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Thinking

Sharing knowledge, thoughts, and innovation is central to us. We push boundaries to make people wonder and imagine a new way forward. We initiate and engage in research projects: From internal white papers, perspectives, and research studies to external development projects and collaborations with universities, NGOs, businesses, and intergovernmental agencies.

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A Modernized
Finger Plan

The Copenhagen metropolitan area

YUÁN
International Master Garden

Beijing, China

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Kristoffer Holm Pedersen

Head of Communications

+45 6080 9394

khp@sla.dk

As founder and creative director of SLA, Stig L. Andersson questions the way we live and plan cities and communities of today – and has done so for the past 30 years.

With Stig as a trailblazer, we aim to make people wonder, widen their perspectives, and change their mindsets. This is exactly the ability of nature: it can change the way we act, live, and approach the world – because it daily reminds us that we are part of it.

This applies to all our nature-based work – from landscape architecture projects to temporary exhibitions and published perspectives. We challenge all to use their senses and question their mindsets. We continuously share our thoughts in various ways: design and execution of exhibitions and master gardens. Academic writing and lectures at leading academies all over the world. As active members and initiators of international professional networks.

Perspectives

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The six most important things to know about butterfly habitats

The butterflies are in decline worldwide. In Denmark alone, every fourth butterfly is endangered. This is a result of the lack of habitats and pronounced use of pesticides and fertilizers following the intense agricultural use in the open landscape. However, cities have great potential to become oases of biodiversity, as it is easier to assign space and create suitable habitats for biodiversity in urban environments. This article introduces the six most important landscape and design parameters that must be considered if the butterfly is to be attracted as a permanent resident or frequent visitor.

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City nature is not nature

“City nature is not nature. City nature is something we humans design to solve the urban problems we have created ourselves. City Nature is about correcting 1,000 years of urban delusions that have separated the built and the grown (…)” says design director and partner, Stig L. Andersson, in this debate post, where he commends the government’s proposal to demand more and better city nature.

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Back when Earth turned green

Mosses were some of the first living things to make the Earth green more than 400 million years ago. In Denmark, there are about 650 species of moss, and the stories they tell are worth listening to.

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Fundamentals

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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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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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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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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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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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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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