No, this is not a photoshop’ed image of one of Copenhagens latest urban redevelopments - this is actually the colour which they used, when they decided to create a new high speed cycle highway come recreational area.
Home to a sound system from Jamaica, an elephant slide from Chernobyl, outdoor Thai boxing ring, exercise gear from Santa Monica beach, lampposts from the UAE and swing benches from Baghdad. Cultural remix all the way!
This is Superkilen, an urban park and cycling gateway that sprawls through Norrebro, a bohemian neighborhood of Copenhagen that’s become one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Denmark.
A far cry from the Copenhagen of the Little Mermaid and traditional waterfront buildings of Nyhavn canal, this willfully eclectic venue might be considered the world’s most surreal public space.
Stretching along a half-mile-long cycle route, Superkilen is a colorful exercise in community building born from a collaboration between residents and some of Europe’s most experimental architects.
As you can imagine, it has grabbed global attention, and once again demonstrated that the Scandnavians know a thing or two about architecture and urban development. Maybe an effective antidote to our miserable weather?
SUPERKILEN
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