New Spaces - New Functions
The Nørrebro area in Copenhagen has one of the highest plot ratios in Denmark. That puts extra strain on the flexibility of public spaces. How will our daily lives challenge the thresholds between public and private spaces in the future? What impact will this have on the utility, character and availability of public spaces?
Bringing people and buildings together
The main characteristic of a Charrette project is its ability to bring cultures and knowledge together. Architecture students learn about connectivity from communication students that in turn learn about structure from industrial design students and all learn valuable project management skills.
"It's not just the structure of the building that matters. It's getting people involved."
- Student in KEA Charrette 2016
Participating students not only expand their academic knowledge, but also their network and cultural understanding and this instant global community is appreciated by all students and lecturers involved.
"Working with people from all over the world is SO interesting and gives you just good feelings. I'm so happy that I did this"
- Student in KEA Charrette 2016
The end results are often surprising and inspiring. For the 2016 Charrette students inspired us with gardens in the sky, innovative burial museums, social rain communities, and bike storage benches.
"I thought it was especially inspiring to see how the students used the cityscape in their attempt to manage urban congestion. The winning project with the vertical cemetery was just extremely well thought out"
- Morten Stovegaard, KEA Lecturer
