Of Sweden's housing stock of approximately 4.8 million homes, almost 90% have been built since the 1930s. Today, there is an extensive discussion about the need for transformation, renovation, and aesthetics of housing. How do we value post-war housing compared to those being built today? How do we maintain and value them? How long can our homes last—technically, socially, and economically?
Program
17.30 – Doors open
18.00 – Introduction with Christer Larsson, architect.
18.15 – Seminar: Erik Stenberg, architect and researcher. Theme: The million program
18.30 – Seminar: Charlie Steenberg, architect and researcher, Theme: Parcelhus (small houses, vilas)
18.45 – Seminar: Panum and Kappel, architects with focus on care/transformation of housing
19.00 – Q&A hosted by Christer Larsson
About Charlie Steenberg
Charlie Steenberg is a PhD student at the Center for Sustainable Building Culture in the research project Robust. In the project, she works on post-war single-family housing areas with a particular focus on sustainability and preservation values. The project explores the future of suburban villa neighborhoods in light of upcoming crises. For several years, Charlie has been an assistant lecturer and program director for the master’s program Cultural Heritage, Transformation and Restoration, alongside her own practice.
About Christer Larsson
Former City Planning Director, architect SAR/MSA, KKH, adjunct professor in architecture. In 2014, he was appointed by the Swedish government as a special investigator to propose a new policy for architecture, form, and design, and in 2015, he presented the investigation Designed Living Environment – A New Policy for Architecture, Form, and Design. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and was the chairman of Nordic City Network, a think tank for Nordic urban development, until 2019. Larsson is also the chairman of Formas’ national research program for sustainable urban development.
About Panum & Kappel
Panum & Kappel is an architecture firm based in Copenhagen that exclusively focuses on circular building, using simple construction techniques, aesthetic qualities, and reused, recycled, or renewable materials. They develop and plan buildings based on resilient programming and circular construction methods. Their approach involves assessing existing buildings and their potential to be reused in new contexts, as well as reusing or recycling materials and structures.
About The Great Repair Moves North
This program is held in connection with the exhibition The Great Repair Moves North. The exhibition highlights how the exploitation of resources and people in the construction industry undermines the integrity of architecture. To promote architecture as a discipline and harness its potential as a reparative force, the exhibition advocates for a new architectural ethos centered around repair.