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Fritz Hansen was yet again the generous host of an architectural tour-de-force through contemporary highlights of the Copenhagen scene.

Fritz Hansen was the generous provider of an architectural insight tour, for 26 Architects from the Linz Region, Oberösterreich, A, into the Urban world of the New Copenhagen generated by Danish resource conscious thinking.

The diversity of the majors of the 2 groups of each 10 PAX students from the University of Virginia really made the groups strong and fit for exploring sustainabillity within the Øresund Region.

I am really eager to see how the new perspectives found within this part of the world will accelerate their thinking on their own background!

Working with these talented students through the spring semester on the overall theme of Atsmosphere with assignments like Pavilion of Silence and New Danish Museum for Danish Resistance, 1940 – 45 was beyond the usual. An emotional rollercoaster through real life events during winter through the relive of the appearing spring made the process and results unique of a kind.

A temporary ART WALL GALLERY of contemporary art has arrived in the city, on the ever-changing wall murals along the 3 meter tall green wooden walls surrounding the constructions sites of the 18 new METRO stations of Copenhagen.
A smart choice from the Metro Company covering up a giant construction site by allowing an interface to enrich the urban experience by promoting of young artists!

Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore with Associated Dean Tom Estad visited. Freshly flying in from Denmark's twin city state the group (27 PAX) engaged in half a day tour with a focus on Urban Quality of Life / Work-life balance / Sustainabillity as well as the welfare state.

The client wrote:
'Thanks so much for all you did to make our first day in Denmark a very enriching and rewarding experience. You gave us a great orientation to the country as well as the...

Our Spanish-born new freelance Guiding Architect VICENTE had the pleasure of guiding our first Brazilian group (30 PAX).

As the Danish incoming travel agency wrote to us;
`I just want to say that the architecture tours went very well and the group was extremely happy with the guide.
 Thank you very much for a great service!`

Ørestaden – the experimental future Business District of Copenhagen was explored for a whole day by the 90 PAX large group of students of furniture and interior design and their faculty.

Climate characteristics like wind, rain, and sun showed similarities to Dutch conditions and the need for creating urban micro climates once again proved its urgency in newly built urban fabrics.

Dealing with the challenge of climate change is yet another striking similarity which the two small...