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Living City 2025 – Design for Attractive Living Environments
The risks of today and the future require us to prepare our cities in new ways; we must be efficient and thoughtful – at the same time. At this year’s conference at ArkDes, organized on behalf of the Council for Vibrant Cities in collaboration with Formas, we explore current research and inspiring examples that combine robustness, innovation, and excellent design.
On the conference, property owners, construction professionals, municipalities, government agencies, researchers, and practitioners meet to hear inspiring examples and discuss how to create attractive living environments and manage existing values with a focus on robust, safe, and well-designed cities and communities.
Watch the conference on demand
Did you miss the conference, or want to revisit some of the talks? Here you can explore selected highlights from the event.
00:00:10
When Water Shapes the City: Solutions and Lessons from Denmark
Tore Banke, Architect, Head of Impact and Associate Partner, Third Nature
00:38:57
Climate Adaptation Together in Cities: Policy Lab on Climate Adaptation Contracts in Malmö
Åsa Romson, Project Manager, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, and Emanuel Toft, Project Lead, City of Malmö
01:00:06
Data Compost: On Hallucinations, Proliferations, and Digital Decay
Marina Otero Verzier, Harvard Graduate School of Design
01:46:36
The Green Shift: From Fossil-Based to Bio-Based Building Materials in Architecture
Malgorzata Zboinska, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
02:06:57
Equal Access to Housing and Living Environments? Insights from the research project JÄMBO
Martin Grander, Urban Studies, Malmö University
02:30:54
Wetter Cities: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Climate Adaptation
Sofie Storbjörk, Centre for Climate Policy Research, Linköping University
02:52:40
A Question of Values
Olaf Grawert, b+ and House Europe!
Karin Nilsson, Acting Director at ArkDes
Andreas Carlson (KD), Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
Tore Banke, Architect, Head of Impact and Associate Partner at Third Nature
Åsa Romson, Project Manager, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Emanuel Toft, Policy Officer at the Malmö City Environmental Department
Karolina Keyzer, Architect, OKK+
Petter Säterhed, Head of Public Safety in the Built Environment, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Lennart Andersson, Division Director, Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket)
Anna Hult, Acting Head of Department, Department of Built Environment, Formas
Susanne Thedéen, Director General (National Antiquarian), Swedish National Heritage Board
Helena Bjarnegård, Chair of the Council for Living Cities and Head of Administration, City Planning Office, Varberg Municipality
Marina Otero Verzier, Architect, Researcher and Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Malgorzata Zboinska, Architect and Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
Martin Grander, Associate Professor in Urban Studies, Malmö University
Sofie Storbjörk, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, Theme Environmental Change & Centre for Climate Science Policy, Linköping University
Olaf Grawert, Architect, Founding Partner of b+ and Co-founder of HouseEurope!
Christina Thulin, Expert in Planning and Construction, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR / SKR)
Jessica Andersson, Strategy Officer for Societal Development and Innovation, Swedish Transport Administration and Innovation Strategist, Shift Sweden
Sara Palo, Project Manager for Sustainable Urban Development, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket)
Moderator: Kris Johnson-Jones, Senior Strategist, ArkDes
About the conference
The conference is aimed at those working at the municipal, regional, and national levels, within academia, or as private actors in the urban development sector. ArkDes organizes the conference in collaboration with Formas ↗, on behalf of the Council for Vibrant Cities ↗.

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