Michel Prégardien and his students from the University of Liège organized a study trip to Copenhagen as part of their studies. Their aim was to observe the interesting responses of urban density. Their trip today also included visits to the VM Houses, Mountain Dwellings, and the JDS Office.

More info on the University of Liège can be found at: www.ulg.ac.be

The Mountain Dwellings in Ørested, Denmark won the 2009 MIPIM Award in Cannes for the category of Residential Developments.   JDS and BIG share this award and several others including the Forum Aid Award and the 2008 World Architecture Festival Award for Best Housing in Barcelona.

The design of the Mountain Dwellings began under PLOT (JDS + BIG). The construction administration was later executed by BIG with respect to the PLOT design.

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The Final Party for Copenhagen’s 2008 Distortion Party was held at Mountain.

CPH Distortion