Download - Presentation by Danish architect Lars Gemzoe
Winter cities Edmonton 20.01.2012
Lars Gemzøe Architect M.A.A.
Senior Consultant Associate Partner Gehl Architects
The Winter World
Edmonton Copenhagen
Snow and frost
Long dark nights and short days
Great winter cities…are usually great the year around
A little trip to Copenhagen
We dream of summerExtending the (warm) season
Copenhagen
We got good quality spaces and we liked it
1/3 of the out door activity is now in the evening and night in the summer
…so we stayed longer and longer
We loved to sit at outdoor cafes
Copenhagen
…so we extended it from day to evening in the summer
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Blankets became a Copenhagen standard
Copenhagen
Why not extend it into early Spring or late Fall?
Outdoor cafes all year round - summer
Copenhagen
…and winter
Copenhagen
The beach back in town we cannot get enough of it
Copenhagen
We got good conditions for walking…..
…and a culture of walking emerged
Copenhagen
…..so we keep on walking
…..so we keep on doing most things
Edmonton:2 hour of sunshine per day in December10 hours of sunshine per day in in June
Copenhagen: 1 hour of sunshine per day in December8 hours of sunshine per day in in June
Data from Canada’s and Denmark’s Meteorological Institutes on Danish weather website www.mitrejsevejr.dk
Building a tradition for exhibitions
…extending it to all seasons
Enjoying the Winter season – exhibition….mostly about warmer places!
Exhibitions all year…..Exhibitions all year around
Better conditions for cycling…….
Bicycling has almost doubled in the last 10 years
….became a city alive and full of people
…..and we continued into the winter
CopenhagenCopenhagen
70 % continue in the winter
Cycle the year around
Copenhagen
Snow cleaning for pedestrians and cyclists first
DenmarkCopenhagen
Cleaning where people want to go
DenmarkCopenhagen
Enjoying the dark seasonPut a little light……
Copenhagen City Hall Square
Copenhagen City Hall Square
Pedalling to put light on the Christmas tree
Tivoli Garden Russian Winter theme 2011, CopenhagenTivoli Gardens Copenhagen
Solbjerg Plads, Frederiksberg
Winter markets
Nyhavn Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Winter events
Enjoying the winter season Skiing down town Copenhagen
Enjoying the winter season – skating in the down town
Enjoying Winter activities down town
Enjoying the winter season – fashion show on the ice
Copenhagen
Enjoying the dark season COP 15 exhibition
Using the dark season – design exhibition
The backbone is high quality spaces for public life
“The weather is always wrong …..and it is not our culture”
Dreaming of Summer
Extending the (Warm) Season
Enjoying the Winter Season
You have twice as much sunshine in the winter compared to Copenhagen
What are you dreaming about?
Warm almonds