The article “Experience From a Transformation” is part of the Realdania-funded research project at Aarhus Centre for Regenerative Building and the Aarhus School of Architecture: “Regenerative Architecture – examples, processes and stories from an ongoing paradigm shift in the built environment”. The project will be published in 2026.

This article considers how architecture can actively contribute to the regeneration and strengthening of ecosystems, material cycles, and social communities. It goes beyond simply reducing the climate and ecological footprint.  

The study is based on cases. It identifies structural and practical barriers and outlines possible pathways for a regenerative transformation of the building sector. The main case study is the VELUX Innovation House, designated as one of ten “lighthouse projects” with  the potential to demonstrate operational principles for regenerative architecture.

The analysis covers environmental and resource impacts, circularity strategies, biodiversity implications, site-specific conditions, as well as social and political dimensions.

Read more here: https://aarch.dk/regenerativt-byggeri-formidling/ and here: https://aarch.dk/regenerativt-byggeri-projekteskrivelse/