In 2018, the Danish government introduced the “Ghetto Package,” a collection of laws aimed at combating segregation and so-called “parallel societies” in the country. A controversial law that involves extensive renovations, demolitions, and forced relocations of residents. In one of the listed residential areas, Mjølnerparken in Copenhagen, residents argue that the law is an expression of ethnic discrimination and have now sued the Danish state. This lawsuit is supported by both the UN’s special rapporteurs and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

Despite the criticism, several Swedish politicians want to copy the method from across the strait. Most notably, the Social Democrats’ “largest reform effort in decades” with 200 political proposals strongly inspired by the neighboring country's Ghetto Package.

Join us on a trip across Öresund to Copenhagen to visit two affected residential areas and listen to perspectives from residents, architects, and researchers. What lessons can we learn, and what predictions can we make for Swedish architecture, politics, and urban planning?

Program

14:30 – Gathering at Malmö Central for a bus trip to Copenhagen

15:40 – Visit to Ellebo, Ballerup, guided by Morten Birk Jørgensen

16:40 – Visit to Mjølnerparken, Copenhagen

18:00 – Visit and dinner at Royal Danish Academy

18:30 – Panel discussion and lectures, Jennifer Mack, Gitte Juul, Morten Birk Jørgensen, Helen Runtig, among others.

19:30 – Discussion

20:15 – Departure for the return trip

21:00 – Return to Malmö Central

 

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About School of Repair

In connection with the exhibition The Great Repair Moves North, several events for the School of Repair will be held. During the fall, participants will have the opportunity to attend workshops, lectures, and study trips related to several of the projects from the exhibition. The Great Repair Moves North highlights how the exploitation of resources and people in the construction industry undermines the integrity of architecture. To promote architecture as a discipline and harness its potential as a reparative force, the exhibition advocates for a new architectural ethos centered around repair.

Read more about the exhibition