In 2023 the KEA Charrette teamed up with a new and exiting research and development project in Urban Mining to create this year’s theme; Global Circular Competencies with Urban Mining.
Charrette 2023 – Urban Mining and Circular Design
Students and advisors were appropriately challenged by the theme that required the teams to think about materials, re-generation, circular economy, community involvement and value creation.
The Theme
The concept of urban mining might ring a bell to many, but very few of the participants this year had worked directly with the concept. A string of urban mining experts were lined up to help charrette participants grasp the many technical, social and philosophical questions surrounding this field.
Kasper Lange from Hoogeschool van Amsterdan and Rune Clausen from GEUS Denmark complemented KEAs own experts on the first day. Morten Carlsbæk from DAKOFA and Nikolai Bach-Andersen and Jasmin Skøtt from Nordic Urban Mining participated in an exciting panel debate on Tuesday. With this competent, but very short introduction to the subject, students embarked on their own discovery journey into specific areas of Copenhagen.
2 groups each were assigned an area with a local expert to guide them around. It was up to the groups to decide what part of the area could be used for their urban mining concept. They were tasked to think of the following:
- Find a human-made material in your area that can be mined
- Create a concept that is of value to your local area – either an organization, community or local business
- Draw on at least on of the circular economy principles
- Engage everyday citizens in your process
The Process and the Results
Despite the very clear-cut theme of the 2023 Charrette many teams had to work hard to find the right idea to work with that encompassed all the elements in the brief. Questions arose with regular intervals: What are the actual needs of the community? What is the different between urban mining and recycling? What material regeneration is truly sustainable?
The final concepts were as varied as the answers to these questions. We got social education in Utterslev Torv, an event tree and website from discarded wood in Skjold’s Plads, new playground and social furniture created out of discarded materials from car dealerships, using 100% of discarded wood from a technical school to create flexible furniture and games for children at the Red Square, chess pieces created out of pulp mixture from old carboard boxes and a green oasis for a local café.
View the concepts below, developed and presented by the students
Group 1 - Utterslev Square
Students
- Christian Klitgaard Brodersen - KEA
- Kasper Due Lind - KEA
- Adriana Magdalena Bartoschek - Berlin Hochscule für Technik
- Ange Mutesi - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Ashley Ceron Valencia - George Brown College
- Nathan Mai - OTIS College of Design
- Pauline Wieser - FH Salzburg
- Linda Tran - Berlin Hochscule für Technik
- Graziella Zanella Oliviera Dalgê - Senac University
Advisors
- Kasper Lange - Hoogeschool van Amsterdam
- Brian Everitt - KEA
- Christin Schäfers - OWL University
Group 2 - Utterslev Square
Group 2 consisted of:
Students
- Isa Marlee Schmedes Vucago - KEA
- Kristine Krog Skovgård - KEA
- Aidan Ross McLaren Coe - Sheffield Hallam University
- Angelina Felicia Rott-Riedel - Berliner Hochschule für Technik
- Emelia Anne Margaret Thompson - Humber College
- Gabriella Martina Geboers - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Hanna Dunzinger - FH Salzburg
- Ornela Grušelionyte - Vilnius College of Design
- Tiffany Phan Thu Nguyen - George Brown College
Advisors
- Lori Endes - George Brown College
- Carrelina Svenningsen - KEA
- Andrea Bortolotti - Politechnico de Milano
- Julia Polinna - KEA
Group 3 - Skjold's Plads Area
Students
- Aviaja Hassig Lyberth - KEA
- Dennis Christoffer Feldstedt - KEA
- Sophia Bendig - Berliner Hochschule für Technik
- Benjamin Luu - George Brown College
- Elana Kalpokaite - Vilnius College of Design
- Jack Alexander Riley - OTIS College of Design
- Joshua Markus Fischer - FH Salzburg
- Maik Jean Edward Henckens - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Olivia Joanna Majcher - Toronto Metropåolitan University
Advisors
- Richard Shelton - OTIS College of Design
- Christina Rungstrøm - KEA
- Matteo Clementi - Politecnico Milano
Group 4 - Skjold's Plads Area
Group 4 won the People's Choice award chosen via popular vote.
Students
- Paw Schrøder Bentsen- KEA
- Susanna Elin Kristin Fahlen - KEA
- Christie Jia Wen Carriere - George Brown College
- Diana Rancevaite - Vilnius College of Design
- Julia Kristina Hackl - FH Salzburg
- Lars Manfred Mang - Berlin Hochschule für Technik
- Michelle Maaike Alberta Nijs - Fontys University of applied Sciences
- Bryan Thomas Eng - Humber College
- Shiva Elyasi - George Brown College
Advisors
- Monika Tropper - FH Salzburg
- Martin Bille-Hansen - KEA
- Alė Janonytė-Mulienė - Vilnius College of Design
Group 5 - Red and Black Squares
Group 5 won the Jury's award for Best Concept.
Students
- Giulia Perciasepe - KEA
- Katrine Rosenblad - KEA
- Will Mo Kim - George Brown College
- Gabriele Ravdo - Vilnius College of Design
- Aksha Sajeev - Humber College
- Katharina Bernroider - FH Salzburg
- Lotta Marie Jäger - Berlin Hochschul für Technik
- Ravi Brüggink - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Advisors
- Mikkel Sinius Nielsen - KEA
- Mille Wilken Bengtsson - KEA
- Anne-Marie Tuomala - LAB University
Group 6 - Red and Black Squares
Students
- Iben Munch Thomsen - KEA
- Simon Henry Jørgensen - KEA
- Joey Alvarez Gill - OTIS College of Design
- Gabriele Švažaite - Vilnius College of Design
- Klara Kaml - FH Salzburg
- Louise Anette Zuber - Berlin Hochschul für Technik
- Sesil Metin Tasim - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Yanjun Liu - George Brown College
Advisors
- Susan Kates - Humber College
- Peter Tolrstrup Aagesen - KEA
- Luciana Chen - Senac University
Group 7 - Rentemester Area
Students
- Frederik Oliver Kaltoft - KEA
- Matilde Amanda Johansen - KEA
- Teresa Guerrero Arizón - KEA
- Carolina da Silveira e Silva - George Brown College
- Kátia Sayuri Maruyama - Senac University
- Leander Ursin Uhrner - FH Salzburg
- Luise Blank - Berlin Hoschschule für Technik
- Stanimir Varbanov Danev - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Advisors
- Roxana Marghidanu - Designer
- Peter Ulf Jørgensen - KEA
- Michael Ebner - FH Salzburg
Group 8 - Rentemester Area
Students
- Johan Thastum Astrupgaard - KEA
- Patrik Stoltenborg Lagoni - KEA
- Cecilia Dayao Cepria - Humber College
- Lauren Sara Constantino - Toronto Metropolitan University
- Lisa Tauber - FH Salzburg
- Nele Richterich - Berlin Hocschul für Technik
- Patrick Johnathan Kent Inghaml - George Brown College
- Yoana Kirilova Churkina - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Advisors
- Muniba Talha - KEA
- Snorre Näsman - KEA
- Lisa Pusch - OWL University
Group 9 - Fuglekvarteret (Bird Street Area)
Students
- Bjørn Kjeldsen - KEA
- Martin Krysfeldt Rasmussen - KEA
- Emilija Kymantaite - Vilnius College of Design
- Larissa Bonissoni - George Brown College
- Marina Schäfer - FH Salzburg
- Olivia Ferraz - Senac University
- Paul Wolffs - Berlin Hochschule für Technik
- Yvon Kokke - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Roger Angelo Castelo - Toronto Metropolitan University
Advisors
- Oruba Alwan - Humber College
- Constanze Thomassen - Freelancer
- Marie Louise Brixtofte - KEA
Group 10 - Fuglekvarteret (Bird Street Area)
Students
- Celina Schalck - KEA
- Mathilde Terp Holm - KEA
- Tommy Bottinelli - KEA
- Adrian Minic - Toronto Metropolitan University
- Isabel Wamser - Senac University
- Jerricah Oliveira - George Brown College
- Meghna Chowdhary - Humber College
- Niklas Riese - FH Salzburg
- Ronja Czepek- Berliner Hochschule für Technik
Advisors
- Erik Heijligers - Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- Minka Kersten - Berlin Hochschul für Technik
- Laura Larvig Andersen - KEA
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