URBAN WELL-BEING BY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
the power of architectural design to improve our daily living environment
Today architecture is much broader than only the art and practice of designing and constructing buildings. It is an interdisciplinary practice that takes upon contemporary environmental, economic and social challenges while embracing innovative technologies to find, develop and realize new solutions. But architecture still is, above all, a design practice.
sthlmnyc | conversation
Title: Urban well-being by architectural design
Date: October 24
Time: 6pm–8pm
Location: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl
Event Description:
Key presentations and panel discussion
Archtober:
Event description
Registration:
Registration on the AIA NY Website
Key Presentations:
Alan Plattus, Professor at Yale University
Ben Gilmartin, Partner at DS+R
Dana Getman, Associate Principal of SHoP
Daniel Sundlin, Partner at BIG
Jerry van Eijck, founder of !melk
Lars Marcus, Professor Urban Design Chalmers University
Martin Edfelt, City Architect Täby Kommun
Rahel Belatchew, Chief architect and founder of Belatchew Arkitekter
Ulla Bergström, Partner and Office Manager at White
Panel Discussion:
All presenters and:
Bernadette Digges, Creative Director for HFZ Capital
Claudia Herasme, Director Urban Design of the Department of City Planning (DCP)
Jeffrey Shumaker, Director of Urban Planning and Design at KPF
Justin Moore, executive director of the Public Design Commission (PDC)
Niklas Svensson, Director of Urban Development at White
Nina Åman, City Architect Nacka Kommun
Moderated by:
Anne Guiney
Participants sthlmnyc 2018:
(list in the formation)
Alan Plattus, Professor at Yale University
Anna Sunnerö, Wingårdhs
Ben Gilmartin, Partner at DS+R
Bernadette Digges, Creative Director for HFZ Capital
Chris Sharples, principal of SHoP
Claudia Herasme, Director Urban Design of the Department of City Planning (DCP)
Dana Getman, Associate Principal of SHoP
Daniel Sundlin, Partner at BIG
Jeffrey Shumaker, Director of Urban Planning and Design at KPF
Jerry van Eijck, founder of !melk
Joachim Quiding, Social Development Director Täby Kommun
Justin Moore, executive director of the Public Design Commission (PDC)
Lars Marcus, Professor Urban Design Chalmers University
Martin Edfelt, City Architect Täby Kommun
Niklas Svensson, Director of Urban Development at White
Nina Åman, City Architect Nacka Kommun
Rahel Belatchew, Chief architect and founder of Belatchew Arkitekter
Ulla Bergström, Partner and Office Manager at White
In collaboration with:
Our partners for 2018:
Belatchew Arkitekter, Nacka Kommun, Täby Kommun, White Arkitekter, Wingårdhs
PAST EVENTS:
STHLMNYC is once again part of Archtober in New York during October 2017. We will host a full week program under the theme Democratic Architecture. With the team Swedish Design Moves New York we welcome you to New York from October 24 till 28.
SWEDISH DESIGN MOVES NEW YORK
Conversation I
Title: Democratic Architecture – a process
Date: October 24
Time: 3pm–5pm
Location: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl
Event Description:
Democratic architecture and urban space ensures human well-being for all, from children to the elderly. Sweden’s egalitarian society and intimate relation to nature has influenced contemporary urban design with a fine balance between social demands and environmental needs.
In a two-hour program at the Center for Architecture, featured guests will present and discuss how democratic architecture gives our communities a voice in the architectural process and the freedom to roam, play, protest and live in our public space.
Participants:
Per Franson, Vice Dean of Faculty KTH School of Architecture
Christer Larsson, City Planning director Malmö
Ulrika Stenkula, Partner at White Arkitekter
David Burney, Academic Coordinator at Pratt Institute
Claudia Herasme, Director Urban Design at NYC DCP
Chris Sharples, Partner at SHoP
Moderated by:
Linda Schuur, Founding Partner of sthlmnyc
SWEDISH DESIGN MOVES NEW YORK
Conversation II, III, IV & V
Title: Democratic Architecture
Date: October 26, 27 & 28
Location: Van Alen Institute, 30W 22nd St
Event Description:
Three evening sessions will take place where featured speakers and other guests explore what democratic space can be and how to create it, what tools are available and how to develop them even further.
Informal conversations with participants from both Sweden and New York will reflect on the concept of democratic space and today’s contemporary challenges. How can Swedish design thinking contribute to better democratic urban spaces globally? How can Swedish democratic processes be implemented in other cities and communities? How can the global and diverse city of New York inspire Sweden? And how can we through collaboration find creative solutions to make the built environment more sustainable and democratic?
Conversation II Democratic Architecture – Nature & Wellbeing
Date: October 26
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Van Alen Institute, 30W 22nd St
Participants:
Linda Pettersson, Landscape Architect at Urbio
Susanne Ramel, Architect at Marge
Anna Sunnerö, Architect at Wingårdhs
Jeff Shumaker, Director of Urban Planning and Design at KPF
James Ramsey, Principal at RAAD Studio
Moderated by:
David van der Leer, Executive Director Van Alen Institute
Conversation III Democratic Architecture – Culture & People
Date: October 27
Time: 5-8pm
Location: Van Alen Institute, 30W 22nd St
Participants:
Joy Mboya, Executive Director at GoDown Arts Centre
Anna Sunnerö, Architect at Wingårdhs
Patrick Verhoeven, Urban Designer at Mandaworks
David Allin, Senior Associate at DS+R
Suchi Reddi, Principal at ReddyMade Architecture & Design
Moderated by:
Rick Bell, Director of Design and Construction Excellence for the DDC
Conversation IV Democratic Architecture – Innovation
Date: October 28
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Van Alen Institute, 30W 22nd St
Participants:
Torleif Fark, City Architect Stockholm City
Ola Jonsson, Associated Partner at CFMoller
Jan Rydén, Färgfabriken
Thomas Kosbau, Principal Architect at ORE Design
Naomi Hersson-Ringskog, Co-Founder No Longer Empty
Moderated by:
Sander Schuur, Founding Partner of sthlmnyc
Conversation V Democratic Architecture – Art in Public Space
Date: October 28
Time: 4 – 4.45pm
Location: Van Alen Institute, 30W 22nd St
Ola Kalnins, graffiti artist from Malmö, Sweden
Brian Whiteley, artist and curator from New York
Crosby, street artist from New York
The three artist will have an open conversation on public art in space.
Followed by the revealing of Ola Kalnins latest piece on the corner of Manhattan Ave and Greenpoint Ave in Brooklyn.
SWEDISH DESIGN MOVES NEW YORK
Party!
Date: October 27
Time: 7pm
Location: Great Jones Studio, 35 Great Jones
In collaboration with:
With support of:
We like to welcome you to the STHLMNYC | Conversation as part of Archtober on October 7 in New York.
This year’s program will offer insight into pioneering solutions that address a wide variety of challenges our cities face during the contemporary housing challenge.
The solutions are small-scale, affecting the urban scale and will be presented and discussed in a two-part program – Politics & Planning and Architecture & Technology. The program will formulate progressive solutions that answer a multiple of challenges while simultaneously providing valid, specifically when combined, strategies.
Join us for our program in New York during Archtober to collaborate towards innovative solutions for the future housing challenge.
Friday October 07 2016
STHLMNYC | Conversation “Innovative Solutions for the Future Housing Challenge”
Time: October 7th, 10am – noon
Location: The Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York. For more information click here, for a map click here
RSVP: please email by Wednesday October 5th to: rsvp@sthlmnyc.org
PROGRAM
Introduction
Sander Schuur, STHLMNYC
Architecture & Building Technology
Speakers:
Rik Ekstrom, Partner ARExA
Gustav Fagerstrom, Digital Practice Leader Walter P. Moore & Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech Center for Design Research
Fredrik Hansson, Creative Director and Partner at OkiDoki! Architects
Linda Thiel, Director of London Studio and Partner White Arkitekter
Panel Discussion, speakers and:
Milad Barosen, Co-Founder, CEO at Milou Group
Cecilia Holmstrom, Architect SAR/MSA, Strategic Advisor, Housing at Tengbom
Amir Shahrokhi, Project Director SHoP Architects
Susan Wright, Managing Principal of NYC office, IBI Group – Gruzen Samton Architects
Moderated by Linda Schuur, STHLMNYC
Politics & City Planning
Speakers:
Frank Ruchala, Deputy Director for Zoning at City of New York, Department of City Planning
Peter Lindroos, Planning Architect at Urban Minds Architecture and Urban Planning
Niklas Svensson, Deputy Director at City Planning Administration in Stockholm
Ann Legeby, Researcher KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
David Quart, Deputy Commissioner for Strategy, Research & Communications, Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Panel Discussion, speakers and:
Norman Anderson, Environmental Health Advisor at the Heinz Endowments
Rick Bell, Executive Director of Design and Construction Excellence for the City of New York’s Department of Design and Construction
Scott Francisco, Founder and Director at Pilot Projects
Moderated by Linda Schuur, STHLMNYC
Participants
(List in formation)
Norman Anderson, Environmental Health Advisor at the Heinz Endowments
Milad Barosen, Co-Founder, CEO at Milou Group
Rick Bell, Executive Director of Design and Construction Excellence for the City of New York’s Department of Design and Construction
Darrick Borowski, Partner at ARExA
Angelyn Chandler, Deputy Commissioner for Capital Programs at New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Rik Ekstrom, Partner at ARExA
Mats Enander, Project Development at Vasakronan
Gustav Fagerstrom, Digital Practice Leader Walter P. Moore, Adjunct Professor at Virginia Tech Center for Design Research
Scott Francisco, Founder and Director at Pilot Projects
Mar Granados, Senior Designer in Housing Studio NYC office, IBI Group – Gruzen Samton Architects
Fredrik Hansson, Creative Director, Partner at OkiDoki! Architects
Cecilia Holmstrom, Architect SAR/MSA, Strategic Advisor, Housing at Tengbom
Petter Kvarnbäck, Market Analyst at Vasakronan
Daniel Larsson, Founding Partner and CEO at Urban Minds Architecture and Urban Planning
Ann Legeby, Researcher KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
Peter Lindroos, Planning Architect at Urban Minds Architecture and Urban Planning
Johanna Lundberg, Founding Partner at Urban Minds Architecture and Urban Planning
David Quart, Deputy Commissioner for Strategy, Research & Communications, Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Claire Rowell, Managing Director at PLASTARC, Inc.
Frank Ruchala, Deputy Director for Zoning at City of New York, Department of City Planning
Amir Shahrokhi, Project Director SHoP Architects
Jeffrey Shumaker, Chief Urban Designer and Director of Urban Design at City of New York, Department of City Planning
Margaret Steiner, Communications Officer at White Arkitekter
Niklas Svensson, Deputy Director at City Planning Administration in Stockholm
Per Thiberg, Director of Business Development at Vasakronan
Linda Thiel, Director of London Studio, Partner at White Arkitekter
Susan Wright, Managing Principal of NYC office, IBI Group – Gruzen Samton Architects
In collaboration with:
With support of:
We to welcome you to the STHLMNYC | Conversation as part of Archtober on October 13th in New York.
STHLMNYC brings together leading urban planners, architects and policy makers from Stockholm and New York to discuss the future of our cities and urban architecture. In an informal setting, distinguished practitioners and theorists explore the theme of “Adaptation and Affordability”, touching upon the critical need for collaboration as well as the power of cities to spearhead the formulation and development of an adaptive urban environment. The program in NYC on October 13th will feature four keynote speakers, each presenting reflections on the evening’s theme, as well as an in-depth panel discussion moderated by Linda Schuur and Sander Schuur, founding partners of STHLMNYC. Guests are invited to continue the discussion during a reception to follow.
Tuesday October 13 2015
STHLMNYC | Conversation “Adaptation and Affordability”
Time: October 13th, 5 – 8pm
Location: South Seaport District, 181 Front Street, Manhattan, for more information click here, for a map click here
RSVP: please email by Friday October 9th to: rsvp@sthlmnyc.org
Program
Introduction
Linda Schuur & Sander Schuur
Jesse Keenan, Research Director, Center of Urban Real Estate Development at Columbia University
Affordability
Speakers:
Cecilia Holmström, Architect SAR/MSA, Strategic Advisor, Housing, Tengbom
Sandra Frank, Marketing Director, Folkhem
Jonathan Marvel, FAIA, Director and Founder of Marvel Architects
Jeffrey Shumaker, Chief Urban Designer and Director of Urban Design at City of New York, Department of City Planning
Panel Discussion, speakers and:
Daniel Markström, Director of Architecture, Humlegården Fastigheter
Stefan Sjöberg, Architect SAR/MSA, Founding Partner at Kjellander + Sjöberg Arkitektkontor
Community Engagement
Speakers:
Jeff Dugan, AIA, Principal Dattner Architects
Nicole Ferreira, Vice President for Development at Department for Development New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
Daniel Hernandez, Deputy Commissioner for Neighborhood Strategies at New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
Thaddeus Pawlowski, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University
Niklas Svensson, Deputy Director at City Planning Administration in Stockholm
Panel Discussion, speakers and:
Niels de Bruin, Landscape Architect, White Arkitekter
Arne Olsson, CEO, Folkhem
Rebecka Yrlid, Sustainability Director, Humlegården Fastigheter
In collaboration with:
Sponsors and Support:
STHLMNYC | Workshop
We are pleased to welcome you to the first STHLMNYC | Workshop, to be hosted in Stockholm on April 8th, 9th and 10th, 2015, the first in a series of biannual gatherings which will alternate between New York and Stockholm. The theme of the first STHLMNYC | Workshop is “Movement”; the movement of people from a socio-economic perspective, the movement of nature within the urban environment, the movement of water in all its forms and the movement of food from farm to fork. We will discuss and formulate strategies for an adaptive architecture using case studies and presenting findings to the public, media and policymakers.
Wednesday April 8 2015
STHLMNYC | Conversation ‘Collaboration for Adaptation’
Who: invited guests and sponsors
Panelists (list in formation)
Jesse M. Keenan, Research Director for the Center for Urban Real Estate, Columbia University
Roger Mogert, Commissioner City Planning and Culture Stockholm
Anette Scheibe Lorentzi, Director Stockholm City Department of City Planning
Jeffrey Shumaker, Director of Urban Design, New York City Department of City Planning
Erik Stenberg, Architect and Teacher at the KTH School of Architecture Stockholm
Thomas Stoll, Director Sustainability Tengbom
Niklas Svensson, Assistant Director Stockholm City Department of City Planning
Jim Venturi, Pricipal Designer ReThinkNYC
A panel of distinguished practitioners and theorists present and discuss relating to the evening’s theme: “Collaboration for Adaptation”. The participants will delineate the need for collaboration and the power cities hold to spearhead the discussion, formulation and development of an adaptive urban environment. The discussion will be moderated by Sander Schuur, STHLMNYC.
Thursday April 9 2015
STHLMNYC | Workshop – Site Visit
Time: 9.30am – 1pm Location: Tekniska Nämndhuset, Fleminggatan 4, Stockholm – click here for directions Who: participants of the workshop RSVP: for participation in the workshop please email by Friday April 4 to: info@sthlmnyc.org
Bus departure
Time: 9.30am
Coffee
Time: 10am – 10.15am Location: Tuben, Rum 410, Munkforsplan 45, Farsta – click here for directions
Welcome – Sander Schuur, Founding Partner STHLMNYC
Time: 10.15am – 10.30am
Introduction Farsta, Stockholm – Martin Edfelt, Area Strategist Stockholm
Time: 10.30am – 10.45am
Site Visit – by foot
Time: 10.45am – 11.30am
Lunch
Time: 11.45am – noon
Site Visit – by bus
Time: noon – 1pm
STHLMNYC will welcome all to ArkDes, the Architecture and Design Museum, and present the program for the STHLMNYC | Workshop. The participants of the STHLMNYC | Workshop will tour Farsta and have lunch on location.
STHLMNYC | Workshop
Time: 1pm – 5pm Location: ArkDes, Exercisplan 4, Stockholm – click here for directions Who: participants of the workshop
Introduction Workshop – Sander Schuur, Founding Partner STHLMNYC
Time: 1pm – 1.15pm
Introduction East Harlem, NYC – Mary Rusz, AIA, Assistant Director, Housing and Urban Design at the New York City Housing Authority
Time: 1.15pm – 1.30pm
Workshop
Time: 1.30pm – 2.45pm
Presentation – Emma Källblad, KTH Center for Sustainable Build Environment
Time: 2.45pm – 3pm
Coffee Break
Time: 3pm – 3.15pm
Workshop
Time: 3.15pm – 5pm
In the STHLMNYC | Workshop at ArkDes, participants will discuss and formulate strategies towards an adaptive architecture from the theme “Movement” for East Harlem, New York and Farsta, Stockholm.
thinktanK + S 010
Time: 5pm – 8pm Location: Kjellander + Sjöberg, Repslagargatan 15 A, Stockholm – click here for directions RSVP: please email by Thursday April 2 to: rsvp@ksark.se
Panelists
Anna-Stina Bokander (SE), urban planner, City of Stockholm
Elke den Ouden (NL), founder and strategic director of LightHouse, solution partner of the Intelligent Lighting Institute at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Linda Pettersson (SE), landscape architect, Urbio
Jeffrey Shumaker (US), Director of Urban Design, New York City Department of City Planning
In the evening Kjellander + Sjöberg will host their thinktanK + S 010: The Street – a functional & social connector.
Friday April 10 2015
STHLMNYC | Workshop Time: 10am – noon Location: ArkDes, Exercisplan 4, Stockholm – click here for directions Who: participants of the workshop
Workshop
Time: 10am – 11am
Coffee Break
Time: 11am – 11.15am
Presentation – TBC
Time: 11.15pm – 11.30pm
Workshop
Time: 11.15am – 12am
Lunch
Time: noon – 1pm
STHLMNYC | Reflection
Time: 1pm – 5pm Location: ArkDes, Exercisplan 4, Stockholm – click here for directions Who: open to the public RSVP: please email by Friday April 4 to: info@sthlmnyc.org
Welcome and Introduction – Sander Schuur, Founding Partner STHLMNYC
Time: 1pm
Remarks – Charlotta Holm Hildebrand, Business Development Director Swedish Association of Architects
Time: 1.30pm
Presentation – Jim Venturi, author of ReThinkNYC
Time: 1.50pm
Presentation – Jesse Keenan, Research Director for the Center for Urban Real Estate
Time: 2.10pm
Presentation Workshop East Harlem – TBC
Time: 2.30pm
Coffee Break
Time: 3pm – 3.30pm
Presentation Workshop Farsta – Martin Edfelt, Area Strategist Stockholm
Time: 3.30pm
Reflection Stockholm I – Niklas Svensson, Deputy Director at City Planning Administration in Stockholm
Time: 3.50pm
Reflection Stockholm II – Karolina Keyzer, City Architect City of Stockholm
Time: 4.05pm
Reflection New York City – Jeffrey Shumaker, Director of Urban Design, New York City Department of City Planning
Time: 4.20pm
Closing Remarks – Linda Schuur, Founding Partner STHLMNYC
Time: 4.40pm
On Friday afternoon the STHLMNYC | Workshop will be open for the public. STHLMNYC will present the platform and workshop and invited guests will present their view on the STHLMNYC | Workshop’s theme: “Movement”. Participants of the STHLMNYC | Workshop will present the outcome and findings of the workshop. Both cities will reflect and provide a glimpse of the future.
Food, Drinks, Music and more
Time: 5pm –
Thursday February 3 2015
STHLMNYC | Conversation
STHLMNYC | Conversation is an lunch and afterwork meeting between Stockholm and New York through video conference. The theme of the conversation is Adaptive Placemaking, questioning how we collectively shape our public realm to maximize shared value and how we can ensure value in an ever-changing urban environment.
Participants:
New York:
Rick Bell, Executive Director, AIA NY
David Burney, Associated Professor, Pratt University
Nette Compton, Trust for Public Land
Tyler Caine, Associate, COOKFOX
Tomas Rossant, President AIA NY
Stockholm:
Martin Arfalk, Partner, Mandaworks
Nicholas Bigelow, Landscape Architect, Mandaworks
Mattias Gustafsson, CEO, Urbio
Tobias Olsson, Swedish Architects
Linda Pettersson, Landscape Architect, Urbio
Stefan Sjöberg, Founding Partner, Kjellander + Sjöberg
Linda Schuur, Founding Partner, STHLMNYC
Moderator: Sander Schuur, Founding Partner, STHLMNYC
In collaboration with: COOKFOX and Kjellander + Sjöberg
Thursday October 30 2014
STHLMNYC | Inaugural Event
STHLMNYC is a platform for collaboration towards an adaptive architecture. Our future is to a large extent unknown and uncertain. For our increasingly vulnerable cities to be sustainable, their architecture needs to adapt to unforeseen future events and developments.
The STHLMNYC semiannual seminar’s overall theme is “Collaboration for Adaptation, Designing for Future Uncertainties” and will consist of two days of debates and workshops focusing on the urban environment of tomorrow. The seminar bring together specialists from all over the world to Stockholm and New York City.
The seminar’s adventurous explorations push the envelope of architectural thinking. The active collaboration of participating architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and related professionals, provides for a wide variety of ideas and visions that will trigger a new critical thinking in architecture.
Participants:
New York:
Dan Wood, AIA Principal, workAC
Gena Wirth, Associate, SCAPE
Matthew Clarke, Design Associate, SHoP
Tyler Caine, Associate, COOKFOX
Cecilia Kushner, Planning Deputy Director for Flood Resilience at NYC Department of City Planning
Stockholm:
Stefan Sjöberg, Founding Partner, Kjellander + Sjöberg
Sara Grahn, Professor and Partner, White
Emma Jonsteg, CEO, Utopia
Mattias Gustafsson, CEO, Urbio
Niklas Svensson, Stockholm City Department of City Planning,
Moderator: Naomi Hersson-Ringskog
Keynote Speaker: Charlie Bennet, photographer
In collaboration with: The Association of Swedish Architects and Consulate General of Sweden in New York