KBH

The new issue of KBH is out. It's a free magazine that writes (in Danish) about the city's development along with trends, people and culture. I love it. It manages to be very pro Copenhagen while also having an agenda and an attitude. This month an article on tower blocks caught my eye. While there are very few at the moment, rumour says a whole forest of skyscrapers is planned for the coming years. I'm not sure what to make of it.

Copenhagen lacks the iconic architecture of other cities. Yes there are beautiful buildings but it pretty much missed out on the wave of concrete icons that other cities used to raise their profiles. So these new tower blocks, or højhuse in Danish, could be seen as the city getting on the bandwagon just as the musicians are packing up their instruments. Alternatively one can see it as a sign of new confidence in the city. The city wants to be a high point in Europe and so needs some high points itself. Any thoughts?