Copenhagen Conference Summary

Conference Report
Conference Agenda

Scandinavian design calls to mind the iconic images of Henningsen’s Artichoke Chandelier for Louis Poulsen, or Arne Jacobsen’s expansive lobby of the SAS Royal Hotel with its wedge of Swan chairs. Any architect who has ever had a client request “clean lines” can claim a personal connection to Danish modern design. This fall 2008 conference in Copenhagen—with members of the AIA’s Committee on Design and Historic Resources Committee - was an exchange of ideas with the Danish Architecture Centre on design and preservation. Copenhagen continues to be the source of strong design with integrated architecture, interiors, and urban planning. The juxtaposition of clean international design with the expressive energy of computer-generated forms makes this city one of the most exciting in today’s design world.

Join your architectural colleagues and learn about the influence and impact of Danish design from the Mid-20th Century to the dramatic architecture of today. Seminar topics includes:

• Creativity and Globalization
• Urban Development and Sustainability
• Preserving Modernism
• nnovation and User-driven Design
• Furniture and Product Design
• Urban New Town Growth

The depth and breadth of Danish architecture and design reveals itself through a series of walking tours that traverse the 17th through 21st Centuries:

• Amalienborg Palace
• The Danish National Bank (Arne Jacobsen)
• Danish Jewish Museum (Daniel Libeskind)
• SAS Royal Hotel Copenhagen, including Royal Suite 606, the fully-restored room with all of Arne Jacobsen’s original furnishings and textiles
• Vesterport Office Building (Povl Baumann and Ole Falkentorp)
• Raadhuset (Martin Nyrop)

This conference was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:

Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc.