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BUILDING GREEN CPH
31.10.2019If one wanted to get an idea of what sustainable architecture and urban planning is in Denmark, then it was for once a better idea to spend two days inside. Instead of moving through Copenhagen looking at thought-provoking case-studies Scaledenmark changed its learning ground to the Building Green convention at Forum in Frederiksberg. The focus, besides the usual state of affairs on sustainable...
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HTW CHUR | CH
18.10.2019Scaledenmark welcomed 55 students from the degree programs architecture, construction and planning of the Swiss University of applied science. The kick-off lecture for this week-long fully booked program, “Copenhagen as eco-metropole”, inspired the students and offered a background story for their essays, which will be their deliverable. The group offered interesting insights, following their...
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CARLSTEDT ARK. | SE
12.10.2019The two day tour for Carlstedt ark. (64 PAX) was kicked off by a private boat tour along Copenhagen’s canal. In the afternoon we walked the harbor circle in groups. The second day started at our own Bloxhub, where Bo gave the lecture Copenhagen as eco-metropole, and finished in Ørestad.
AMAGER BAKKE OPENING
08.10.2019This waste-to-energy plant forms a thrilling new landmark and tour destination in Copenhagen. The BIG project is the result of an intersting marriage between infrastrucure and leisure. It is namely possible to ski on this hill and to hike up along the landscape park, especially designed by SLA for these rough conditions.
CITYRINGEN
29.09.2019The metro is a modern way of transport, which has changed the city of Copenhagen since its opening. With its seventeen new stations the Metro will tie the city even closer together. The stations have a different design, but maintain one same ambition. They aim to get as much daylight in as possible (hence the triangular skylights). In the meantime the construction works on the fourth Metroline continue.
WSP | SE
21.09.2019After enjoying the kick-off lecture "Copenhagen CO2 neutral by 2025" by Bo Christiansen on Friday, the 120 WSP co-workers were ready to see the stories come to life. Two large groups visited Ørestad with a focus on housing or infrastructure. The third group, focusing on energy, went all around Copenhagen visiting a cooling plant, windmills and Copenhill to eventually end up in their own hotel,...
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ARCHUS | SE
20.09.2019The Swedish office Archus brought 50 architects and landscape architects to Copenhagen to enjoy an extended biketour around the city. They split up in three groups so each group could focus on their designated topic: housing and schools, offices and trade or landscape. Coming from the triangle Stockholm – Uppsala – Västerås they brought very diverging examples of architecture and city-making....
SCALEDENMARK SUMMERPARTY
12.09.2019The guiding architects of our own Scale Denmark network joined for a hyggeligt and productive summerparty, where we discussed all the exciting upcoming tours and exchanged helpful guiding tips with each other. The evening took place in the café of our very own Bloxhub.
KANTON ST GALLEN | CH
12.09.2019During this two day session the 34 Swiss students from the Bildungsdepartement Gewerbliches Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum St. Gallen had the opportunity to fully explore both sides of the Sound. They started off in Copenhagen, discovering the new citydistricts Nordhavn and Sydhavn at the harbor, and changed ground the second day to Malmö, where they could compare their experiences with the Swedish answer to ecological city building, namely BO01. A visit to Malmoe Kunsthal topped off the...
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AILLEURS CULTURE | FR
09.07.2019Our loyal partner Ailleurs culture, located in Marseilles, organized an architectural tour for a delegation of Social Landlords companies. This group of 20 South-French presidents came for a three day tour, studying diverse examples of sustainable constructions, especially in the context of collective living.
MERZ KLEY PARTNER | A
04.07.2019The 30 architects of Merz Kley partner, who already explored different cities with the Guiding Architects Network, visited Copenhagen for a two day session. We organized a first day of introductions and landscape explorations, where they got the lecture "Copenhagen as Eco Metropole" and enjoyed several stops along the eastern coast of Amager. The second day was dedicated to urban exploration at the north-south harbor...
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AILLEURS CULTURE | FR
27.05.2019Loyal Guiding Architects Network client Ailleurs culture brought the French group 'ICADE' for a 2-days tour to Copenhagen to get inspired about eco-construction through renovation and new projects, focusing on offices, housing, schools and etc. This was a goal we gladly wanted to realize by kicking off in Nordhavn, a frontier in creating the new sustainable neighborhood of the future. With renovation projects like THE...
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ARNOLD UND GLADISCH ARCHITEKTEN | GE
23.05.2019Scaledenmark is always excited to welcome loyal clients of the network of Guiding Architects. Arnold and Gladisch Architekten a large sized (50 PAX) offices were joining us in May for 2-days of case study visits. The focus areas were three contemporary urban development areas: Ørestad, Sydhavn and Nordhavn.
We combined state-of-the-art new housing...
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AMCV | BE
21.05.2019Eighteen delegates of AMCV (Association of the management of the city centre) came to us with very high expectations for a half day tour. The tour started North in Nordhavn, which aims to become the sustainable neighbor of the city of Copenhagen. Afterwards we moved with the Vaporetto inspired waterbus to the South, where we got the privilege of visiting the home of a board member and pioneer resident of Sluseholmen canal...
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BMNP ARCHITEKTEN | GE
18.05.2019Scaledenmark had a great day touring around with BMNP, an architectural office from Nürnberg. The tour encompassed two very diverging sites: the old city center in the morning and one of the new centers, Ørestad, in the afternoon. This interesting juxtaposition provoked thoughts on scale and the difference between building in a historical context and building in the void.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS EU | US
13.04.2019It has been a great pleasure to guide our fellow 100 PAX building residents from AIA around in Ørestad. The tour was part of their AIA Europe's Spring 2019 Conference, which was all about livability in Copenhagen. They were looking for unique responses in the city they work in, and we wanted to show what these answers were in Ørestad.
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