arki_lab
YEAR: 2013 - 2015
TYPE: Firm
LOCATION: Copenhagen, Denmark
ROLE: Associate Urban Designer + Landscape Architect
_Key Projects
Between Industry and City, Valby, Denmark
Co-designing A Schoolyard, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cocity Smartphone App, Copenhagen, Denmark
Intergenerational Research, Multiple Locations, Denmark
Louisiana Museum Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
Plan D’Aou, Marseilles, France
Skole+, Aarhus, Denmark
_About
arkilab is an interdisciplinary urban design studio, defined by a focus on democratic design processes located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The firm works to change the linear and top-down approach to design by “designing cities with people” instead of “designing cities for people”. Co-creating spaces with the end users not only helps establish more democratic and inclusive societies but also builds a strong sense of ownership over these spaces.
arki_lab believes that users are the key to the short term and long term success of a project. Citizen involvement creates a space for dialogue and discussion, building a strong and inclusive foundation for any project. Activating people and integrating their ideas in the design builds a sense of ownership of their neighborhood and strengthens community values. It’s a win-win situation where the project succeeds through being embedded in its context and the citizens get solutions for their wishes and needs. And isn’t that the ultimate purpose of any design project?
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