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2026.05.26 13:00-16:30
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Report Release RE:purpose – Design as a Tool for Policy Development

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Collage: Team Nya värden i det gamla. 2026. Turitzhuset in Bagaregården, Gothenburg. Illustration of proposed transformation.

How can we transform and develop what already exists instead of demolishing and building new? Welcome to the report release of the practice-based research project RE:purpose, where three interdisciplinary teams have explored how design can contribute to policy development.

Through case studies of Kordahusen in Stockholm, Turitzhuset in Gothenburg and Förvaltningshuset at Umeå campus, the teams developed innovative management and transformation proposals, and identified concrete policy changes that could strengthen incentives for adaptive reuse in the future.

On 26 May, all project partners, teams, property owners, developers, municipalities, public agencies, researchers and practitioners will gather at ArkDes. During the afternoon, the results will be presented and discussed, focusing on which regulations and practices need to change to create attractive living environments that make use of existing values.

Welcome to an inspiring afternoon on innovative policy development!

The conference is aimed at those working at municipal, regional or national level, within academia, or as private actors in the built environment sector.

Read more and register: Link ↗

Where: ArkDes, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm.

When: 26 May 2026, 13:00–16:30.

How: Free half-day conference. Registration required.

Networking: Informal networking at Torget, 16:30–18:00.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

13:00–16:30. Registration from 12:30.

Networking 16:30–18:00.

ArkDes, in the Moderna Museet Auditorium.

Networking at Torget, ArkDes.

The conference is a free half-day event. Coffee and fika is included and will be served during the break.

The spots are highly sought after, so please cancel if you are unable to attend. We reserve the right to charge a no-show fee of 800 SEK for the physical event. You may transfer your ticket to someone else.

Swedish.

Read more about accessibility at ArkDes here.

About RE:purpose

RE:purpose is a collaboration between ArkDes, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, the Swedish National Heritage Board, and the Swedish Property Federation. The project is funded by Vinnova.