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admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:56:23 +0000

Together with Changedesign and Emil Tin we are creating Roskilde Social Lab. The Lab works to spread ingenious solutions to social challenges all over the world – and at the Roskilde Festival. We invite you to share your ideas about how to make the festival and the world a smarter, better place. Welcome to Roskilde Social Lab!

GRAND OPENING JUNE 24TH

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:04:12 +0000

Join us for the official opening at Carlsberg on the june 24th

17.30: Lounging with music

18.00: Welcome by Lars Holten

Frank Jensen and Pia Allerslev speaks
David Bülow of Primus speaks
Performance by Streetmovement and GPT (Gerlev Performance Team)

18.30: Café Elefanten opens with beer and sausages + more lounging

Please join us! We would be very happy to see you and tell you more about the Carlsberg project!

White stripes on Carlsberg

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:11:53 +0000

The first stripes are being painted to mark up a contemporary, intimate and social urban space in the neighbourhood of Carlsberg. We hope to see you for the opening of the first of three squares June 24 where Carlsberg hosts a grand opening with an outdoor screening of the World Cup match between Denmark and Japan.

UiWE speaks at MindLab

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:10:36 +0000

The French social innovation agency La 27e Region hosts a study to the Øresund Region for a range of regional decision makers in France. As part of the programme Uffe Elbæk and UiWE have been asked to give a presentation at Mindlab of the idea of a Social Innovation Lab in Copenhagen committed to develop new, cross disciplinary solutions to today’s (and tomorrow’s) social challenges.

UiWE academy

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:07:28 +0000

Both Christian and Jacob will work as external examiners this summer. Christian is part of the examination team at Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA) at the BA programme “Ideation Design”. Jacob is affiliated with the department of Architecture & Design at the University of Aalborg.

Welcome to Lars

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:02:12 +0000

We welcome Lars Maarbjerg to the design team. Lars is an experienced architect and has a degree in Project Management in the Building industry from Danske Byggeøkonomer. Lars will be working on the planning and realization of Carlsberg temporary. We look forward to have Lars with us!

Thank you for innovating

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:00:24 +0000

Together with Uffe Elbæk we have developed the idea of a “CPH Social Innovation Lab”, dedicated to solve social and urban challenges, working with public, private and 3rd sector actors. May 25 UiWE / Changedesign and kaospilot Emil Tin invited selected actors related to the field of social innovation to a workshop at Charlottenborg to give feedback on our ideas. We thank everybody for their time and valuable input.

Creative businesses and urban development of Bispeengbuen

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:49:47 +0000

May 18 Christian gives a talk at an idea-generating seminar on the development of Bispeengbuen. On the agenda is how creative businesses can contribute to the urban development process. The municipality of Frederiksberg hosts the seminar.

Carlsberg goes temporary

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:38:19 +0000

UiWE have been chosen to design temporary urban spaces in the new neighbourhood of Carlsberg with architectural office Keinicke & Overgaard and a team consisting of Primus Arkitekter and Streeetmovement. Our project aims to turn this unique old industrial area into places where you feel welcome, at home and encouraged to both hang out and be active. The first of three squares is expected to open by the end of June.

UiWE on to phase 2

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:21:58 +0000

UiWE has been selected for the second phase of the Køge Kyst competition, aiming at the development of a new, sustainable urban area along the coast of Køge as a part of a team of five companies (Carl Bro Grontmij, 2+1, Ekstrakt, Oxford Research and Polyform). We are responsible for qualifying the cultural strategies of the project. We are looking forward to develop a cultural planning toolkit fit for Køge.
Cheers!