Crafting Urban Quality: A Story of Practice

This seminar will delve into the intricate processes through which urban qualities emerge and shape urban development, offering fresh perspectives on value and quality in architectural and urban studies.

Exploring urban quality 

The seminar will highlight key insights from 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in developers', architects', and investors' offices, meeting rooms, and site visits. It will explore urban quality from intimate ethnographic observations to broader examinations of official narratives, historical context, and political-economic environments. Additionally, the research analyses how long-term investment goals shape urban life and transform 'home' into a product, service, and living experience. The strategic mobilization of cultural heritage and the future as powerful agents in the development process will also be discussed. This seminar offers a unique opportunity to gain deep insights into contemporary urban development practices and their transformative potential.

About the lecturer

Gunhild Askehave is an Architect MAA, PhD and Post doctorate researcher at the Royal Danish Academy, Institute of Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape. Gunhild Askehave recently defended her PhD in Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy after completing an industrial PhD at Freja Real Estate in Copenhagen. Her research examines a prominent urban development project centrally located in Copenhagen, addressing pressing societal and environmental challenges.

We look forward to your participation in this enlightening seminar and the engaging discussions that will follow. Help us keeping track of how many guests will attend by filling in the following form (and making sure we have coffee for you)

For more information please contact Victoria Percovich Gutierrez, Tracy Trägårdh, or Elsa Le Ber

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