World Trade Center (Copenhagen)
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World Trade Center Copenhagen is a proposed complex in Ørestad
, a development zone between Copenhagen
's city center and Copenhagen Airport
in Denmark
. Designed by Kim Utzon
, son of architect Jørn Utzon
, who designed the Sydney Opera House
. The center is planned to comprise three high-rise office blocks of 20 stories each, with the rest of the building between 7 and 9 floors in height.
The 125,000 m² of floorspace will host a wide range of facilities including restaurants, cafés, shops, a hotel, an exhibition center and conference facilities.
Ørestad
Ørestad is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager. It is expected that 20,000 people will live in Ørestad, 20,000 will study, and 80,000 people will be employed in the area...
, a development zone between Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
's city center and Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Designed by Kim Utzon
Kim Utzon
Kim Utzon is a Danish architect, son of Jørn Utzon-Biography:Kim Utzon was born in 1957 as the son of Pritzker Prize-winning Danish architect Jørn Utzon. He studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1976 to 1981. From 1986 he was part of Utzon Architects...
, son of architect Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon, , AC was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime...
, who designed the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
. The center is planned to comprise three high-rise office blocks of 20 stories each, with the rest of the building between 7 and 9 floors in height.
The 125,000 m² of floorspace will host a wide range of facilities including restaurants, cafés, shops, a hotel, an exhibition center and conference facilities.