BLOX Outside the Box with Kent Martinussen
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. Join us for a guided tour of – and listen to the thoughts behind the controversial building in the company of Kent Martinussen.
By Dansk Arkitektur Center
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.
About Kent Martinussen
Kent Martinussen (b. 1960) has been CEO of the Danish Architecture Center since 2001. He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen in 1989, following studies in Paris and Milan. Martinussen has held a number of international advisory, jury, and board positions in the fields of architecture and urban development
About Let's Talk Architecture
Join us as we meet with some of the world’s leading architects, designers, planners, and engineers about their work and ideas. Let’s Talk Architecture introduces you to the creative and innovative minds behind the future of our buildings and cities.
Let’s Talk Architecture is a podcast by Danish Architecture Center. Behind the microphone is Michael Booth. Sound edits by Munck Studios.
