MORTEN LEICHT JEPPSEN

THE LANGUAGE OF SOIL

Morten Leicht Jeppsen is the founder of Metropolitan Metaculture and one of Denmark’s most experienced biodiversity and planting specialists.

Morten is a trained nursery gardener, landscape contractor, and landscape architect with more than 20 years of experience in integrating the natural environment into architectural and urban contexts. He aims to create performative natural environments with high biodiversity, diverse vegetation, and low maintenance that contribute to the aesthetic and natural qualities of cities. At the same time, he tackles important urban challenges such as rainwater management, phytoremediation, urban heat islands, climate adaptation, and social sustainability. Morten’s broad international experience allows him to work in a variety of climatic zones, ranging from temperate to tropical and arid regions.

At OPEN, Morten will be moderating a conversation with Petra Blaisse and Jana Crepon.

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