Designing Culture for You, I and We
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
UiWE has been invited to develop concepts for a series of temporary urban spaces i Carlsberg as a part of a team with the architectural office Keinicke & Overgaard. If all goes well the first space will be ready to inhabit this summer. The project is a joint venture between Realdania, Lokale- og Anlægsfonden (The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities), Carlsberg and København Kommune (the city of Copenhagen).
Monday, March 1st, 2010
UiWE has been highlighted as company of the month at the architecture and design network Link UP.
Check it out…
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
The UiWE documentary about two favela leaders in Brazil in a tough, corrupt election, is screened at Doc Lounge CPH at Husets Café, i Huset March 10th at 8 PM, doors open at 7. An informal Q&A with Christian, Brazilian Music, Capueira, beers and drinks, follow the screening. Battle of Rabbit Town is also shown in Prague, March 10-17, as part of the official selection of One World International Human Rights Film Festival and Christian is going there to present the film.
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
On wednesday the 3rd of february UiWE was invited by KEC to talk about social innovation and entrepreneurship in urban development. The talk was attended by project managers from urban renewal projects (Områdefornyelse og områdeløft) in the copenhagen area and representatives from center for bydesign (centre of urban design) and center for byudvikling (centre of urban development)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
UiWE has been prequalified for the parallel competition for the future development of KØGE KYST with a strong team consisting of Polyform, Grontmij Carl Bro, 2+1, Ekstrakt and Oxford Research. The competion aims at realizing a high-profile strategic project in the 24 hectar area involving the town opening up towards the water and linking the new part of town to the historical town centre.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
From a warm office in a freezing meatpacking district we send greetings to all of you – collaborators, clients, and friends – who made our first year in the culture design business possible. We hope we will have the chance to reunite next year! In the meantime we have made a small doll film to celebrate that special something that makes you and I a we. Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
UiWe has been assigned by Amager Vest Lokal Udvalg (Amager West Community Council) to design the brief for a workshop on the future development of Amager West. The workshop will be attended by Netværk for Yngre Planlæggere (Network for Young Planners), and aims at exploring a cross-diciplinary and process-oriented approach to the development of Amager West.
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
UiWe produces a new short film on urban artistic intervention as part of the LysLyd-project (SoundLight-project) and COP 15.The German art- and architect group Mader Stubic Wiermann turns Dong Energy’s Avedøre power plant into a 145 meters tall screen for light and video installation. Check it out from December 8-18. Read more on www.lyslyd.com
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
We have been invited to speak at Studio X in New York on the 5th of November. Studio X is a studio for experimental design and research run by Columbia University. The subject for the day will be “The A, B and C’s of Culture Design” in conversation with Leong Leong Architecture. Please drop by if you are in the neighbourhood.
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Today UiWe recieved a grant from Statens Kunstfond (Danish Art Foundation) to attend Creative Places + Spaces in Toronto october 28th – one of the world’s leading forums on creativity.
Under the theme of ‘The Collaborative City’, the conference will engage global perspectives on collaboration and connect them with local change makers. Among the speakers are Ken Robinson, Richard Florida and Charles Landry. The conference is curated by ArtScape of Toronto. See more at www.creativeplacesandspaces.ca
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
”…the ”spirit” of a place has to do with the interrelation between house and human. Any building expresses an understanding of how people act and interact….”
UiWe was asked to comment on a top ten of the past five years most significant buildings in the Copenhagen area. All build and taken into use during the past economic boom.
Read it at Borsen.dk
And vote for your favorit project at DR/KULTUR
Friday, August 14th, 2009
We hope you had a great holiday.
UiWe is back with lots of new exciting projects this fall.
Keep a close look here at this new upgraded uiwe.dk. Best summer wishes UiWe
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
The documentary “Battle of Rabbit Town” (55 min.) directed by Christian Pagh has been selected for the official competition at Odense Film Festival 2009. The film follows two favela leaders in Recife, Brazil, during a tough and corrupt election for city government. Battle of Rabbit Town premiered at Copenhagen Dox November 2008
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
From August UiWe will be working from our new office in Kødbyen. As a part a of the creative office collective Kunstbyen. We are looking forward to seeing you all there…