Stories of Impact

Under the banner “Sustainable futures - Leave no one behind”, thousands of architects, urbanists, politicians, civil servants, developers, designers, students and others gathered for four immersive days at the UIA World Architecture congress in Copenhagen in July 2023. Read this blog from Bettina Werner for some key takeaways!

Coming this summer! We are thrilled to announce an exhibition by Danish environmental artist, Thomas Dambo - Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King. Thomas is building six giant whimsical trolls entirely from recycled materials around the Pacific Northwest. Read our new blog for an introduction to the project by Scan Design Foundation Program Officer, Line Liblik Larsen, followed by a piece about trolls by Dr. Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams.

John Halliday, Muckleshoot tribal member, was selected by the tribal council to represent Muckleshoot art and culture in an artistic exchange with Denmark’s artist Thomas Dambo, sponsored by Scan Design Foundation.

Cities are classrooms in this unique study abroad course organized by the University of Oregon. Scan Design Foundation funded the 2022 Sustainable Transportation Study Abroad Course in Denmark. Read more about the 2022 program in this blog by Rebecca Lewis and Nick Meltzer:

14 University of Washington students are traveling to Greenland during summer 2023 to participate in the Scan Design Foundation sponsored program, "Impacts and Responses to Changes in Arctic Ice and Climate", to explore how changes in ice impacts the Arctic environment and the people living in the Arctic. Read more about the program in this blog by Research Associate Professor, Michelle Koutnik:

A group of nine transportation students traveled to Denmark and Sweden during the summer of 2022 to participate in the Portland State University (PSU) Sustainable Transportation Study Abroad Program partially funded by Scan Design Foundation. Through the program, the students met with planners and engineers and experienced the transportation systems in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Anders Jørgensen is in the Scan Design Foundation Danish Intern Exchange Program at the Museum of Danish America during the second half of 2022. Read his blog about his trip across Iowa as a Danish intern to interview people who have impacted the Museum.

Enjoy this selection of blog posts by Robert Spurlock, a professional urban planner in Oregon, who participated in the 2022 SDF-funded University of Oregon Bicycle Study Abroad Program in Denmark and the Netherlands. Robert Spurlock is the Regional Trails Planner for Oregon Metro.

17 Students are embarking on a trip to Denmark for a 2022 summer program to explore public art, culture, and colonialism. Read more about the program in this blog.

Read about the 110th anniversary of the Rebildfest in Denmark. Queen Margrethe II attended as the guest of honor. This blog is available in both English and Danish.

Learn about the history of the Rebild Festival and the Rebild Bakker flags in Denmark. In July 2022, for the 110th anniversary of the festival, new state flags will line the "Avenue of Flags", courtesy of Scan Design Foundation.

2020 was a year that shifted how we did most things. This was no different for Associate Professor Kimo Griggs and his Furniture Studio, sponsored by the Scan Design Foundation in the University of Washington College of Built Environments.