world in denmark - change

Reflective urbanism - experimenting openness is the title of the lecture to be given by Gisle and Knut Eirik at the World in Denmark conference, May 29 at DAC, Copenhagen.

From the program:
Change has become mantra: climate change, environmental, financial and political change. Change in nature and society has before resulted in change in the aesthetic language; as a sign of something upcoming or as a mirroring of something that has arrived. Is this the case in today’s urban space? Do we see and do we need new definition, new significance new use of the urban landscape and consequently a new aesthetic language in the urban space? Though the significance belongs to the large scale the signs often start in the small – in garden art and landscape architecture. The World in Denmark conference asks this question to landscape architects and their answers will take form as reflections and projects.

artac attac

While the second year students conclude this semester at the art academy with open seminars this Thursday and Friday at Tromsø Kunstforening, the first year students will open their summer exhibition at excellent kurant Tuesday June 2 at 18.00, the exhibition will be open until June 4.

travel & sea

Strandkanten is on the checkonsite guide to architecture and travel.

PKN#6!

We're planning for another PechaKucha Night before the summer!
Keep updated here - and join the info list.

west coast missions

This and next week some of us are travelling the west coasts of Scandinavia. Missions of different kinds will take us to Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Göteborg.. back at the office after Withsun.

spring press

In the air at the moment:
-the work with a proposal for architecture politics
-the europan 10 juries are announced
-a comment on the Innovative Integration conference in Arkitekten
-press on some of the projects nominated for Statens Byggeskikkpris: Universet kindergarten in Tromsø, Preikestolen Fjellstue in Jørpeland and Ungdomspsykiatrisk avdeling in Førde

unfolding homes - transporting dreams

The XBO appears in an article on mobile, ephemeral, minimal structures in swiss Tendance Déco #2 2009. The blue bubble is by Atelier Van Lieshout.

ambientes

Strandkanten is presented in chilean Revista Ambientes #68, have a look at page 95.

go see

As a member of the jury for Statens Byggeskikkpris, Magdalena will spend the week travelling Norway to visit the nominated projects - in Tromsø, Bergen, Stavanger, Førde and Oslo.

Gisle is spending the beginning of the week at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - School of Architecture, to teach and lecture at the sustainable living studio, department 10.