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“For me, a lingering effect of Boliglaboratorium: A Danish Housing Lab was one of hope. I walked into the Center for Architecture and Design with heavy feelings… I walked out with a brighter sense of what is socially and culturally possible if a country truly embraces the ethos of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”—in other words, the pursuit of hygge. It can happen here.” Thank you to The Evergreen Echo for writing this article about the opening of the Boliglaboratorium exhibit at Seattle Architecture Foundation! Article credit: David Quicksall Read the full article below. #boliglaboratorium #thehousinglabnw #sustainablehousing #SustainableLiving https://lnkd.in/gMnJYEBr

Over 80 people joined us last night in Seattle for the opening of Boliglaboratorium: A Danish Housing Lab. The exhibition sparked thoughtful conversations between architects and city planners, students and policy makers in the room. We heard remarks from Jim Bourey, ED of Seattle Architecture Foundation, Frederikke M?ller Kristiansen Cultural Diplomacy Advisor from the Danish Embassy in DC Denmark in USA, and our own Fidelma McGinn, President of SDF. A big thank you to Seattle Architecture Foundation who expertly executed the event and to Cafe Hagen for the Danish treats! #thehousinglabnw #dkinusa

Thank you to all the volunteers who showed up to help for the community planting event with Bruun Idun! And a big thank you to FLiP (Friends of Lincoln Park, West Seattle), WA for organizing the event! #nwtrolls #thomasdambo #wayofthebirdking #trailof1000trolls

Tickets are still available for the Danish Housing Lab opening reception the evening of Tuesday November 19 at the Center for Architecture and Design! Hosting the event is our first site partner, Seattle Architecture Foundation. Highlights include Danish-inspired refreshments provided by Cafe Hagen and remarks by Frederikke M?ller Kristiansen, Cultural Attaché at the Royal Embassy of Denmark in USA and Fidelma McGinn, President of Scan Design Foundation. Space is limited. Purchase your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gb5dPDPX #DKinUSA #thehousinglabnw #thehousinglab #boliglaboratorium

Since 2008 Scan Design Foundation has partnered with the University of Washington College of Built Environments to develop the SDF Interdisciplinary Master Studio program for graduate students. The program has been expertly led by UW Professor Emeritus, Nancy Rottle. Before each studio, students travel to Copenhagen, Denmark to visit the office of the renowned Copenhagen firm Gehl Architects and see the city through its people-centered urban design lens. In four past studios, students focused their projects on the Seattle Waterfront. 14 years after the studios, influence from Denmark can be detected in this new addition to Seattle's cityscape. Read our new blog about these Danish influences. #dkinusa #seattlewaterfront

**Exhibition from Denmark opens tomorrow in Seattle!** How do we create housing that addresses some of the greatest challenges of our time? Join us as we explore this question through the exhibition, Boliglaboratorium: A Danish Housing Lab. The exhibit features 6 ground-breaking architectural models from Denmark that are being realized into full scale housing projects. Through these projects we look at ways in which housing can respond to the current climate crisis, resource scarcity, new family patterns, loneliness, shrinking rural communities, and how to address urban space as big cities struggle to keep up with the influx of newcomers. From November 2024 to May 2025, there will be opportunities to view the exhibit in four locations in the Pacific Northwest. This Northwest tour is presented by Scan Design Foundation, in partnership with the Royal Embassy of Denmark in USA Denmark in USA. Thank you to all our partners! Our exhibition host partners are (in order of schedule, dates are subject to change) Seattle Architecture Foundation (Nov 7 to Dec 14, 2024) University of Washington College of Built Environments (Jan 2025) Portland State University - School of Architecture (Feb 2025) Nordic Northwest (Apr to May 2025) Our programming partners include COurban Design Collective Framework Futurewise Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Additional support provided by NORD Architects Realdania Statens Kunstfond / Danish Arts Foundation National Foundation for Danish America The exhibition opens on Thursday, November 7th from 5-7pm at the Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 See the exhibit as part of Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Art Walk tomorrow (no advance registration required). (The opening reception will be held on November 19th. More information and registration below.) #thehousinglab #scandesignfoundation #boliglaboratorium #sustainablehousing

Last week, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Sustainability hosted their annual Sustainability Symposium at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Students in the Scan Design Foundation Fellowship program designed a research study analyzing how culture can affect how people conceptualize sustainability. The Sustainability Symposium provides a space for students and professionals to share current information about research, projects, and innovation across all aspects of sustainability. Hosted in partnership with the Data Science Institute, Facilities Planning & Management, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University Lectures, and the UW Environmental Awareness Fund, the Symposium is designed to highlight and advance sustainability efforts across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. #sustainabilitysymposium #SDFFellows #Fellowships

Plant a tree with Bruun Idun! Seattle Forest Week is coming soon which means planting season and Green Seattle Day is almost here! Register for the biggest planting event of the year by Friends of Lincoln Park for GREEN SEATTLE DAY: https://lnkd.in/gVPsTupB Green Seattle Day on 10/26 will kick off a fun-filled, weeklong celebration of Seattle’s parks and urban forests. The rest of the week will be packed with activities that encourage folks to get outside, get involved, and connect with nature. Visit SeattleForestWeek.org to learn more! #nwtrolls #thomasdambo #wayofthebirdking #scandesignfoundation

Congratulations to SDF partner, Bruce Bro, from the National Foundation for Danish America, for receiving the Danish Heritage Preservation Award last week at Grand View University's annual 1896 Club Dinner! A well deserved honor, the award was given to Bruce for his work in building relationships in the Danish American community. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gmgNXgsB In the photo is Bruce Bro with GVU President Dr. Rachelle Keck and Danish Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper M?ller S?rensen. The Ambassador visited the Grand View Campus the morning of October 4 for an open campus forum followed by a campus tour. Photo credit: Todd Bailey - GVU

Congratulations SDF interns! Our Scan Design Foundation Interns at the UW Green Futures Lab have won one of two prizes in University of Washington College of Built Environments Climate Solutions symposium!?Constantine Chrisafis’?posters describing the SDF/Green Futures Lab 'Designing the Climate Responsible City' project and publication won a prize in the Communications category. The content and graphics included SDF interns,?Erin I.’s?and?Sarah Lukins', research and design from 2022-23, and added Constantine’s and?Briana Weekes’ investigation over the past year. Both teams were guided by our longstanding SDF partner, Professor Emeritus and Green Futures Lab Director, Nancy Rottle. 'Designing the Climate Responsible City'?seeks to address structural questions about how planners and landscape architects for urban areas can take responsibility in mitigating the severity of climate change. Read more in this brief article from the UW Landscape Architecture Department’s website: #climateresposiblecities #greenfutures #scandesignfoundation