After reviewing submissions from emerging designers, architects, scenographers and artists across the Nordics, the jury invited 3 finalist teams to present their ideas, before selecting 1 winner.
Winning Proposal for CHART Public:
Pantomime by Mads Vagn Jacobsen, Frederik Lykkeberg Larsen & Oliver Sundqvist
Reimagining the courtyards at Charlottenborg as a total installation, the team behind Pantomime has proposed an inspiring scenography that will set the stage for CHART 2026.
Over the coming months, they will develop their proposal in close collaboration with CHART before commencing the build-up in August. The finished installation will establish the tone for guests arriving at the art fair and for the performances and live music that take place throughout the weekend.
This year's competition jury have also decided to highlight 2 honourable mentions, among the different submissions received.
Honourable Mentions for CHART Public:
Pantomime by Mads Vagn Jacobsen, Frederik Lykkeberg Larsen & Oliver Sundqvist
Selected as winner for CHART Public
Pantomime — [Winning Proposal]
Pantomime draws on a theatrical tradition rooted in gesture, exaggeration, and collective spectacle, turning Charlottenborg's courtyards into an open, continuous stage.
The installation invites visitors to step into the role of performer softening the boundary between spectator and participant, encouraging movement, interaction, and spontaneous acts. At the same time, the visual coherence of the tents and podiums establishes a strong aesthetic identity and a unifying thread across the space.
Like a circus arriving in the city, the installation temporarily occupies the courtyard, transforming it into a stage for collective experience. It introduces a sense of immediacy and festivity, creating a setting that feels both familiar and slightly theatrical.
The team behind Pantomime is made up by the cross-disciplinary team; architects Mads Vagn Jacobsen & Frederik Lykkeberg Larsen from Antenna Works in collaboration with artist Oliver Sundqvist.
”What makes Pantomime stand out is its understanding of architecture as atmosphere and social choreography. Through a light and temporary construction, the project creates an immersive environment where the boundaries between audience, performance, and public space dissolve.”
Creative Director, BRIQ
Sisters by Aron Koch, Robert Olsson, Charles Palmborg & Maciej Rojek
Honourable Mention for CHART Public
Sisters — [Honourable Mention]
Sisters proposed the creation of different spaces within the existing context. The scaffolding is clad in agricultural tarps, giving a distinct look that is experienced in widely different ways.
The internal courtyard of the structures is defined by round lights that, in the evening, give distinctive characters to the different structures based on the event, music, or DJ occupying them. Outside of this is the negative space of the structures, the space between the castle and the structures.
Together, these spatial layers create a coherent yet dynamic environment where volume and programme interact to shape distinct atmospheres. By working with the existing context, the project demonstrates how temporary interventions can generate varied spatial experiences, guiding visitors through a sequence of intimacy, openness, and interaction.
The team behind Sisters is made up by Aron Koch, Robert Olsson, Charles Palmborg and Maciej Rojek.
"The proposal Art Sous Vide receives an honourable mention for its radical idea of vacuum sealing the art works and displaying them as products in transparent suspended plastic bags. The proposal offers an original and playful way to interact with art and make it more accessible."
Head of Architecture at Surface Club & Project manager – CHART Public
A space of borrowed gravity by Victor Hauerslev Munch and Jacob Billesbølle
Honourable Mention for CHART Public
A space of borrowed gravity — [Honourable Mention]
A space of borrowed gravity proposed establishing a fractured grid of 20 raw blasted stone fragments—rock masses sourced from landscapes outside the city and temporarily re-placed on the existing cobblestone paving. Each stone appears both as an object and a fragment—a piece of another geography, another time scale—and together they form a field of displaced spatialities, passages, and pauses.
The work draws on references to Japanese stone tablets and stone arrangements in Buddhist garden culture, where stones function as both markers and carriers of meaning. It also relates to Ice Age landscapes and the geological formation of Denmark, where erratic boulders were transported and deposited by glacial movement, as well as the later practice of “stone scattering” in 1970s landscape interventions, where stones were deliberately reintroduced as compositional elements in cultivated terrain.
Within the logic of Shakkei (jp. borrowed landscape), the project inverts the classical understanding: here it is not the view that is borrowed, but the material itself.
The team behind A space of borrowed gravity is made up by Victor Hauerslev Munch and Jacob Billesbølle.
"The proposal connects the heavy presence of borrowed stone with the lightness of reflection, creating a space where deep-time meets the present. Through its radical commitment to circularity, using raw stone fragments intended for future return, the installation serves as a compelling, low-impact meditation on our ability to rearrange and share material realities without permanent extraction."
Office Kim Lenschow
CHART Public Partners
We would like to express our gratitude towards each of the organisations who have partnered with us for CHART Public.
CHART Public is made possible by the generous support of Københavns Kommune, Det Obelske Familiefond, Augustinus Fonden, Statens Kunstfond and Knud Højgaards Fond who all generously contributed to the production of CHART Public - as a part of our public programme.
CHART Public Jury
We would like to extend our warmest thanks go out to this year's competition jury:
Kim Lenschow
Kim Lenschow is an Copenhagen based architect whose practice, Office Kim Lenschow, prioritises material poetics and authentic engagement with our surroundings. Since graduating from the Royal Academy in 2014, he has earned prestigious honours, including the Henning Larsen Prize (2022) and the Franciska Clausen Medal (2019).
Lenschow is distinguished by his critical assessment of industry norms and a research-led approach to modern building practices. As an educator at the Royal Academy, he bridges the gap between conceptual artistry and technical innovation, applying his expertise to both innovative new constructions and the sensitive transformation of architectural heritage.
Peter Bur Andersen
Peter Bur Andersen is the founder and Creative Director of BRIQ, established in 2008 with a vision to shape our future cities and create meaningful urban experiences. At BRIQ, he has pioneered a place-based approach to urban development, working closely with operators, local stakeholders, and communities. He leads projects from concept to realisation, integrating commercial strategies with local identity, culture, and community engagement.
Before founding BRIQ, Peter spent years developing retail and hospitality concepts internationally, gaining insight into how commerce shapes the urban experience. His work emphasises the balance between commerce, culture, and public space as essential to creating vibrant neighbourhoods. Several of BRIQ’s projects, including Guldbergsgade, Carlsberg Byen, and Århusgadekvarteret, have received national and international recognition for their dynamic urban environments.
Photo by Heidi Lerkenfeldt
Katrine Morel
Katrine Morel is the Head of Architecture & Spatial Design at Surface Club, an interdisciplinary design practice based in Stockholm and Malmö. She oversees projects from ideation to execution, blending creativity with cutting-edge material innovations across architecture, spatial design, and furniture.
Katrine holds a degree in architecture from The Royal Danish Academy of Architecture. Before joining Surface Club, she worked at TABLEAU, a multidisciplinary design studio and concept store in Copenhagen. Over the past two years, she has served as the project manager for CHART Architecture, and this year she will oversee CHART Public—a concept she helped develop.
Photo by Kevin Josias
