Exhibitions

BIOSIS at the First Nations Housing & Infrastructure Forum East /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

BIOSIS will participate in the Canadian Institute’s 8th Annual First Nations Housing & Infrastructure Forum East on December 5th, 2024, in Toronto. Co-founding partner Morten Vedelsbøl will speak on the topic “Designing for the Future: Building Sustainable Communities.”

Morten will share insights and examples of sustainable housing solutions that foster resilience and growth in First Nations communities. Key topics of his presentation will include:

  • Approaches to Designing Resilient Housing: Strategies to support sustainability and community well-being.

  • Balancing Tradition and Modernity: Integrating cultural heritage with contemporary infrastructure needs.

  • Tackling Remote Challenges: Addressing design and construction in environmentally sensitive regions.

BIOSIS brings extensive experience designing for remote regions, including the Nordic, North Atlantic, and Arctic areas. Our work emphasizes collaboration with communities, ensuring designs are shaped by local climates, landscapes, and cultural contexts. This approach allows us to create solutions that are practical, sustainable, and deeply connected to the people and places they serve.

Event Details

  • Date: December 4–5, 2024

  • Location: Novotel Toronto North York Hotel, Toronto, ON

Learn more about the event and agenda here.

Join us at Arktisk Festival 2024 in Copenhagen /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

BIOSIS is part of this year’s Arktisk Festival in Copenhagen where we will be giving a talk on “Climate-Driven Architecture with Respect for People and Landscape.”

In the session, we will delve into BIOSIS’s philosophy of climate-driven design. Working primarily in cold, windy, and snowy regions across the Nordic, North Atlantic, and Arctic areas, our approach embraces the elements. Wind, snow, meltwater, and extreme cold are more than just challenges - they’re integral to how we shape our buildings. By respecting the natural landscape and using locally sourced materials, BIOSIS aims to create structures that leave minimal impact on the environment. We also believe in community-led and culturally appropriate design, ensuring that each project reflects the traditions and values of local communities.

Date & Time:
November 3, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM

Location:
Iceland Embassy Foyer
Nordatlantens Brygge, Strandgade 89, Copenhagen

The Arctic Festival is all about exploring the beauty and challenges of the Arctic - an area gaining global importance as climate change and geopolitics continue to shape its future. This unique event celebrates the cultural and environmental richness of the Arctic, bringing together artists, thinkers, and communities who live and work there.

Come along to experience the Arktisk Festival, explore the Arctic’s influence on global culture and politics, and join us in discussing how architecture can be climate-conscious and community-oriented.

For more details, check out the festival program: arktiskfestival.dk/portfolio-item/biosis/

Opening of the Danish Architecture Center's exhibition, The Water is Coming /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

On Monday, October 7th, the Danish Architecture Center's exhibition, The Water is Coming, was inaugurated by H.M. King Frederik, who serves as DAC’s protector. This thought-provoking exhibition delves into a vital question: How can we coexist with water as both a life-giving resource and a powerful force of nature?

Featured in the exhibition is the Kullorsuaq Community and Daycare Center in Greenland, an example of climate-driven, minimal-impact design that transforms the challenge of managing meltwater into an inspiring opportunity. Built primarily from wood and elevated on pillars, the design respects Greenlandic building traditions and harmonizes with the natural terrain. Here, meltwater flows into ponds and streams in the landscape’s natural crevices, offering dynamic features for children to explore and enjoy year-round.

The Water is Coming is open until March 23, 2025.

EXHIBITION - Nuukullak 10 in Nuuk, Greenland showcases climate driven design at BLOX in Copenhagen /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

Recently constructed, Gartnerigrunden, also known as Nuukulak, in Nuuk, Greenland, embodies climate-driven design at its core. It is readily evident as a response to the prevailing winds and the contours of the natural landscape. It can be seen exhibited at DAC (the Danish Architecture Centre) in BLOX, Copenhagen.

EXHIBITION - Faroese microclimates exhibited at BLOX in Copenhagen /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

The proposed new development of Stóratjørn in Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands is in essence a series of microclimatic settlements combined into a neighborhood in symbiosis with its natural surroundings. It is an honor to be able to bring this project to the Danish Architecture Center and represent a sustainable development for the Faroese people, rooted in their own unique landscape, climate and traditions.

EXHIBITION -The Kullorsuaq project in Greenland conveys the passion for climate driven design at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

Situated north of the polar circle Kullorsuaq is an extreme environment. Understanding the local climate has been pivotal in the development of a project that not only creates sheltered outdoor spaces for the users and children of the house but also for the city as a whole, generously providing an entirely new sheltered gathering place for all.

EXHIBITION - 8 PROJECTS EXHIBITED AT DANISH ARCHITECTURE CENTRE /  by Morten Vedelsbøl

Our exhibition contribution to 'So Danish' @ Danish Architecture Centre/BLOX got off to a flying start and many interested visitors dive into our 8 examples of climate driven design from Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands respectively. They are all dimensioned by the travel cases - our ‘cabinets de curiosités’ - that we carry with us while exploring and communicating.
Stay Driven and please drop by at BLOX. Photo credits: Rasmus Hjortshøj.