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Master programme
Architecture and Extreme Environments
Vortex Air Cleaning Device, Lanzhou, Gobi Desert, China. Anders Cochet Svinkløv
Malaria Prevention Test Shelter, Amazonas, Gabriele Selmistraityte
Clean Air Housing Complex, Lanzhou, Gobi Desert, China. Anders Cochet Svinkløv
Salt Tile Prototype in the Atacama Desert. Maiken Olivia Pedersen
Salt Water Battery and Light Façade, Svalbard, Julien Nolin.
Beam from frozen cord, Fairbanks, Alaska. Xan Browne
Floating Restorer Plant Tests, Jakarta, Laurits Sporon Genz and Dejle Zaradechet
About Architecture and Extreme Environments
We explore the intersection of innovation, culture, artistic sensibility, and the environment through architecture. Recognizing its global impact, we believe sustainable practice requires being present and learning to act globally. Our site-specific approach addresses pressing global challenges with thoughtful design and on-site collaboration.
Each project is shaped by local knowledge and a month-long fieldwork experience, ensuring relevance and resilience. Architecture, to us, is not only about sustainable performance but also about aesthetic richness and cultural exchange—expressed from the building scale down to the finest detail.
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Institute
Architecture and Space
Subject area
Architecture
Head of Programme
David Garcia
Study level
Master programme
Location
Copenhagen
Semester start
September
Language
In English
Graduation projects from Architecture and Extreme Environments
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The Arctic
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The Amazon