<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;When BLOX opened in 2018, it divided opinion. Designed by OMA as the home of the Danish Architecture Center, the building was unlike anything Copenhagen had seen before, bold, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;complex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; and unapologetically different.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW198944003 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;In this episode, host Michael Booth is joined by DAC CEO Kent Martinussen for a guided tour of BLOX, as the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;centre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; prepares an anniversary exhibition marking 40 years of DAC. Together they unpack the story behind the building: the unusual architect selection process, Rem Koolhaas' vision of architecture as urban infrastructure, and the idea of BLOX as a city within a city.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW198944003 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;Moving from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;harbour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;-level plazas to dramatic interior spaces and rooftop terraces, the conversation explores how BLOX has evolved from controversy to everyday use&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;, a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; flexible, lived-in building where culture, work and city life intersect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW198944003 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;Guest:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; Kent Martinussen, CEO, Danish Architecture Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br class= "SCXW198944003 BCX0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;Host:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt; Michael Booth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW198944003 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198944003 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW198944003 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"&gt; Let's Talk Architecture is a podcast by Danish Architecture Center. Sound edits by Munck Studios.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Let's Talk Architecture

Danish Architecture Center – DAC

BLOX Unpacked

JAN 29, 202630 MIN
Let's Talk Architecture

BLOX Unpacked

JAN 29, 202630 MIN

Description

When BLOX opened in 2018, it divided opinion. Designed by OMA as the home of the Danish Architecture Center, the building was unlike anything Copenhagen had seen before, bold, complex and unapologetically different. In this episode, host Michael Booth is joined by DAC CEO Kent Martinussen for a guided tour of BLOX, as the centre prepares an anniversary exhibition marking 40 years of DAC. Together they unpack the story behind the building: the unusual architect selection process, Rem Koolhaas' vision of architecture as urban infrastructure, and the idea of BLOX as a city within a city. Moving from harbour-level plazas to dramatic interior spaces and rooftop terraces, the conversation explores how BLOX has evolved from controversy to everyday use, a flexible, lived-in building where culture, work and city life intersect. Guest: Kent Martinussen, CEO, Danish Architecture Center Host: Michael Booth Let's Talk Architecture is a podcast by Danish Architecture Center. Sound edits by Munck Studios.