Studio Themes 2022–2023. Mk2

Pleasenote:Foryear4students,thisyear’sthestudioselectionisperterm.Anewstudio selectionwillbedoneinJanuary2023.

CoursecodesfortheStudioprojects2022/2023

YR4:AutumnA42A13+A42B13SpringA42C14+A42D14

YR5:AutumnandSpringA52A13+A52B13

ThisMk2oftheCatalogue,published16January2023.

AppliedArchitecture

Teachers: MatsFahlander,TobiasNissen

StudioTheme

Architecturedistinguishesitselffromotherartformsinthatthe disciplineisaffectedtoahigherdegreebylimitationswhichthe architectcannotcontrol:Besidesthesimplefactthatabuilding cannotberealizedwithoutaclient/investortherearesocial conventions,topographic,functionalandtechnicalfactorswemust takeintoaccount.Oneoftheskillsnecessarytosucceedasan architectisthustheabilitytoreacttoagivenframeworkinacreative andintelligentmanner.Insteadofperceivinglimitationsas unwelcomeobstacleswewouldliketowelcomethemasakindof resistancewhichcanreleasecreativeforces.

Thestudioworkwillstretchfromasmallscaleinteriordesigntothe geographicscaleinaprojectforalargebuildingplacedinasemiurbanindustrialzone.Shiftingfocusineverytaskwewilllookintothe principlesofwood,steelandconcreteconstructions.

Acentralthemewillbetherelationshipbetweenconstructionand architecturalexpression.Inordertofocusontheconnectionbetween thesecategorieswewillcollaboratewithstructuralengineerswho willparticipateinthestudioworkaslecturers,supervisorsandcritics.

TeachingMethodology

Thepathleadinguptoanarchitecturalprojectismostoftenmore chaoticandlesslinearthanonewouldlikeittobefromanacademic pointofview.Atthesametimeeverystudentissupposedtodevelop his/herownworkingmethod.HencewedonotconsiderIttobethe teacher’stasktoteachaworkingmethod.Wewouldrathersee ourselvesasinterlocutorsconfrontingthestudentswithinsights resultingfromourownexperienceandencouragingthemtomake theirownchoices–inagreementwiththeteacherorbyrebuttingthe teacher’spointofview.Thestartingpointorthegeneratingideafora projectcanbehighlypersonalandcaningeneralnotbejudgedas rightorwrong.Anideaisinthatsensenotdiscussablewithinthe frameworkofarchitecturaleducation.Ourdiscussionswillinstead revolvearoundtheprocessoftranslatinganideaintoarchitecture withthearchitect’stools,i.e.sketches,models,horizontalandvertical projections.

Project1

1.Measurementanddocumentationoffiveinteriorsincentral Stockholm

2.Designofapieceoffurniture(coffeebar,winebar,information disc)inoneofthedocumentedinteriors

Rangeofrepresentationscales:1:20-1:1

Architecturalthemes:relatingtoahistorical/thematiccontext,useof colorasadesigntool,architectureasacreatorofatmospheric qualities…

Seminars/lectures:Historyofthebuildingstobedocumented,digital measuringtechniques

Project2

ApartmentbuildingwithcommercialfacilitiesincentralStockholm

Rangeofrepresentationscales:1:500-1:20

Architecturalthemes:Relatingtoahistoricalcontext,grammarofthe city,public/private,timberprefabrication

Seminars/lectures:Meansofcityplanning,architectural/technical/ environmentalaspectsofprefabricatedtimberconstructions,“core andshell”

Project3

Hangarforbusinessjets,BrommaAirport

Rangeofrepresentationscales:1:2000-1:20

Architecturalthemes:“Thebuildingasasign”,skeletonstructures, relationshipbetweenstructureandarchitecturalexpression…

Seminars/lectures:Materialpropertiesofsteel,structuralprinciplesin widespanconstructions,functionalaspectsofairtraffic

Project4

WoodenobservationtowerorpedestrianbridgeinaSwedish municipality:studentcompetitionfollowedbyphysicalconstructionof thewinningschemeinscale1:1

Rangeofrepresentationscales:1:100-1:1

Architecturalthemes:Architecturalengineering,engineering architecture,designingwithinthelimitedframeworkofstructuraland logisticaspects

Seminars/lectures:Principlesofbridgeconstruction,dimension standardsofindustriallyproducedtimber,prefabricatingandbuilding onsite

MatsFahlander

MFstudiedarchitectureatKTHandHDKin Berlin.Hisoffice,FahlanderArkitekteris locatedinStockholm.Besideshis architecturalpracticehehasbeenworkingas ateacherindifferenttermsatKKHandKTH. matsfahlander.com

TobiasNissen

TNearnedhismaster’sdegreeattheETH Lausanne.Hehasbeenworkingonandoff asateacherintheundergraduateand graduateprogramsatKTHsince2000. TNisacofounderoftheStockholmbased officeVeraArkitekter. www.vera.se

1.ResidentialbuildingincentralStockholm,collage(studentAstridLindén)

2.Oysterbar,interiorrendering(student:DavidJanson)

ArchitectureandDaylight

Teachers:FredrikStenberg,PerFranson

StudioTheme

Giventheintimatecorrelationoflightandarchitecture,their dependencyandinfluenceonhumanperceptionandexperience,the studiofocusesonastronginterdisciplinaryapproachofLight, Architecture,Art&Engineering.Byorchestratingthevisibleandthe invisiblethroughoutthedesignprocesswewillallowhumancentered andempathicspaces.Thesepoeticdimensionsaswellasthe tectonicpropertiesofarchitectureareenhancedandconveyedby usinglightanddarknessasmaterials.

TheaimistocreateasynergybetweenLight&Architecturethrough aninterdisciplinaryplatform.Architecturewillbeobserved,analyzed, discussedandinterpretedbymeansofadesignbasedapproach wherelightisthecommonthread.Modelingandexperiencinglightat differentscales,fromworkingmodelstoimmersivelargescale modelswillbeafundamentalpartofthisjourney.

TeachingMethodology

Theoryandpracticesupporteachotherinparallelbyapplying theoreticalknowledgetoexperimentsandprojects.Themethodisto learnthroughobservation,siteanalysisandpracticaltesting;firsthandexperience.

Asdaylightisdiverseandvaries,theStudiomethodissitespecific intheNordiccontext.Gainedknowledge,methodologyandpractical exercisesaretransferableandcontextualizedtoanydesired geographicalpoint.

FortheSpringtermwewillworkonbothsidesoftheSwedish costline.Atthemeetingofwaterandlandwewillcreatearchitecture andinfrastructuretoenhancethedevelopmentforasustainableuse oftheocean.

WewillworkatDjuröoutsideStockholmandontheIslandof SkaftöinthemunicipalityofLysekil.Inbothlocationwewill collaboratewithMarineresearchers,exploretheirmethodsand needs.Thereisalsotheconnectiontolocalenvironmentsandpeople aswellastoturismandeducationalissues.

Project3

Conductingresearchinrealenvironments,testingnewtechnologies anddemonstratingprototypesisnecessaryforaneffectiveinnovation process.Today,therearefewplacesintheStockholmarchipelago whereKTHcanconductfield-basedresearchontheBalticSeaand itscoastallandscapeinasimpleandsustainableway. 40minutes’drivefromSlussen,oranhourfromKTH,wehave accesstoanareaatafencedmunicipalwaterandseweragefacility. Youcanaccessthesitebyboatandquicklygetouton Kanholmsfjärdenandfurtheroutontheopensea.KTHhas establishedamobileworkshopmoduleandasmallerworkboatwitha heatedcabinforyear-roundwork.Atthestation,theyarecurrently conductingfieldtestsofunderwaterdronesandhydrofoiltechnology forsmallboats.

Project4

WedevelopthelearningsfromP3andcreateanArchitectural proposalforanextensiontoKristinebergMarineResearchCenteron theIslandSkaftö,Lysekilskommun.Afterlecturesandtutorialswith externalexpertsinsustainabledesign,climatedesign,andstructure, wewillmeettheresearchersatKristinebergandexploretheisland anditsspecificconditions.Throughtheprojectwewilldevelopment aneco-tectonicfocusaroundsitespecificdesignandarchitectural sustainabilitywiththeprogressiveprogramofanextensiontothe Marinecenter.

Youwillproposeanextensionwhereideasandtheproductionofa NewBlueFoodcantakeplace.Theextensionoradditionwillprovide workbetweenresearchandhospitality.Youwillcreateanew architecturewhereresearchers,scientists,investors,chefs,food entrepreneurscanmeetandcreatewhatisproducedandharvest rightoutside.

FredrikStenberg

FSisanarchitectbasedinStockholm.He hasworkedasalectureratKTHsince2016. Heisoneofthefoundingmembersinthe collectiveUglycuteandparticipatedinthe ArtandArchitectureBiennale(2003and 2010)inVenice,andarerepresentedinthe collectionsofModernamuseet.

PerFranson

Architect,educatorwithover20yearsof experienceofhavinghisownarchitectural practice.

Fundamentals

Teachers:KonradKrupinski,LeifBrodersen

StudioTheme

Thestudiowillthroughouttheyearexploredifferentaspectsof architecturalexperience.Thefocuswillbeonthefundamentalsof architecture;light,movement,scale,proportion,mass/void,geometry, etc.Investigationswillbemadeonthepreciseandsensitiveuseof thesebasicelementstogetherwiththeorganizationofspaceand program.Environmentalsustainability,withaspecialinterestin woodenconstructions,andsocialinclusionwillbeaddressed specifically.

Inproject1(2022)geometricalandirregularformsandpatternsas generatorsforarchitecturalspacewillinitiallybeanalyzedinselected architecturalmasterpieces–thatlaterwillbealtered.Inproject2 (2022)spaceanddaylightinanurbandensecontext,willbe researchedinordertodesignasmallartspaceforcontemporary sculptureinStockholm.

Inthespringthestudiowillstudydifferentartisticinterdisciplinary toolsandmethods,firsttherelationtodanceandchoreographyand laterbetweenfilmmakingandarchitecture.Inproject3(2023)a danceschoolwillbedesignedinthesuburbVårberg,whileproject4 (2023)willlearnfromtheJapanesecontextexaminingdiversity, metabolismandotherconceptionsofspaceandtimeandresultina filmstudioresidenceinTokyo.

TeachingMethodology

Thisstudioinvestigatesdifferentexperiencesofarchitectureand conceptionsofspaceinrelationtothesynthesizingdesignprocess. Basicarchitecturalconceptsareexploredthroughamethodology whereinstudentsandteacherscollaborateinakindofresearch-bydesignstructure.Thestudentsdefineandformulatetheirown projectsfromagiventopicandself-programtheirprojectstoreflect ontheproblemsandpossibilitiesdescribedintheanalysisand definitionofthecontext.Theaimistoprovidetoolsandmethodsin ordertogivethestudentsanindependent,innovative,artistic, professional,ethicalandscientificidentity.Everyprojectisspecific andindependent,butalsorelatestothegeneraltheme.

Project1

ReinterpretingSymmetriesandForm

Throughdeeperstudiesofemblematicbuildingsandtheirspecific beautyandqualities,thestudiowilldevelopanunderstandingfor symmetricalandirregularcomposition,geometricalorrandomform asgeneratorsforarchitecturalspace.Wewillfirstdocument,rerepresentandanalyzeexistingarchitecturalmasterpieces.Inthe secondpartoftheprojectwewilldevelopindividualarchitectural projectsbymakingalterationsofthestudiedbuildings.Theproject definitionisoptional;deconstruction,studiesofmannerism, reinterpretation,paraphrase,additions,alterationsetc.

Project2

ArtSpaceinStockholm

Byre-defininginterpretationsandusingmethodsfromthefirst project,aswellasstudyingtheinterplaybetweenart,spaceandlight, thestudiowilldesignanartspaceforcontemporarysculpturein Stockholm.Theprogramincludesanexhibitionspace,workshop areasandasmalllibrary.Thesurroundingurbancontextandhowit canbereshapedtocreateafictiveparallelexperiencewillbeofgreat focus.Studieswillbemadeofculturalurbanlandscapesand sustainableecologicalinitiatives.

Project3

DanceSchoolinVårberg

Inthisprojectthestudiowillstudydifferentartistictoolsandmethods focusingondanceandchoreographyanddevelopindividual architecturalprojectsinvestigatingtherelationshipsbetweendance, movement,gravity,bodyandspace.Thebriefisasmalldanceschool forthelocalyouthinthesuburbofVårberg,intendingtousedance andschoolpedagogyastoolsforsocialsustainability.

Project4

FilmStudioResidenceinTokyo

InthisprojectthestudiowillstudyJapanesetraditionaland contemporarycultureandarchitecture,includingimportantconcepts suchas‘Ma’and‘Oku’.Thebriefhasitsstartingpointinthe understandingofthediverseurbanfabricoftheTokyometropolitan areaaswellasintheconceptoffilm-making(directing,editing,and producing)inrelationtoarchitectureandcontemporarycultural movements.Thesestudieswillbeappliedinthedesignofafilm studioresidenceinTokyo.

LeifBrodersen

LBstartedteachingattheKTHSchoolof Architecturein1996.andanAssociate Professorsince2004.HeservedasHeadof theSchool2005-2012.Heisalsoafounding partnerattheStockholm-basedpractice 2BKArkitekter,established1999.

KonradKrupinski

KKisalectureratKTHArchitecturesince 2015.Heisalsofoundingpartneratthe architecturepracticeKrupinski/Krupinska.He haspriorprofessionalexperiencefromOMA inNewYorkandSANAAinTokyoaswellas Tham&VidegårdandWingårdhsin Stockholm.

HealthandWellness

Teachers:ElenaCarlini,RutgerSjögrim

StudioTheme

WelcometoHealthandWellness!We’reastudiointerestedinthe architectures,forms,andsystemsdedicatedtothelivesthatwelive andsharewithothers.

Ifwethinkofthepublicasanever-changingandcollectively negotiated“we”thatisconstantlybeingremadeincomplexwebsof socialrelations,hierarchiesofpower,andsystemsofcontrol,thenwe canthinkofpublicspaceastheterritorywherethatnegotiationtakes place.Thisiswhereweassembleandwherecollectiveformsof subjectivitycanemerge;itisalsoaplacewherethatsubjectivitycan becontestedandremade.It’saplaceforfriction,conflict,discord, anddissent,butalsoforkindnessandintimacy.Aplacewhere subjectivitiesareabletoexistintheplural,andtocontradict,align with,anddivergefromoneanother.Thisisaspacethatposes questionsaboutwhatcomesnext,asmuchasaboutwhatisalready righthere,rightnow.

WiththethemeofHealthandWellness,weareinterestedin exploringarchitecture’sabilitytosustainandmaintainlife:Thelifeof bodiesaswellasthelivesthatweliveandshare.Usingthe typologiesoftheGym,theKitchen,andtheHospitalaspointsof departure,wewillspendayearinvestigatingthesesystemsat shiftingscales,fromthelocaltotheterritorial,andspeculatingabout whatafuturearchitectureforalifetogethercouldbe.

TeachingMethodology

Thestudioreliesonamethodthatencouragesanopennessto multiplicity(ininterests,perspectives,anddisciplines),whereinwe employequalmeasuresofcriticality,optimism,joy,andrigorinorder toencourageyoutodevelopyourownmethodsofarchitectural researchanddesign.

Thecoursesallrevolvearoundasetprogrammatictypology.Each briefwillbeclearandhands-on,butopen-endedinnatureandeach projecttypicallystartswitheachstudentresearchingthe preconditions,definingtheprogram,andsettingthescopefortheir individualprojects.

Inparallelwiththedesignproject,eachcourseisaccompaniedbya seriesoflecturesandtextseminarsexploringtheory,typology, method,andpractice.Tutoring(individuallyandingroups)isheldon Tuesdays.LecturesandseminarswilltypicallybeheldonFridaysas willoptionalsessionsforindividualtutoring.

Project1 Fitness

Fitforwhat!?Oneverystreetcorneragym,ineveryparkagym. Bodiesinendlessmotion:warmandinterlinkedbyspeed,bybreath, byvapor,andbychoreography.Inhabitingaformofarchitectural mega-systemthatconsistsofdiscreet,stretched,andinterconnected spacesthatmakeandshapethebodiesthatoccupythem.Asa citywidesystemofdistributedwarmandwetspaces,wewillusethe Gymasatypologicalpointofdepartureforspeculationsonwhata futurepublicinfrastructureforwet,exhausted,andexhilarated togethernesscouldbe.Yourtaskwillbetoproposeanddesigna newgym,aspatialinterventionforthecollectivecareofbodies, somewhereinconnectiontoStockholm’sexistinggyminfrastructure..

Project2

GutFeeling

Forthesecondproject,we’llturntothespacesoflunchtime architecture.Wewilllookatexistingtypologieslikeschoolcafeterias andcooperativekitchensandspeculateaboutfuturepublicspaces organizedaroundthepreparationandsharingoffood.Startingfrom thekitchen,you’lldefineanddesignapublicprogram,located somewhereinStockholm..

Project3-4

TheKingdompt.1andpt.2 Hospitalsarearchitecturalmegaprojects,sometimesreachingthe scaleofsmallcities,andthespringsemesterwilltaskyouwith designingaregionalhospital,replacingoneoftheexistingsevenin Sweden.ReferencingthehospitalinLarsvonTrier's1990stvshow Riget(“TheKingdom”),thisisaprojectthatisasmuchabout handlingacomplexspatialprogramasitisaboutunderstandingthe veryhumanprocessesandsituationsthatemergeinside.Hospitals aresitesforpreciselasersurgeryjustastheyaresubjectto architecturalbeliefsaboutthehealingpropertiesofwoodenveneer, thesoundofleaves,andperhapseveninthepresenceofghosts.

Inproject3,wewillcollectivelyresearchanddetailaprogram;you willthenchooseasiteandmakeanindividualconceptualproposal foranewregionalhospital.

Inproject4,youwillrefine,detail,andworkonthepresentation materialforyourhospitals.

ElenaCarlini

EChasanMAfromIUAVandColumbia University,whichsheattendedasaFulbright Scholar.ShehasworkedwithEmilio Ambasz,RichardMeierintheUSAand StudioVallearchitettiinItaly;sherunsan independentarchitecturepracticeandhas taughtatbothSyracuseUniversityand FerraraUniversityinItaly.

RutgerSjögrim

RSisanarchitectwhoisbasedand educatedinStockholm.Rutgerisafounding partnerintheStockholm-basedarchitecture practiceSecretaryandaLecturerin ArchitectureattheRoyalInstituteof Technology.

HousingStudio

Teachers:ErikStenberg,JelenaMijanovic

StudioTheme

HousingtheDEFCity

MuddyandMotleyMassHousingforMillionsofHomes

TheHousingStudiowillexploreanddesignmasshousingsolutions forasustainableurbanfuturethroughrevisitingthehistoricalABCCity(andotherNewTowns)andbyproposingcontemporary solutionsthroughthemodeloftheDEF-City.Asthepostwarcity wasexpanding,amixofArbete(work),Bostäder(housing),and Centrum(commercialandcultural)becamethemodel.Inthe contemporarycitywearerathersearchingforacitythatismore Diverse,Equal,andFair.Thestudiowillalignitselftoongoing researchnetworksthatsearchforsustainableandreal-lifehousing developments.InUppsalawewillengageinthedismantlingofthe WelfareStatehousingproductionandexplorenewwaysofhousing theDEF-City.

Methodology

Thestudiowillcontinuetomapanunderstandingofthehistorical genealogyofmasshousingarchitecturefromamaterial,tectonic, structuralandtechnologicalstandpointsaswellasengageinthe architect’sroleindesigningnewlivingenvironmentsanditseffects onsociety.Withthesustainabilityquestioninfocus,thestudiowill deepentheunderstandingofhowtolimittheeffectsofarchitectural productiononourenvironment.

Thestudioproposesaprocessofdesigningmasshousingasit relatestostructuralandmaterialmethodsintimatelytiedwitha historicalperspectivewhilecriticallyengagingintoday’shousing debates.Wethinkthatdesignthroughknowledgeinmaterialand architecturaltechnologyimplicatestheunderstandingoftectonics andspace.Ourambitionistogivestudentsathoroughknowledgeof theprocessesandmechanicsofhousinginordertoupgradeand improvethearchitects’roleincurrentbuildingproduction.Thestudio willfosteranempatheticattitudeforthecomplementaryrolesofthe architectandengineer.Ourprimarytoolswillbesurveying/cataloging anddrawingsofbothnewandhistoricalprecedentsaspartofour mappingphase.Eachsemesterwillincludeaphaseofidentifyingand researchingexistingexamplesaswellasadesignphaseproposing newmasshousing.Ourteachingmethodologyproactivelyengages withcontemporarypracticesbyextensivelymakinguseoflectures andcasestudies.

Project1

MassHousingintheABC-City(andNewTowns)

Wewillmapandanalyzeconceptsandcasestudiesofmasshousing inthepostwarABC-city.WewilllookatbothSwedishand internationalexamplesofbuildingmasshousingtosolvetheconflicting needsanddesiresofhousingforthemasses.Thiswillshapea foundationforourfuturestudiesofguidingprinciplesofmasshousing duringthe20thcentury.Byinterpretinglivingconditionsandstructural systems,wewillconfrontissuesofdwelling,domesticity,culture, tectonicsandconstruction.Animportantaspectinthefirstprojectwill bedocumentationandcommunicationofyourresearchfindings.

Project2

FuturesofpostwarMassHousing(inGottsunda)

WewillstudyGottsunda(Uppsala)indetailandproposeanaddition, intervention,extensionorcomplementaryhousingsolution.Wewill makeuseofthisongoingdevelopmentfortheareaembracing possibilitiesofreusingstructuralsystems.Wewilladapttoaspecific locationwithspecificconditions,yetdesigningwithsystemsbuilding inmindcirculararchitectureinthefuture.Wewillmakeuseofthe knowledgeandresearchinP1toalterandreframetheideaof designingmasshousingimplementingconceptsoftheDEF-City.

Project3

ContemporaryMassHousingfortheDEF-City

Thecoursewillcriticallyresearchquestionsofhousingsuchasa commodityinanoverheatedhousingmarket;housingpolicies,and politicsofextraction.Alongsidewiththesecomplicatedissueswewill engageandtrytounderstandcontemporarydesignsforhousingthat aimtosolvehousingforthemasses.Thecoursewillfinalizethework intoanindividualprojectbooklet,whichwillserveasaguideforyour P4project.

Project4

HousingtheDEF-City

Wewilldesignamultifamilyhousingprojectof40-60apartments.How canwethinkmorecreativelyabouthowtomakeuseoftheresourcesat handincludingmaterials,cultureandsocietytoprovidehousingthatis moreDiverse,Equal,andFair?Applyingmethodsofmasshousingthat previousresearchhaslocatedandcontextualizedthisdesigntaskis bothaboutdesigningtheprocessfromplanningtobuildingaswellasall thecommonchallengesofdesigningnewhousing.Wewillalso analyticallyexploreourresearchinthestudiothroughwriting.

ErikStenberg

ESisanAssociateProfessorinArchitecture with20yearsofteachingexperiencealso engagedinhousingresearch.Hehasa specialaffinityfortheSwedishMillion ProgramEraandiscurrentlypursuing solutionstothecontemporaryHousing Questioninthefaceofclimatechange.

JelenaMijanovic

JMisanarchitectandlecturerinArchitecture workingatCodesign.Sheisthefounderand headofCodesignResearchStudio;an independent,nonprofitresearchstudiothat investigatesthearchitecturalimplicationsof currentpolitics.Herworkfocusesonthe relationshipbetweensocio-politicaland spatialexclusioninoursocietytoday.

NorthernGrounds

Teachers:CeciliaLundbäck,UlrikaKarlsson

StudioTheme

Thestudiowillcontinueitsfocusonarchitectureandits representationsandthe3-yearendeavoroflookingtowardsthe North–thelargerareainnorthernScandinaviaofdiversecultures, ecologies,historiesandagencies.Theareaholdsalongtraditionof reindeerherdingandmanystrategicresourcesofrawmaterials(iron, wood,oilandwater)andinfrastructurefortheirprocessing.Theright totheuseoflandandwaterisaheatedandgreatlydebated question.Withamodernandcolonialhistorythathasreshapedthe grounds,thesenorthern“criticalzones”areagainsubjectto infrastructuralandclimaticchanges.Withacaringrespectto situations,thestudiowillengageaseriesofsitesofthenorthnatural,museal,fictiveaswellasplacesintheelectronicweave.The architecturalfocuswillbetoexplorewaysofworkingwiththatwhich alreadyexists,toreuse,throughdisassembling,pickingapart, reassembling,andarchitecturallymakingunexpectedconnections andproximities.

TeachingMethodology

Howweworkaffectswhatweproduce.Withafocusonresearch throughmaking,acentralinterestofthestudioistheroleof representationinarchitecture.Thisinterestisinsertedwithin contemporaryapproaches(oftenlabeledaspost-digital)emphasizing theentanglementsofthephysicalwiththevirtualandtheireffectson howwepicture,understand,andmakearchitecture.Weencouragea curiousapproachtotechnologyandcontinuallyengagemachinic processesindesignwork-suchasLiDARscanning,dronefilming, photogrammetry,animation,algorithmicimageprocessing,3d printing,CNCorotherdigitalfabrication.Throughcollaborativeand individualdesignexperimentscoupledwitharchivalresearch,the studioaimstoproposesensibleandmultiplemethodsofengaging withplaces,existingstructuresandmaterialrealities,specified througharchitecturalquestions.Thestudioincludesworkshopswith invitedgueststhatwilltargetspecificconceptual,technicaland aesthetictechniquesandrecurringpin-ups,readingseminarsand studiodiscussionstosupportstudentstocontextualizetheirwork andengageincontemporaryarchitecturaldiscourse.

Project1

PlottingofCriticalZones

Duringthefallsemester,we’lldevelopwaysofsensitivelygathering andassemblingresearchonaseriesofcontestednaturaland infrastructuralsitesalongLuleälv.Theriverrunsthroughseveral naturalreserves,Samigrounds,andisthedestinationofthousands ofmountaintourists.Also,itisoneofSweden’smostexploitedand productivewatersforhydroelectricity.Wewillmakealongervisitto thenorth,studyingthisareaupclosethroughfieldwork,drone filming,LiDARscanningandarchivalstudies.Theoutcomewillbe highlydetailedandmultilayeredrepresentations,indrawingand physicalmodel.

Project2

Abattoir

Drawingfromthemultilayeredknowledgegainedoncriticalzones aroundLuleälv,itwillentailacarefulanddetailedarchitectural designforanintegratedreindeerandgamebutcheryinJokkmokk. Theprogramaimstosupporttheactivitiesofreindeerhusbandryof theSami,whichhaveexistedforseveralthousandyearsandhave developedincloseproximitytonaturalconditionsofthesubarctic landscape.Studentswillindetailstudyspatial,tectonicandaesthetic adhoc,informalandunexpectedconnections.

Project3 Harboring

MovingourfocusfurthernorthandtothelobedAtlanticcoast,the springsemesterwillengageacomprehensivearchitecturalprojectas apublicinfrastructureinandaroundTromsø.Thestudiowilllookinto architecturalpossibilitiesofexploringstructurallogicswithan ambitionofreuseandresourcefulthinkingaroundlocalconstruction materials.Studentswillbesupportedinformulatingandstructuring theirownspringbriefandresearchagendainrelationtotheoverall studiotopic..

Project4 Post-Production

Thefinalprojectwillhaveafocusonpost-production,wherethe studentsareaskedtodeepenrepresentationalmethodsanddevelop asetofintensiverepresentationsoftheirspringprojects.Wewill returntoissuesaroundtheroleofarchitecturalimagesincludinga focusonfilmandmovingimagesforconveyingarchitecturalideas. Thelastprojectwillalsoresultinapublication.

CeciliaLundbäck

CLisanarchitectandfoundingpartnerof thearchitecturalpracticeBrrum.Duringthe academicyear21/22,shewasaguest professoratSyracuseUniversity,Florence. SheisalecturerinArchitectureatKTHand hastaughtdesignstudiossince2015.CLis alsoengagedinwithintheartisticresearch projectInteriorsMatter:ALiveInterior.v

UlrikaKarlsson

UKisanarchitectandlandscapearchitect, partnerofthearchitecturalpracticeBrrumas wellasofServoStockholm.Sheisa ProfessorinArchitectureattheKTHSchool ofArchitectureandcurrentlyaGuest ProfessoratStädelschule,Frankfurt.AtKTH sheisengagedinartisticresearchwithinthe fieldofarchitecturefundedbyVR.

OutofPractice

Teachers:AndersBerensson,MalinHeyman

StudioTheme

Whatconstitutesarchitecturepracticetoday,andhowdowe practicebecomingitspractitioners?OutofPracticesetsouttotake afewcloselooksatthecontemporarytangleofarchitecture,relying onthehealingpotentialofpracticingourpracticewithallthenaiveté wecanmuster.

OutofPracticeemphasizesthesignificanceofthespecifictools usedinarchitecturalpracticeintermsoftheireffectsontheresulting architecturesandtheconsequencesoftheirproduction,aswellas theinfluenceofpastandpresentstructuresofpowerembedded withinthem.Byattentivelyandplayfullyusing,discussingand attemptingtochallengethetoolsofarchitectureoneatatime,we hopetoslowlystartuntanglingourunderstandingofwhatagencywe reallyhaveaspractitioners.Workingoutourimaginationaswellas workinganembodiedperspectiveintoallexperiments,wewilltryto makeourselvesawareofourownpointsofview,andexerciseour empathy.

TeachingMethodology

Byisolatingonetoolatatimeandprovidingframeworksforhowour workoscillatesbetweenproductionandreflection,weaimtoimprove ourcommandofeachtool,aswellasdeepenourunderstandingof historiesandeffectsthatmayotherwisebeoverlooked.Asboth deliverablesandmannerofworkingwillvarysignificantlybetween projects,weintendfordifferentabilities,inclinationsandprevious experiencewithinthestudentgrouptocometolightatdifferent pointsoftheyear.Takingrisksiskey,andfailureiscelebrated.We’re alloutofpracticehere!

Project1

Shoot,thePicture!/Collage Architectureimaginesfutures.Inthisprojectweimaginethrough collagingimagesandvisualizingindetail1:1.

StockCheck/RoomSpecifications

Thecontemporaryproductionofbuildingsistoasignificantdegreea matterofcombiningreadymadeproducts.Wewillstudythearchitect asashopperanduseroomspecificationsasourtool.

Project2

CajsaWarg/BuildingDrawingsforbuilders

It’seasierandcheapertocookwithingredientsyoualreadygotinthe fridgethangoingoutbuyingnewonesforeachdish,perhapsitisthe samewhenmakingarchitecture.Wewillstudylocalresourceswitha focusonmaterial,site,andknowledge.Wewillworkwithlocal craftsmenandmaterialsonrealcommissionstodeliverproposals andlaterbuildingdrawingsforsmallpublicprojectstobebuiltinthe SwedishtownTibro.

Project3

ReviewingtheReference/Analysis

Thestudyofreferenceprojectsisanalmostinescapablepartof architecturepractice.Weconsiderramificationsofthiscustom,using intentionsandeffectsof17thcenturyarchitectOlofRudbeck’sbuilt andunbuiltarchitecturalfantasiesinUppsalaasacasestudy.

DrawingonModernity/Sectiondrawing

Supposethatthearchitecturalutopiasofmodernityarea consequenceofonegreatmisunderstanding:themisreadingof Plato’scriticalfictionofAtlantis.Wethrowaglancebackatthe historicalattemptsatreflectivedrawingpractices-thepaper architecturesofthe1970’to1990’s-andconstructnew architecturalspeculationsthroughanalogyindrawing.

Project4

TakingMeasure/Mock-upwoodconstruction

Asaconsequenceofitspresumedgeographicandculturalorigins havingbeenattributedespecially”desirable”qualitiessuchas rationalityandefficiency,woodconstructionhasacquiredparticular statusintheformationofarchitecturalmodernity.Tracingthecreation ofthesevaluesystems,wewilldevelopsmallwoodconstructions throughtheproductionofmock-ups.

AndersBerensson

ABisanarchitecteducatedatChalmers

UniversityoftechnologyandKTH.ABhas workedatOMA,co-foundedvisionsdivision andiscurrentlydirectorofAndersBerensson Architects.ABisalectureratKTHSchoolof ArchitectureandhaspreviouslytaughtKTH MasterStudio,FullScaleStudio.

MalinHeyman

MHisanarchitecteducatedatKTH,the CooperUnioninNewYorkandtheRoyal InstituteofArtinStockholm.Sherunsthe architecturepracticeAT-HHtogetherwith JamesHamiltonandisaregularcontributor ofwritingsonarchitecturetobooksand periodicals.MHhasbeenteachingstudioat KTHSchoolofArchitecturesince2015.

Teachers:MarceloRoviraTorres,MikaelBergquist

ThePalimpsestofContinuity

Intoday'scomplexsociety,theneedforcontextualarchitectureis increasinglybecomingimportant.Inanagewithaneverincreasing exchangeofinformation,thebuiltenvironmentbecomesobsoleteat aneveracceleratingpace. Yetbecauseoftheurgentcontextofclimatechangeandeconomic instability,preservationismovingfromthefringeofarchitectural culturetoitscore.Howelsecouldsocietyprogresswhilsttakinginto accounttheexistingeconomyofmeans?Architectureoftodayhasto accommodatefornewidentities,functionalwithinnewconstraints posedbyeconomicdemandsandsocietalchallenges. Topreservemeanstoequallyacknowledgethepastandthepresent, lookingbeyondtemporaldefinitionsofstyleandfashion–"toreturn tothoseelementswhichdefineitsspecificitythatistogobackto architectureasapracticalactivityandculturalspecialization"

Methodology

RE-Studiowillinvestigatepossiblearchitecturalmethodsof respondingtothecontemporarycondition,byequallysurveyingthe existingandthepast.Inordertohighlightdifferentcharacteristicswe willusedifferentformsofrepresentationtodiscloseotherwise hiddeninformationintheexisting,surveyedandtheprojected architecture.Methodsofresearchwillprimarilybeintroducedduring thedifferentworkshop'softhestudiowiththeintentionofproperly implementingtheminthestudents'ownprojects. FormoreinformationpleaseseethestudiopublicationsRE/01RE06: www.remasterstudio.com www.issu.com/kth-arkitekturskolan

Project1 RE-Archive

Theprojectisdividedintoasetofworkshopsthatwillexploreand examinepalimpsestuousprojectsincentralStockholm.The workshopswillformthestudio'sdocumentaryarchiveandworking material.

Project2 RE-Act

Actisthedevelopmentofaprojectbasedonthefindingsinthe workshops.Focusingonpermanence,change,decorumandnovelty projectsshouldbedevelopedfromthearchitecturaldetailtothe urbanscale.

Project3 RE-Claim

WelocateasetofprojectsoutsideStockholmindifferenturbanand localconditionsandsettings.Throughasetofworkshopsand archivalstudieswedevelopasetofprojectsfromsiteandprogram todifferentbuildingscales.

Project4 RE-Public

Acollaborativeexhibitionshowingandmakingpublicthestudios materialandfindings

MikaelBergquist

MBisanarchitectandwriter,educatedatKTH andtheAcademyofFineArts,Copenhagen. Throughhisownofficehehasexecuted projectsandrestorationsoncanonicalmodern buildings.HislatestpublishedbookisJosef Frank:VillaCarlsten,(ParkBooks,2019)He participatedintheAlternativeHistories exhibitioninLondon2019.

MarceloRoviraTorres

MRTisapracticingarchitectandresearcher withinthefieldsofarchitecturehistoryand theory.HestudiedarchitectureattheKTH, ETH-Zürich,withaMaster’sdegreefrom EPF-Lausanne.Heiscurrentlyaguest researcheratArkDesandhaspreviously writtenforCogitiatioPress,SanRoccoand Art&Theory.

StockholmMania

Teachers:KarinMatz,NinaTaghavi

StudioTheme&Methodology

…//Duringamanicepisode,anindividualwillexperiencerapidly changingemotionsandmoods,highlyinfluencedbysurrounding stimuli.…///…euphoric,irritable,hyperactivity[and hyperfocus].."

wikipedia,MANIA

Inavarietyofways,StudioStockholmManiawillusethis“stateof mind”(mania*)inrelationtothearchitecturaldesignprocessinorder tocrawloutofourskins,i.e,topassthedoorman,toshakeoffthe mundaneandpredictablenatureofarchitectureprocessand outcome.Let'scallitthegray,black,andwhitethatiscreatedbythe anxietyandrigidnesswhichwestruggletoshakeoffwhendesigning. Thedoorman[theego]patrolstheboundarybetweentheselfand theworld.Thetaskistoevadetheguard,trickingyourselfinto openingdoorsandwalkingdownpathsyouotherwisewouldn't. Dare!Jump!Challengeyourself!Individually,wewilllookatyour (imagined)limits–yourdoes,don'ts,andgo-to’s–inordertomove awayfromthearchitectureofPrêtàPorter(readytowear)towards anarchitectureofhaute-couture.Toreachsomethingthatpreviously wasnot.Whoisyourguardandhowcanwesneakaroundhim?We willroamfreely,withoutjudgment,onlyafterwardscontemplatingthe outcomeandevaluatingtheresulttogether.

Theconnectionbetweenarchitectureandmaniaopensarchitecture uptoexperimentationanddiscussion.Itallowsustobenerds, diggingdeeperanddeeper,andpermittingourselvestobehyperfocusedatthecostofallofthose“musts”:tobeabsorbedinthe hereandnow.Individually,welearnaboutourimaginedweaknesses, turningthemintostrengths.Amaniacdoesn'thesitate,theyjustdo. WewilllookatthecityofStockholm,usingthisstateofmindasa lens.Stockholmiswherewestand,whereweeat,wherewesleep andshit.Wewillobserve,categorize,analyze,andimaginethe present,thepastandthefuture,suggestingnewfuturespatial interpretationsintheprocess.Wewilllookanddigwithoutjudgment, aimingtoreachfurtherandbeyondandtoreadaplacewhilekeeping individualexperienceinfocus.Mostimportantly,wewilllooktofind joyinthisyear-longjourney!

*Note:“Mania”hasalongandtroubledhistoryasatermof diagnosisinmedicine;whilstbeingawareofthishistory,wewill employthetermasatrope,ametaphortothinkwith,andawayto openupadebateaboutarchitecture’spotential.

KarinMatz

KMisanarchitect(EdinburghCollegeofArt, theUniversityofQueensland,andKTH (MSc.Arch)).Shehasdesignedaseriesof widelypublishedsmallerprojects(KarinMatz Arkitekt),andhasworkedatVeraArkitekter. KarinisalectureratArkitekturskolanKTH andacofounderofthearchitectureoffice SECRETARY.

NinaTaghavi

Project1

TheStockholmHouse

Theyearwillbeginbysinkingone'steeth,diggingintotheeveryday villacarpetsaroundourcity.Wewilllookathousesfrom1970and onwardswherewewillobsessonhemnetandperformprospective villabuyersinordertovisit,measureandlearnasmuchaswecan aboutourchosenhouses.Secondphasewillbetosuggestan extensionormajorrefurbishmentofthechosenhouse,pushingor followingtheregulationsofthesite.Designing(andre-designing)in searchofthehouse'sdreamsanddesires.

Project2

Stockholm-ness

WhatmakesacityTHATparticularcity?WhatisStockholmin relationtothebuildenvironment?Whatisitsidentity?Wewilltryto understand“Stockholm-ness”bywalkingupanddownthecity’s metrolines,inordertodesignandcreateStockholmpalettes.The paletteswillworkasgeneratorsandcatalogsfordesigningspacein thesecondphase.Wewilldesignaninteriorspacemirroringthe previousoutput.

Project3

MadeinStockholm

Whatisbeingmanufacturedinourlocalarea,Stockholm?What talentsdoesithost?Ironwelder,finecarpenter,sheetmetalworker etc.Wewillvisittotakeacloserlookatproducersandtogetto knowandstudyhowtheydothingsandwhatpossibilitiesand obstaclestherearewiththeirparticulartechniqueandequipment. Thistimethedesignprojectwilltakeitsstartingpointinthe craftsmanshipandtheexpertiseofthemakers.Howcanweas architectsworkifwebeginthereandhowdoesitaffectandhelpour designprocess?

Project4

ÅRSTADAL-writingnewhistory

WewillfinishtheyearbylookingcloseratthehistoryofÅrstadal, knownasthefirstslumareaofStockholm,1877.Plotswereletand houseswerebuiltbutsewagewasneverinstalledwhichresultedin typhusamongotherdiseases.Herepeoplewerelivingforalmost 100yearsbeforetheneighborhoodwastotallydemolishedand erasedfromhistory.Howdidthishappenandwhy?Canweimagine lifethereandtellthestorynow?Andifwestartthinkingofmemories andstorytelling,whatwouldamonumentforitbeandlooklike?

NT,architect(hons,2008)andlecturerat KTHsince2014.MasterStudiesKTHand ETSAV(Spain).Andpoststudieswith FATALE(KTH)andLUCA(Belgium).Project managerinaParisbasedoffice,laterin Sthlm.NowsheisrunningNTA,focusingon housingfromcityscale(areaadaptation)to interiorspaces.

UrbanismandLandscape

Teachers:AniaÖst,FrancescaSavio,HannaErixonAalto

StudioTheme

TheUrbanismandLandscapeStudiofocusesoncities,landscapes, andterritoriesinthebroadercontextoftheenvironmentalcrisis.How canweimagineasustainableandresilientcityofthefuture?What cantheroleofdesignersbeinaddressingurgentandinterconnected problemssuchasrapidurbanization,biodiversityloss,socialinequity, andsevereglobalclimatechangesaffectingourcities?Drawingon thenexusofideaswithinlandscape/ecologicalurbanism,resilience theory,andtheenvironmentalhumanities,thestudiochallengesthe modernistideaofthecityasafixed,delimitedterritorycontrastingthe ‘natural’worldaroundus.Instead,weexplorelandscapeandecology asorganizersofurbanspace;asprovidersofcatalyticurban strategiesthatcanembracecomplexity,multi-functionality,and changeovertime.

ThisyearthestudiowillfocusonStockholmandontheneedforthe citytogrowmeetingdemandsforhousingandpublicinfrastructure. WewillzoominontheJärvaarea,asitethatexemplifiesacontested planningsituation,inwhichtheseeminglyincompatibleendeavorsof, ontheonehand,protectingandmaintaininggreenandopenspaces, andontheothercreatingapolycentric,denseandmoreconnected urbanfabric,aresetinoppositiontooneanother.Thestudioaimsat challengingthispolemicpraxisthroughtheexplorationofalternative city/naturerelationships.

TeachingMethodology

Inthisstudiowefosteracollaborativeandopenculturewhereall ideasarewelcomeandwereflectonreal-worldchallengeswithan optimisticstandpoint.Weempowerstudentstodevelopacriticaland systematicoutlooktotheurbanandglobalissueswefacethrough thestudyofhands-on,“live”problemsgroundedinreal-world challenges.Urbandesignisaninclusive,reflectiveand,bynecessity, transdisciplinarypracticeandweworkcloselywithdecision-makers, activists,localorganizations,andexperts.Bycombiningthecritical andthesuggestive;analysisandinnovation,wedevelopbold scenariosthatreframethehuman-naturerelationship.

Project1

Researchandnarrativesoftheplace

We’llinvestigatethecomplexityofthesitethroughcombiningtheory andanalysiswithartisticandboldexplorations.Wewillworkclosely withactorsandexpertsonthesite,andthroughaseriesof assignmentsandworkshopswewillinvestigateandconceptualize existingandnewinterfacesforhuman/naturerelations.Our investigation:howcantheGreenWedgesbeoperationalizedasa productive,generativelandscapethatcanbeabasisfornewurban livingenvironments?

Project2

Acollectivestrategy

BuildingonknowledgefromP1,wewillexpandondimensionsof systemsthinking.Throughthelensofartandarchitecturewewill exploredifferentconceptsforcommunityandhowtodesignresilient neighborhoodsforthefuturethatcancopewithclimatechange. Drawingfromourcollectionofprojectionswewillcollectivelydevelop acommunicativevisionandstrategicplanforthedevelopmentof newrelationshipsbetweenStockholmanditsgreenwedges.

Project3

LearningfromBerlin

WewilltraveltoBerlintostudycommunitydrivengreenurban projectsandmeetout-of-the-boxthinkers.Berlinhasauniquehistory ofinnovativegrass-rootsdriveninitiativesbothatanurbanscaleand onabuildingscale.Inthisprojectwewillfocusonaspectsof1) publicspace2)housing/habitatsand3)production,andwewill explorehowoverlapsandsynergiesofthethreeentitiescanbe reimagined.Studentswillalsodevelopabrieffortheircontinued workandprojectsduringthesemester.

Project4

Designingresilientfuturehabitats

Inthisfinalprojectstudentswilldevelopaproposalforhowanew habitatofStockholmcandevelopinaresilientway.Designinga habitatincludesshapingphysicalstructuresandenvironmentsfor humansaswellasotheragentsthataregrownoutofsustainable practicesandcultures.Theworkwillresultinanexhibition.Wesee outcomesthatrevealunexpectedpotentialsranginginscalefromthe territorial,theneighborhood,downtothedetailofahome. processes,constructingnewnarrativesofhowwelivetogether,and theimplicationsoftheseinspatialpractice.

AniaÖst

AÖisamultidisciplinarianwithamasterin architecture.AÖcombinespracticewith researchandhastaughtinhighereducation since2010atKTHandatTUGraz,Austria. SheisstartingupthepracticeGAIAark,with like-minded,focusingonreconnectinghuman habitatswithourlivingenvironmentthrough innovation

FrancescaSavio

FSisanarchitectandurbandesigner.She hasworkedinthefieldofparticipativeurban planninginItalyandSpain,urbandesignand architectureinSweden,andhastaughtat KTHSUPDsince2017.Herworkrevolves aroundsustainablepracticesforurban design,thecirculareconomy,andfutureproofingurbanenvironments.

HannaErixonAalto

HEAisanarchitectandurbanist,writerand lecturer.SheholdsaPHDwiththethesis ProjectingUrbanNaturesandhastaught since2005atKTH.Thecoreofherinterest revolvesaroundfindingnewwaysofinvolving amultitudeofactorsinthedevelopmentof resilientfuturestrategiesforsustainable landscapes.