{"id":32865,"date":"2025-09-08T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/?post_type=project&p=32865"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:00:31","slug":"edvin-engstroms-villas","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/arkdes.se\/en\/projects\/edvin-engstroms-villas\/","title":{"rendered":"Edvin Engstr\u00f6m\u2019s villas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Two single-family houses in Tallkrogen, Stockholm. 1933\u20131943. Edvin Engstr\u00f6m. Photographer: Rosenberg. ArkDes collection.<\/i>\n \n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Single-family housing architecture and the emergence of the Swedish welfare state during the interwar period (1918-1939)
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Jelrik Hupkes (M.A.) is an art historian specializing in architectural history and heritage. During his residency at ArkDes, he will examine single-family housing architecture in the Stockholm region built during the interwar period, and its relationship to societal development and the emerging welfare state. A particular focus is placed on Edvin Engström (1890–1971), who designed around 4,000 single-family houses during his career. As architect for Stockholm’s Egna Hem<\/em> Bureau and the Stockholm Cooperative Housing Association (SKB), Engström shaped large parts of areas such as Södra and Norra Ängby, Tallkrogen, Stora Mossen, and Äppelviken. Although largely forgotten today and overshadowed by the “great” architects of his time, Engström played a decisive role in Stockholm’s urban development during the interwar years and continues to influence the cityscape as we know it today.<\/p>\n

During the research period, relevant archival material from the ArkDes collection will be identified, contextualized, and described. The project aims to deepen the understanding of the societal role of single-family housing architecture during this period, and to shed new light on Engström’s contribution and the architectural expressions that were developed in this context.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Guest Researcher<\/h2>\n \n

Jelrik Hupkes<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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Project timeline<\/h2>\n \n

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About the Guest Researcher Program<\/h2>\n \n

Since 2021, ArkDes has hosted guest researchers for short-term residencies of three to six months, focusing on specific questions related to the ArkDes collection. The aim of the program is to introduce a wider range of perspectives into the ongoing research on the collection and to make academic knowledge more accessible to the public.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

Research Outcomes<\/h2>\n \n

The outcomes of several guest researcher projects have shaped and enriched the exhibition ArkDes Collectio<\/em>n<\/a>, which opened in 2024. The exhibition is updated annually with new original objects, and research conducted through the Guest Researcher Program can influence both its themes and content.<\/p>\n

Guest researchers also share their work through public events and an annual research conference hosted by ArkDes. Calls for new guest researchers are announced annually, typically during the spring semester.<\/p>\n

For more information about current or past projects, please contact: info@arkdes.se<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Stockholm\n <\/address>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n Open call for guest-researchers 2025 \u2013 ArkDes collection\n <\/h2>\n <\/a>\n \n
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