Partners
STIG L. ANDERSSON is founding partner and design director of SLA. Having studied nuclear physics, Japanese culture and chemistry before becoming an architect, Andersson graduated from The Royal Danish School of Architecture in 1986. From 1986-1989 Andersson moved to Japan with Japanese ministerial research funds. Andersson was particularly interested in Japanese culture’s relationship with substance, space and changeability – fields he has integrated and developed in his own practice since 1994. Renowned for his sensuous and poetic work, Andersson combines unique amenity values based on the aesthetics of nature with cutting-edge urban design. Stig L. Andersson is a professor in aesthetic design at the University of Copenhagen and is a much sought-after lecturer and teacher at universities and architecture schools in Europe, Asia and the United States. Andersson has received multiple Danish and international awards for his work, including the RIBA Award, The European Landscape Award and the C.F. Hansen Medal – the highest national honor given to a Danish architect awarded by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
METTE SKJOLD is partner and CEO in SLA. With more than 15 years of experience as a leader of sustainable urban planning and development projects, Mette has vast experience in leading complex processes with multidisciplinary teams solving some of today’s hardest urban problems. Mette is also responsible for SLAs most complex involvement processes, making citizens, developers and authorities engage in a mutually beneficial teamwork. Besides her masters degree in architecture from Aarhus School of Architecture, Mette also holds an international master degree in Leadership and Innovation from Copenhagen Business School. Before joining SLA in 2010, Mette was associated partner at Henning Larsen Architects. Mette is chairman of the Danish Association of Architectural Firms’ ‘Architecture and Construction Committee’ and member of the Lord Mayor’s Business Council in Copenhagen.
RASMUS ASTRUP is partner and CCO in SLA and responsible for several of the studio’s largest and most complex international projects, including projects and business development in Asia and the Mid East. Rasmus has an extensive knowledge within project management and experience in controlling all phases of the building process – from project design to construction control. Rasmus’ strengths cover everything from strategy development and authorities processing to advanced landscape design, local and recreational rainwater management, and innovative lighting concepts. When it comes to sustainable landscape architecture and climate adaptation, Rasmus is one of the leading specialists in Scandinavia and an expert in conjoining the sustainability of buildings and their exterior in a holistic symbiosis through circuit designs and implementation of new, green technologies.
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