TEAM


Sharing and scaling sustainable solutions for a sustainable future

We are architects and urban designers advocating for best practice solutions in sustainable policy and design, aiming to inspire design professionals and city stakeholders with Denmark’s value-based urban design solutions.

Our team leads about 1500 urban leaders from around 15 different countries each year. We pride ourselves in our experiential approach to knowledge-sharing, and we are committed to an open-dialogue with our clients to strengthen best-practice solutions.

Meet our team:

COPENHAGEN TEAM



Bo Christiansen / Founder

Live and work since 1986 in Copenhagen / Member of Danish Architectural Association AA / member of Guiding Architects / Assistant Prof. Architect at DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia / Master in architecture from Karch Copenhagen Denmark and a Post-graduate Master from UW Seattle USA / Scaledenmark was founded in 2004 by Vibeke Grupe Larsen & Bo Christiansen / Speaks Danish, English and German.

Anne Faurskov Hutcheson

Graduated from Karch in Copenhagen / certified passive house designer/ member of the Danish and Irish architectural associations/worked in architectural offices in Denmark and Ireland/ has been working as an independent architect since 2012/works with architectural guiding in Denmark and Ireland and sustainable building design / Speaks Danish, English, French, German and Spanish.

Lasse Schelde

Experienced speaker, facilitator and guide, expert in sustainable mobility and urban planning / worked with mobility solutions since 2009 / has his own urban solutions consultancy, worked as an advisor on housing and transportation at the Danish parliament and is now a Chief consultant for the Danish Engineers Association -IDA on green mobility / is a trained Architect M.A.A. and Technical Architect, giving him great insight into all scales of the architectural world / Speaks English, German and Danish.

Simon Hjortskov Christensen

Danish urban planner specialised in mobility planning and urban space designing / Graduated MSc at Roskilde University / Living and working in Copenhagen since 2017 / Professional hybrid focusing on urban development in a holistic perspective, embracing design in a both societal and historic perspective / Experienced speaker / part of large scale development projects such as Nordhavn / Currently working as urban mobility planner at the Municipality of Copenhagen / Speaks Danish, English, Norwegian and Swedish.

Sara Buhl Bjelke

Architect, CEO and founding partner of architecture studio BCVA since 2013 / live and work in Copenhagen / Proffessional focus on buildings, urban space and urban planning incl. social sustainability / Graduated from The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 2016 / Worked as architect in DK, USA and the Netherlands / Giving lectures, participating in debates and workshops on city development in Denmark and abroad / Awarded Berlingske Business Talent 2015 / External associate professor at Roskilde University, planning department / Speaks Danish and English.

Marrije Vanden Eynde

Landscape architect and urban planner at Sweco Architects in Copenhagen / graduated as Engineer-architect at Ghent University (BE) / living and working in Denmark since 2018 / passionate about sustainable city development and nature-based design / Speaks Dutch, English, Danish and German.

Asal Mohtashami

Luxembourgish-Iranian architect MAA and urbanist / Founder of AIM / Working in the field of social sustainable urban development, participatory processes and minority perspectives / Graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2017 (master degree) and the Technical University of Munich in 2015 (bachelor degree) / Living in Copenhagen since 2015 / Having work experience from Switzerland, Germany and Denmark / Speaks German, Danish, English, French, Farsi and Luxembourgish.

Martine Lynge Lyngesen

architect / member of Danish Architectural Association / graduated from Royal Danish Academy 2022 from Political Architecture: Critical Sustainability with the project ‘Pre-Care in Post Unification Berlin / works within the research field of inclusive urban space and architecture / fellowship at The Danish Institute in Athens 2022 with the project ‘Gender, Mobility, Intersectionality’ / proprietor of Lynge Lyngesen Arkitekter / Speaks Danish and English.

Christina Lotzemer-Jentges

German architect living in Copenhagen / founder of L-J STUDIO / experienced docent at Universities (TU Dortmund, PBSA Düsseldorf, ETH Zurich) / graduated from RWTH Aachen in 2007 / lived and worked since then in Zurich, Maastricht, Seville and near the Lower Rhine / creative and curious mind interested in the beauty and essence of crafts, co-creation and production, believes in both - the potential of rural settings as well as the densification of urban developments / Speaks German, English and Dutch.

Philip Hesse

Architect MAA and engineer / Founder of HEJ arkitekter / Working in the field of cultural heritage, sustainability / universal design / teaches at the University of applied science Erfurt / board member of the Danish national committee of ICOMOS / Graduated from the University of applied science Lübeck 2016 (master degree) and the University of applied science Erfurt in 2015 (bachelor degree) / Living in Copenhagen since 2018 / Having work experience from Germany and Denmark / Speaks German, Danish, English and Farsi.

Luca Bilbo Rasmussen

Danish architect based in Copenhagen and Aarhus / Half Danish, half German, raised in Copenhagen / Currently pursuing a master's degree in sustainability at the Aarhus School of Architecture / Has worked independently for the past two years, recently designing an ultra-sustainable house for an eco-village / Also collaborates on visual representations for architecture firms in both Denmark and Germany / Extensive experience as a tour guide, specializing in architecture tours / Speaks Danish, German and English.

Asami Ikeda

Urban Designer graduated MSc in Urban Architecture from Aalborg University/ Work experience as Colourscape Designer (a part of Urban Planning) in Japan / Work experience as Urban Designer in Denmark and England / Moved to Denmark in 2020 and Lived in Aalborg, Aarhus, Fredericia, and Copenhagen / Contributed to a joint research project on mobility between Danish and Japanese universities supported by The ‘Danish Ministry of Science’s International Network Programme (INP)’ / Speaks Japanese and English.

Rasmus Koustrup Larsen

Danish Urban Planner based in Copenhagen / Cand.Soc. in Nordic Urban Planning Studies (Roskilde, Malmø, Tromsø University 2022) / External Lecturer at DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia, teaching urban planning, urban livability, and mobility strategies / Also external censor and critic for architecture students / Freelance consultant, presenter, and facilitator of events on green mobility and startups / Expert Evaluator, Rapporteur & Observer for EIT Urban Mobility / Worked on education projects on liveable cities and active mobility for high school and higher education students / Speaks Danish and English.

 

 

 

 



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