with Phil & Son, Kjaer & Richter, Marianne Levinsen and Alectia Engineering CCO architects has been chosen to compete for a large a prestigious academy of engineering in Aarhus, Denmark. The other teams to compete include: Henning Larsen's Architects, Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Arkitema and CFMøller. 

CCO on show in Berlin

2009.09.11
Green Lighthouse is on show in the Nordic embassy in Berlin.
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CCO in world largest run

2009.09.09
CCO architects took part in the annual Relay race -this year with 3 teams.
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Road and Bridge Museum competition won

2009.08.25
Christensen & Co Architects in collaboration with Ramboll Engineering and Hellerup Byg Contractors has just won the Danish Road and Bridge Museum. The new, 500 m² large museum is scheduled for opening summer 2010 and will exhibit historical facts and recent research of Danish Roads and Bridges.

See the project here
or see the museum's website here

New City Hall in Lund, Sweden

2009.07.04
CCO Architects have been shortlisted for the international competition for a prestigious new City Hall in Lund in Sweden among 68 other applicants. Along with CCO Danish 3XN Architects, Tony Fretton Architects and Swedish Lund & Valentin arkitektur and FOJAB Arkitekter with Malmström & Edström Arkitektkontor are invited.

Green Lighthouse on Sustainable Communities

2009.06.19
The carbon neutral faculty building Green Lighthouse is a part of the exhibition Building Sustainable Communities, which is currently on display en Abu Dhabi. The next stops will be in Brants Klædefabrik in Denmark and New York.

CCO to compete for holiday and conference center

2009.06.14
We have just been invited to compete for a new holiday and conference center at Røsnes in Denmark. The scheme which is proposed by the danish developer MTH, is situated on a fantastic sloping site overlooking to the sea. Friis & Moltke and Nathan Romero Architects are amoung the other invitees.

Topping-out ceremony at the Green Lighthouse

2009.05.29
The 26th of may the topping-out ceremony was celebrated at the building site.
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More competitions

2009.05.28
Christensen & Co Architects has been invited to take part in two new, exciting competitions; a Road and Bridge Museum and a "Climate Friendly" Kindergarden which will be in collaboration with Ramboll and Hellerup Byg.

CCO in architecture run

2009.05.15
Clad in brand new t-shirts CCO Architects too part in the Copenhagen X architecture run. This year the route went through the borough of Frederiksberg.
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Green Lighthouse -the movie

2009.04.20
In a collaboration with London based Squint/Opera animators CCO and Velux have just finalised a film about The Green Lighthouse in Denmark - watch it here. (Use Internet Explorer).

CCO to compete for hospital building in Stockholm

2009.04.13
CCO is in cooparation with Arkitema Architects, Incoord and WSP short listed to compete for yet another new hospital building. The building, which will become a wing to the existing Södersjukhuset in Stockholm, will include birth centre, emergency reception and surgical wards. The other competitors for the projects are CF Moller, Johan Celsing, Link and BSK.

CCO on display in Prague, Moscow and New York

2009.03.31
Following the successful exhibition in Champs Elysses in Paris CCO's work will now be on show in Prague. The exhibition which features pioneering sustainable architecture will then continue to Moscow in May and New York late summer.

CCO wins in Holland

2009.03.23
An ambitious, sustainable masterplan ensured Christensen & Co Architects the 1st prize in an international competition for the Almere Costal Zone, a new urban development north of Amsterdam.
See the winning project here.
Download press kit.

CCO in framework agreement

2009.03.12
Christensen & Co Architects has been selected to enter a framework agreement to provide urban planning and building design services to Copenhagen City & Port Development for the next four year.

Competition for mixed-use development

2009.03.05
Christensen & Co Architects have been shortlisted with four other offices in the competition for a large, mixed-use development in central Copenhagen. The other shortlisted offices are Dissing&Weitling, Kim Utzon, Vilhelm Lauritzen and Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen.

CCO on display in Paris

2009.02.04
Christensen & Co Architects are among a select group of Danish practices to present their work at an exhibition arranged by the Danish Embassy and "Maison du Danemark" in Paris. The exhitbition serves both as a cultural exchange but also as a display of Danish pioneers within responsible and sustainable architecture. In this area CCO sets a particularly high standard with the Green Light House project in Copenhagen and the sustainable masterplan proposal for Almere Strand in Holland.
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CCO on display in Stockholm

2009.01.24
Along with three other Danish architect practices, CCO was selected by the Danish Embassy, for a event to promote Danish architects designing and building in Sweden. CCO has already a number of projects in Sweden; most notably the Novum BioCity project, a bio-medical research facility for the Karoniska Institute in Stockholm. See the project here.

CCO designs new cruiseship-terminal for Copenhagen

2009.01.22
In collabarotation with CPH City & Port Development CCO has designed a new cruiseship terminal area as a part of the Nordhavn piers in the Northern part of Copenhagen. The project consists of landscape design of the 1.1 km pier and the design of 3 new terminal tensile constructions. See the project here.

First stage in Bio medical centre completed

2008.12.19
CCO architects have just submitted first outline design for BioCity, a bio-medical research facility for the Karoniska Institute by Karolinska University Hospital by Stockholm. The building is arround 70.000 m2 with a budget close to 190 million euros. See the project here.

CCO competing in Holland

2008.11.07
CCO´s shortlisted masterplan proposal for the Costal Zone in Almere by Amsterdam in Holland has just been presented and with the other 3 proposals can be seen on public dispaly in Museum Paviljoens in Almere until 1 March 2009 after which the winner will be selected.
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Groundbreaking ceremony for Green Lighthouse

2008.10.29
The official ground-breaking ceremony to launch the construction of the Green Lighthouse took place today at a festive event on the site of the building with speeches by Minister of Science Helge Sander and Mayor of Technics and the Environment Klaus Bondam.
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CCO project in Turkey finished soon

2008.10.02
The construction of 134 high-end holiday homes in Bodrum, Turkey with stunning views to the aegean ocean is well underway and will soon be finished. See the new mages from the site.
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CCO is expanding

2008.08.29
Only a couple of months after celebrating our second year since forming the total number of staff has now passed 20. Mikkel Hermann,  David Vega, Vincent Granganage, Dave Sherman, Pernille Faber (intern) and Gitte Højrup has been added to the team since then.
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Prestigious green icon to be designed by CCO

2008.07.31
CCO Architects were announced as winners of the prestigious Green Lighthouse competition. The building will serve as a showcase project at the 2009 International Climate Conference in Copenhagen.
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Fantastic housewarming

2008.07.06
It was jammed packed when we celebrated our the 2nd year anniversary and the great new office. Thanks to all clients, collaborators and other friends for helping us making it a great afternoon and evening. See a couple of snapshots here from the even:
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Improved study space at University of Copenhagen

2008.05.29
CCO architects have produced at catalogue of specific suggestions of improved use of existing spaces at University of Copenhagen. The proposals were developed in close collaboration with the university's Facility Management and based on a series of fieldtrips and workshops with 40 university students. See the project here.

CCO moves in to new studio

2008.04.19
Almost exactly two yearsin business CCO is now relocating to larger premises. The new office will be situated in Nørrebro, an exciting up-and-coming area of Copenhagen. The new premises are on the top floor of an old industrial building and will provide plenty of daylight and room for expansion.
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CCO to compete for sustainable showcase building

2008.03.26
Christensen & Co Architects is on the shortlist to compete for a new sustainable showcase building in Copenhagen. In collaboration with Cowi Engineering and Hellerup Construction CCO will be competing against 4 other consortiums for the prestigious project which will accommodate administration, meeting facilities and student union for the University of Copenhagen.
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New large university for CCO

2008.03.19
CCO has been successful in yet another large Stockholm project. This time it is a masterplan for a 160.000 m² new university campus. The project is to be carried out in collaboration with the Swedish office BSK arkitekter.
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CCO and Landic Property winners in Stockholm

2008.01.29
CCO and Landic Property has won a large biomedical project in Stockholm. The  ambitius 70.000 m2 building, with etstmated cost more than a billion swedish kroners, is designed to enhance creativity and inter disciplinary collaboration.
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Twister on display

2007.12.11
The recent approval of CCO's tower and music café proposal in Copenhagen has caught the attention of the danish mainstream media.
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CCO feature on SLOW HOME TV

2007.11.24
CCO is one of the current top features on SLOW HOME with two video interviews with CCO director Michael Christensen.
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CCO speaks at Ministry of Science conference

2007.11.24
Michael Christensen, director at CCO, spoke at the Danish Ministry of Science´s Campus Conference in November.
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CCO designs new tower in Copenhagen

2007.11.05
The municipality of Copenhagen has just approved of the new "Twister" tower project in Copenhagen. The project which includes a 13-storey tower and a combined café and concert hall is situated next to Amager beach and will have a spectacular view of the entire Oresund strait, the coast of Sweden and Copenhagen.
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Blue Ocean Beach in ForumAID 3.07

2007.10.10
Blue Ocean Beach resort featured in the scandinavian design magazine ForumAID together with projects by renowned architects Wingårdh, Sandell Sandberg and Jarmund/Vigsnæs.
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Construction kick-off in Turkey

2007.06.04
The construction of 134 high-end holiday homes in Bodrum, Turkey with stunning views to the aegean ocean has just commenced. Groundworks are well under way and the first houses are expected to be ready in spring 2008.
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CCO designs spiral parking garage

2007.05.21

Commissioned by Ørestand Parking Ltd CCO has designed a parking structure for the Ørestad City. The distinctive building is one continuous helix spiralling up to a total height of 8 floors. When descending the building the drivers can admire a suspended sculpture at the core of the day-lit atrium. See the project here.

CCO wins international competition

2007.03.29
CCO has won yet another prestigious international competition. This time it is the new university campus in Stockholm which includes approx. 60,000 m2. The proposal, which features a series of distinctive cylindrical buildings, will provide the university with a recognisable profile and create an inspiring, academic environment that focuses on cross disciplinary collaboration.
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CCO expands the team

2007.03.02
CCO has just expandet the team with yet another architect. Håkan Sandhagen leaves his position at Henning Larsen Architects, where he most recently were project architect on the new Congress centre and Concert hall in Uppsala, Sweden. Håkan has also experience from KHR architects with other large international projects such as the new airport in Stockholm.

Yet more staff

2007.01.09
A steady stream of yet more exciting international projects and invited competitions means that CCO has employed further two architects making a staff total of 8 full time and 4 part time.

CCO wins prestigious competition in Stockholm

2006.08.08
After only a few months of company activity Christensen & Co Architects won the competition for a new ambitious building for the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm . The visionary building will be a symbol for synergy and collaboration on the university campus. It marks the northern entrance of the university area and is designed to enhance creativity and inter disciplinary collaboration.
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Spaces for life

Christensen & Co Architects (CCO) is an international practice. CCO Architects believe that good architecture makes a difference; that architects with intention, empathy and thoroughness make buildings that actively change people’s lives. The practice has extensive experience designing within a range of sectors: educational, research, public, commercial, residential and masterplanning.

Michael Christensen