In The Studio: MAST

Jonathan Glancey is in the shipyard in southern Copenhagen to meet two enterprising architects whose firm MAST is leading the charge in the development of floating buildings.

With rising sea levels and a shortage of usable land on which to build – the idea of waterborne houses, community centres, schools and whole neighbourhoods is no longer the stuff of fiction.

Produced by Susan Marling

Broadcast: 9th September 2025