Institute of

Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape

‘Spaces of Danish Welfare’ explores a series of urgent questions addressing architecture’s role in the welfare and everyday life of citizens, from the interdisciplinary perspectives of architecture, art history and anthropology. It is one of the results of a 5-year research grant from the Independent Research Fund.

Students pinning graduation projects

The institute garden - students taking a break

Daniel Rea Kragskov graduation project 2021: On Civic Grounds. The project proposes a method to consider social capital as a bearing parameter for urban development by mobilizing civil society actors in the creation of hybrid public spaces.

The designs aim to challenge past examples of post-war reconstruction processes and current neoliberal means of development in war-torn and emerging countries.

Short about Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape

At the Institute of Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape, we are interested in the development of society, which we see as architecture's major prerequisite. Global urbanisation, climate change, increasing inequality in e.g. health, resource scarcity and the increased pressure on the natural basis place great demands on us as architects, both in terms of analytical sharpness and artistic precision.

We teach, research and carry out artistic development work in architecture and spaces of all sizes: from materials and building parts to complex buildings to bold proposals for development plans for entire parts of the country. From designing the local children's institution to planning university areas in the knowledge cities. From province to big city. From the design of an exhibition venue or a natural area to a strategy for a municipality or region's experience economy. From the individual housing for the elderly to the development of a city with large population differences and needs.

For us, the goal is a higher quality of life for all species through beautiful and durable architecture, urban development and landscape architecture. And that we reach the UN's 17 global goals by 2030, of course!