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What does quality cost? Do we need to think and calculate in new ways?
The conference brings together property owners, construction actors, municipalities, and authorities to collectively listen to inspiring examples and discuss how we create and ensure attractive living environments and manage existing values – for today’s residents and for future generations.
During the morning session, we will hear from various actors who develop and discuss how to achieve sustainable and high-quality construction that is not subordinated to short-term economic considerations. The afternoon offers several inspiring and educational examples from different parts of Sweden on how we can work consciously with both material and intangible values, all to achieve sustainability and quality in the creation of our shared living environments.
We will also broaden our perspective with two keynote speakers, one Swedish and one international, who will address the conference theme.
Plus, the winners of the ‘Årets strålkastare’ Award are announced – recognizing those who’ve set the bar high in the field of Designed Living Environments.
Watch the conference in retrospect (in Swedish):
Karin Svanborg-Sjövall, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture
Jayden Ali, architect and founder of JA Projects
Lars Strannegård, economist, President of the Stockholm School of Economics
Loulou Cherinet, Professor of Fine Art at Konstfack
Anders Lendager, architect, Creative Director and founder of Lendager Group
Maja Hallén, architect at Nordmark & Nordmark and Lecturer at Umeå University
Staffan Moberg, Chief Legal Officer at Insurance Sweden
Anna Denell, Sustainability Director at Vasakronan
Martin Rörby, architectural historian and writer
Kristina Mjörnell, Business and Innovation Area Manager at RISE
Richard Mattson, City Architect at Borås Municipality
Jonas Ward, Head of Community Planning at Borås Municipality
Cameron Bray, Urban Designer and Co Design Lead JA Projects
Helena Bjarnegård, Sweden’s National Architect, Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
Marja-Leena Pilvesmaa, Head of the Department of Cultural Environment, Swedish National Heritage Board
Jessica Segerlund, Head of ArkDes Think Tank
Lotta Mossum, Acting Head of the Art Unit, Swedish Arts Council
Rahel Belatchew (moderator), architect and debater
Between 2020 and 2024, ArkDes together with the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning ↗, the Swedish National Heritage Board ↗ and Public Art Agency Sweden ↗ jointly organized an annual conference on the Policy for Designed Living Environment. The conference brought together architects, urban planners, designers, artists, and officials from local, regional, and national levels—both on-site and online—to share ideas and explore forward-looking examples in architecture, design, art, and cultural heritage.
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Read ArkDes' follow-up report about Policy for Designed Living Environment on the same theme (in Swedish).
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