ABOUT US
The Story
The story behind HOPE
The idea for House of Peace came at a dinner party. Four friends, Alexander Kølpin, Kasper Winding, Michael Eide and Morten Langebæk, wanted to join forces in a quest with a goal and vision that was bigger than them. They dreamed of peace and of creating a place for peace.
The private institution House of Peace (HOPE) was founded in 2003, since then, HOPE has been working on the creation of a monumental building, a symbol of peace. The realisation of House of Peace will be the fruit of a small seed planted in 2003. At HOPE, we dream that this small seed will spread ideas and reflections among all the people who will visit House of Peace.
"Give peace a chance."
The context
All around the world, work is being done to bring peace: The United Nations, international peace organisations, community-based initiative groups and individuals are all working in the name of peace. These initiatives are indispensable, and their results impressive.
HOPE wants to add to their work through an unconventional and eye-catching initiative that uses art and architecture as its driving force. Artistic masterpieces do not die. On the contrary, they grow stronger over time. Our vision is to construct a building which will serve both as an active peace symbol as well as a space for personal reflection. A house of peace, whose artistic and architectural excellence will create enduring respect and attention worldwide. A symbol that will constantly remind people of the important role that each of us has to play in promoting peace. An architectural masterpiece that will serve as a neutral and unbiased background for the individual's wish for peace.
Kasper Winding, Chairman
Currently he resides in Paris and is the proud father to 4 children.
The HOPE project is the culmination of his determination to bring the world together through love and art as well as his deeply held belief that we need to focus on our “communality” rather than our differences.
"Some of us arrogantly take peace for granted, while others have almost forgotten it. It is my hope that the The Cloud will remind us all that peace is something we all carry within us. It is free, and it is there to be shared."
Anders Valentin
Anders gives lectures on intellectual property law at the University of Copenhagen and is co-founder and head of the Nordic IP law moot trials as well as lecturer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, on the subject of design law. He has authored several articles and contributed to international works of reference concerning IPR.
"Living in the world of today - I find it more and more relevant to create a peaceful space for everyone.
I like the thought of a public space where everything is about peace and silence."
Isabel Bramsen
Isabel Bramsen (PhD). Associate Senior Lecturer at Lund University, Department of Political Science. She is the former Director of Peace and Conflict Studies at Lund University and now leads the UNPEACE project. In her research she applies a micro-sociological framework to study diplomacy, peace processes and dialogue to nonviolent resistance and violence in a variety of contexts in the Middle East, Europe, South America, and Asia.
She is author more than 40 books and academic articles, including the popular science book, “Fredens Logik” published by People’s and the academic book, “The Micro-Sociology of Peace and Conflict” published by Cambridge University Press. Bramsen has received several prizes for her work, including the Harmann Prize and the Hesbjerg Peace Prize. She is member of Nordic Women Mediators and mediator at Centre for Conflict Resolution (CFK).
Stine Lehmann-Larsen
Stine Lehmann-Larsen is Deputy Executive Director at the European Institute of Peace in Bruxelles, where she works closely with individuals and parties navigating some of the world’s most complex conflicts. At the heart of her role is supporting people in preparing for dialogue—helping them engage with one another, often across deep divides, and creating the conditions for conversations that would otherwise seem impossible.
Over the past two decades, her work has taken her across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. In these contexts, she has accompanied conflict actors, advised on sensitive processes, and contributed to shaping approaches to peacemaking that are both strategic and deeply human. Her work is grounded in the belief that meaningful progress begins when people are able to listen, to be heard, and to recognize one another—even in the most challenging circumstances.
Throughout her career, Stine has been committed to strengthening the practice of mediation and to supporting spaces where trust, reflection, and dialogue can emerge. She brings to her work a strong sense of responsibility to the broader purpose of peacemaking—not only as a political endeavor, but as a human one.
At a time when peace risks slipping down the list of global priorities, she believes it is more important than ever to hold on to it—to see through division and to continue finding one another, even in the midst of conflict.
Jesper Rasmussen
I believe that the project, with its beautiful message of peace, is very necessary both in a broad global sense and on a more personal level.
The construction, with its beautiful, unique, and spectacular architecture, offers a rare invitation to contemplation and reflection, which will create an environment that will surely fulfill its purpose and facilitate both reflection and thoughts on peacemaking.”
Career Overview
2010 – Present:
Professional Board Member and Strategic Advisor
2006 – 2009:
Group Director/Board Member, Strukton
Dutch company with subsidiaries in several European countries.
Railway maintenance and infrastructure management.
2005 – 2006: Consultant to the Ministry of Transport and the Minister of Transport
Privatization and sale preparation of state-owned companies.
2003 – 2005:
Rail Authority/Banedanmark
Infrastructure manager of the state’s railway network.
1980 – 2003:
Carl Bro Group
Current Board Positions:
House of Peace Project, Chairman
Operapark Foundation, Chairman
Odense Light Rail, Chairman
GroundPlug, Chairman
Ingholt Consult, Chairman
Byens Byggerådgivning, Chairman
Skou Gruppen, Chairman
Junkbusters, Chairman
Enco El, Chairman
RudeCru, Chairman