Short Scientific Course 2

The second Short Scientific Course, organised by the Aarhus School of Architecture, took place online from 19th to 20th February 2026.

On Day 1, the doctoral candidates presented the current state of their work. The External Expert Advisory Board, consisting of Prof. Sanda Lenzholzer (Chair of Landscape Architecture at Wageningen University), Prof. Lisa Diedrich (Professor of Landscape Architecture at the ÉLAN Chair, ‚Designing Landscapes of the Anthropocene‘, at the Technical University of Berlin), Prof. Teresa Andresen (former full professor at Porto University), Prof. Antje Stokman (Chair of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning at HafenCity University Hamburg) and Prof. Niels Albertsen (Professor Emeritus of Urban and Social Theory at the Aarhus School of Architecture), provided valuable feedback to each candidate. During the final discussion, the board shared their insights on criteria for sustainability and beauty.

On day two, various lectures introduced the doctoral candidates to the central concept of landscape laboratories in relation to design research. Different approaches to research through design were presented throughout the day. Prof. Stefan D. Boris gave a lecture on ‚Landscape Laboratories + Research Through Design + Actors and Ethics‘, followed by Prof. Martin Prominski, who presented his perspective on research through design. Professor Karin Helms of AHO (the Oslo School of Architecture and Design in Norway), who teaches at the Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Institute, was also invited to share her thoughts and findings on research through design. Finally, Niels Albertsen gave a lecture on ‚Inter-/Trans-/In-disciplinary‘. The day ended with continued discussions, reflections and exchanges on criteria for beauty and sustainability.

The knowledge imparted in SSC 2 will prepare the doctoral candidates for their landscape laboratory work, which will be presented at the reflection seminar, ‚Tour d’Europe‘.

The doctoral candidates applied the theoretical knowledge and insights gained to their own research through very individual reflections.