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When was the last time you visited the Nordic Heritage Museum?  Was it during the summer fest to have some tasty Scandinavian baked goods or was it even longer ago – when you first moved to Ballard and decided to explore what it had to offer?   While I am thrilled to have such a unique museum in my own backyard I haven’t taken full advantage of opportunities offered by the museum – such as lectures or classes.  This week I plan to remedy that by attending an evening lecture, which is part 1 of a 3 part series.  The other lectures in the series will take place in the spring and will feature Helle Soeholt of Gehl Architects and Eva Ora of Copenhagen X.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

“Lessons from Copenhagen:
Planning for a Lively, Walkable Neighborhood.”
Louise Grassov will briefly talk about Gehl Architects and their involvement with the City of Seattle. She will then use the example of Holmbladsgade in Copenhagen to show how Gehl Architects addresses walking and biking issues. Holmbladsgade is a neighborhood that has been redesigned paying attention to the public realm and is considered a successful neighborhood revitalization project. This project will be tied into similar projects in Seattle.

There will be a wine and cheese reception after the talk sponsored by the Northwest Danish Foundation.

This event is co-sponsored and organized by Scan-Design, the University of Washington and the Northwest Danish Foundation.

Members: Free, Non-members: $5