About this course
This is an interdisciplinary course, which alternates between scales of public space and street design to urban policy and planning. It aims to equip you with a foundation of critical thinking and engagement in the creation of livable cities. Using Copenhagen as a laboratory, we explore urban livability through three lenses: theory, practice, and implementation. We look at what shapes our parameters for well-being, and the spatial and policy mechanisms for fostering urban livability.
Syllabus
Course requirements
More than half of the classes will be spent visiting sites via bicycle, so confidence in cycling is mandatory. Bring a digital camera or camera phone.
Faculty
Regitze Hess
FacultyArchitect MAA. Cand. Arch., Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen (1993). B.Eng. – Civil, McGill University, Montreal (1985). A career of working with and advocating for better urban and built environments through the world of philanthropy, non-profits, academia and private practice; as curator; publisher, editor and writer; teacher and critic. Working with and for: B Architectural Publisher, COurban, Cumulus, DAC, Danish Arts Foundation, Design Declaration, Gehl, Gehl Institute, International Federation for Housing and Planning [IFHP], Realdania, Scale Denmark. Positions of trust include: DIS Faculty Chair, DIS Board member. Affiliated with DIS since 2002.