BIG opens Copenhill power plant topped with rooftop ski slope in Copenhagen

BIG has completed the “cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world“ in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is topped by an artificial ski slope that is open all year round. CopenHill, also known as Amager Bakke, is a power plant located on an industrial waterfront that is capable of converting 440,000 tons of waste into clean energy annually. It was designed by BIG to double as public infrastructure, and is complete with tree-lined hiking trails and ski slopes on its roof along with the “tallest artificial climbing wall in the world“ on its facade. Read more on Dezeen: WATCH NEXT: Zaha Hadid Architects' giant starfish-shaped airport opens in Beijing - Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest architecture and design movies: Like Dezeen on Facebook: Follow Dezeen on Twitter: Follow us on Insta