Europe's new conference on architectural politics

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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, poets, engineers, activists, economists, advertising advisors, 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 takes you from drafting up inspiring new legislation, to testing its implications, and to creating sustainable, engaging narratives that capture the public imagination—while inspiring change across the sector.

At Assemble!, you will:

• Receive concrete tools for your everyday practice
• Meet and network with peers from across the building sector
• Develop new narratives and strategies to influence decision makers
• Leave with actionable ideas ready to spark long-term impact

DAY ONE: Breaking Barriers Through Law

18 September

Day One delivers radical ideas, rigorous debate, and new inspiration. After the opening speech by Katherine Richardson, you’ll experience innovative law proposals by:

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 — 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.

You can look forward to meeting: Rikke Juul Gram (Schønherr), Dan Stubbergaard (Founder of Cobe and professor at Harvard University), Søren Pihlmann (Pihlmann Architects), Nicholas Duxbury Ransome (Managing director at Lendager), Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen (Law professor at University of Copenhagen), Jesse Shapins (Urban Partners) Lars Jensen (Chief City Architect of Copenhagen), Kasper Guldager (Co-Founder of Home.Earth & Transformer.Build), Jakob Thaysen Rørbech (DI Byggeri) , Thomas Brenøe (Insurance and Pension Denmark), Jacob Rask (Regenerative Built Environment Network, BLOXHUB), HouseEurope! (Citizens initiative), Michael Ghyoot (Rotor), Karl-Martin Buch Frederiksen (Sweco), Inge Røpke (Professor of Ecological Economics). All moderated by Kristoffer Lindhart Weiss (Publisher at The Danish Architectural Press).

Location

Danish Architecture Center (DAC)

Time

8:30 – 16:30, 18 September

DAY TWO: Narrating Change

19 September

Day Two turns awareness into action through panels, presentations and a participatory workshop - hosted with The Green Youth Movement. To shift systems and spark change, we need new shared stories, common causes and communicative strategies. Day Two shapes strategies and sharpens skills to spark momentum that stretches far beyond the conference itself.

On day two you can look forward to meeting: Frederik J. Preisler (Strategic and creative communication, Mensch), Søren Pihlmann (Pihlmann Architects), HY William Chan (Former Councillor, City of Sydney), Esther Kjeldahl (Author & Climate Activist), Kristoffer Lindhart Weiss (Publisher at The Danish Architectural Press), Liv Sejrbo Lidegaard (Author), Christele Harrouk (Editor-in-Chief of ArchDaily), Christian Poll (Chief consultant, Danish Consumer Ombudsman), Mikkel Krause Frantzen (Writer, assistant professor and literary critic), Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse, Kristoffer Lindhart Weiss (Publisher at The Danish Architectural Press). All moderated by Christine Roj (Climate journalist)

Location

Johan Borups Højskole

Time

8:30 – 13:30, 19 September

TICKETS

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).

Earlybird:

DKK 1000,- (Sold out)

Students:

DKK 600,- (Sold out)

Hereafter:

DKK 1500,- (Few Tickets Left)

Ticket includes: Program, lunch, fruit, coffee/tea on both days plus a complimentary drink at the Biennial Opening Party at Thorvaldsens Museum and access to a special tour of the Biennial pavilions.

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