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Open call: Reimagining Landscapes

How can industrial landscapes become sustainable environments for the future? ArkDes invites interdisciplinary teams to carry out pre-studies within Reimagining Landscapes. The call explores how design can transform industrial environments that are no longer in use or are being decommissioned.

The call seeks proposals for site-specific pre-studies in which teams define their own research questions, methods and content. The aim is to develop knowledge on how industrial landscapes in transition can take on new roles in future societies. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of design in working with existing conditions and the specific qualities of each site. The results should be of national relevance and applicable to other locations across Sweden facing similar challenges.

The pre-studies should explore methods, design principles and future scenarios for the sustainable transformation of industrial landscapes. This may include mines, quarries, ports, industrial sites or other environments that have long been inaccessible to the public and have created barriers within the landscape. The call provides an opportunity to explore how landscapes can be developed and given new roles through spatial strategies and design.

The call will fund three pre-studies, each with a research grant of SEK 300,000.

Reimagining Landscapes is part of ArkDes’ research area Transformation and contributes to a broader focus on landscape architecture. Previous practice-based research projects within the research area include VERKET and RE:purpose.

Who can apply?

Interdisciplinary teams of two to three persons including at least one architect or designer.

Timeline

The call is open until 28 May 2026 at 15:00 (CET).
The project starts September 2026.

Read more about the call in the PDF below.

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Read the open call

Click here to read the full open call text for 'Reimagining Landscapes'. In Swedish.

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Attachment 1. Letter of Intent

Click here to download attachment 1. In Swedish.

Apply via the form.

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Titel på förstudie / Title of Pilot Study*

Teammedlemmar / Team members

Teammedlem 1 / Team member 1*

Teammedlem 2 / Team member 2*

Teammedlem 3 / Team member 3

Kontaktperson / Contact person

Namn / Name*

E-post / E-mail*

Telefonnummer / Telephone number*

Företagsnamn / Company name*

Organisationsnummer / Organization number*

Projektinformation / Project information

Kort sammanfattning av projektidé / Brief summary of project idea*

Max 500 tecken inkl. blanksteg / Max 500 characters including spaces

Minst en i teamet är arkitekt eller designer / At least one member of the team is an architect or designer*

Nej

Teamets medlemmar kommer från minst två olika arbetsplatser. / The team is made up of members from at least two different workplaces.*

Nej

Teamet kan fakturera via F-skattsedel / The team can invoice using an F-tax certificate*

Nej

Bifoga ansökan / Attach the application*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Ansökan får omfatta högst fem (5) A4-sidor. Om ansökan inkluderar ett Letter of Intent får den totala omfattningen uppgå till högst sex (6) A4-sidor. Material som överstiger sex (6) sidor kommer inte att beaktas vid bedömningen. ArkDes är en del av är en del av den statliga myndigheten Moderna Museet vilket innebär att ansökningar som skickas till ArkDes blir allmänna handlingar. / The application may comprise a maximum of five (5) A4 pages. If the application includes a Letter of Intent, the total length may comprise a maximum of six (6) A4 pages. Material exceeding six (6) A4 pages will not be included in the evaluation. ArkDes is part of the government agency Moderna Museet, which means that applications sent to ArkDes become documents governed by the Swedish state’s transparency regulations (“Allmänna handlingar”).

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Application period

05.05.2026–28.05.2026

Questions

Email martina.sjoland@arkdes.se with subject line “Open call: Reimagining Landscapes”.

Practice-based research on ArkDes

ArkDes carries out practice-based research through targeted calls, where interdisciplinary teams test and develop methods within architecture, design and the built environment. The work takes place in dialogue with municipalities, regions, academia, industry and local stakeholders. The approach is grounded in design and exploratory design processes, where theory is translated into practice.