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GUIDING ARCHITECTS MEETING | ES
24.02.2019Scaledenmark has recently returned from a Guiding Architects meeting in the city of Granada, Andalucía, Southern Spain. The meeting celebrates a very successful year for the network with more than 3.000 tours and almost 36.000 participants discovering the history, cultural context, technical innovation, and sustainable development of buildings and urban spaces across the globe.
The meeting was also focused on educational development and cultural engagement processes. In addition...
WeiterlesenCOPENHAGEN DIALOGUES 2019
21.01.2019BOOK LAUNCH & THE ØRESTAD DIALOGUES
Scaledenmark welcomes you to the book launch of Exploring Copenhagen, an urban anthology reflecting on the last 25 years of Copenhagen’s urban development to provide insight into the challenges and successes of its designed-society.
Building on the stories within Exploring Copenhagen, the book launch is the first event of our 2019 speaker series featuring the voices behind the “...
WeiterlesenSWEDISH INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (SIMP) | SE
03.12.2018Scaledenmark was proud to present the special lecture “The Øresund Region as a value based cross-national region” to 29 business leaders from across Northern Europe (Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Sweden) participating in the Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) in Malmö, Sweden.
The Øresund Region is the Nordic countries’ largest and most densely populated metropolitan region. The bi-national Swedish-Danish region began with clear cross-...
WeiterlesenJINAN LECTURE SERIES | CN
26.11.2018Scaledenmark welcomed 19 delegates representing various sectors connected to the Jinan Municipal Transportation Commission for a 2-day, 4-part lecture series outlining the relationship between transportation integration planning and urban sustainable development planning in Denmark.
In order for the delegates to have a better understanding of Denmark’s welfare system, the first lecture presented was “The Danish Person’s Life: Value-Based models for increased completeness and...
WeiterlesenJOTUN - ISTANBUL | TUR
15.11.2018Scaledenmark has made a special connection with its JOTUN professional network in Istanbul, Turkey. Following a successful program tour with JOTUN’s Color Design Days in early September, Scaledenmark had the privilege of being invited to present the lecture, “Copenhagen as an Eco-Metropole” to Association of Architects in Private Practice in Istanbul.
The association organizes lectures, conferences and discussion panels for various actors of the architectural profession to...
WeiterlesenINTERNSHIP 2019
05.11.2018We are looking for interns!
Are you a future urban leader? Do you have an interest in graphic communication, sustainability, architecture and urban design?
Scaledenmark is looking for design and communication intern(s) for Spring 2019.
For over ten years, Scaledenmark has provided both public and private organizations with new knowledge on sustainable design strategies that respond to our current public and environmental health challenges. We are...
WeiterlesenEXPLORING COPENHAGEN
02.11.2018Exploring Copenhagen’s Urban Transformation
What does it mean to be a Copenhagener? And how has Copenhagen transformed from a city at near bankruptcy to a living model for sustainable green growth?
Copenhagen is ever-evolving, and it has many stories to tell. Released in June 2018, Scaledenmark has published the urban anthology Exploring Copenhagen - a 288-page collection of professional interviews and essays on the last 25 years of urban...
WeiterlesenBAUINDUSTRIEVERBAND NIEDERSACHSEN | DE
23.10.2018Scaledenmark was proud to host Bauindustrieverband Niedersachsen for a tour focusing on cross-national strategies and value innovation in the Øresund Region. We investigated current and future perspectives for cross-border cooperation between Copenhagen and Malmø including themes such as international investment, cross-regional mobility, shared housing and labor markets, and environmental benchmarks. To be successful, Denmark and Sweden prioritize user-centered processes and goals that have...
WeiterlesenRÖCK BAGGENSTOS ARCHITEKTEN AG | CH
19.10.2018Ørestad is one of our most sought-after case studies for our consultancy clients, as the visionary PPP model that helped transformed the district (and Copenhagen at-large) is an extremely attractive case study for smart zoning, transit financing, and asset management for publicly owned, privately managed land development.
Scaledenmark reflected on this planning model and together with Röck Baggenstos navigated the masterplan, neighborhood development, and phasing development...
WeiterlesenAIX ARKITEKTER AB | SE
07.10.2018Scaledenmark was proud to welcome back over 100 delegates from AIX Arkitekter (Sweden) to Copenhagen! This tour is an example of a new approach to offering a large cohort of design professionals a study program in the same city, dividing the study program into four groups with four full-day tours across two separate weekends in October. It was a dynamic way to engage with the architects and engineers from AIX – especially considering the program had a large focus on the Øresund Region...
WeiterlesenBDA – DÜSSELDORF | DE
28.09.2018Scaledenmark welcomed design delegates from BDA -Düsseldorf (Bund Deutscher Architekten) for a study tour focusing on Copenhagen’s approach to livability and blue/green infrastructure. BDA came prepared to investigate Copenhagen’s public and private planning frameworks with the goal of taking their own city and region to the next level to improve everyday livability. Scaledenmark was impressed with their level of interest in Copenhagen’s planning solutions and livability metrics – as well as...
WeiterlesenBAURCONSULT | DE
27.09.2018Scaledenmark held an intensive 4-day study tour program with 128 enthusiastic delegates from the architecture and engineering firm, Baurconsult. Focusing on key “blue and green” urban strategies, we highlighted the transformation of Copenhagen’s former industrial areas and progressive waterfront developments critical to the implementation of Copenhagen’s sustainable development goals. We explored the city by foot, bicycle, canal boat, and bus to fully understand the urban infrastructure of...
WeiterlesenJOTUN COLOUR DESIGN DAYS
06.09.2018Scaledenmark held an exciting full study tour program with over 135 international design professionals attending Jotun Colour Design Days in Copenhagen in early September. Scaledenmark’s Bo Chritiansen began the day with the welcome lecture, ”Copenhagen as an Eco-City” to inspire design leaders with Copenhagen’s urban strategies and implementation of sustainable design solutions at various scales. The tour highlighted important urban districts within Copenhagen’s urban redevelopment,...
WeiterlesenFLORIAN VOEMEL ARCHITEKTEN | CH
20.08.2018Copenhagen transformation – from the harbor to public space
This tour focused on the dynamic design principles Copenhagen’s urban transformation, including policy strategies to create the lively, sustainability-focused city we know today. We studied new urban connections, green mobility networks, harbor redevelopment, iconic Danish architecture, and Copenhagen’s transformative eco-city in Nordhavn.
WeiterlesenTOT ARCHITECTS | IRL
25.07.2018Scaledenmark held a facade-focused study program with delegates from TOT Architects - an architectural practice based in Dublin with a worldwide global network of projects across all aspects of the built environment. Touring with their partners and clients, TOT Architects came to Copenhagen to seek a sustainable, tactile, and solar-shading facade for a large commercial development project. Among the chosen facade typologies, TOT was most inspired by the facade design of Mærsk Tower - a state...
WeiterlesenCITY OF LUCERNE | CH
23.05.2018Smart-City Copenhagen
Scaledenmark advocates for best practice solutions in sustainable policy and design – including how cities can optimize and manage data to improve life quality through smart-city solutions at various scales. Scaledenmark had the privilege of hosting a delegation of urban leaders from Lucerne, Switzerland to learn more about how smart technologies in cities can strengthen local infrastructures, improve data solutions, and strengthen the decision-making process...
WeiterlesenVELUX SVENSKA | SE
20.02.2018Scaledenmark welcomed designers from Velux Svenska to Copenhagen for a full-day study program highlighting some of Copenhagen’s new architectural icons. The program included buildings such as Christianshavn’s new sustainable multi-purpose sports hall, “Hall C,” designed by Christensen & Co. Architects. The day-lit, canal bordering building bridges an active landscape with a beautiful interior designed for community-building activities to support school and sport clubs within the...
Weiterlesen2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
22.01.2018While the winter days are short here in Denmark, we have much to look forward to for 2018. We have been reflecting on the past year with Scaledenmark, and we are proud to report that in 2017 we had a total of:
- 68 tour groups (156 half-day tours) from
- 18 different countries
- with 1468 tour participants exploring ways of sustainable living in Copenhagen.
We have exciting new projects on the horizon, and new goals and services for...
WeiterlesenTOYOTA | JP
29.11.2017Together with BDP - Your Best Destination Partner, Scaledenmark conducted a Smart City Tour of Copenhagen with executives from Toyota. The goal of the tour was to highlight Copenhagen’s roadmap to carbon-neutrality through smart-city solutions at various scales. Touring by electric car, Scaledenmark presented design solutions that demonstrate it is possible to tackle urban growth and climate challenges while increasing quality of life. Beyond the scope of climate-friendly transit, we also...
WeiterlesenTEKNISK LANDSFORBUND | DK
03.11.2017Scaledenmark toured with the next generation of design and construction engineers with students from the Teknisk Landsforbund from Esbjerg, Denmark. We discussed the design principles behind some of the most infamous buildings in Ørestad: VM Mountain Dwellings (Plot = JDS + BIG), VM Housing (Plot = JDS + BIG), and 8-TALLET (BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group). We discussed the importance of context and design ambition in a suburban landscape that tried to push the boundaries of residential housing...
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