Superkilen is an urban park in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, designed by the arts group Superflex with Bjarke Ingels Group and the German landscape firm Topotek1. The City of Copenhagen coordinated it with the philanthropy Realdania. It was commissioned in June 2008, built from August 2010 to June 2012 and opened that month. The article names no style and cost it at $8.9 million.
The park runs almost 3,300 feet (1 km) along a cycle track. It has three zones: a red square, a black market with a fountain, grills and palm trees, and a green park. It displays 108 plants and objects from the backgrounds of residents from 62 countries, among them Iraqi swings, Brazilian benches and a Soviet bus stop.
It won the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture and a 2013 AIA Honor Award. It was a European Union Prize finalist.
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