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HEINRICH BÖLL FOUNDATION | DE
08.06.2017The Heinrich Böll Foundation contacted Scaledenmark to gain professional insight into the development of the Ørestad district. The foundation supports educational travels, and we were happy to tour this blended group of design and planning professionals to witness first-hand the density and urban planning model of this international work/live area. We were happy to host two different tours with two groups of delegates on June 8 and June 15. We hope to see them again soon!
FREEMANXP / BRUCE MAU | US
04.06.2017Scaledenmark was honored to welcome Bruce Mau, Chief Design Officer and team of executives from FreemanXP to Copenhagen to present an introduction to Copenhagen and Danish culture through a specialized lecture “The Danish Person’s Life: Value-Based models for increased competiveness and innovation."
FreemanXP believes design thinking can help create a sustainable, equitable future – and so do we.
In this lecture we focused on Denmark’s design(ed) society and how...
read morePARALLEL ARCHITECTS | DE
30.05.2017Scaledenmark and Parallel Architects from Germany discovered Copenhagen's green future by a bicycle tour. We cycled through new harborside developments and new urbanized spaces to understand Copenhagen's sustainable planning models responding to environmental and public health challenges.
KUNSTUNIVERSITÄT LINZ
25.05.2017What makes Copenhagen so livable? This was the question that directed our 3-day tour focus for students and faculty visiting from Kunstuniversität Linz. Copenhagen has invested in sustainable mobility, including a new network of paths, bridges, and urban spaces. These additions have not only made the city’s urban fabric more accessible, but they all play a major role in reaching Copenhagen’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025.These three tour days highlighted cases on how Copenhagen has...
read moreOAI LUXEMBOURG
25.05.2017Scaledenmark was excited to welcome OAI Luxembourg for an extended 3-day tour throughout Copenhagen. The tour days focused on the sustainable development in Copenhagen and the Øresund region, with an emphasis on investigating the regions urban visions with the realized development of new housing, urban links, and new city districts. The tour shaped conversations for integrating health, equity, and sustainable design concepts to support Copenhagen’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025....
read moreBAUART ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS
19.05.2017Scaledenmark had a wonderful excursion throughout many diverse districts of Copenhagen with Bauart Architects and Planners from Switzerland. We took on the city by bicycle, gaining critical insight into the sophisticated bicycle network of this compact, well-connected and people-focused city. Scaledenmark held the lecture “Copenhagen as an Eco-metropole” to set the context for Copenhagen’s sustainable initiatives and commitment to life-quality enhancement through democratic urban design and...
read moreUNIVERSITY OF KOBLENZ
10.05.2017Scaledenmark explores the new frontier of Ørestad with the University of Koblenz! We discovered the exciting architecture and residential complexes connected to the metro line at the southern expansion of Copenhagen. We were happy to discuss the future and progress of the area and debate centered around the area development.
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26.04.2017Today we toured Copenhagen’s north harbor (Nordhavn) with a wonderful group of American students studying at DIS Copenhagen.
The former industrial dockland is undergoing a historic transformation where in the next 40+ years the area will become home to another 40,000 residents and 40,000 jobs. The goals for the new district are quite ambitious. Nordhavn aims to be a living model for sustainable development to support Copenhagen’s long-term goal of becoming the first carbon neutral...
read moreLEVENDE OSLO
20.04.2017Scaledenmark was delighted to host delegates from Levende Oslo/ “Living Oslo” – a public-private partnership developed to support and transform Oslo into a vibrant, attractive, and accessible city center.
The professional team was seeking inspiration for streetscapes, public plazas, public transit, and measurable design initiatives that contribute to high quality of life. Scaledenmark’s program offered participants case study examples through...
read moreERHVERVSAKADEMIET LILLEBÆLT, DK
21.12.2016This year the Ehvervsakademiet Lillebælt came with 55 Danish and international students and teachers for a full day of visits in Copenhagen based on the theme The Design Process – Ofelia Plaza and Playhouse as well as the new Harbour Bridges followed by engaging office visits at COBE and JAJA Architects.
Welcome again next year!
LECTURE FOR HOCHSCHULE TRIER
11.11.2016We had the pleasure of giving an introduction lecture on Copenhagen as Eco-Metropole for 25 students of architecture on Masters level led by Professor H. Eckhardt and Professor R. Thum from Hochschule Trier was who currently in Copenhagen researching for their full year assignments taking place at locations in Copenhagen.
NORBERT POST · HARTMUT WELTERS; DE
01.11.2016A successful 3-days visit of the 30 PAX large Dortmund office of Norbert Post . Hartmut Welters
Urban city walk with focus on Copenhagenizing, lecture on Copenhagen as Eco-Metropole, a 25 K bicycletour in spectacular weather and harbor explorations done by water bus helped to give the overall perspective of a city in growth.
"Alle Kollegen waren sehr begeistert von der Kopenhagen Exkursion. Wir haben viele spannende Projekte gesehen. - Danke, auch im Namen der Chefs und der...
read moreAIV NUERNBERG
03.10.20163-days visit came to an end – a diverse but experienced group of architects & engineers as well as chosen students contributed to a successful visit. Here is what our client wrote:
Wir sind etwas erschöpft aber begeistert von den vielfältigen Eindrücken aus Kopenhagen wohlbehalten zurückgekehrt.
Unter Ihren Führung haben wir die unterschiedlichsten Facetten von Kopenhagen kennengelernt. Unsere Reisebroschüre habe ich gleich an den Leiter des Stadtplanungsamtes in...
CBS- CHINESE GROUP
28.09.2016WOW ! - what a morning our Freelance Guiding Architect Susannah Odlaug had!
The 3-hour walking tour went just fine - weather was windy but not rain! Flexibillity kept everyone on time and to the proposed tour and ended up with a little bit of something for everybody.
Thanks for the opportunity and thanks for CBS keeping everyone in check!!
RIKSBYGGEN, SWEDEN
02.09.2016Touring the Harbourring of Copenhagen Harbour for ½ a day on bicycles with RIKSBYGGETS representatives of Swedish cities like Gothenburg, Ørebro. Helsingborg and Stockholm was a success.
The theme of the tour was sustainability and the Danish-Swedish common understanding of it made it a rewarding tour for all!
TUM, GERMANY
04.07.2016Department of Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design from TUM – Technical University of Munich visited Ørestad for ½ a day with 20 post-graduate Masters students and 4 faculty.
Having smart and engaged students are always a pleasure but with such a diverse culturel background was a resource in itself.
See you in Munich