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
Many classes will be spent visiting sites via bicycle, so confidence in cycling is mandatory. Bring a digital camera or camera phone.
Faculty
Bettina Werner
FacultyM.A. (Applied Cultural Analysis, Copenhagen University, 2016). B.A. (Political Philosophy, Uppsala University, Sweden, with a minor in Indigenous Studies, UNSW, Australia). Co-founder of COurban design collective. Previously worked as a researcher and project manager at urban design firm, CITITEK. Projects include data collection, research, co-creation of playgrounds and public space, interior spatial analysis of office environments, and educational seminars with both state and private clients. With DIS since 2016.
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.
Rasmus Koustrup Larsen
FacultyCand.Soc, (Nordic Urban Planning Studies, 2022). Freelance Consultant for organizations such as EIT Urban Mobility. Presenter and facilitator of client and investor events within the area of green mobility. Co-working on education project for liveable cities for students in high-school and higher education. Cooperation with the start-up Økoskabet on developing sustainable last-mile delivery solutions in Copenhagen. Working with Carlberg ApS, A Small consultancy firm on developing an evaluation tool for Copenhagen Municipality for schools, as well as planning of professional study tours. With DIS since 2023.