Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Share

Exhibitions / Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Share

*Photo: Team Boden. 2024.* Vacant house in Råne älvdal.

Exhibitions

19.03.2026-30.08.2026

Hall 1

Torget: Vacant Houses and the Land We Share

In some places there is a housing shortage, while houses stand empty. How does that add up? And how can houses and people find one another? What role can the existing built environment play in the communities of the future?

Visions in the North step 2 is an innovation project in Norrbotten and Västerbotten that explores methods for developing local perspectives in societal development.

Team Boden is one of six teams that have worked within Visions in the North. They investigated vacant houses in the Råne älvdal in the municipality of Boden to identify solutions that can turn them into a resource for Boden’s growing population.

In the installation at Torget, Team Boden develops these ideas further while creating a platform for continued dialogue on land use, resources and conflicting interests in the green industrial transition in northern Sweden.

ArkDes has a government mandate to promote Sweden’s national architecture and design policy. To explore the policy in practice and test new approaches, ArkDes conducts practice-based research. Visions in the North is a practice-based research project initiated by the Council for Living Cities and carried out in close collaboration with six municipalities in Norrbotten and Västerbotten: Boden, Gällivare, Kiruna, Luleå, Skellefteå and Umeå.

About Torget

Torget is a place to engage in the discussions about architecture and design’s role in addressing today’s and tomorrow’s societal challenges. Through events, workshops, installations, and exhibitions, you can engage with current projects and research in the field.

Come to ArkDes and join the conversation. Check ArkDes’ calendar of events for upcoming programs.