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Scaledenmark 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...

Scaledenmark 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...

Copenhagen 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. 

Smart-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...

While 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...

Scaledenmark 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...

Delegates from AIX Architects in Stockholm traveled to Copenhagen for a study trip with Scaledenmark. They are currently designing a 50.000 m2 office and media house in the Södra Värtan district of Stockholm and were looking for specific case studies for design reference. Copenhagen shares many design and planning goals with the nordic countries, and Stockholm is experiencing the same pressures as Copenhagen in expanding their city with the highest standards in sustainability, innovation,...

Scaledenmark had the pleasure of guiding 88 delegates from the Gambetta Groupe, a leader in real estate and social housing development in France. They came to Copenhagen to discover new housing investment typologies to respond to changing markets and rising pressures with urban growth. Our talented French-speaking architects and urban planners led an exciting tour throughout the Ørestad district to showcase key housing projects including VM Mountain Dwellings/VM Houses (PLOT = JDS + BIG),...

VELUX Poland hosted 13 Architects specializing in residential design from various offices for a study trip to Copenhagen. The goal was to provide inspirational models for sustainable, “people-first” design across architecture and planning. Highlights from the tour included a visit to VELUX headquarters in Hørsholm to visit SOLTAG – a prefabricated, energy optimized home designed with VELUX windows, solar panels, and energy control systems. This was followed by a visit to Solhuset – Denmark’s...