To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of Sydney Opera House, this one-day event brings together Danish and Australian architects and designers to discuss the contemporary role of architecture and design in shaping our collective cultural imaginations and the cities in which they thrive.

This is a rare opportunity to hear from some of Denmark’s most exciting architectural talents, including Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen from NORD Architects and Mette Kynne Frandsen from Henning Larsen.

Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen
NORD Architects

NORD Architects, based in Copenhagen, is an award-winning, multidisciplinary, agency with a research based design approach grounded in the Scandinavian tradition.

Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen established NORD in 2003 as founding partners, and since then have engaged in a broad range of assignments within architecture, urban development and societal innovation.

NORD Architects is particularly recognised for its work on public institutions, such as Copenhagen Centre for Cancer and Health, House of Natural Sciences and Vardheim Healthcare Centre – projects that redefine how architecture performs within the realm of public service.

NORD Architects is concerned with how the Nordic welfare society model can be reformed. In this context, the office has contributed to push the boundaries of how architects can contribute to the public debate. It has particularly happened through participating in projects as Possible Greenland, Pharmland and Oilism.

Mette Kynne Frandsen
Henning Larsen

Mette Kynne Frandsen has been part of the management team at Henning Larsen Architects since 1998 and was appointed CEO of the company in 2003. Under her leadership, Henning Larsen Architects has grown into a leading architecture company. Mette has strengthened the company internationally by expanding its network of clients and partners. Today, Henning Larsen Architects has offices in Saudi Arabia, Norway, Turkey and Germany.

From 1993 until 2003, Mette was project manager for several large projects, including Roskilde University Library and Nordea Headquarters in Copenhagen. She has built Henning Larsen Architects into a driving force: from concept and idea development to the financing of projects, such as the public-private partnership project Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Sustainability is central to Henning Larsen’s projects – both climatically and socially. A recent project is Discovery Centre in Damascus, the cornerstone of a training program designed to give Syrian children the opportunity to meet and discover the world through play. The idea is to develop a project across cultures, mutual learning and understanding. The project involves local users, employees and partners throughout the design and planning stage, but it’s the Scandinavian educational tradition that is the starting point.

Other speakers at the symposium include:

DENMARK
Jan Utzon – Utzon Architects
Dan Stubbergaard – COBE
Jakob Fenger and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen – Superflex

AUSTRALIA
Richard Johnson – Johnson Pilton Walker
Camilla Block – Durbach Block Jaggers
Gerard Reinmuth – Terroir
Rachel Healy – City of Sydney
John Choi – CHROFI
Matthew Bennett – Bennett and Trimble

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