Copenhagen Municipality
The development of Copenhagen must take place on the basis of universal design. Under the heading 'From accessibility to universal design', the City of Copenhagen and the Bevica Foundation have entered into a partnership with the aim of anchoring knowledge about universal design across the municipality's administrations. The partnership is the result of the Municipality of Copenhagen's title as Capital of Architecture in 2023 in connection with the World Congress of Architecture (UIA) that year.
Many people with disabilities and temporary disabilities experience barriers to being able to move freely around urban spaces and participate in everyday life and cultural and leisure life. It is not necessarily the disability per se that is the obstacle, but the way we have decorated the city which makes it difficult or impossible for some people to participate.
In the Municipal Planning Strategy 2023, it is determined that the City of Copenhagen should plan and develop the city based on the principles of universal design, so that the city becomes more accessible to more people. Similar wording can be found in the City of Copenhagen's disability policy 2023-2026, where it is further mentioned that universal design and accessibility must be considered in the solutions that the City of Copenhagen makes in the city, both in terms of physical space, digital solutions, municipal websites and in service design.
The partnership between the Bevica Foundation and the City of Copenhagen will ensure that the City of Copenhagen integrates the latest knowledge in universal design in order to be able to work with the concept in the development and management of Copenhagen. This should lead to even more people with disabilities or disabilities, both permanent and temporary, being able to visit and live a dignified life in Copenhagen and be part of Copenhagen life.
The partnership builds on a partnership established in 2021 in connection with Copenhagen's title as Capital of Architecture 2023, the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture (WCA).
On this page, we are constantly updating with news from the partnership. You can read about this further down the page.
Soren Kastoft, unit manager: sorkas@kk.dk, Tel. 22 70 65 34.
Louis Molsted Andersen, Project Manager: hy3v@kk.dk, Tel. 40 26 49 43/26 64 34 32.
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Under the heading 'From accessibility to universal design', the City of Copenhagen is working to develop the city based on the concept of universal design.
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World Capital of Architecture 2023 Copenhagen
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Copenhagen will be awarded the title of Capital of Architecture 2023. It is a unique opportunity to celebrate Copenhagen's architecture and show the city's vision for sustainable development"
Initiatives of the Partnership
The partnership with the City of Copenhagen stems from the city's title as Capital of Architecture 2023 in connection with the World Congress of Architects, UIA.
Appropriation history
2021
- Partnership for World Capital of Architecture 2023 - DKK 5,000,000
2024
- From accessibility to universal design - 3,630,920