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Safe Cities

Cities all over the world struggle the balance of creating risk-reducing, safe cities, without compromising the fundamental values of inclusiveness and freedom. We need to take the safety regulation design as important as safety itself, otherwise, we end up with a physical environment that signals hostility and exclusiveness.

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ESS — European
Spallation Source

Lund, Sweden

G7 Neighborhood Framework Plan

Detroit, USA

Norway's New Government Quarter

Oslo, Norway

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Louise Fiil Hansen

Design Director, Partner, Urban Designer

+45 31765841

lfh@sla.dk

SLA aims to integrate security-enhancing elements to the urban streetscape, but not as high fences, barbed wire, and bollards – the solution can be integrated into a user-friendly, green outdoor space that simultaneously provides recreational features to the users of the given space.

By combining innovative thinking and landscape qualities with security and functionality, we do at SLA believe that it is possible to have an open, accessible, and safe society.

We guide cities and companies in how to safely regulate the public realm and accessibility without compromising values such as inclusiveness and openness.

Perspectives

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An interdisciplinary approach to terror prevention

Why is it important to address the threat of terror through an interdisciplinary design approach?

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Why Darkness Matters: Acknowledging the Rhythms of Nature

When did you last see a starry night sky? For city-dwellers, this experience may feel like a distant memory. Our extensive use of artificial light has turned ‘darkness’ into a diminishing phenomenon – not only affecting stargazers but also the health of humans, wildlife, and trees. As Pernille Bech-Larsen, lighting designer at SLA, will unfold, we have plenty of good reasons to let a little more darkness into our cities.

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The Values of Nature:
A Need for a New Driver of Urban Development

Imagine your quality of life being just as dependent on urban development as on social media. What would that lead to?  The answer to that question depends on the drivers of urban development. 

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Fundamentals

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White

“In the beginning was chaos. While the universe began to expand after Big Bang it also decreased in temperature. It became more and more ordered. With that order, the Universe changed its background colour toward…

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Sound

“Sound. The soundtrack of our lives often passes us by without us noticing. But I have begun noticing the poetry of the noises around me. The rhythm and the song of the poet. The calling…

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Mist

Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion. It is most commonly seen where warm, moist air meets sudden cooling, such as…

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Essay: The Bark Room

“Bark is both living and dead, growing and cracking, a shell, a protective layer and an integral part of the wood’s tissue. It’s the bark structure and the way it peels, which separates the different…

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Roots

“A tree consists of three parts: Its foliage, its trunk, and its roots. All three parts are important for the aesthetic feeling of nature. But of these three I find the roots most intriguing, most…

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Atmosphere

“Atmosphere is a thin film of enclosure around our world. Without our vaporous, water filled atmosphere, life on Earth – or indeed life anywhere – would not exist. But atmosphere is also what you sense…

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Sakuteiki
– The Book of Garden

Sakuteki – The Book of Garden is a manual, a textbook for Japanese gardeners in the 11th century. This introduction sounds like this: “In making the garden, you should first understand the overall principles. According…

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