Employer one-pager · Copenhagen Urban City Break

What it is

A curated professional development programme in Copenhagen for urban professionals: expert-led site visits to the city's most referenced projects, guided by people from the organisations that planned, financed, designed or now run them, alongside a small, hand-picked international peer group. Co-hosted by All Things Urban, the leading global career platform for urbanists, and Urbcast, the Copenhagen-based podcast and network on cities.

Dates

10–12 Sept 2026

Format

Expert-led site visits

Group

Small, curated, international

Outcome

Certificate included

What participants take back to work

+Applicable case knowledge: the financing models, governance set-ups and design decisions behind Copenhagen's flagship projects, and what transfers to other cities.
+Direct professional contacts: experts from the organisations behind each project, plus the All Things Urban Copenhagen network.
+An international peer network: a curated group of professionals across architecture, planning, mobility, real estate and sustainability.
+Documentation: a certificate of participation and a curated materials and reading pack.

The site visits

Opera Park

Public space · privately funded harbourfront park

Papirøen / Paper Island

Mixed-use development · meanwhile use

Fælledby

First all-timber district · contested ground

Spor10 & Jernbanebyen

The next district · meanwhile phase

Vesterbro Passage

Live car-free street experiment

Nordhavn

Waterfront regeneration · land-value capture

Investment

€490

Early bird rate, per person, +VAT where applicable

€590

Standard rate, per person, +VAT where applicable

Includes the full curated programme, expert-led visits, local transport during the programme, materials and certificate. Travel, accommodation and meals are arranged separately, so total cost stays controllable. A proper invoice (with VAT where applicable) is issued for every booking, made out to the employer on request.

Email template for your manager

Copy, adjust the highlighted parts, and send.

Subject: Professional development request: Copenhagen urban study programme, 10–12 September

Hi [Manager],

I'd like to attend the Copenhagen Urban City Break (10–12 September 2026), a curated professional development programme for urban professionals run by All Things Urban and Urbcast.

Over two intensive days, a small international group visits Copenhagen's most referenced projects, guided by experts from the organisations that planned, financed and built them. For my work on [project / area], the direct takeaways are [e.g. financing models for public space, land-value capture, meanwhile-use strategies], plus contacts at the organisations behind these projects.

The participation fee is €[490/590] plus VAT, including the full programme, expert-led visits, local transport, materials and a certificate of participation. Travel and accommodation would come to roughly €[amount]. The organiser issues a proper invoice to us.

Programme overview: https://copenhagen-trip.allthingsurban.net/employer.html

Would you support this? Places are limited and confirmed on application, so I'd like to apply by [date].

Thanks,
[Name]

Need the invoice made out to your company, or a short confirmation letter from the organisers? Email hello@allthingsurban.net and we'll send it over.

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