Homecoming: An Interview With Ivan Christensen

Community Stories & Identity
Written By Simon Nielsen

What defines a home? What is a neighborhood without loving, caring neighbours? And what is a city that doesn’t remember the most vulnerable among us?

By The Empty Square

Ivan Christensen. Photo: The Empty Square

Ivan Christensen. Photo: The Empty Square

Copenhagen is being densified these years. New neighborhoods are sprouting. Shiny homes, playgrounds, soccer fields, and co-working spaces – but do we remember to integrate the people that need it the most?

We met Ivan Christensen, principal at The Men’s Home in Copenhagen, an institution for the homeless established in 1910. Over a period of two years, the home for the homeless will be relocated to Valby, 3,5 kilometers away, due to reconstruction. Do the neighbours miss it?

Simon Nielsen
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