ADEPT is an international architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Copenhagen with a presence in Guangzhou. Founded in 2006 by architects Anders Lonka, Martin Laursen, and Martin Krogh, the firm develops architecture, urban planning, and public space projects with a particular focus on human scale and the relationship between building and city. The three founding partners continue to lead the firm's creative and strategic development. In 2011, together with Aidi Su, ADEPT expanded its activity in Asia by establishing its office in China, located in Guangzhou's central financial district.
ADEPT's work is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach that integrates architecture, landscape, mobility, and sustainable urban development. The firm champions a vision of architecture based on the concept of "place over building," prioritizing the creation of complex, inclusive, and socially active urban environments over the isolated architectural object. Its projects range from strategic urban plans and public spaces to cultural, educational, and residential facilities.
Over the past few years, ADEPT has garnered numerous international awards and accolades in architecture and urban planning competitions, establishing itself as one of the most prominent Scandinavian firms of its generation. Among its best-known projects are Ku. Be House of Culture and Movement in Frederiksberg, the New Aarhus School of Architecture, Vestre Fjord Park in Aalborg, and various urban developments in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and China. The firm currently boasts a multidisciplinary team of approximately thirty professionals.
Martin Laursen, Anders Lonka and Martin Krogh. ADEPT in Copenhagen.
Aidi Su. ADEPT in China.
