About Where Cities Cool Down observes Copenhagen’s relationship with water as part of everyday urban life. The water here is not pushed to the edge. It runs through the city as public space, shaped by architecture, bridges and harbour baths, and the daily routines that form around them.

Once dominated by industry and pollution, the harbour has gradually been reclaimed for public life. Cleaner water and free public bathing have helped turn it into a shared resource, giving leisure a place at the heart of the city. In these spaces, the waterfront becomes a natural extension of the street, a place where the city loosens up, slows down and cools off..