Copenhagen Program
SCHULBAU Think Tank
tuesday, 03 june, 2025
Opening hours from 08:45 to 19:00
Moderation:
Kirsten Jung, Founder & CEO SCHULBAU
Jan Krause, Professor of Architecture, Media Management (AMM) at Bochum University of Applied Sciences / Office for Architectural Thinking
| 8:45 a.m. | Admission and coffee |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Greeting Kirsten Jung Lasse Rodewald, Head of Culture and Press Department, German Embassy Andreas Wenzel, Managing Director of the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce CPH Jan Krause, Professor of Architecture Media Management (AMM) at Bochum University of Applied Sciences, moderator and speaker on the latest Kl trends |
Topic block 1
School construction, latest pedagogy
| 9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Lene Jensby Lange, Autens CPH To design a school means to shape a culture. What should learning look like? How can we support the needs and self-determination of learners? How can we foster relationships and belonging? Lene and Autens take you on a journey to user-oriented co-creation of schools of the future and show what learners and teachers want. |
| 9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Martin Roald Schrøder Poulsen, Special Education and Construction Martin and his colleagues at Nerd Architects ask themselves how educational institutions must be designed in an ever-evolving society in order to truly welcome every single person. Rooms should not only be functional, but also take into account the diverse and different needs of all users. |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Tiziana Mariani, Ministère de l’Education nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse, Service de planification des infrastructures Stéphanie Poulain, Ministère de l’Education nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse, Service de planification des infrastructures LuxembourgIntercultural building of schools in response to increasing international immigration |
| 10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Janina Zerbe, Creative Director KHR Learning environment – from Nuuk to Berlin & Hamburg |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Jes Socialtecture studies of life as a school subject With Socialtecture, we think of places and spaces from the perspective of life and coexistence. Nine timeless “Principles of Life” help to create sustainable places that enable good coexistence. It can also be used to think and design schools. We start with the communal (-social) and let the spatial (-tecture) emerge from it. Julia Erdmann, Managing Director JES Socialtecture Indra Musiol, Partner JES Socialtecture |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | 6 open workshops on the topic of school construction, latest pedagogy with the respective speakers plus AI Workshop “The Flying Classroom” with Jan Krause |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Pause. Networking and snacks |
Thematic block 2
Neighbourhood building and transformation of public buildings.
(Conversion and conversion of churches, commercial real estate, monument protection, sustainable building)
| 12:00 pm – 12:10 pm | Michael Laungaard, LAARK Lundgaard Arkitektur Transformation of Copenhagen’s Adult Education Centre “KVUC” as an example of a successful redesign of buildings |
| 12:10 pm – 12:20 pm | Rajah Scheepers, Main Church of St. Petri CPH Conversion of the Steglitz church with church tower and its daycare center Berlin Tips for obtaining funding |
| 12:20 pm – 12:30 pm | Imke Täufer Krebs, Head of the New Work Competence Team (KNA) A new work culture in modern public sector work environments |
| 12:30 pm – 12:40 pm | Felicia Nørgaard, Nordhus Creation of a new community space in Nordhavn as an example of building a neighbourhood |
| 12:40 pm – 12:50 pm | Morten Rask Gregersen, NORD Architects New school in the listed slaughterhouse district |
| 12:50 pm – 1:00 pm | Kirstin Bartels, freelance architect and School Construction Consultant Extension project of the Elisabeth-von-Thadden-Gymnasium in Heidelberg – an IBA project that exemplifies how sustainable places of learning can be sustainably developed in historic, village structures. The multi-award-winning school construction project combines experimental processes with an opening to the district and has already been awarded the Hugo Häring Prize and the Prize for “Exemplary Building”. |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. | 6 open workshops on the topic of transformation of public buildings |
| 1.55 pm – 2.15 pm | Pause. Networking and Drinks |
Topic block 3
Urban and social development
Nordhavn – Building a sustainable neighbourhood
| 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Christian Dalsdorf, By & Havn Copenhagen, “Nordhavn 2026” call for proposals – challenges and opportunities |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Johanne Dal-Lewkovitch Tiny Church – Inspiration from Amsterdam Nordhavn’s temporary mini-church – Creating a space for the local community in a sustainable way |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Frederik Lyng, Partner BIG |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Signe Wenneberg, Journalist Erik Juul, erikjuul-architects Book Project: Sustainable Building |
| 3.15 pm – 3.30 pm | Jan Gehl, Danish architect and urban planner based in Copenhagen, whose career has focused on improving the quality of urban life by refocusing urban planning on pedestrians and cyclists. For more than 40 years, he has been involved in redesigning or redesigning squares, streets, and even entire neighborhoods for the benefit of the residents. |
| 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm | Connect & Chill – Food, Drinks & DJ Grooves |
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The School Construction Fair
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