Danish Modern: Then And Now

August 31 -  September 4, 2008
Copenhagen Admiral Hotel
Copenhagen, Denmark


Venue: Copenhagen Admiral Hotel

Overview
Scandinavian design calls to mind the iconic images of Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke ceiling lamp for Louis Poulsen or Arne Jacobsen’s expansive lobby of the SAS Royal Hotel with its wedge of Swan chairs. Any architect who has ever had a client ask for “clean lines” can claim a personal connection to Danish Modern design. Join your architectural colleagues and learn about the influence and impact of Danish design from the mid-20th century to the dramatic architecture of today. Seminar topics will include globalization, sustainability, preservation of Modernism, urban new town growth, and new materials.

 

Sponsors

This event is presented in cooperation with the National Building Museuem, the Danish Architectural Centre, and the Danish Consulate.

This event was made possible through the generous support of these sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tentative Program

Sunday, August 31, 2008
Theme: Introduction to Copenhagen
For a thousand years water has defined Copenhagen, which derives its name from “merchant’s harbor.” What better way to be introduced to this wonderful city than by boat? We will start at the Danish Architecture Center (DAC), which is located in an old warehouse across the water from the Admiral Hotel. After viewing the exhibition and introductory remarks, we will be embark on a boat tour that will be led by Kent Martinussen, CEO of the Danish Architecture Center, our partner in developing the Copenhagen conference. Kent will show us the heart of the old city as well as the exciting new architecture being created in previously underutilized industrial zones. This orientation will help you keep your bearings for the rest of your stay.

Monday, September 1, 2008
Theme: Danish Modernism (Guides: Pia Rost Rasmussen, Dorte Augustenborg, Dorte Friis, Andreas Spinner)
After an introductory lecture in the 17th Century Charlottenborg Palace, we will divide up into groups and take an in-depth walking tour of wonderful Copenhagen, highlighting several centuries of architecture and design from the seventeenth century of Christian IV to the twentieth century of Arne Jacobsen. We will conclude the evening getting to know our Danish architect hosts by dining in small groups in their offices.

(please note: As our Danish colleagues will be hosting us in small groups, it is important that you select that box which says you are committing to attending the dinner.)

Lecture at Charlottenborg/Jens Kvorning

Bredgade

Amalienborg (Eigtved, 1750)

Li. Strandstraede

Esplanaden/Kastellet

Nyboder (1631-1758), Dronningegarden (Kay Fisker 1943-58)

The King's Garden and Rosenborg Castle (Cr. IV, 1606-34)

Landemaerket

Grabrode Torv

Adelgade

Klarebodene

Montergade

Rundetarn (Jorgen Schefeel & Hans van Steenwinkle the younger, 1637-56)

Louis P Gl. Strand (lunch)

Thorvaldsen Museum, Christiansborg

Slotskirken (Church)

The Holmens Church

The Danish National Bank, Borsen

Danish Jewish Museum (Daniel Libeskind, 2004)

"The Black Diamond" (Schmidt, Hammer, Lassen, 1999)

Frederiksholms Kanal

Marmorbroen

Radhusstraede

Stroget

Hellingaandskirken

Magstraede

Brolaeggerstraede

Vor Frue Church (C.F. Hansen 1811-29)

Stellings House

Gl. Torv, Nytorv

Copenhagen Town Hall (Martin Nyrop, 1905)

Palace Hotel

The Central Station

SAS Royal Hotel (Arne Jacobsen, 1961)


Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Theme: Historical Overview of the City and Its Development (Guides: Anette Sorenson, Ingelise I. Andersson, Dorte Augustenborg)
We will again start at Charlottenborg with an introductory lecture before embarking on a bus tour to see the highlights of Danish Modernism in the Copenhagen area, which will include works by Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon and others. We will also make a special stop at the world famous art museum, Louisiana, by Wohlert & Bo , as well as the World Heritage site, Kronborg Castle. The evening will end with a candlelit dinner hosted by the famous furniture maker Fritz Hansen at its state of the art facility.

(please note: you must choose a preference for tours. There will be three buses which will all see the same sites, with the following exception: one bus will visit the newly restored Danish Radio House (Radiohuset) by Vilhelm Lauritzen (1942). The architect for the restoration will lead a tour of this masterpiece of Danish Modernism that has just been converted to serve as a music conservatory. The other two buses will make an additional stop at Zaha Hadid’s addition to Ordurpgaard Museum, completed in 2005.)

Lecture at Charlottenborg/Christoffer Harlang

Danish Radio House, Rosenorns Alle (Vilhelm Lauritzen, 1942)

Grundtvigs Church (P.V. Jensen Klint & son, Kaare Klint, 1921-40)

Sondergaardsparken (Hoff & Windinge, 1950)

Bagsvaerd Church (Jorn Utzon, 1976)

Godfred Rodes Vej 2, Charlottenlund (Arne Jacobsen, 1929)

Ordrupgaard Museum Extension (Zaha Hadid, 2003)

Klampenborg area: Bella Vista, Bellevue Theater, Soholm Housing Estate (Arne Jacobsen, 1931-54)

Kronborg Castle (Erik of Pommern, 1420, and later Hans can Paeschen and Antonis van Opbergen, finished as 'Kronborg," 1585)

Louisiana (Wilhem Wohlert & Jergen Bo, 1958)

Fredensborg Houses (Jorn Utzon, 1959-63)

Fritz Hansen (dinner)


Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Theme: Current Danish Developments (Guides: Christian Hanak, Rune Christiansen, Dorte Augustenborg)
We will explore the exciting new work being done by the new generation of Danish architects. A few minutes' ride on the brand new Metro will deliver us to Ørestad, a whole new section of the city being built at the edge of the nineteenth-century city. We will also visit the architecture school of the Royal Academy and get a behind the scenes tour of the new Royal Opera House by Henning Larsen, HFAIA. The evening will conclude with a tour and dinner at d Royal Danish Playhouse, just completed in February 2008, by Lundgaard & Tranberg.

(please note: you must select the dinner at the Royal Danish Playhouse if you plan on attending.)

Lecture at Charlottenborg: Contemporary City Development in Copenhagen/Christian Hanak, Cph.X

Orestad North: IT-University (2003) and Tietgen College (Lundgaard & Tranberg, 2005), DR-City (2006)

Orestad City: The Signal House (Nobel Architects, 2006), VM-Houses (Plot Architects, 2004) and Orestad High School (3XNielsen, 2007)

Holmbladsgade, Kvartershuset (Dorte Mandrup Ark., 2003)

Sports and Cultural Center (Dorte Mandrup Ark., 2006)

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture

Walk at Holmen, former military area: Torpedohallen (1952, rebuilt for housing, Vankunsten, 2003) and 200-year old boathouses

Opera

Royal Danish Playhouse (dinner)


Thursday, September 4, 2008
Theme: Dialogue with Danish Peers
We will begin the day exploring current issues of architecture in small workshops with our Danish architect colleagues. In groups of fifteen to twenty, we will delve deep into some of the common issues facing architects in the U.S. and Denmark today. This will be a unique opportunity to share experiences in an international setting. The discussions of the morning will continue over a lunch hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the afternoon, participants may choose to visit the Danish Design center, or explore Denmark’s ancient roots by visiting the reconstructed Iron Age village of Lejre, the medieval Roskilde Cathedral (a world Heritage site) and the Viking Ship Museum.
(please note: you must choose a preference for the workshop. Descriptions are available as part of the checklist for the workshops. You must also select your preference for the afternoon activities of either the Viking Tour, or the Danish Design Center.)

The entire group will gather again for a closing dinner celebration with some of our Danish architecture colleagues at the famous Tivoli Gardens in the heart of Copenhagen. (please note: you must select the dinner at Tivoli if you plan on attending.)

Workshop sessions in Eigtveds Pakhus

Danish Design Center: speaker Thomas Dickson and panel with curator

Roskilde: Cathedral and Viking Ship Museum

Tivoli (dinner)

Please click here for descriptions of the workshop sessions.

 

Registration Information

Fee schedule (Advance Fee/Onsite Fee):

                                                                           
Members/spouses:   $1,200 /$1,350
National Building Museum members:   1,200 /$1,350
Nonmembers:   $1,400 /$1,550
Associate members:   $1,000/$1,100
Educators:   $1,000/$1,100
Students:   $900/$1,000

 

Conference Registration:

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Special Needs

The AIA is committed to making meetings and conferences accessible to all to the degree reasonably possible. Please notify us at the time of registration if you have special accessibility needs or specific dietary requirements. Contact Chris Capistrant, 202-626-7355.

 

Guests

In recognition that many professionals enjoy traveling and sharing experiences with their significant others, the AIA offers a guest rate for its conferences.

• Depending on the event, guests are those attending for personal reasons.
• Guests do not include people attending for professional reasons.
• Guests are not eligible to report continuing education learning units from an event.
• Also subject to space and other limitations, guests may register for optional events that are ticketed separately.

The AIA reserves the right to change the terms governing guest registration at any time.
For registration questions, please contact AIA Information Central, 800-242-3837.

Registration Confirmations

Registration confirmations are mailed weekly. If you do not receive a registration confirmation within 10 business days after you register, please contact AIA Meetings. If you fax the registration form, please keep the fax transmittal confirmation for your records.

 

Registration Policy

Registrations postmarked after August 8 will not be processed in time to be included on the attendee roster. Registration and nametags will be produced on-site. All registrants will receive a registration confirmation via mail within 10 business days of sending your registration.

 

Cancellation Policy

Refunds, less a $250 cancellation fee, will be made for cancellations received in writing by Friday, August 8. No cancellation refund is available after August 8. Please fax your cancellation requests to AIA Registrar, 202-626-7365.

 

Accomodations

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at Copenhagen Admiral Hotel at Toldbodgade 24-28, DK-1253 Copenhagen K. Reservations must be received no later than August 1, 2008, for the group rate; however, the block may sell out prior to the deadline. You are responsible for making your own reservations. Rates for a single room are DKK1400 and double room is DKK1715 per night inclusive of taxes. To make your reservation, complete this form and return directly to the Group Booking Department by sending to uw@admiralhotel.dk or gh@admiralhotel.dk or by fax to +45 33 74 14 16. All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card when you make your reservation.

Copenhagen Admiral Hotel is housed in a more than 200-year-old grain-drying warehouse from 1787. The warehouse is built from the finest raw materials and in all its architectural splendor stands as an eloquent testimonial to the prosperous trading period of the 1780s. Click here to read the transition story from warehouse to hotel.

 

Travel Information

The AIA is pleased to offer discounted airline and car rentals for this conference. To make your reservations, log on to the AIA Web site and click on the Travel Accommodations tab or contact the AIA’s official travel agency, Travel Technology Group, 800-388-8814 (or 312-527-7300 for international callers).

Car Rental
Hertz: Special meeting rates of a 15% off qualifying retail rates with unlimited mileage from August 15 – September 15, 2008. Call the Hertz International Reservation Center at 800-654-3001 in the USA or your local Hertz Reservation Center. Reservations may also be placed online at www.hertz.com. To receive the special meeting rates, use code PC#114531.

Airport Ground Transportation
Taxi fare between Copenhagen Airport and the Copenhagen Admiral Hotel is approximately 200DKK and takes about 25 minutes.

The hotel is also accessible via Copenhagen’s Metrorail. The Metro station is located at the end of Terminal 3. The Metro operates every 4-6 minutes during the day and evening hours and every 15 minutes during the night. Take M2 line from Lufthavnen Station (Airport) to Kongens Nytorv Station. The hotel is approximately a 10 minute walk and the total trip takes about 35 minutes.

Metro information from the airport can be found on the airport's website.

Kongens Nytorv Station
Station Area Map
Metro Homepage

The Copenhagen Admiral hotel is located approximately at the corner of Sankt Annae Plads & Toldbodgade.
Driving directions from airport to hotel.

Hotel Parking
A limited number of parking spaces are available outside of the hotel with a validated ticket for DKK 120 per day.

 

US Passport Details

• A valid US passport is the only documentation required for travel to Copenhagen.
• Passport must be valid 3 months beyond the intended stay.

Please click here for further direction to apply or reapply for passports.
FOR ALL INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION REGARDING US PASSPORTS, PLEASE VISIT: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

Note: passport applications take approximately 4-6 weeks to process upon their receipt. Plan early! Due to new passport requirements for travel to Canada and Mexico, passport application numbers are at their highest and processing may take longer.

 

General Information

Continuing Education
Participants may earn up to TBD AIA Continuing Education System (CES) learning units (LUs) for attending the entire conference. A participant will not be eligible to receive credit for LUs unless we have received a completed registration form and payment.

Greening the Meeting
To help create an environmentally sustainable conference and reduce waste, the AIA is not distributing printed handouts and printed attendee rosters. As an alternative you will receive the advance attendee roster via e-mail a week prior to the meeting if you register by the August 8 deadline.

You are encouraged to do your part as well to assist in greening. For example, offset travel emission by participating in a “carbon balanced traveler” program such as www.my-climate.com or www.greentagusa.org.

Force Majeure
The performance of this agreement by either party may be affected by force majeure (including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of war or other acts of enemies, government regulation, disaster, strikes, floods, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, or other emergency or event beyond the control of the parties), thus making it inadvisable, unsafe, illegal, or impossible to provide required accommodations and/or meeting facilities, hold the meeting, or travel to the meeting. In event of force majeure, either party to this agreement may terminate the agreement upon providing written notice to the other party without penalty or obligation. Such right of termination shall not be unreasonably exercised.

In addition, the AIA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel this meeting. In that event, the AIA shall refund to you all registration fees that it has received from you for this meeting, but shall have no further obligation to you of any type, whether monetary or otherwise. Accordingly, the AIA shall in no event have any liability to you based on claims for indirect, special or consequential damages of any type whatsoever, and shall have no other obligation to you of any type except as expressly stated in the preceding sentence.