BLOX, designed by the internationally renowned architects OMA, is one of the most important city development projects in Copenhagen, and a new attraction on the harbour front. It is a mixed-use, glass building which has given Copenhagen an urban meeting point for work, culture and leisure. Blox is immediately on the bank of the Copenhagen city island, Slotsholmen, and connected to the city centre. It lies in the direct neighbourhood of the historic old buildings, near to the “Black Diamond” of the Royal Library and opposite the Cirkelbroen bridge by Olafur Eliasson. The building, which houses the Danish Architecture Center (DAC) among others, includes exhibition rooms, o ces, cooperative spaces, a café, a book store, a tness centre, a restaurant, 22 apartments and a public, three-storey

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