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MASU Planning, HEJREVEJ 43 4. TV, Copenhagen (2026)

03/06/2026

New Website //

Please take some time to visit our brand-new website.

Our goal has been to create a more user-friendly website with a fresh appearance that presents our work in the best possible way.

/ We’ve added new projects and updated existing ones with new photography.

/ We’ve refined our narrative and clarified our approach.

/ We’ve updated our news page.

/ We’ve customized our contact information to make it easier for you to get in touch.

Our new website was designed and developed entirely in-house.

We see our new digital home as a natural evolution rather than a revolution, and we hope you enjoy exploring it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Visit → www.masuplanning.com

01/06/2026

Inauguration of Historical Square in Roskilde //

On Friday, 19 June at 3 o’clock, Mayor Tomas Breddam and Chair of the Planning and Technical Committee Claus Larsen will inaugurate Hestetorvet.

Everyone is welcome to join the festivities, which include music performed by 9th-grade students, hobby horse riding, and creative workshops.

Hestetorvet serves as the arrival square for Roskilde Station and forms part of a comprehensive urban development project aimed at strengthening urban life in the city centre.

As lead consultant, MASU Planning is responsible for the new design of Hestetorvet, where increased greenery and recreational value have been key focus areas. A combination of 28 new evergreen and deciduous trees and new planting beds has created a green and inviting park-like space whose appearance will change throughout the year.

To reduce the project’s climate footprint, Roskilde Municipality has prioritised reuse throughout the entire project process. The new paving primarily consists of existing cobblestones, kerbstones, and granite steps that have been removed and reused in new patterns and functions within the project.

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FACT BOX: Renewal of Hestetorvet and Algade

Client: Roskilde Kommune

Lead consultant: MASU Planning

Main Contractor and landscape gardener: Scheller, Hougaard & Petersen A/S

Sub-Contractor: Roskilde Brolægning

Area: approx. 5,000 m²

22/05/2026

Everything Counts – Acting Locally for Global Impact //

To enhance biological diversity, the UN, through the Convention on Biological Diversity, has designated 22 May as the annual International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB).

For individuals and companies alike, addressing biodiversity loss can feel overwhelming.

To emphasize that meaningful change begins at a local scale, “Acting Locally for Global Impact” is the theme of the 2026 edition of IDB. It highlights that reversing biodiversity loss depends on the strength of local actions — the commitment of communities, organizations, and governments working together.

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On May 26, Malin Blomqvist will present The Enchanting as a Development Strategy at Build for Biodiversity.

Through projects such as the Biodiversity Guide for Helsinki, Fingerplan 2.0, H.C. Andersen’s Garden, Töölöviksparken, and Rosendal Square, she will showcase how we design green spaces that support both people and biodiversity.

To celebrate IDB — and as a warm-up to the conference — you can read a brand-new interview with Malin, where she shares her thoughts on how to develop green spaces that increase biodiversity.

As a bonus, you’ll find out who inspired her to pursue a career in landscape architecture — and which animal she thinks she would be if she weren’t a Homo sapiens.

Malin Blomqvist at Build for Biodiversity (text in Danish): https://buildinggreen.eu/together/2026/05/22/det-eventyrlige-som-udviklingsstrategi/

18/05/2026

Reminder: MASU Planning at Build for Biodiversity //

“Through a selection of our projects, participants will gain insight into how we work strategically with green spaces to provide citizens with a diversity of recreational and nature-based experiences. Personally, I am also looking forward to being inspired by how my peers and other experts create green solutions in their projects.” — Malin Blomqvist, Partner, MASU Planning

On May 26, Malin will present 'The Enchanting as a Development Strategy' at Build for Biodiversity.

Through projects such as H.C. Andersen’s Garden (Odense, Denmark), Töölöviksparken (Helsinki, Finland), and Rosendal Square (Uppsala, Sweden), she will showcase how we create green spaces that support both people and biodiversity.

To learn more and register, visit Build for Biodiversity:
https://buildinggreen.eu/buildforbiodiversity/

The conference will be held in Danish and is organized by Insight Events, the company behind Building Green, BIM World Copenhagen, Build in Wood, and more.

Photographs: HCA by Rasmus Hjortshøj / Portrait by Kirstine Autzen

11/05/2026

Arctic Landscapes //

A couple of weeks ago Qaqortoq Airport officially opened.

As sub-consultants to ZESO Architects our landscape design has four distinctive features:

A) Functionality is key: Our primary objective was to optimise the airport infrastructure, so that the passengers can access the airport in the easiest manner.

B) Using local materials to reduce costs: Shipping materials to Greenland is extremely expensive, so all the materials used in the landscape consist of locally sourced crushed bedrock.

C) Handling melting water on the surface. In Greenland digging sewers to handle excess melting water is hard task - the solution is a water management system that handles water locally on the surface.

D) The landscape speaks for itself: The local landscape is impressive and magnificent, so we have intentionally done as little as possible to interfere with its natural beauty.

For South Greenland, Qaqortoq Airport is key to creating new opportunities for tourism, business, community life and regional growth.

Thanks to all collaborators and the client for a smooth collaborative process.

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TEAM Qaqortoq Airport:

ZESO Architects

KJGreenland A/S

Martin & Co

Spangenberg & Madsen

MASU Planning

Greenland Airports

Photographs by ZESO (01) and Greenland Airports (2-3)

06/05/2026

MAKI – A New Cultural Arena in Poland //

Yesterday, Gauthier Durey, Sune Oslev, and Aliaksei Zanouski (MASU Planning) were in Poland, where they, together with Kengo Kuma and Marcin Sapeta (Kengo Kuma and Associates Dr. Eng. Andrzej Truszczyńsk (President of TKHolding - Architecture • BIM • VR), and Alan Burden (Structed Environment) presented our winning proposal for a new cultural Centre in Rzeszów.

MAKI – Międzynarodowa Arena Kultury i Integracji (International Arena of Culture and Integration) will become a multifunctional venue, comprising, among other things, a library, concert hall, conference facilities, educational zones, rehearsal rooms, rooftop gardens and inviting urban spaces.

The new cultural centre is designed as a spiral-shaped building that brings all functions together around a centrally located foyer with a skylight. MAKI is intended to become the city’s public meeting place, and users’ movement through the building symbolises a journey of learning through literature, knowledge and culture.

MASU Planning is responsible for the landscape, and Gauthier Durey, associate partner and Head of Planning, says:

“We have developed a landscape project that serves as an outdoor extension of the library’s indoor facilities, offering spaces for play, culture, contemplation, and relaxation in the open air. Together, the ground-level landscape and rooftop landscapes create a cohesive, inclusive public realm where nature, culture, and everyday life meet in a series of spaces that make nature an integrated part of the experience.”

The winning competition project, “Whirl of Words”, was created by an international team: Schick Architekci by TKHolding, Kengo Kuma & Associates, MASU Planning, Structured Environment, and Kin Creatives.

MAKI is the new name for the project.

04/05/2026

MASU Planners in Ruhr //

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Neustadt, Zollverein, Ruhr Museum, Nordsternpark, Tiger & Turtle, Mariendom, Wuppertal Schwebebahn and Museum Insel Hombroich.

These are just some of the projects we had the opportunity to experience first-hand when MASU Planners from Copenhagen and Helsinki met in the Ruhr district for our study trip at the end of April.

The study trip was the perfect mixture of gaining new inspiration for our projects, informal socializing and – thanks to the beautiful and warm weather – laying the foundation for our summer tans.

29/04/2026

Planting Trees in Roskilde //

Today, we’re planting 28 new trees at Hestetorvet in Roskilde.

We’ve selected a variety of evergreens, including Austrian Pine, Scots Pine, and Giant Sequoia, combined with deciduous trees such as Red Oak, Fringed Oak, Pedunculate Oak, Ash, Cut-eaved Alder, Japanese Cherry, and more exotic species such as Cork Trees. These are complemented by smaller flowering trees such as Crabapple, Hawthorn, and Ornamental Cherry.

All trees are specially selected at Kortegaard Planteskole.

Hestetorvet is the arrival square for Roskilde Station and is part of our renewal project in Roskilde, which also includes the transformation of Algade.

Improvements to Hestetorvet include levelled outdoor dining areas and lush greenery that separates the surrounding traffic while creating recreational spaces within the square. 80% of the materials are reused.

So, if you’re planning to experience Gorillaz, The Cure, David Byrne, Kneecap, Smag På Dig Selv, Na**lm Death, Little Simz, AySay or some of the other performers at the 2026 edition of Roskilde Festival, you’ll be able to experience the newly planted trees firsthand as a warm-up!

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FACT BOX: Renewal of Hestetorvet and Algade

Client: Roskilde Kommune

Lead consultant: MASU Planning

Main Contractor and landscape gardener: Scheller, Hougaard, and Petersen A/S

Sub-Contractor: Roskilde Brolægning

Area: approx. 5,000 m²

Timeline: 2025–2026

27/04/2026

REMINDER: Interns Application Deadline //

Want to become an intern at MASU Planning for AW ’26?

Then make sure to send your application by Friday 1 May.

As our new intern, you will become an integral part of our projects and develop your skills by working on a variety of landscape projects.

We’ll support you throughout your stay at our Copenhagen Office, where we enjoy working and being together.

Ideally, you are

✅ Proficient in English (Nordic proficiency is also a plus)

✅ At least in the third year of your landscape architecture, urbanism, architecture, or similar study program

✅ Fluent in CAD and Adobe, and hopefully familiar with 3D modelling

Sounds Interesting?

Then send your CV and portfolio (max. 8 MB) to intern(at)masuplanning.com

21/04/2026

Sports Facilities as a Strategic Development Tool //

Across municipalities, large areas are occupied by sports facilities that represent significant – and often overlooked – potential to strengthen public health, create recreational opportunities, and become public meeting places.

Many of these are planned from a modernist perspective, where functional separation or specialization is seen as the primary ideal. As a result, they no longer meet current societal challenges nor reflect contemporary trends in sports and physical activity.

This is problematic – especially at a time when there is increasing competition for land use for climate adaptation, enhanced biodiversity, recreational urban spaces, renewable energy, housing development, and infrastructure.

Malin Blomqvist, Sune Oslev, and Bo Vestergård Madsen (owner Vestergård Kultur) has written an op-ed for Byrummonitor, in which they argue that our large sports facilities should be used as a strategic urban planning tool.

You can read their opinion piece here (text in Danish) → https://byrummonitor.dk/nyheder/debat/article19215683.ece

Thank you, Byrummonitor, for giving us the opportunity to share our thoughts.

MASU Planning