A movement for visionary minds in the built environment
Be a part of New Urban Voices
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Be a part of New Urban Voices
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WHAT IS NEW URBAN VOICES?
We are a non-profit association based in Copenhagen. We offer an open, cross-disciplinary platform for rethinking the future of cities and the built environment.
We believe that urban planning should serve the public good and the long-term sustainability of our planet. We emphasise that today’s social, economic, and environmental challenges require new perspectives and collaborative solutions.
Through working groups, public events and collaborative projects, we give voice to new ideas, critical perspectives and creative visions for driving urban change.
Our stance is both critical and constructive: we challenge the status quo while building alternatives that benefit society as a whole.
WHO ARE WE?
We are a collaborative network of dedicated professionals from across diverse disciplines with a shared passion for the built environment.
We meet once a month to share updates, exchange ideas, and start new projects.
These meetings are open to anyone interested in taking part in New Urban Voices. We value and grow from everyone’s perspectives.
No prior experience required.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO?
In connection with the parliamentary election, we organised a series of pop-up debates. Inspired by some of the conversations from København 2.0, we gathered with young politicians across the city.
On the 25th February, we launched København 2.0- En ny vej for Hovedstaden. This book was the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration at New Urban Voices. The book presents 34 proposals for rethinking the capital’s development, highlighting the need to strengthen democratic participation.
We have also been working on a knowledge campaign to spread awareness about Copenhagen’s housing situation through our social media
OUR MISSION
We provide a dynamic platform for professionals and activists within the areas of spatial planning and the built environment to form working groups and give voice to constructive visions towards change. We do that on a foundation of three pillars:
OUR STANCE
We believe urban planning and the built environment must prioritise lasting, sustainable improvements that enhance the public good and quality of life for all inhabitants—human and non-human. Recognising the complexity of societal challenges, we emphasise that economic, social and environmental issues demand fresh, cross‑disciplinary perspectives.
We focus on constructive criticism. We aim to challenge the status quo by building on, and bringing new life to, critical perspectives regarding the economic, societal, and ecological consequences of current solutions.
OUR WORLD
Urban environments have a history of being at the forefront of discussions regarding economic, social and ecological justice. However, these environments are heavily reliant on systems outside the city. Cities cannot exist, nor be understood, in isolation of local and global resources, ecosystems, human communities, and interspecies relations which make our way of life possible.
Our world reaches beyond the built urban environment as a solitary entity, as we believe that attention must be brought to the urban-rural interconnectedness, global systemic issues and the spatiality of our planet’s resources.
OUR METHODOLOGY
The demand for change comes in many shapes.
Our methodology is to be a constructive incubator for a variety of expressions, visions, and ideas regarding change in the built environment.
At New Urban Voices, we operate with a flat hierarchy: decisions are consulted in plenum, projects are collaborative, and every voice and perspective is considered. Our output spans between written work — opinion pieces, research papers and manifestos — as well as events, performances, exhibitions, film and podcasts. What unites all of this is our focus on urban change.