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Victoria Linn Lygum is a landscape architect and assistant professor in the Department of the Built Environment at Aalborg University, Denmark. Here she contributes to the research group Universal Design with her specific landscape architectural perspective. Her specialty is evidence-based design with a focus on the connection between nature and human health. Her research deals with various topics including therapeutic environments at women’s shelters, nursing homes and stress clinics combining health design and universal design. Furthermore, Victoria runs a research project about olfactory design.
Teaching & supervision
- MSc-level, Inclusive Architecture (BUILD, University of Aalborg, 2020-)
- MSc & BA-level, Landscape Architecture (IGN, University of Copenhagen, 2009-2019)
Advisory board & network
- Facilitator in Danish Association of Construction Clients' Network for Universal Design and Accessibility
- Part of the advisory board in the research project "Better Physical Environment in Psychiatry" at the University of Southern Denmark
- Part of the advisory board in the Realdania funded project about healthy housing for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Appointed as an external examiner at The University of Copenhagen for the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026
Reviewer for the following MDPI journals
- Architecture
- Sustainability
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC), Center for Health Design
Award Date: 16 Jan 2014
PhD in Landsape Architecture, IGN, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 28 Sept 2012
Master of Science (MSc) in Landscape Architecture, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 29 Oct 2008
Erasmus-student, École Nationale Supérieur du Paysage, Versailles, France
Award Date: 6 Jul 2006
External positions
Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
1 Apr 2016 → 31 Dec 2019
Post doc, University of Copenhagen
15 Oct 2015 → 31 Mar 2016
Landscape Architect, ArchiMed consultancy
1 May 2013 → 31 May 2014
Keywords
- Architecture and Spatial Planning
- Landscape Architecture
- Health Design
- Universal Design
- Olfactory Design
- Evidence-based Design
- Therapeutic Landscapes
- Healing Gardens
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Collaborations from the last five years
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The potential of scent addition in care homes for the elderly with dementia
Lygum, V. L., Mathiasen, N., Gunnarsen, L. & Voldbjerg, S.
01/01/2024 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research
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Rumsans
Grangaard, S., Lygum, V. L., Øien, T. B., Mathiasen, N. & Bredmose, A.
01/01/2024 → …
Project: Other
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LGR: Det lysfyldte grønne rum der skaber trivsel for ældre med demens
Mathiasen, N., Lygum, V. L., Rasmussen, J. D. & Sigbrand, L.
01/01/2021 → 01/02/2026
Project: Research
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Effekten af BR18 ift. tilgængelighed og universelt design
Grangaard, S., Lygum, V. L. & Bredmose, A.
23/05/2023 → 21/12/2023
Project: Research
Research output
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Effekten af BR18 i forhold til tilgængelighed og universelt design
Grangaard, S., Lygum, V. L. & Bredmose, A., 18 Dec 2023, København SV: Institut for Byggeri, By og Miljø (BUILD), Aalborg Universitet. 47 p. (BUILD Rapport; No. 25, Vol. 2023).Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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Enabling Abilities by Universal Design: Mapping Academic Initiatives
Øien, T. B., Grangaard, S., Rasmussen, J. D., Mathiasen, N. & Lygum, V. L., 2023, Design for Inclusivity: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023. Mostafa, M., Baumeister, R., Ramsgaard Thomsen, M. & Tamke, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 281- 290 10 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the dynamics of architecture with the concept of affordance
Øien, T. B., Grangaard, S. & Lygum, V. L., 26 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Philosophical Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Greenspace as Workplace: Benefits, Challenges and Essentialities in the Physical Environment
Lygum, V. L., Dupret, K., Bentsen, P., Djernis, D., Grangaard, S., Ladegaard, Y. & Troije, C. P., Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 17, 6689.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Mapping the importance of specific physical elements in urban space for blind and visually impaired people
Bredmose, A., Grangaard, S., Lygum, V. L. & Hansen, A. R., 2023, In: Journal of Urban Design. 28, 2, p. 139-154 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)69 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Scent as a design tool - Lecture with scent event and workshop supervision
Victoria Linn Lygum (Lecturer)
13 Mar 2023 → 17 Mar 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
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Environmental Perception and Experience - SCENT
Victoria Linn Lygum (Lecturer)
31 Aug 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lecturers
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Universelt design og urbane uderum
Sidse Grangaard (Lecturer) & Victoria Linn Lygum (Lecturer)
5 Oct 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Duft - for bien, blomsten og det glade bymenneske
Victoria Linn Lygum (Lecturer)
3 Jun 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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A Conservatory for People and Plants – Designing a Healthier Build Environment for Elderly People With Dementia in Denmark
Jon Dag Rasmussen (Lecturer), Nanet Mathiasen (Lecturer), Victoria Linn Lygum (Lecturer) & Lone Sigbrand (Lecturer)
30 Mar 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Press/Media
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Debat: Byrum til menneskers forskellighed
25/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media