Amager Bakke Rooftop Park wins Olympic Gold

27.10.2021

Amager Bakke Rooftop Park wins Olympic Gold

The International Olympic Committee awards Amager Bakke Rooftop Park prestigious Gold Distinction for exemplary sports and leisure architecture.

The International Olympic Committee has awarded SLA’s Copenhill/Amager Bakke Rooftop Park + Ski Slope with a Gold Distinction for exemplary sports and leisure architecture.

The IOC IPC IAKS Architecture Prize is one of the world’s most sought-after prizes for sports, leisure and recreational facilities and given for exceptional and exemplary projects.

Copenhill/Amager Bakke receives the award due to its innovative combination of technical and social infrastructure and its highly sustainable solutions.

“The jury finds that Copenhill is an outstanding innovative facility, demonstrating how future city infrastructures can be of benefit to everyone on more than one level.”
— Excerpt from the jury report

The IOC IPC IAKS Architecture Prize is organized by The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS).

Amager Bakke Rooftop Park is designed in close collaboration with BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, MOE, and Malmos A/S for clients Fonden Amager Bakke and ARC – Amager Ressource Center.