An expert in creative and functional movement landscapes and installations, with a special focus on design, development, production, quality control and safety.

With more than 10 years of exerience as both architect / designer and P.E. teacher / active mover, I have a well founded background in both the physical and bodily element and communicating movement, as well as creating the framework for and fascilitating physical activity.

My ‘hands-on’ approach have given my unique insight and practical experience in all elements of the process, from initial dialogue with a client or collaborator, development of concepts and ideas through detaling and implementation. This, of course, is especially true regarding my main area of expertise within design and architectural projects, but the same goes for everything that has to do with the content - for parkour, the dissmenination of the discpline and culture. Like hardware and software, I believe the best results are achieved through understanding the interaction, purpose and value of both elements.

With my embodied experience in both the architectural and physical elements, I often find myself at the center of cross-disciplinary collaborations, connecting and translating the knowledge between the many parties involved in a project. In terms of design projects I understand the functional approach of the practitioner as well as the the overall vision of the architects, city planners and others - and I undertand how to unite the two ends of the spectrum without compromising either.  

The above requires an understanding of many aspects and the interests and motivations of everyone and everything involved in a given situation - and it often requires quite a bit of diplomacy. For many years I’ve been engaged in (sports)political and strategic work, helping me navigate the landscape of various actors, organizations, philanthropies etc.

WORK & CAREER

2023 | Interim CEO at Parkour Earth
2021 - Independant Director with Parkour Earth
2020 Self emplyed at Mikkel Rugaard Studio
2014 Co-initiator of the growth and support initiative “Danish Platform for Street Sports
2013 Member of DS/EN, author of handbook and DS/EN 16899:2016 “Parkour Equipment” 
2012  - 2016 Board member with the Danish Institute for Sports Studies (IDAN)
2010  - 2020 CEO and owner with Street Movement ApS
2009 - 2016 Scenographer and choreographer for Gerlev Performance Team
2008 - 2010 Self employed with Ap[e]sthetics
2006 - Co-founder of the creative design community HALLO!design
2005 / 2007 Piccione Architecture & Design, New York
2006 Part time, KHR A/S Architects

EDUCATION & COURSES

2021 Design Management - Projekteringsledelse, Nohrcon
2021 Building Authority and Case Processing - Bygningsmyndighed og byggesagsbehandling, Arkitektforbundet
2000 - 2007 Cand. arch. / industrial designer, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen
2002 - 2003 P.E. teacher, Paul Petersen’s Sports Institute, Copenhagen