South Campus (University of Copenhagen)

The Faculty of Humanities on Amager.

The South Campus (Danish: Søndre Campus) is one of University of Copenhagen's four campuses in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated on Amager just south of Njalsgade, between Ørestad Boulevard and Amager Fælledvej, forming the northernmost part of Ørestad. It is home to the Faculty of Humanities which will later be joined by the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Law. Once completed, the campus will be home to about 12,000 students and researchers.[1]

History

Built between 1972 and 1979 to a Brutalist design by Eva and Nils Koppel, Københavns Universitet Amager, was originally only built as a temporary home for the Facility of the Humanities. As time progressed became a permanent solution and it was instead decided to expand and modernize the complex. In 1997, KHR Arkitekter won an architectural competition for the first phase of the expansion, KUA1, which was completed in 2001.[2]

The original KUA buildings will largely be demolished in connection with phase 2 and 3. The second phase of the expansion was designed by Arkitema and completed in 2013. The third phase is expected to open in 2015

Buildings

KUA1 consists of a series of long, six-storey buildings with a pale, travertine cæadding.

KUA2 reused structural elements from the original KUA buildings but adapted them with a cladding similar to the one used on KUA1. They have also been connected by more transparent, intersecting wings.

Outdoor spaces

A green plaza with cafés will be a focal point in the area. A Rambla connects it, in opposite directions, to Islands Brygge Metro Station and a new park, Grønningen, separating the campus area from the housing estates Boligslangen and Karen Blixens Have to the south.[3][4]

Transport

Islands Brygge Station is located next to the campus, on the corner of Njalsgade and Ørestad Boulevard, serving the M1 line of the Copenhagen Metro.

References

  1. ↑ "Københavns Universitets Søndre Campus" (in Danish). Ørestad. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ↑ "KUA". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. ↑ "KUA2" (in Danish). Dansk Arkitekturcenter. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Københavns Nye universitet skyder op I Ørestad" (in Danish). By & Havn. Retrieved 2013-09-31. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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