Aarhus
- Presentation at the seminar ‘Social media in the public sector’
On 5 May 2010, Headstart Network (a collaboration between Aarhus City Council and Seismonaut) held a morning seminar on the theme of ‘Social media in the public sector’. I was invited to speak about this website as an example of how citizens can add value to public data. My slides from the session can be viewed via…
- Office building for Bestseller at Pier 2
Over the last few years, Bestseller has been seeking to establish both office and logistics facilities at various locations within the Port of Aarhus. Originally, the plan was to establish a large logistics centre with associated offices at the new Østhavn, but this was abandoned in favour of an office block at…
- Bestseller logistics centre at Østhavnen / Mellemarmen
In January 2007, the clothing group Bestseller announced plans to build a 12,000-square-metre logistics centre at the Port of Aarhus, along with an 80-metre-high high-rise building for administrative staff. The plans caused a stir because the height was far greater than permitted under the regional plan, and because…
- New hotel on Østergade
Scandic Hotels is planning to build a new hotel in the city, in addition to the two already in existence. The hotel is to be built at Østergade 12, on the site formerly occupied by Østergades Hotel. The old façade of Østergades Hotel will be retained, whilst the interior will be completely refurbished to make way for…
- Skejby Teaching Campus
On a large site adjacent to Skejby Hospital, Via University College is planning to construct a major building to house a total of seven study programmes, all of which are health-related. Via University College is a merger of a number of educational institutions in the Central Denmark Region, including the former JCVU.…
- The Riding Hall – The Cultural Centre of the Future
On 27 February, the exhibition “Ridehuset – The Cultural Centre of the Future” opened at ARoS. The exhibition consists of a series of display panels and models illustrating the redevelopment of Ridehuset. The refurbishment has been conceived by Kulturhus Århus, of which the Ridehuset forms part, together with an…
- Aarhus Zoo – the wildlife experience
The Founding Five consortium is currently planning a new, large zoo in Aarhus. The zoo is featured in the case study booklet published in connection with the local authority’s draft of the 2008 Planning Strategy. A large area immediately north of the ‘motorway ring road’, close to existing and future (light rail)…
- Car park at Aarhus Hospital
The old Municipal Hospital on Nørrebrogade has far too few parking spaces for its staff and patients. Staff have to take part in a lottery to allocate the scarce parking spaces, whilst patients are directed to pay-and-display car parks, if they are lucky enough to find a space at all. To increase parking capacity,…
- Recreational Vision for the Aarhus River
In its 2008 Planning Strategy, Aarhus Municipality has set out a plan to make even greater use of the recreational value of the Aarhus Å than is currently the case. This is to be achieved by progressively making the areas around the stream accessible and by supporting the natural diversity offered by the stream’s…
- Golf Centre at Lyngbygaard
In 2003–2004, Aarhus Municipality held a public debate on the subject of golf courses in Aarhus. In addition to extensions to the existing courses, it was decided to draw up detailed plans for a golf course west of the village of Lyngby, north-west of the motorway junction between the Silkeborg Motorway and the E45.…
- Retention basin on Carl Blochs Gade
Aarhus Municipality’s Wastewater Plan for 2006–2009 sets out a number of measures designed to reduce the discharge of nutrients into the surrounding aquatic environments. In 2008–2009, a large retention basin will be constructed on, or rather beneath, the lawn along the stream, between the City Museum and…
- Homes at Silkeborgvej 260
Silkeborgvej 260 is the former municipal office of the former Åby municipality. The listed building was constructed in 1936 and, until 2007, housed various administrative functions for Aarhus Municipality. The local government reform, the structural reform and the subsequent consolidation of operations into fewer…
- Promenade path along the East Pier
When the master plan and the subsequent local plans for the harbour expansion were adopted, a promenade path was planned along the new East Pier. The path is intended to enable the town’s residents to stroll from Marselisborg Marina all the way to the tip of the new harbour arm. At the end of the path, a viewing…
- Expansion of Den Gamle By
Aarhus’s biggest attraction, Den Gamle By, is planning to expand the museum with a neighbourhood of 20th-century buildings. The expansion will take place on a site situated between the current museum grounds and the Ceres junction. In addition to a closed block of historic buildings, a building for the Danish Poster…
- Ceres is closing – Aarhus is in mourning
On 7 January 2008, the people of Aarhus received some long-feared news. Ceres is closing its brewery in the ‘City of Smiles’. After more than 150 years of brewing beer on the banks of the river, production is now moving to Royal Unibrew’s other breweries on Funen and Zealand. The brewery’s history is almost synonymous…
- New housing development on Brendstrupgårdsvej
In Skejby, between Brendstrupgårdsvej and Margrethediget, there are plans to build seven properties, consisting mainly of small homes. The site was previously zoned for commercial use, and back in 2000, TDC Internet had plans to construct a large building on this site, and to connect it to the existing buildings on…
- Extension at Orla Lehmanns Allé 5
There are plans to construct an extension between Orla Lehmanns Allé 3 and 7. The extension will fill a gap in the block situated between Orla Lehmanns Allé and Banegårdspladsen. The development complies with the local plan and therefore does not require a new local plan, merely municipal approval in accordance with…
- Extension of Skejby Hospital
Skejby Hospital is set to undergo a major expansion. The intention is to transfer all hospital functions in the Aarhus area to Skejby, so that all specialities are represented there, thereby allowing the two old hospitals in central Aarhus to be decommissioned. In December 2007, the Central Denmark Region selected a…
- New development between Værkmestergade and the railway line
The construction company Kuben is planning to build a mixed-use residential and commercial development on the vacant site between Værkmestergade and the railway line.
- Redevelopment of the block south of Vesterbro Torv
At its meeting on 23 May, the City Council submitted a local plan for the development south of Vesterbro Torv for public consultation. The block is currently completely dominated by the eight-storey Vestgaarden building, flanked by the entrance to Superbrugsen and a post office. The owner of the site has asked the…
