Copenhagen to host UIA 2023 with focus on sustainable futures

Join State of Green on a journey to witness how Danish architecture, landscaping, planning and design have a great deal to offer and can contribute to paving the way towards more sustainable, livable and connected cities.

Official side events during UIA

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“Sustainable future – leave no one behind” is the theme of the UIA congress 2023 and with the ever-quickening consequences of climate change across the globe, this focus seems vital now more than ever.

On this page, we hope to inspire you with interesting perspectives, insightful white-papers and meaningful case stories on Danish solutions aimed at creating a more sustainable built environment. If you are interested in learning more about how Danish solutions can serve as building blocks in future development of urban spaces that respect the planetary boundaries, join us for our events during the UIA congress 2023.

State of Green events during the UIA congress 2023

Exclusive after-hours networking event

Join Danish Association of Architectural Firms, Creative Denmark and State of Green for a rooftop networking event, where architects, developers and other valuable partners can share experiences on how to collaborate across borders when developing urban spaces that respect the planetary boundaries. This event is an opportunity for peers and potential partners to connect, while experiencing one of the best views in Copenhagen.

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Discover Copenhagen’s architecture and infrastructure by bicycle

Join Rambøll and State of Green on a guided bicycle tour from Bella Center to downtown Copenhagen and become familiar with Copenhagen’s renowned bicycling culture and infrastructure. On the guided tour you will be presented to architectural landmarks that accommodate active mobility into the design of a green, liveable and connected city.

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Exclusive boat trip to waterside architectural icons of Copenhagen

Join Creative Denmark, BLOXHUB, DAC and State of Green on a guided boat trip and experience the environmentally conscious architectural icons that surround Copenhagen’s inner harbor. Apart from experiencing Copenhagen’s harbor landscape first-hand, this event gives you the chance to connect with international and Danish stakeholders involved in urban development.

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Climate change adaptation

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Nature Based Solutions

Using rainwater as a resource to create resilient and liveable cities

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Climate change adaptation

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Water for smart liveable cities

How rethinking urban water management can transform cities of the future

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Wastewater management

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Urban water management

Understand how managed aquifer recharge can help build a more resilient water supply and the many benefits to adopting nature-based solutions in creating resilient cities. Learn how thinking holistically about wastewater as a resource can yield both energy and natural resources.

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Buildings

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Parking House + Konditaget Lüders

20 February 2023

Parking houses should be an integral part of the city. But how can we challenge the monofunctional use of the conventional parking house? How do we create a functional parking structure, which is also an attractive public space? And how do we create a large parking house that respects the scale, his

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Climate change adaptation

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The school at La Cours Vej - Rethinking the public spaces

20 February 2023

Climate change adaptation is getting increasingly more relevant and the urban landscape holds a great opportunity in rethinking the landscape for the future climate. The project is part of a greater ideology, where climate change adaptations are incorporated into a larger modernization of the city’s

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Climate change adaptation

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Hothers Plads - Reshaping the spaces where we live

9 February 2023

An important part in developing the urban landscape to deal with the problems of the future climate, is the spaces where people live and have their daily lives. Instead of dealing with water management under the surface, there is potential in creating smaller and more aesthetic solutions, that can g

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Urban planning and development

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Nature based solutions promoting social sustainability

With the increasing urbanization, the design of our cities, public spaces and built environment will have a greater impact on our well-being as well as our health cultures: how we live our lives, our behavior, and the choices we make. Social segregation, growing loneliness among urban dweller and la

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Circular value chains

New buildings created from upcycled materials

Discarded materials from construction and demolition account for approx. 35 per cent of waste generated in the EU. Scrutiny of waste management practices reveals that construction and demolition waste (C&DW) recovery is largely based on backfilling operations and low-grade recovery, such as usin

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Climate change adaptation

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Improved liveability with climate adaptation

5 September 2022

Working with climate adaptation must not only focus on minimizing the risks in future climate change – but also take advantage of the possibilities to improve quality of life for the citizens. In 3VAND we look at flexible solutions where water management works along with urban planning and design an

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