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What inspirations can experimental Danish housing provide for the PNW housing industry? Join the Seattle Architecture Foundation and the University of Washington College of Built Environments (UW CBE) to explore this question as it relates to BOLIGLABORATORIUM: A DANISH HOUSING LAB, an exhibit of six architectural housing models now touring Seattle and Portland.

Using the Danish Housing Lab as a jumping off point, we’ll hear from local architects and community leaders about applying co-housing, creative reuse, and medium- and high-density housing principles in our local Seattle context. What can we learn from Danish housing models and how do we adapt these lessons to the needs of our specific environment and communities? How can good design generate excitement and promote acceptance of new housing patterns?

At this panel, we’ll hear from Grace Kim of Schemata Workshop, Leah Martin of Allied8, and Rev. Dr. W. Tali Hairston of Nehemiah Initiative Seattle. They’ll share examples of creative housing designs in Seattle and how these designs can help our city respond to population growth, zoning changes, and cultural shifts in family and living patterns.

This panel will be followed by a reception at UW CBE where attendees can view the Danish Housing Lab up close. Light refreshments provided.

BOLIGLABORATORIUM: A DANISH HOUSING LAB is presented in the United States by Scan Design Foundation. This panel is the second of the Seattle Architecture Foundation’s 2024-2025 Design in Depth lecture series.

Panelists 

Grace H. Kim, FAIA, Founding Principal, Schemata Workshop

Leah Martin, Co-Founder, Architect + Partner, Allied8

Rev. Dr. W. Tali Hairston, Executive Director, Nehemiah Initiative Seattle

Moderator

Rick Mohler, FAIA, NCARB, Professor and Chair, UW Department of Architecture