ØRESTAD AND AMAGER The university campus of Amager will be extended with culture, media and housing and new faculty buildings, aiming at creating a 'network city' in which different functions and activities stimulate each other. As part of the university extension two new student residences were built, amongst others. The first is the 'Tietgen Dormitory' by Lundgaard & Tranberg, and the second is 'Bikuben' designed by Aart. Another team of architects, among which Jean Nouvel, designed a cluster of buildings for the Danish Radio, which now has its own Concert Hall. In the neighbouring district Amager city renewal processes created several exquisite projects, too, like a cultural centre, a sportshall and a 2 km-long linear 'street-park'.

Situated on a belt-railway and a crossing of both metro and railway, Ørestad-City will become the new centre of the linear settlement. A gigantic shopping mall is the main attraction, while the Ferring tower is a landmark visible from afar. Around a newly developed green park a housing area with large apartmentblocks is realised. And along the metroline some remarkable and prominent luxury housing blocks, like the VM Housing and Mountain dwellings designed by JDS/BIG, and a Gymnasium designed by 3 X Nielsen, create an interesting variation.

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Architecture of ARKKI Aps, A.A.R.T., Arkitema, KHR arkitekter, Daniel Libeskind, Lundgaard & Tranberg, Mutopia, Domus Architects, PLOT (now JDS / BIG), 3XN, Henning Larsen Architects, Tage Lyneborg Tegnestue, MVRDV, JPWW Architects, DISSING + WEITLING, Tegnestuen Vandkunsten, NOBEL arkitekter and many others