Copenhagen - The Blue Cityaf Jørgen Mikkelsen, Asger Søndergård Olesen, & Kim Michael Mortensen

Copenhagen - The Blue City is a photographic narrative about a rapidly developing capital that uses water as a unifying element.

Copenhagen harbour has sprung to life. People take to swimming in the harbour as kayaks and boats mingle with the harbour buses, while bicyclists and pedestrians await the construction of new bridges. All around the harbour area, opportunities present themselves to people wanting to enjoy life and partake of the outdoor pleasures, even as the harbour provides amble opportunities for commercial utilization.

Modern buildings have sprung up in a lot of places along the harbour waterfront, and on Dokøen the opera house testifies to new times on Holmen where art and architecture fill the gap left by the relocation of the naval base. Equally as modern is Ørestad, a new part of town with groundbreaking architecture - as well as being a part of town that incorporates water as a vital architectonic element.

Urban development will accelerate in the coming years with, among other projects, the construction of a new cruise ship quay and a city quarter in Nordhavn with thousands of workplaces and dwellings. The next large development project awaits on Refshaleøen which, until then, is the new cultural hotspot with art experiences, rocket construction and action activities in raw and different surroundings.

Titlen findes også i en dansk udgave: København - Den blå by.