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Last fall I attended a lecture at the Nordic Heritage Museum given my a Danish firm specializing in city design.  The lecture included a slideshow illustrating ideas that had been implemented in Copenhagen to make it a more livable, walkable and sustainable city.    As advanced as Seattle considers itself on green living and urban density, the lecture showed just how far behind we are when compared to Europe.  So I have been looking forward for months to the next talk.

The firm, Gehl Architects, has spent months studying our public spaces here in Seattle and are ready to share some recommendations.

Monday, April 27, 2009 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Cost is $5 for Museum members, $7 for non-members

Nordic Heritage Museum
3014 NW 67th Street
Seattle, WA 98117

Lecture at the Nordic Heritage Museum by Helle Søholt, Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, on Sustainable Urban Planning

Danish architect Helle Søholt will describe the ways in which cities around the globe are using Danish techniques to become better walking and biking cities. She also will discuss some of the steps that Seattle can take, based on an 18-month study of the city’s public spaces. Helle Søholt is a founding member of Gehl Architects, the Copenhagen-based firm that is considered a world leader in city design. Her firm has worked in more than 400 cities around the globe. For reservations or for more information, please contact Charlotte Lehmann at charlotte@nordicmuseum.org or 206-789-5707 x 21.

This event is co-sponsored by The Northwest Danish Foundation, the Scan|Design Foundation, the International Sustainability Institute, and the University of Washington.