Brussels 01.12.2009-18.12.2009
Mexico City 04.03.2010-30.04.2010
Brno & Prague07.04.2010-26.04.2010
Ljubljana29.04.2010-10.05.2010
St. Petersburg 20.05.2010-31.05.2010
Rio12.06.2010-26.07.2010
Dublin12.06.2010-20.06.2010
Brasilia 01.08.2010-16.08.2010 
Santiago 10.09.2010-01.11.2010 
Rome15.09.2010-15.10.2010
Klaus Bondam made a recorded address to the audience explaining the benefits of having a strong cycling policy in place and what the next targets for copenhagen would be. in short, Copenhagen plans to have 50% of its commuting by bike in 2015, up from around 35% today. ambitious but far from impossible...
The bicycle in our climate change era could be regarded as a Trojan Horse for Sustainability. In other words, it can insidiously infiltrate people's subconscious ambition to become climate-friendly. By the inhabitants behaving in such a way, the city and urban spaces could become more sustainable in terms of transportation, but even more so in terms of quality of life and life style..
Jan Gehl's urban quality firm GEHL ARCHITECTS is the world's leading urban space planning company when we talk about developing a lifestyle that is enjoyable and healthy for inhabitants and businesses alike. With 40 years of practice, the company has amongst many other cities now transformed Copenhagen's city center into a bustling and lively pedestrian strip where shopping and...
For devoted or even those less passionate and occasional cyclists, Dreams on Wheels presents a view of contemporary urban cycling culture and examples of what can be seen and more importantly experienced in London and Copenhagen. For those of you who are yet to experience your city on two wheels, it will give you a chance to reconsider your options for daily commuting and leisure time.
© Mikael Colville-Andersen
Dreams on Wheels aims to get more people cycling around their city. It surveys best practice from Copenhagen and London, from cultural habit to innovative industrial design and city planning.
The London version of Dreams on Wheels is part of the prologue to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. Previously, other versions of Dreams on Wheels have been shown at the Danish Design Center, Copenhagen and internationally in Canberra, Edinburgh, Riga, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo and Moscow.
© Mikael Colville-Andersen
Come along and get your hands on some unique designer bicycles, learn about the future of cycling in London and get inspiration for your new riding outfit!
Dreams on Wheels is curated by Etikstudio with photographic contribution by Mikael Colville-Andersen and is organised by the Embassy of Denmark, London in partnership with the Greater London Authority. It is supported by Transport for London and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Press release from Embassy of Denmark, London of the 24 August 2009
COP15 prelude exhibit created for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Curation & Design by Etikstudio - 50 Elgin Crescent, W11 2JJ London UK, tel. +44 (0)20 7460 3509, dow@etikstudio.com
For more information, please visit www.denmark.dk
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