MUTOPIA at LOUISIANA
August 19th, 2011
MUTOPIA’s competition proposal for a high density urban block URBAN CROWN is on display at The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art along with the results of the A101 competition as part of the exhibition LIVING/Frontiers of architecture III-IV.
The A101 Urban Block competition aimed at introducing a Block Size Standard as an Open Source in architecture, in order to enable the development of adaptable and affordable architecture based on worldwide mass-production of readymade projects.
The Urban Block competition is based on the Block City concept, developed by Bart Goldhoorn and Alexander Sverdlov in the context of the International Biennale in Rotterdam in 2009.
http://www.louisiana.dk/dk/Service+Menu+Right/English
Tags: louisiana mutopia city block
Posted in Copenhagen, Exhibition, International |
MUTOPIA at the Norwegian Architecture Day
July 8th, 2011
Kristina Adsersen to deliver a lecture on MUTOPIA’s engagement in providing architectural solutions which unite sustainable urban development with the stakeholders’ set of values at the Norwegian Architecture Day, a conference aiming at uncovering how new processes for participation, exchange and communication contribute to a sustainable architecture and society.
Kristina Adsersen will take part in a discussion panel on the potential of communication for stimulating an architecture which supports multiplicity in response to the increasing number of stakeholders, increased projects’ complexity and new development processes, together with Jeffrey Inaba and Craig Dykers.
The Architecture Day will open the Architecture Festival at Vulkan in Oslo the 23rd of September as a part of the Year of Architecture, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Association of Norwegian Architects, focused on changes in society and how these alter the role of architecture.
The Year of Architecture is Norway’s biggest architectural event yet, and is organized by the National Association of Norwegian Architects. Contributors include the association’s professional communities, its member associations, architect firms, public and cultural institutions and business.
http://2011.arkitektur.no/arkitekturfestivalen
http://www.arkitektur.no/?nid=222331
Posted in International, Lecture, Sustainability, User Focused Design |
i2p lecture
May 17th, 2011
Kristina Adsersen to deliver a lecture on MUTOPIA’s engagement in providing solutions which unite sustainable urban development with the stakeholders’ set of values at the i2p idea2program conference.
The conference, organized by the Danish Association of Construction Clients, aims at uncovering potentials for optimizing the strategies of Danish construction clients in the early stages of a building project.
The Danish Association of Construction Clients (DACC) is an interest group representing professional construction clients in Denmark.
The conference will take place during the 9th – 10th of June at Toldboden, Nordre Toldbod 24, 1013 København K.
http://www.i2p.dk/arrangementer/20
http://www.bygherreforeningen.dk/
Posted in Copenhagen, Innovation, Lecture, Sustainability |
MUTOPIA launches Sports Village
April 29th, 2011
MUTOPIA launches Sports Village, a masterplan for a new sports and leisure area within Remiseparken, one of the largest park structures of Copenhagen.
The proposal merges sports fields and pitched roof houses to create an intriguing, amusing, challenging and inviting environment that promotes social gathering, playful interaction and a strengthened sense of community.
Read more…
Posted in Copenhagen, Urban Planning |
MUTOPIA to head sports field innovation
April 13th, 2011
MUTOPIA is heading one of the five teams selected by The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities, Lokale- og Anlægsfonden, to develop prototypes for a new generation of multipurpose sports fields.
The radical changes of the last decades in the proportions and life patterns of actively engaged sports population ask for new innovative solutions to meet the new cultural diversities.
The new sports field generation aims at providing new aesthetic and functional qualities to become a meeting point for the local communities and support new social and sports practices regardless age and interest.
The project will be developed in collaboration with sports fields’ producer Sportsconnect, playground and sport equipment producer Lars Laj, and The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities, who will support the development process, project implementation and prototype costs.
http://www.sportsconnect.dk/
http://www.larslaj.dk/
http://www.loa-fonden.dk/nyheder/nyhedsbreve/nyhedsbreve-2011/2011/nyhedsbrev-nr-8—april-2011
Posted in Innovation, Sustainability, Urban Planning, User Focused Design |
