Build Back Better – Rebuilding Ukraine
How architecture can contribute to reconstructing Ukraine? As the war continues to devastate Ukrainian society, the challenge of rebuilding the country grows. Architects and other actors within the built environment have a significant role to play in ensuring rebuilding that is both locally anchored, socially responsible, and sustainable. Join us for a discussion with leading voices from Ukraine and Denmark including Zenia Stampe, Minister for Culture.
The Ukrainian population faces immediate threats, and while the long-term consequences of the war are still impossible to foresee, it is apparent that the rebuilding of Ukraine is already ongoing and calls for strong local action and an international collaborative effort. Therefore, the Danish Association of Architects, the Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Architecture and Technology and DAC have joined forces to host a Build Back Better seminar exploring how architects can contribute to rebuilding Ukraine in a sustainable, scalable and socially responsible way while strengthening local identity.
Join us for a discussion with leading voices from Ukraine and Denmark, including Andrii Yanevskyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Denmark; Ukrainian representatives from the project Libraries for All: Inclusive Spaces for Socialization and Support for Veterans. You will also meet: Bent Madsen, CEO of BL; Anton Ryslinge from Architects Without Borders; representatives from SOS Children’s Villages Denmark and Henriette Vamberg, Architect MAA and Partner at Gehl Architects.
Program
13.00: Welcome
Welcome by the seminar host Lars Autrup, CEO of the Danish Association of Architects.
Opening statement by Zenia Stampe, Danish Minister for Culture
Opening statement by Andrii Yanevskyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Introduction to the program, moderator Ingeborg Hau, Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Architecture and Technology
13.20: A New Strategy – Society & Governance.
How can architects and other actors in the built environment help structure new strategies for planning, legislation and governance in Ukraine?
Keynotes
- Rodin Genoff, owner of Rodin Genoff and Associates
- Peder Baltzer, Architect MAA and urban planning consultant, presenting the project Democratic Reconstruction of Ukraine
- Hanna Bondar, Ukrainian architect and member of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s national parliament
Panel discussion
A collaborative talk moderated by Henriette Vamberg, Architect MAA and Partner at Gehl Architects.
- Rodin Genoff, owner of Rodin Genoff and Associates
- Peder Baltzer, Architect MAA and urban planning consultant, presenting the project Democratic Reconstruction of Ukraine
- Hanna Bondar, Ukrainian architect and member of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s national parliament
14.20: Coffee break
14.50: Scalability & Sustainability.
How can we rebuild at scale while enhancing local identity, culture and sustainable building practices?
Keynotes
- Bent Madsen, CEO of the Danish Federation of Non-Profit Housing (BL), presenting projects from the association Ukrainian Homes for All
- Sinus Lynge, Architecht, Co-founder and Creative Director, EFFEKT
- Anton Ryslinge, Architect MAA, CEO/General Secretary, Architects Without Borders DK
Panel discussion
A collaborative talk moderated by Natalie Mossin, Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Architecture and Technology
- Anton Ryslinge, Architect MAA, CEO/General Secretary, Architects Without Borders DK
- Thomas Nixon from SOS Children’s Villages Denmark
- • Sinus Lynge, Architecht, Co-founder and Creative Director, EFFEKT
- Bent Madsen, CEO of the Danish Federation of Non-Profit Housing (BL)
- Svitlana Pyvovarova “Libraries for All: Inclusive Spaces for Socialization and Support for Veterans”
15.50: Supporting Local Agency
How can the international community of architects and other stakeholders engage in and commit to the support of local agency in building back Ukraine?
Keynotes
Nataliia Prysukhina, “Libraries for All: Inclusive Spaces for Socialization and Support for Veterans”
Panel discussion
A collaborative talk moderated by Natalie Mossin, Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Architecture and Technology.
- Mykola Kocherhan “Libraries for All: Inclusive Spaces for Socialization and Support for Veterans”
- Cora Valloire and Bjarne Vind Sørensen, project leaders, the Danish partners of “Libraries for All: Inclusive Spaces for Socialization and Support for Veterans”
- Michel Steen-Hansen, CEO, Danmarks Biblioteksforening
- Henriette Eistrup, heritage specialist, U-RE-HERIT
16.50: Closing remarks
Closing remarks by Lars Autrup, CEO of the Danish Association of Architects, on behalf of the organizers
17.00: Reception
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The event is organized in collaboration between Royal Danish Academy, the Danish Association of Architects and Danish Architecture Center.
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