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schmidt hammer lassen – democratic architecture
Danish architects schmidt hammer lassen has for more than 20 years enjoyed a reputation as one of Scandinavia’s leading, award-winning architectural practices.
schmidt hammer lassen was founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 1986 by architects Morten Schmidt, Bjarne Hammer and John Lassen. Today the practice has grown substantially and employs a 170 strong staff based in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Oslo and London. The partner complement has also grown and today also includes Morten Holm, Kim Holst Jensen, Stephen D. Willacy, along with three associate partners. Day-to-day management of the firm is the responsibility of CEO Bente Damgaard.
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Bente Damgaard, Chief Executive
Officer |
schmidt hammer lassen’s reputation is built on passion for architectural uniqueness, the way buildings interact with their surroundings, involvement of the users, sustainable solutions and the Scandinavian light.
A building revolves around people. A building is not only an architectonic shape, but must also be closely integrated with its surroundings, its functions and its social context. A lot of architecture is characterized by being elevated and reserved. Schmidt hammer lassen design buildings the other way around – by creating architecture that opens up to the outside world – the extract of democratic architecture and the essence of schmidt hammer lassen’s approach.
Current international projects are amongst others the Amazon Court office building in Prague, the City of Westminster College in London, the Thor Heyerdahl School in Norway, and a number of construction projects and master plans in China, where a total of approximately one million square metres are currently under development.
Domestically, schmidt hammer lassen is best known for the prestigious extension to the Royal Danish Library – The Black Diamond – ARoS Art Museum and Greenland's Cultural Centre in Nuuk.
Read more on www.shl.dk
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K&M Partnership I/S is a language services company. It first traded in London in 1997 but two years ago, relocated to Denmark. The partners behind the company are, Kirsten Nielsen Welch and Michael Welch.
K&M Partnership, will edit or translate you next business text, compile the glossary you miss, proof-read your urgent project, or check your brochures for reader friendliness and cultural pitfalls. Our company philosophy is simple: ‘The right word’ – ‘Det rette ord’. We care about communication and we have an appetite for producing translations of the highest quality. Visit us at www.danishenglishtranslators.com
K & M Partnership I/S, Østergade 27, 4171 Glumsø, Denmark.
Tel (0045) 55 50 52 56.
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Vestas No.1 in Modern Energy
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Klaus Steen Mortensen, President,
Vestas Northern Europe |
Modern Energy
The world is re-thinking its energy future. Wind power is a renewable, predictable and clean energy resource. It has a fast ramp-up and offers the energy independence demanded by some of the world’s largest and fastest growing economies.
This is why Vestas calls wind power Modern Energy.
With a 28% market share, Vestas is the world leader in delivering Modern Energy. Vestas has already installed over 33,500 wind turbines in 63 countries on 5 continents, with a new turbine installed every 5 hours worldwide. In fact, Vestas turbines generate more than 50 million MWh a year, or enough power to supply millions of households. During the last 25 years, Vestas has improved the output of its turbines by a factor of 100 and is continuously improving turbine effectiveness.
This is why Vestas is No.1 in Modern Energy.
Vestas Celtic Wind Technology Ltd.
302 Bridgewater Place
Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6XG
+44 (0)19 2585 7100
www.vestas.com
Metsä Tissue is the fourth largest supplier of tissue paper products in Europe and the market leader in the Nordic countries, the Baltic States, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. We are also the world’s leading supplier of cooking paper products. Our main brands are Lambi, Serla, Mola, Tento, Katrin and Fasana. With ten mills located in Finland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden we employ 3.400 people and our turnover is EUR 800 million. Metsä Tissue is part of the Metsäliitto Group.
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Nicolai Petri, Vice President Western
Europe |
Nicolai Petri, Metsä Tissue’s vice president for West Europe said, “Most people don’t think of the washroom as anything more than simply “somewhere to go”. However, a recent survey carried out across Europe shows the public washroom to be much more than that. The survey has shown us that people see the washroom as a place of refuge: somewhere to take a break from the busy office or escape the crowded shopping mall for a few moments of peace, taking a nap, reading the paper, speaking on the phone or changing clothes. In today’s always-on world, the washroom is one place where you can get away from it all. We believe it is “the most important room in the world” and our aim is to provide and develop products that creates as positive an experience as possible”
Metsä Tissue offers the most complete and comprehensive range of products for “the most important room in the world”. The Katrin brand comprises an array of touch-free dispensing solutions, hand towel and toilet paper products, soaps, disinfectants, air fresheners, feminine hygiene products and waste bins. All designed to create a better environment and reduce cost by controlled consumption, wastehandeling and reduced maintainance costs.
Contact us and see how you can save money and at the same time create a better environment for your employees.
E-mail: katrin.uk@metsatissue.comTel: +44 20 8332 2842. Fax: +44 20 8332 2852 Web: www.metsatissue.com& www.katrin.com.jpg)
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