Projects per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Deane Simpson is an architect, urbanist and educator teaching and researching at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture, Copenhagen, where he is professor and co-leader with Charles Bessard of the masters program Urbanism and Societal Change. He is formerly professor at the Bergen School of Architecture (BAS), unit master at the Architectural Association in London, faculty member at the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zürich, tutor at the Aarhus School of Architecture and Senior Researcher at the ETH SEC Future Cities Laboratory. Formerly an associate at Diller + Scofidio in New York, he led or worked on several projects including Blur Building, Travelogues, Eyebeam, ICA Boston, Brasserie, and Rapid Growth. He received his doctorate from the ETH Zürich, masters degree in architecture from Columbia University in New York and Bachelor of Architecture with Honours from The University of Auckland. Deane is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, SOM Foundation Fellowship, Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize at Columbia University, and recipient of research grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, SEC-Future Cities Laboratory, ETH TH-project, Statens Kunstfond, Dreyers Fond, Husbanken, Velux Fonden, Martha and Paul Kerrn-Jespersens Fond, 15. Juni Fonden, Danish Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs, and Realdania. His research addresses contemporary forms of socio-spatial transformation at the intersection of demographic change and processes of modernization, globalization, neo-liberalization and welfare state transformation. His research has been published in journals such as Volume (Archis), Arbitare, Harvard Design Magazine, AD (Architectural Design), The Architectural Review, MONU, SAM and Archithese and in books such as Explorations in Architecture, Urban Transformations, Infrastructure as Architecture, Media and Urban Space, Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture, and Deviations: A Manual of Architecture. He is the co-author of the monograph Diller + Scofidio (+ Renfro): The Ciliary Function, published by Skira in 2007; author of Young-Old: Urban Utopias of an Aging Society published by Lars Müller Publishers in 2015; co-editor of The City Between Freedom and Security published by Birkhauser in 2017; and co-editor of Atlas of the Copenhagens published by Ruby Press in 2018.
Education/Academic qualification
Architecture and Urbanism, D.Sc. (Doctor of Science), ETH Zürich
Nov 2005 → May 2010
Award Date: 26 Apr 2011
Architecture, M.S. (AAD) (Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design), Columbia University
May 1996 → May 1997
Award Date: 21 May 1997
Architecture, B.Arch. (Hons.) (Auck.), University of Auckland
Feb 1993 → Nov 1994
Award Date: 8 May 1995
Architecture, B.B.Sc. (Bachelor of Building Science), Victoria University
Feb 1989 → Nov 1992
Award Date: 29 Apr 1993
Research area
- City
- Architecture
- Architecture, Urbanism and Urban Planning
- Urbanism and Demographic Change
- Welfare Urbanism
- Urban Securitization
- Urban Regimes of Sustainability and Liveability
- Spatial Visualisation
- Theory and philosophy
- Landscape
Projects
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Actor network and spatial/territorial impact mapping of Danish agri-food landscapes
Simpson, D. & Nowak, A.
25/05/2020 → …
Project: Research
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Artistic Development of Data Visualization: Fault Line Aesthetics
Raahauge, K. M., Simpson, D., Grønbæk, N., Nowak, A. & Feltgen, B.
12/05/2020 → …
Project: Other
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The Agency of Drawing: Book Project
Simpson, D., Malterre-Barthes, C. & LeCavalier, J.
19/10/2019 → …
Project: Research
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'Cities for Free' - Documentary Film Project
Simpson, D., Cantwell, A., Bessard, C. & Nielsson, J.
15/07/2019 → …
Project: Research
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SDW: Spaces of Danish Welfare
Johannessen, R., Raahauge, K. M., Lotz, K., Pedersen, M., Grønbæk, N., Petersson, D., Dedenroth Høj, L., Simpson, D., Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, M., Pagh, J. & Søberg, M.
01/02/2017 → 31/05/2022
Project: Research
Research output
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Sociodemographic Plastics: From Housing and Institutions for the Elderly to Urban Lifestyle Products for the Young-Old
Simpson, D., 2021, Architecture for Residential Care and Ageing Communities: Spaces for Dwelling and Healthcare. Gromark, S. & Andersson, B. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 172-186 15 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Call: Visioner For Hus og By
Simpson, D., 2020, In: Arkitekten. 122, August 2020, p. 8-17 10 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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Her er fem grunde til, at ghettoloven ikke er løsningen på at skabe en blandet by
Nielsen, T., Braae, E. & Simpson, D., 14 Nov 2020, In: Information.Publications: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
Open Access -
Professorer: Coronaen giver anledning til at overveje byernes udvikling
Nielsen, T., Braae, E. & Simpson, D., 17 Jun 2020, In: Altinget.Publications: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
Open Access -
Sikkerhed og arkitektur 3: Frihed eller komfort?
Simpson, D., 2020, In: Arkitekten. 122, 1, p. 18-20 3 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research
Prizes
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Lille Arne Award: “Atlas of the Copenhagens” & "Homes-Ensembles-City"
Duelund Mortensen, Peder (Recipient), Simpson, Deane (Recipient), Gimmel, K. (Recipient), Lonka, A. (Recipient), Jay, M. (Recipient) & Grootens, J. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes
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UK National Urban Design Book Award for the publication: Young-Old
Simpson, Deane (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prizes
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'Young-Old' DAM/Frankfurt Book Fair International Architecture Book Award - DAM Frankfurt
Simpson, Deane (Recipient), 14 Oct 2015
Prize: Prizes
Activities
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Visiting Professor, Hong Kong University
Deane Simpson (Participant)
18 Jan 2021 → 7 May 2021Activity: Other activity types › Period visiting other institutions
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, German Pavilion, “2038: The New Serenity" exhibition. Contributor: 2019, 2020, 2038: A Crisis in Architecture? / coding, changing, learning / Data vs Space
Deane Simpson (Lecturer)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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International Urban Design Conference: Young Researchers Forum “Re-Discovering Urban Design” (IUDC2020@YRF), Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus; Keynote Lecture: “Dilemmas of the Centripetal City: Shifting Modalities of Public Space”
Deane Simpson (Lecturer)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Hong Kong University: International Public Lecture Series: Critical Eyes: Roll, Action, Cut. Lecture: “From Ricardo Porro to Samuel Mockbee - Hidden Powers of Architecture”
Deane Simpson (Lecturer)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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TV Debate with Mark Wigley and Ana Miljacki on Konrad Wachsmann “The Jested Tele-Tower Hotel, window dressing and the Soviet Space Program”
Deane Simpson (Lecturer)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Press / Media
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Børsen (Danish Daily Newspaper) Interview: Arkitektdrømme efter corona [Architects’ Dreams after Corona]
30/05/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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“Debat: Hvor er bænkene i Metroen" Politiken Byrum: Interviewed by Christoffer Worm, 20 January, 2020
20/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Radio 24Syv Interview: Terrorsikkring for millioner
15/09/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Arkitektur (Sweden) Interview: Åldrandet och marknaden
01/05/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Zetland.dk Interview: “Selv Faxe Ladeplads er terrorsikret. Men gør det os mere trygge at barrikadere vores byer?”
01/05/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media