Company July 14, 2022

Gottlieb Paludan Architects’ Annual Sustainability Report 2021

We have just submitted our 13th annual report to the UN Global Compact initiative. In every annual report since 2009, we have reviewed progress on our work with human rights, labour rights, the environment and anti-corruption.

Please note: This article was published in 2022 and concerns Gottlieb Paludan Architects’ 2021 Sustainability Report, issued at a time when the company participated in the UN Global Compact. Gottlieb Paludan Architects is no longer independently affiliated with the initiative. Following our integration into AFRY, our contribution is represented through AFRY’s annual reporting to the UN Global Compact.

Some highlights from the report:

• Gottlieb Paludan Architects has taken a decisive step towards a more sustainable practice. We have launched an internal sustainability education program for our entire architectural practice in Copenhagen. Read more about the education program on page 33.

• This year, Gottlieb Paludan Architect has undergone a generational change of management and, with this change, the company is ready for a decisive step towards an even more sustainable practice. The new management team is committed to three main agendas, which support the company’s strategic ambitions and international growth targets: sustainability, diversity and digitalisation. Read more about the new management team on p. 37.

• This year, it was announced that the world’s first energy islands will be constructed in Denmark. As a response, we published our concept for the construction of energy islands, which mimics nature and thereby reduces its negative impact on the surrounding marine environment. Read more about the concept on page 56 in the report.

Read more in our Annual Sustainability Report, which can be downloaded here.

Knowledge & News

Read about our current projects, events, company news and the knowledge we continuously share.

See all

CompanyDecember 1, 2025

We are now AFRY Architects

January 2026 marks a new chapter for Gottlieb Paludan Architects. The company has changed its name and is now part of AFRY Architects.

ProjectNovember 21, 2025

New shared tool to uncover the climate potential of urban nature

Gottlieb Paludan Architects is proud to contribute as a knowledge partner in the development of LCAlandskab – Denmark’s first shared calculation tool designed to document both carbon emissions and carbon sequestration in urban spaces and landscapes.

ProjectSeptember 16, 2025

A new public park by Microsoft’s datacentre in Høje-Taastrup

In Høje-Taastrup, a new public space has been created. Next to one of Microsoft’s new datacentres, Officeparken has opened – a more than 40,000 m² public park developed in collaboration between Microsoft and Høje-Taastrup Municipality and designed by Gottlieb Paludan Architects.

ProjectJune 5, 2025

Gottlieb Paludan Architects and blrm Architekt*innen win competition for new U-bahn station in Hamburg

blrm Architekt*innen and Gottlieb Paludan Architects have together won the design competition for a new station on the future Ubahn line U5 in Hamburg. The design is based on the further development and expansion of an existing underground station at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, where the existing qualities are preserved and emphasised through the addition of simple elements.

ProjectApril 23, 2025

World's largest energy plant turns waste into energy in Shenzhen, China

Designed by Gottlieb Paludan Architects and Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the Shenzhen Energy Ring marks an innovative approach to waste management. With its distinctive, circular shape and a 1.1-kilometre public roof path, the facility is both a high-performing energy facility and a destination for learning and experiences.

ProjectMarch 12, 2025

Copenhagen Central Station is being modernised and future-proofed

A team of consultants led by Artelia and Gottlieb Paludan Architects has been commissioned to modernise Copenhagen Central Station to prepare it for increasing passenger numbers. The project will create greater safety and better accessibility for travellers, which is why the station hall will be transformed to make it more manageable and the historic architecture more visible.

ProjectNovember 29, 2024

Gottlieb Paludan Architects Contributes to Upgrading Defense Facilities

Gottlieb Paludan Architects is among the selected consultants for a national framework agreement on total consultancy for The Danish Ministry of Defence Estate Agency. The agreement covers building, construction and maintenance projects across Defence facilities throughout Denmark.