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Join DAC in partnership with the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC, for a Danish-American dialogue on resilient communities and how to build for the future.

With rapid urbanization, demographic changes and climate changes globally, our cities and buildings are facing immense challenges. This calls for innovative design solutions in order to secure communities strong enough to handle the urban challenges. But how do we achieve these goals?

Through a cross-cultural dialogue and case examples, we explore how Danish architectural firms - known for their focus on sustainability - and American architects are balancing the variety of aspects needed in comprehensive urban development, that strengthens resilient communities.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain in-depth knowledge on the design process and choices made specifically by Danish architects when trying to maximize sustainability.
• Illustrate examples of international sustainable design and their positive impact on the environment and local cultures.
• Identify the challenges architects face in urban development while seeking to make sustainable design and material choices.
• Understand the benefits of international cooperation and dialogue as they apply to sustainable design and eco-friendly urban development.

Speakers include:

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Julia D Day, Gehl- Julia is a partner and director of the Cities team at Gehl, passionate about highlighting public space as a platform to impact equitable outcomes and communities. With seventeen years of experience working with city agencies and community leaders, she has led engagement projects in communities near and far, supporting urban leaders in ensuring people are visible and heard in the city-making process. Julia works across design, strategy, and research to demonstrate the integral role streets play as connective, vibrant public spaces. Her approach is focused on reaching and engaging audiences that have traditionally felt disconnected from governing bodies, as well as building trust with city leaders to help them develop people-first approaches that result in visible policy and design change. Prior to Gehl, Julia was a Director of Transportation and Health at the NYC based advocacy organization Transportation Alternatives, where she developed campaigns focused on play, health, and safety.

Daniel Baumann, Henning Larsen- Daniel Baumann, Partner and Design Director at Henning Larsen, co-leads the firm’s US studio in New York City. With nearly 15 years at Henning Larsen's offices in Copenhagen, Munich, and New York, he has directed several award-winning projects across Scandinavia, Europe, and North America. As a key member of the global leadership, Daniel maintains a commitment to design excellence and international knowledge-sharing. In the New York office, he oversees complex projects with an iterative, research-based, and co-creative process, coordinates large teams, and manages decision-making. His design philosophy emphasizes a contextual approach, with each project being uniquely tailored to its site, microclimate, program, density, and user experience at eye level, resulting in innovative and practical solutions. In 2018, Daniel—a Danish-German dual citizen—relocated to New York City to help steer Henning Larsen’s ambitions in North America. He leads significant international projects, including innovation districts, mixed-use masterplans and buildings, commercial offices, multifamily and student residences, and civic projects.

Tanya T. Eagle, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, PERKINS EASTMAN- With fifteen years of experience in the sustainable design and planning industries, Tanya leads sustainability efforts and manages third-party market standards across Perkins Eastman. Tanya creates and manages firmwide sustainability initiatives and policies, leads material health initiatives across the firm, and guides project consultation across global offices. Tanya is currently the co-chair of the AIA Materials Pledge Working Group and helped develop the recently released AIA Materials Pledge reporting framework. Tanya advocates for the intersection of health, wellness, and the built environment, and has extensive experience speaking at leading industry forums such as the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, NeoCon, and Metropolis symposiums. She is active in industry leadership groups, and is passionate about sharing practical steps toward a sustainable future.

Moderated by: 

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Lance Davis, FAIA, LEED FELLOW, MSU Fellow- Lance Davis is the sustainability architect for the U.S. General Services Administration in Washington, DC. He is also the program manager for P100, the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service. He has a Bachelors of Architecture from Mississippi State University where he is a Fellow. He is also a Fellow of the AIA and a LEED Fellow. He is past chair of the USGBC's LEED Steering Committee,is appointed to President Biden’s Climate Smart Infrastructure Working Group, and a former member of ASHRAE’s Task Force for Decarbonization. He helped author the book Sustainability Matters and is featured in the book, The Rise of Living Architecture.  

Organized by:

The District Architecture Center & Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C.