Latest update 26.01.2012
SLA prequalified for the Suburb of the Future Vejle
SLA has been prequalified for the competition 'Suburb of the Future' in Søndermarken Vejle.
SLA is part of a consortium consisting of TRANSFORM, GRONTMIJ and Social Action.
The goal of the competition is to create at sustainable city and a visionary plan, which create a new image of Søndermarken.
The competition is one out of six projects created by Realdania with the subtitle 'Suburb of the Future '. A project which debates and creates visions for sustainability in the suburb.
Opening of a New Plaza Vordingborg station
Tuesday January 17th SLA’s new urban space at the station in Vordingborg opened.
The new urban space is a landscape of hills, which encourage to activity, play and stay. The plaza protects from traffic and noise and improves the surroundings, with a social life around the station.
The opening of the station plaza is the first out of several new urban development projects in Vordingborg made by SLA.
Lene Dammand Lund new Rector at The Royal Danish School of Architecture
SLA's CEO, Lene Dammand Lund, has been appointed as new Rector at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation.
Lene Lund Dammand leaves SLA in solid state after a long period of strong growth, increased strategic focus on international projects, and one of the best financial years ever.
SLA will now undertake the exciting task of finding a new CEO.
SLA congratulates Lene on the prestigious appointment, and congratulates The School of Architecture on a very competent new Rector.
Lene Dammand Lund takes over as Rector April 1st.
Stig L. Andersson Professor at University of Copenhagen
Stig L. Andersson has been appointed Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Design at the University of Copenhagen.
Stig L. Andersson's appointment strengthens the cooperation between university and practice - between research and business. So says Kjell Nilsson, research director at Forest & Landscape:
"With the appointment of Stig L. Andersson, we will associate a distinctive practicing landscape architect at the education in landscape architecture and urban design. Stig L. Andersson is acknowledged not only in Denmark but also internationally for his unique approach to urban design. We believe that this approach will contribute significantly in the training of future landscape architects."
The City Dune profiled in Paisea and ArkitekturDK
The City Dune, SLA's urban space for the swedish SEB Bank in Copenhagen, has been profiled on the covers of the Spanish architecture magazine Paisea, and the Danish magazine ArkitekturDK.
Paisea writes about The City Dune as a model example of a modern corporate urban space that at the same time enhances sustainability as well as providing the client with a strong urban brand.
ArkitekturDK focuses on the creative collaboration between building architect Lundgaard & Trandberg and landscape architect SLA in the creation of the SEB Bank's corporate head quarter.
Stig L. Andersson receives honorary award
Stig L. Andersson, SLA's owner and creative director, has been appointed honorary member of the Danish Landscape Architects Association 'for his great contributions to the profession through his practice and his strong commitment to put the subject on the public agenda.'
The reason for the award, which was presented by Professor Ellen Braae at the Danish Landscape Architects Association's 80-year anniversary, further states:
'Stig L. Andersson's practise has through all the years been characterized by a responsive-ness to the profession's sensu-ous dimension, through an artistic work with plants, water, sound, lighting and surfaces that combine to form beautiful, sustainable, usable landscape spaces with a very high amenity.'
Flemming Rafn Thomsen wins EUROPAN 11
SLA's Head of Design, Flemming Rafn Thomsen, wins the inter-national architectural competition EUROPAN 11. The award was presented at a ceremony at the Danish Architecture Center.
Flemming Rafn Thomsen receives the first prize, which is awarded to the best young architects in Europe, for the proposal 'The Last Bridge Quarter' for Skt. Kjelds Quarter in Østerbro in Copenhagen.
The proposal is made in colla-boration with Ole Schrøder.
Flemming Rafn Thomsen was earlier this year awarded the Danish Arts Council's 3-year grant.
See the winning proposal 'The Last Bridge Quarter' here.
SLA took second place in the competition for the National Gallery's new Museum Garden.
8 international teams competed to create new surroundings for the National Gallery.
SLA's proposal, called 'Green Space White Open', works on pulling the art museum's white space out in the city, and creates a lush, vibrant and sustainable garden in the heart of Copenhagen.
The first prize was won by the studio, Polyform.
See 'Green Space White Open' here
SLA prequalifies to the 'Future Deaconess Community'
SLA has been prequalified to the competition for the 'Future Deaconess Community' with a team consisting of Erik Møller Architects, Vilhelm Lauritzen, Signal, OBH and Hans-Henrik Ross.
The competition will create a comprehensive plan for the development of the Deaconess Community's buildings, areas and activities in the Copenhagen municipality of Frederiksberg.
The competition is held as a parallel competition: A combination of a parallel assignment and a competition, which involves a high degree of user involvement.
Read more about the Future Deaconess Community here
Stig L. Andersson lectures at University of Rome
At the University of Rome Archi-tectural Department, Stig L. Andersson gave a lecture about 'Process Urbanism - the city as articifial eco system'.
The lecture explained the syste-matic nature of SLA's urban work as examplified by three projects: The City Dune, Cloud and Fredericia C.
Watch the lecture here.
Read more about Process Urbanism here
L'Università Roma, 4.11.2011.
The City Dune and Cloud honored
SLA's urban space The City Dune has won the prize for 'Good and Beautiful Buildings' awarded by the Municipality of Copenhagen.
SLA receives the award for the studio's work for the new HQ for SEB Bank & Pension together with building architect Lundgaard & Tranberg and the engineer Rambøll.
In addition, 'Cloud', SLA's urban space at Nykredit's new HQ, has been honored by Foreningen Hovedstadens Forskønnelse (The Society for the Beutification of the Capital) for making Copenhagen a better place to live. SLA and Cloud win the prize in the 'art' category.
SLA through to final phase in Viborg heritage competion
SLA is through to the second and final phase of the competition to make the historical city center of Viborg accesible for all.
Five teams have participated in the competition. The jury has now chosen the two teams to further develop their competition proposals.
SLA, together with Public Arkitekter and 2+1 Idébureau, is one of the teams who shall ensure that all people - with or without disabilities - have equal access to Viborg's heritage.
50,000 flower bulbs and 18 trees was planted by children from the local kindergardens when the first temporary steps towards the new Herlev Hospital was taken.
The setting of the 50,000 flower bulbs not only marks the location of the future hospital. The many flowers and the trees will also create amenity values long before the hospital is finished. In this way a temporary land-scape is created that shows the prospects of Herlev Hopsital as a 'hospital for the sences' even before the building project has begun.
Watch a tv-clip about the 50,000 flower bulbs (external link) here
Read more about SLA's work with temporary landscape in Fredericia C here
SLA prequalifies for the New University Hospital Aalborg
SLA has been prequalified for the future competition for the New University Hospital Aalborg.
SLA is part of a consortium consisting of Friis & Moltke, Hen-ning Larsen Architects, Rambøll og Cowi.
SLA is looking forward to use our many experiences with large-scale hospital landscape architecture. SLA has previously designed the winning entry for Herlev Hospital and the com-petition entry for the New OUH.
SLA designs the landscape for Novo Nordisk's new HQ
SLA has, together with Henning Larsen Architects and Alectia, designed the new headquarter for Novo Nordisk. The headquar-ter, housing senior managment and 1,100 administrative employees, is placed in a vast, green park designed by SLA.
Novo Nordisk's new park will not only provide a recreational frame for the two new buildings. It is also in itself a way for Novo Nordisk to add new dynamics, knowledge-sharing and synergy to the company.
SLA has thus created a signifi-cant landscape that in its stimu-lating complexity will work as Novo Nordisk's corporate land-scape brand.
SLA prequalifies for several new exciting competitions
During the summer, SLA has been prequalified for several new and exciting competitions:
Viborg Accessibility (with Public Arkitekter and 2+1) with the task of creating new ways to Viborg's cultural heritage.
Plan and Design Competition Nye Leütenhaven (with PirII) for the development and design of central urban space in Trond-heim.
New Institute DTU (with Henning Larsen Architects, NNE Pharma-plan and Orbicon) for the crea-tion of the new DTU Aqua, Fødevareinstituttet and DTU Veterinærinstituttet.
We look forward to begin the exciting work!
SLA has been interviewed and profiled in Abu Dhabi Television's architecture and designshow DZN.
In the program SLA's creative director, Stig L. Andersson, tells about SLA's work and philosophy.
SLA qualifies to the National Gallery of Denmark
SLA has been prequalified to the competition to design the new museum's garden at the Natio-nal Gallery of Denmark together with Keinicke & Overgaard and Rambøll.
The competition aims to provide the new design of the museum's garden, its relationship to its surroundings and its transitions to the Østre Anlæg.
The National Gallery is one of the largest and most important cultural institutions in Denmark. The museum's garden, with its location between Kongens Have and Georg Brandes Plads is a vital urban space in central Copenhagen.
April 28th, Stig L. Andersson opened 'The Yellow Mud Garden' at the Xian International Horticultural Exhibition in China.
'Mud Garden' is SLA's contribu-tion to the international land-scape exhibition as one of eight specially invited Master Archi-tects. Other invited architects were, amongst others, Martha Schwartz, West 8 and Topotek.
The Xian International Horti-culture Exhibition is open until Oktober 22nd, 2011.
Read more about the exhibition in Xian here (eksternal link)
Friday, May 6th, SLA opens its new square by Nykredit's new office building, 'The Crystal', at the corner of Hambrosgade and Kalvebod Brygge.
The new square will be an open, ever-changing urban space. With its 2.000 computer controlled water jets, it's extensive lighting, and its large water mirror the square will create a sensuous and reflecting urban space at the Copenhagen water front.
At the opening, the Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, and SLA's creative director and owner, Stig L. Andersson, will make a speech. The result of Nykredit's name competition for the square will also be revealed.
SLA has won the competition for an extension of the new Herlev Hospital. SLA won the compe-tition together with a consortium consisting of, amongst others, Henning Larsen Architects, Friis & Moltke and Orbicon Leif Hansen.
In SLA's winning proposal, nature's positive impact on human welfare plays a central role – right in the middle of the hospital.
Courtyards, roof gardens, recreational arts and a large central green heart, where the users of the hospital can get a break from the hospital's serious realities, will create a powerful and healing hospital environ-ment for staff, relatives and patients.
Read more about the hospital here
SLA prequalifies for new school project on Frederiksberg
SLA has been prequalified for the competition for the addition and refurbishment of Skolen ved Søerne on Frederiksberg together with Nord Architects and Orbicon.
The competition involves linking the school's outdoor and indoor areas together, and design of the sensitive landscape down towards the Copenhagen lakes.
SLA has several realized school and educatinal projects amongst its references. Amongst them Trekroner School in Roskilde (pictured) and Thor Heyerdahl Vidergående Skole in Larvik, Norway.
In the article 'Innovation is the way ahead' the Danish newspaper Jyllands Posten writes about six Danish companies that particularly use innovation in their business model.
In company with, amongst others, LEGO, Novo Nordisk and Grundfos, Jyllands Posten emphasizes SLA:
"In their projects SLA combine a unique artistic vision with democratic processes [...] The architects have just completed a carbon neutral town in Norway, using architectural, urban and socially innovative ideas to reduce the emission of green-house gasses by 70-90 percent."
Also see Børsen's article about SLAs carbon neutral town here
Stig L. Andersson nominated to 'Copenhagener Of The Year'
Stig L. Andersson has been nominated 'Copenhagener Of The Year' by danish daily Politiken for his work with creating urban spaces for the people of Copenhagen.
"Few copenhageners might know the name, but SLA's work can be seen everywhere in the city," the jury writes in its nomination.
The other nominees include world famous NOMA-chef René Redzepi, cult phenomenon Copenhipster and the world's best chef, Rasmus Kofoed.
The iByen-Prize is awarded at a big price ceremony in VEGA, April 15th.
Until then, the voting goes on at the iByens' website here.
SLA through to finals in Odense University Hospital
SLA has gone through to the finals in the competition to de-sign the new Odense University Hospital.
In its assessment the jury espe-cially emphasizes SLA's work with the new hospital landscape:
"The landscape project is con-ducted with talent and has many details that create life and space around the buildings. In parti-cular the vast landscape is high-lighted for its fine visual quali-ties."
SLA is part of a consortium that includes, amongst others, Hen-ning Larsen Architects, Friis & Moltke, COWI and Rambøll Denmark.
Read more here (external link)
SLA has won the international competition for the design of a new urban space in Trondheim, Norway.
SLA's design is called 'Mirrored Heavens' and involves, among other things, water surfaces, light-reflecting materials and artificial rainbows.
The urban space creates coherence between the peer and the train station and covers an area of 43.000 m2.
SLA won the competition in cooperation with PIR II og Myklebust AS.
Read the jury's recommandations here
(eksternal links in Norweigan)
SLA was in Norwegian television with the presentation of a new carbon neutral city in Trondheim.
The presentation is part of a process that will lead to the construction of a whole new part of town, called 'Brøset', with up to 2.500 new residences.
SLA participates in the parallel assignment in Norway together with Adept Architects, Atkins Ingeniører, LIFE, and Susturb.
Watch the television clip here (external link)
Read more about Brøset here (eksternal link in Norwegian)
SLA nominated to 'Årets Store Arne'
SLA has been nominated to the prize ' Årets Store Arne' for its work with The City Dune / SEB Bank.
"This space is a work of genius - the green urban space rises from street level to over seven meters in height, continuing past the buildings. This is a place where all are welcome, whether they have business in the bank, are just passing through, or are enjoying the many recreational possibilities of the space", the nomination said.
'Årets Arne' is named after Danish architect Arne Jacobsen and is awarded by Akademisk Arkitektforening at its annual New Year's Levee, January 21st.
Read more about The City Dune / SEB Bank here
Read more about 'Årets Arne' here (external link in Danish)
