Carsten Hvid Nielsen

Carsten Hvid Nielsen serves as a Research Fellow in the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology at Aalborg University's Technical Faculty of IT and Design. His work centers on urban design with a focus on exclusionary practices in public spaces, particularly examining how architectural interventions impact unhoused and marginalized populations in Danish urban environments.

His research intersects Architecture and Spatial Planning with Discourse and Society, emphasizing UN Sustainable Development Goals related to sustainable cities. Key themes include unhoused populations' spatial tactics, stigmatization in public space, and fieldwork-based analysis of exclusionary design. His fingerprint reveals strong associations with public space (100%), urban studies (66%), and methodologies like scaffolding and sound installations.

Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on exclusionary design typologies and lived experiences, with empirical studies conducted primarily in Denmark. His work shows increasing media engagement, including 10 press contributions (2024-2025) discussing real-world implications of design-driven social exclusion.

Nielsen leads the project Ekskluderende design - Social eksklusion i byens rum (2021-2024) and collaborates as Co-Investigator on Fællesrum - livet mellem husene (2024-2026), examining universal design perspectives in communal urban spaces. His research methodology emphasizes fieldwork and participatory approaches with vulnerable populations.