Archive: "Right to Housing! Now and Forever" with HouseEurope!

This week we are revisiting an episode from last year, to celebrate our newly announced fellowship with HouseEurope!

Instead of demolishing and rebuilding, HouseEurope! calls for sustainable renovation and adaptive reuse, pushing for new EU laws that protect and prioritize existing spaces.

Our joint fellowship invites talented young professionals from the fields of law and architecture to join forces for a week in Copenhagen, to question existing laws and take steps to create a more sustainable building sector and world.

Last year, using the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), HouseEurope! mobilized people across Europe to demand policies that favor preservation over demolition, with the goal of collecting one million signatures from at least seven countries.

The podcast was made on the day the initiative kicked off. The live conversation features leading voices from architecture, urbanism, and activism.

On the podcast you will meet:   • Søren Pihlmann (Founder, Pihlmann Architects / Danish Architecture Pavilion - Venice Biennale 2025)

• Lars Autrup (CEO, Arkitektforeningen)

• Jacob Blak Henriksen (Head of Sustainability Architect, Cobe)

• Tamara Kalantajevska (Head of Urbanism, Schmidt Hammer Lassen / KADK)

• Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov (Founder, No Objectives)

• Erik Valdemar Eriksen (Activist, Den Grønne Studenterbevægelses Klimaaktivistisk Tegnestue)

• Dominique Hauderowicz (Founder, Studio Dominique Serena / Danish Architecture Pavilion – Venice Biennale 2027)

• Esben Thorlacius (Partner, Over Byen Arkitekter)

The discussion is moderated by Enlai Hooi, Head of Innovation at Schmidt Hammer Lassen.