We use cookies to ensure that all functions on the website work as well as possible. Read more I APPROVE REJECT PRESS ARCHIVE IMAGE ARCHIVE VIDEO ARCHIVE INSIGHTS PROJECT CAREER PLUG MORE LIFE ON THE EDGE PLUG Johan Live Head of Communications Send e-mail Kvarnbergsgatan 2, 411 05 Gothenburg 0768-68 11 37 Most of us Swedes do not mind going to Copenhagen for a weekend. We enjoy the continental atmosphere, the life of the people and a cold Tuborg. We think it is pleasant there simply. But is it a coincidence or does it have to do with urban planning? Tina Saaby has been an urban architect in Copenhagen since 2010. At a seminar at the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce under the heading City in change, she explains her view of what a successful urban development looks like. When asked what attracts people to Copenhagen, Tina answers that it is because there is a popular life in the street environment. "If there are no people in a city, it will not be pleasant. That is why you have to build the city in the right way, ”she says. Vision for urban construction Urban development, like all community building, is largely dependent on the existence of political will and visions. In Copenhagen, the political vision has long been to build a city so that life can be lived at a slow pace. The prioritization of an expanded bicycle traffic in the city is an example of this. Today, just over 60 percent of the city's population commutes to work by bicycle (compared with Gothenburg's about 10 percent). Today, there is a political vision for the city building in Copenhagen that aims to promote street life and get the city's residents to spend more time outdoors. "Without political visions - no success", claims Tina. "But it is about being able to reduce the politicians' vision to the concrete project." Places for people I Tina Saabys arbete med att konkretisera de politiska visionerna i bygget av staden talar man mycket om ”Kantzoner” – där huset möter gatan. Vi säger alltid till arkitekterna som ska rita byggnader: ta alltid med dig landskapsarkitekten! "För det handlar om att skapa liv i kanten och bygga en stad i ögonhöjd. Det handlar om att skapa platser för människor – placemaking – inte bara byggnader.” Det har byggts mycket nytt i Köpenhamn det senaste årtiondet. Tina Saaby menar att det finns många exempel på nybyggda delar av staden där byggnaderna, enligt henne, inte är särskilt lyckade, men där man ändå lyckats med att skapa ett gatuliv i ”kantzonerna”. Lärdomar för Göteborg ”När vi pratar om förtätning i en stad är det inte bara antal kvadratmeter eller höjden på byggnaderna det handlar om. Det handlar om att bygga för människorna”, säger Tina. Gothenburg is in the middle of an intensive construction of new parts of the city. Maybe there are things we can learn from how Copenhagen thinks in its work? PLUG Serneke Kvarnbergsgatan 2 411 05 Gothenburg info@serneke.se Tel: 031-712 97 00 Fax: 031-712 97 99 Contact information FOLLOW US Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Youtube SERNEKE We offer comprehensive services in contract and project development. The goal is to be perceived as the most innovative, committed and dynamic company in the industry. Our focus is on larger and more challenging projects where our competitive advantages make the biggest difference. Markets: Sweden Australia Privacy Policy About the site Read more about cookies