Assemble!

Assemble! The ecological crisis demands a building sector operating within planetary boundaries. But significant structural barriers block the road. Over two action-packed days, you’ll gain the tools, strategies, and narratives to overcome structural to overcome them Our shared goal is clear: create a building sector that operates within planetary boundaries and ensures a thriving future for both people and planet. Systemic change can’t happen in silos. That’s why Assemble! brings together architects, engineers, economists, developers, legal experts, and practitioners to rethink the regulations, ownership models, and design processes that quietly define our cities. Assemble! is a structural experiment, a policy rehearsal, and a launchpad for bold ideas to become real-world action. It’s a space for inspiration, professional growth, cross-disciplinary collaboration — and for making change happen in your organisation, your projects, and beyond. At Assemble!, you will: Gain insights into motivational factors across disciplinesReceive concrete tools to implement changeDevelop new narratives and strategies to influence decision makers.Leave with actionable ideas ready to spark long-term impact Join us in Copenhagen on September 18–19, 2025, for Assemble! — a two-day glimpse into the building sector of the future, hosted by the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial 2025 in collaboration with the Green Youth Movement (Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse). Breaking Barriers Through Law – Day One Day One delivers radical ideas, rigorous debate, and real-world inspiration. You’ll experience radical law proposals, high-level panel discussions, and best-practice case studies, including: Kate Orff — landscape architect, founder of SCAPE, and Director of the Urban Design Program at Columbia University — on new legislative strategies for climate adaptation and resilient landscapes.Indy Johar — architect and co-founder of Dark Matter Labs — on imagining a global pause in construction and unlocking new urban futures.Anders Lendager — architect and founder of Lendager Group — on rethinking ownership models to power circular architecture. Their proposals are followed by panel discussions with key players across the building value chain — from developers and engineers to contractors, economists, and legal experts and supported by best-practice case presentations that will showcase how these future-oriented ideas are already taking shape in built and planned projects. As well as high-level panel discussions, and best-practice case studies with: Schønherr, Lars Jensen, Kasper Guldager, DI Byggeri and Christele Harrouk among others. All moderated by Kristoffer Weiss Location: Danish Architecture Center (DAC) Time: 8:30 – 16:30, 18 September From Vision to Movement – Day Two Too many conferences end with ideas that never leave the room. Not Assemble! Day Two turns vision into action through hands-on workshops, hosted together with The Green Youth Movement (Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse). Building on Day One’s proposals and debates, you’ll co-create new collective stories, communication strategies, and visual narratives to fuel sector-wide transformation. If we want to shift the rules and activate change, we need new collective stories, compelling images, and shared ideals. Day Two focuses on building momentum that extends far beyond the event itself. Location: Johan Borups Højskole Time: 8:30 – 13:00, 19 September Ticket price: Earlybird: DKK 1000,- (until sold out), Students: DKK 600,- (until sold out). Hereafter: DKK 1500, Ticket includes: Program, lunch, fruit, coffee/tea on day 1 + 2 plus a complimentary drink at the Biennial Opening Party at Thorvaldsens Museum and access to a special tour of the Biennial pavilions. We extend our gratitude to our Advisory Board: Nicolai Bo Andersen, Christine Bjerke, Hassan Chaachouh, Kika Brockstedt, Kenneth Balfelt, Mette Skjold, Line Thorup Schulz, Camilla van Deurs, Vibeke Grupe Larsen, Pernille Schyum Poulsen Become part of the change the building sector needs. See you in Copenhagen — September 18–19, 2025.