In parallel with my work on the dynamics of the urban and conducting workshops – often with students – I have also enjoyed designing and building my own furniture, frequently in close collaboration with my brother, Niels Brandt. Working with highly skilled craftspeople is my favourite part of the design process, where deep knowledge of […]
Christiania’s new planning paradigm The introduction of a new planning paradigm following the 2011 agreement on the legalisation of Christiania mandated that new construction requires a building permit as in the rest of Denmark. This project investigates how legal requirements for building permits impact the built environment as a framework for democratic participation, using Christiania […]
1986, Copenhagen and Sri Lanka. Two examples of early works of architecture: A project for a village in Sri Lanka to replace the old village that had been flooded by the construction of a new hydroelectric dam. The other project was a new venue for music and theatre. For long I thought it to be […]
1994 – 95. Design of workspace, co creator of the performance “The Picture and Snow White” – link here – and design proposal for new building for Hotel Pro Forma.
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The city hall square is one of the most central meeting places in the city. This is where you celebrate the national (football, handball… ) teams, light the Christmas tree and demonstrate against war or cuts in kindergarten budgets. In 1997, the HQ of the main Danish newspaper, Politiken, found itself cut off from the rest […]
In 1999, the H99 event took place, and my responsibility was to curate an exhibition that explored the future collaboration between Helsingør (Elsinore with the castle of Hamlet, Kronborg) and Helsingborg, two cities located in the northern part of the Öresund region. During this time, the twin cities faced pressure due to the construction of […]
2015 Fun City was an entry to the competition called “Designing the Urban Commons”. I include it here in spite of being a bit unfinished because it points forward to some elements in the understanding of urban development that I am still pursuing. The title “Fun City” is referring to the “Fun Palace” of Joan […]
2016 Mapping Urbanity, Tampere. The 2 week workshop for students of Architecture of took the act of mapping from only observing to exploring space by doing small appropriations (with masking tape). The students would test the technology and methods on the university campus before they would explore the urban development site, Hiedanranta, west of Tampere. […]
2014 TMS Design Studio, Hedehusene, Denmark. A 2 month on site design studio (two days a week) with landscape architecture students from University of Copenhagen (co-organiser/educator). The course had its basecamp in an old factory building in Hedehusene that became both a space for work(shop) and for inviting citizens to test new ways of using […]