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Sustainable architecture is a difficult term to define.

The recently completedCopenHillproject is a new brand of sustainable buildingsone that is environmentally friendly through its very existence.

The gigantic project was accomplished through partnerships withSLA,AKT,MOE,Rambll, andLuchinger+Meyer.

Aerial of Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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This all happens in the Amager Resource Center located inside of the CopenHill project.

The center may be an important step to help Copenhagen reach its carbon-neutral goal by the year 2050.

Skiing Down Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Copenhill from Above - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Aerial of Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Façade from Slope - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Closeup of Façade -Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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At the Ground of Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Landscaping on Roof - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Exterior of Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

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Exterior of Copenhill - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

Photos by Rasmus Hjortshoj ofCOAST

Copenhill from Across the Water - Bjarke Ingel Group’s Copenhill Is a Power Plant With a Ski Slope on Top

Photos by Rasmus Hjortshoj ofCOAST