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MAST has been prequalified for the competition to design a new park at the tip of Nordhavn 🌊🌿 For the first time in many years, Copenhagen will have a new park, and we look forward to starting the competition together with the citizens of Copenhagen, Henning Larsen, arki_lab - Designing Cities With People, MARELD landskapsarkitekter AB, Ramboll, and VESTERGÅRD KULTUR Copenhageners will soon be able to enjoy a new refuge with a view over Øresund, where wild nature meets the wild sea. And a new space for everyday life in Nordhavn, for nature experiences, education, associations and cultural life. A huge congratulations to the other prequalified teams: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, BOGL aps, LYTT Architecture, and SLA. And tak to Udviklingsselskabet By & Havn and Københavns Kommune for prioritizing wild nature in the city!

MAST is featured in an article about the future of floating housing in World's Best News https://lnkd.in/dUFpNkzR

MAST is featured in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024 'We are motivated by the amazing potential that comes from reconnecting with water, as we have seen the amazing effect that even small improvements to water access and quality can produce in cities,' https://lnkd.in/eQs8P_ix

A great article about our work at MAST by Arkitektforeningen https://lnkd.in/dQzX73A3

Marshall Blecher discusses the future of floating urbanism on Monocle Magazine’s ‘the urbanist’ podcast Can floating cities be the solution to rising sea levels? Can architecture prepare in advance for coastal changes? what are some ways that our cities are, or should be, interacting with water. Marshall discusses these issues together with host Andrew tuck. Other guests include Architect Weston Wright discusses his book on the paradigm shift required for cities to prepare for sea-level rise: “More Water, Less Land, New Architecture” and Glyn Lewis of Renewal Development describes how the firm has used the waterways around Vancouver to relocate rather than demolish houses that are cleared for development, as well as how to deliver them to communities in need. Take a listen here: https://lnkd.in/dHSw5zAQ https://lnkd.in/dBC86rBS

Introducing Salinas Comporta A new hotel concept built on an abandoned salt production lagoon in Southern Portugal. Set among a landscape of Atlantic pine forests and rice paddies, The `salina´ has a history of salt production dating back at least three hundred years but was abandoned in the early 2000s and has since become overgrown by saltbush and other halophytic vegetation. The channels and ponds which wind around the 50ha site have since become breeding grounds for brine shrimp which in turn attract flocks of flamingos and oystercatchers. Central to the project are the timber stilt houses, small cabins inspired by the traditional fisherman’s huts and jetties which dot the lagoons and rivers of Southern Portugal. The cabins are accessible by foot via winding elevated walkways or by boat or kayak. The cabins will be prefabricated off site from Portuguese CLT reducing the impact of the construction on the delicate landscape. MAST’s vision for the site also includes the transformation of a dilapidated salt production building into a restaurant and spa and the introduction of a new cluster of agricultural buildings which are inspired by traditional Portuguese wooden salt storage warehouses. These new agricultural buildings will service a section of the site which will be returned to operation and produce small batches of artisanal salt. This process, dating back millenia, involves channeling saltwater through a network of narrow channels, where it slowly evaporates until it settles in large ponds, leaving behind mineral rich salt deposits. Visualisations by slimstudio.eu

A great article about our Copenhagen islands project on Københavnliv https://lnkd.in/dKAsX4Ub

Copenhagen islands featured on TV2! https://lnkd.in/eYV3iN7r

Københavns Rådhus har bevilget 400.000 kr til at undersøge mulighederne for at skabe op til 12 flydende øer i Københavns Havn! Dermed er vores vision om Copenhagen Islands et skridt nærmere. Tak til alle for opbakningen! Copenhagen City Hall has granted DKK 400,000 to investigate the possibilities of creating up to 12 floating islands in Copenhagen Harbour! Our vision of Copenhagen Islands is one step closer. Thanks to everyone for the support! 🙌 Sisse Marie Welling #CopenhagenIslands #BæredygtigUdvikling #KøbenhavnHavn https://lnkd.in/eWd4DHcc