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MASU Planning MASU Planning is a landscape architect office based in Copenhagen and Helsinki creating atmospheric

28/09/2026

MASU Planning is seeking interns for Spring/Summer ’27 //

Are you studying landscape architecture, urbanism, or architecture?

And do you want to sharpen your skills and work on a variety of landscape projects — from large-scale planning to concept development and strategic design?

Then you should consider applying for an internship at MASU Planning.

In the first half of 2027, we are offering internships from February through July. The application deadline is 20 November.

For more information about requirements and how to apply → https://www.masuplanning.com/internship

Landscape as a defining structural element // “For perhaps this is precisely where landscape architecture has one of its...
23/09/2026

Landscape as a defining structural element //

“For perhaps this is precisely where landscape architecture has one of its most important roles to play today. Not by adding green pockets to the city, but by allowing nature to become the structure from which the city grows.

When biodiversity, climate adaptation, health and community become the starting point for development, new opportunities emerge for creating resilient and vibrant urban environments.” – Stephan Gustin on Sundparken

In his latest column, Stephan Gustin, Chair of Danske Landskabsarkitekter / The Danish Association of Landscape Architects, writes about the ideas competition for the current Odense University Hospital site.

Through the competition, Freja Ejendomme, Realdania By & Byg and Odense Kommune sought to invite a broad range of voices into the conversation about the future of the hospital area, once the hospital is relocated to the new OUH.

Our competition entry, Sundparken, was developed by Lendager, Holst Engineering, Ekolab and MASU Planning.

Read the full column on the Danish Association of Landscape Architects’ website (TEXT IN DANISH) →
https://www.landskabsarkitekter.dk/Aktuelt/nar-landskabet-bliver-den-baerende-ide/

Opening of the Bicycle Playground in Roskilde //Last week, Tomas Breddam, Mayor of Roskilde, and Claus Larsen, Chair of ...
21/09/2026

Opening of the Bicycle Playground in Roskilde //

Last week, Tomas Breddam, Mayor of Roskilde, and Claus Larsen, Chair of the Planning and Technical Committee, inaugurated the new Bicycle Playground in Roskilde.

The playground teaches children in kindergarten and the youngest school pupils how to ride their bicycles. It features beginner lanes, technical lanes, and a fast lane for more adventurous riders. At the centre of the playground is a round bench for relaxing, eating lunch, and simply hanging out.

The Bicycle Playground is the latest addition to Byens Haver – an ambitious project transforming the southwestern part of Roskilde through a human-scaled landscape concept that fosters social interaction, strengthens local identity, and creates new green connections, while also addressing biodiversity and climate change.

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TEAM BYENS HAVER

MASU Planning (landscape architect), Cornelius Vöge (collaborator), and MøllerLøkkegaard and Køge Bugts Anlægsgartner (contractors). Client: Roskilde Municipality and Boligselskabet Sjælland.

Landskabsrådet visits H.C. Andersen’s Garden //On 7 October, Landskabsrådet invites everyone to a networking event in Od...
18/09/2026

Landskabsrådet visits H.C. Andersen’s Garden //

On 7 October, Landskabsrådet invites everyone to a networking event in Odense, where participants will learn about the important role landscape architects play in the city’s ongoing development.

The programme starts with a guided tour of H.C. Andersen’s Garden by Malin Blomqvist, Founding Partner at MASU Planning, and Nicolai Cramer Almdal, Head of Marketing and Development at Malmos.

Afterwards, Odense Kommune will present some of its current and upcoming projects:

Susanne Grunkin, City Architect, and Bo Jessen, Senior Consultant, will talk about the transformation of the former Odense University Hospital and the importance of maintaining the initial landscape ambitions throughout a development process spanning several decades.

Anne Ramborg, Landscape Architect, will present a selection of the new public spaces along Thomas B. Thriges Gade. Finally, Bo Hune will talk about the dissemination of the UNESCO project Nonnebakken.

THE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN DANISH, AND THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE TICKETS.

Further information and sign-up via Landskabsrådet’s website → https://landskabsraadet.dk/2026/09/09/landskabsraadet-inviterer-til-netvaerksarrangement-d-7-oktober-i-odense/

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Team H. C. Andersen’s House and Garden:

MASU Planning (landscape), KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES (Main advisor), CORNELIUS VÖGE, C&W Arkitekter A/S, Søren Jensen, OKNygaard A/S og BG Byggros, Danmark and Jesper Kongshaug.

Client: Odense Kommune with donation from A.P. Møller Fonden.

Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj.

Where Imagination Meets Reality // “It is easy to understand why H.C. Andersen’s Garden won the prestigious Danish Lands...
14/09/2026

Where Imagination Meets Reality //

“It is easy to understand why H.C. Andersen’s Garden won the prestigious Danish Landscape Award. The design is captivating and sparks the visitor’s curiosity through subtle elements drawn from the author’s magical world. Here, reality meets imagination, as the urban space, the park and the garden themselves become the museum.” – Cecilia Karlsson.

H.C. Andersen’s House and Garden is featured in the latest edition of the Swedish magazine Tidskriften Landskap.

Cecilia Karlsson has interviewed Malin Blomqvist, visited the garden and written an article about how the adventurous garden reflects the themes and moods of the author’s stories, blurs the boundaries between inside and outside, and has become a strong symbol of Odense, Denmark’s third-largest city.

We appreciate your interest, and we are happy that you enjoyed your visit to the garden.

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Team H. C. Andersen’s House and Garden:

MASU Planning (landscape), KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES (Main advisor), CORNELIUS VÖGE, C&W Arkitekter A/S, Søren Jensen, OKNygaard A/S og BG Byggros and Jesper Kongshaug.

Client: Odense Kommune with donation from A.P. Møller Fonden.

Photograph by Rasmus Hjortshøj.

80 years of Finnish Landscape Architecture // This year marks the 80th anniversary of Suomen Maisema-arkkitehtiliitto MA...
07/09/2026

80 years of Finnish Landscape Architecture //

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Suomen Maisema-arkkitehtiliitto MARK – The Finnish Association of Landscape Architects. To celebrate this milestone, MARK is hosting a seminar, Changing Landscapes – Time and Ideals.

The event takes place on October 2 and is divided into two seminar sessions.

The first session examines the development of landscape architecture in Finland, highlighting how perceptions of the profession have changed over the years and continue to evolve.

Malin Blomqvist will be a keynote speaker at the morning session, and through her own work she will reflect on current Finnish and Nordic landscape architecture, as well as differences and similarities when working in different Nordic countries.

Other keynote speakers for the morning session are academician Mona Schalin, Jussi Luomanen from City of Helsinki, and Ria Ruokonen of ARCO Architecture Company.

The morning session ends with a panel discussion featuring Finnish landscape architects, and is moderated by Elisa Lähde, Associate Professor, Aalto University, and Jouni Heinänen, City of Helsinki.

The second session focuses on the present and the future, with keynote speeches from Prof. Dr. Lisa Diedrich of TU Berlin, Peter Veenstra of LOLA Landscape Architects, and Bjørn Ginman of SLA.

Elina Kataja, Head of our Helsinki office, will moderate the closing panel discussion.

Further information and tickets → https://www.m-ark.fi/maisema-arkkitehtuuripaiva/in-english/

IMAGE: Töölönlahti park / Photography by Maite Gonzales Laurens

From the Archives: Verdenspladsen aka Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus //Gellerup, in Aarhus — Denmark’s second-larges...
28/08/2026

From the Archives: Verdenspladsen aka Gellerup Sports and Culture Campus //

Gellerup, in Aarhus — Denmark’s second-largest city — is undergoing a major transformation.

Verdenspladsen (The World Square) is an urban space that connects Gellerup’s cultural, sports and leisure institutions and acts as a natural extension of the programmes of the surrounding buildings — including the library, community associations, swimming pool, sports clubs and circus school.

The square is articulated by abstract, multifunctional forms that rise from the surface, creating an inspiring and playful environment.

The paving is partly made from reclaimed materials sourced from the municipality’s material bank. Two-metre-long concrete tiles, previously used at Aarhus Harbour, have been given a new life as part of the square’s surface.

The green character of the adjacent City Park is drawn into Verdenspladsen through strategically placed trees. They provide shelter, spatial variation and a series of intimate spaces within the larger square. Their canopies contribute to a green and lush atmosphere, while clear views are maintained between the trunks, ensuring a sense of openness, visibility and safety for people moving through and spending time in the square.

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TEAM
MASU Planning (Landscape architect), Schmidt Hammer Lassen (architects), Loop Architects. COWI, 2+1 idébureau

Client: Municipality of Aarhus / Brabrand Boligforening

Size: 3,000 m2

Timeline: 1st prize in competition, 2016 / Completed 2024

Photographs by Kasper Palsnov

MASU on MASU: Grønnegade Square // "When I was younger, our group of skaters occasionally travelled from Svendborg to Od...
24/08/2026

MASU on MASU: Grønnegade Square //

"When I was younger, our group of skaters occasionally travelled from Svendborg to Odense during the winter. Our destination was the parking garage beneath Grønnegade, but on the way down into the parking garage, we passed through a square that caught our attention.

As a skater, you look at urban spaces in a particular way. You count steps, assess the height of ledges and the gradients of slopes, and notice even the smallest details and changes in surfaces.

The paving needs to be smooth enough to skate on, but the surroundings can also have a distinctive aesthetic quality. If you film a trick, the surroundings matter to the finished clip. Grønnegade had both. The paving was smooth, the colours were warm, and the furniture was sculptural.

Years later, I studied landscape architecture and attended a lecture on paving and paving patterns. Grønnegade was presented as an example of a particularly detailed project.

During the lecture, I began to understand why I had noticed the square back then. The warm bricks were not simply chosen for their appearance. They draw on an existing material tradition in Odense, but are used in a new way, arranged in an organic pattern that gives the square its own identity.

Starting to work at MASU Planning has brought the story full circle in the best possible way. I have joined the company behind one of the first urban spaces that made an impression on me, several years before I knew what landscape architecture was — and long before I knew that I would eventually end up working with it myself.”

Thomas Lindtorp Pedersen
Landscape architect, MASU Planning

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Grønnegade Square: Main Advisor: MASU Planning, Clients: Municipality of Odense and Realdania.

Landscape Architecture as a Catalyst for Holistic Urban Development // On August 24, Malin Blomqvist will give a lecture...
17/08/2026

Landscape Architecture as a Catalyst for Holistic Urban Development //

On August 24, Malin Blomqvist will give a lecture at Norwegian ArchFest 2026 in Haugesund.

Through projects such as Fingerplanen 2.0, Roskilde Vest, H.C. Andersen’s Garden (Denmark), Töölöviksparken (Finland), and Rosendal Square (Sweden), Malin will showcase how we strategically use landscape architecture as a catalyst for holistic urban development.

The festival is part of the Den norske filmfestivalen / Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund and is organized in collaboration with Holon, Volum, Arkipelet, Norconsult, Link, and the Stavanger Arkitektforening.

The organizers promise “film, parties and lectures, where we delve into architectural psychology under the title You, Me and Architectural Psychology – in a Brutal World."

Explore this year’s program →
https://mcusercontent.com/2c6fb9deee0dc88695d4cab74/files/92eda749-8c02-cf19-9109-09fc66fd286e/Archfest_Programme_2026_1_.pdf

Portrait photograph by Kirstine Autzen

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