Plads til alle | Space for All

The conference Plads til alle | Space for All brings together leading researchers, architects, urban designers and practitioners to explore how public spaces can better support the presence, well-being and participation of girls and young women. 

Through inspiring talks, real-life cases and critical dialogue, the conference reveals both the barriers and the opportunities hidden in our urban environments. 

You will meet voices from across architecture, planning, academia and practice – all working to transform cities into more inclusive, shared and meaningful places. 

Join us to discover: 

• Why girls and young women withdraw from public space
• How design can change everyday urban experiences
• What inclusive cities demand from future architects and planners
• And how local actions can create global impact. 

This is not just a conference about cities. It is a conversation about who cities are really for.

Programme

Moderator: Martine Lynge, Lyngesen, Architect MAA, The Danish Association of Architects - Inclusivity Platform

12.30 Coffee/tea/cake/water on arrival

13.00 Rene Kural, PhD, Architect MAA. Welcome and Introduction

13.10 Mikkel Hjort, PhD. Motives and barriers to the use of public space among teenage girls

13.40 Silje Erøy Sollien, Postdoc at Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation. Girls and Public Space (GPS)

14.10 Dr. Karin Book, Cultural Geographer, Malmö University. Equalizer: Breaking Down the Barriers at Informal Outdoor Sport and Recreational Spaces

14.40 Break

15.00 Yalda Pilehchian, Senior Strategic Urban Designer, Project Manager at The Danish Town Planning Institute, and Maya Shpiro, Anthropologist, Social Impact and Co-Creation Lead, Henning Larsen. Girls Make the City – How do You Create (Urban) Spaces that Support the Well-being of Girls and Young Women in Cities?

15.30 Anne Galmer and Anne Dorthe Vestergaard, architects and partners at VEGA landskab. Thinking Broadly – Example Skørping School

16.00 Dialogue. Kristine Leth Juul, Rector, Aarhus School of Architecture and Jacob Brandtberg Knudsen, Dean, Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation. Inclusive urban spaces in teaching, research, and practice. How are young architects prepared to meet this challenge?

16.45 Conference closing
Rebecca Halstead Architect and RIBA Europe Committee Member. Cities for Her – in the Making

16.55 Mingling

18.00 Get home safely

Arranged and Supported by

• Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation
• Danish Association of Architects - Inclusivity Platform
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
• Rebecca Halstead RIBA Europe Committee, Northern Europe Representative
• René Kural Co-Director for The International Union of Architects (UIA), Sports & Leisure Work Programme.
   
• The research Plads til alle | Space for All is kindly supported by Aase og Ejnar Danielsens Fond.
• The conference is kindly supported by Dreyers Fond and The Royal Institute of British Architects.