It is not only that the Nordic Embassies in Berlin have a faible for design and architecture, they transform their house of culture - the Felleshus -  into a market hall, thus demonstrating that architecture, too, can be sustainable.

This first part of a two-part exhibition with the theme “Sustainable Building” focuses on the visions of contemporary Danish architects. The second part, which will be shown in the same venue starting the 6th of October, will then illuminate specific projects.

The exhibition takes a look at the current visions of Danish architects. Under the motto “Back to the Beginnings” of building, the architects have playfully implemented their ideas in workshops. Using small wooden boxes, they explored the question of how buildings can be constructed sustainably today.

The result was a series of very different models from recyclable material which explore the theme of recyclability. The fragile little models are placed in a walk-in installation setting made of recyclable fruit crates from a Berlin wholesale market.

The exhibition raises the question of what sustainability actually is, how a new generation of Danish architects deals with it and how they incorporate sustainability in their own works.

More information about this project from the architectural office can be accessed at: www.unsouffle.com

The second part of the exhibition series:
Architecture in Times of Climate Change – The Projects
An exhibition of the Danish Architecture Centre
Exhibition period: 6 October 2009 – 25 October 2009