Andrea García Portolés

Contaminated and degraded soil in large urban areas is a continuing and growing problem. Below bricks, concrete, asphalt, and all kinds of human constructions, soil has been covered and forgotten. As a consequence, urban human inhabitants have lost basic knowledge and connection with the environment, contributing to the negative impacts of our climate crisis. Water… Continue reading Andrea García Portolés

André Miller

In my degree project, I have explored NASA’s mission to build a station on the moon by 2027. Everything that we don’t bring with us from earth will be locally produced with the materials found on the moon. Regolith is a fine powder that covers the surface of the moon and can be hardened and… Continue reading André Miller

Zandra Wellmar

I have analyzed the contemporary residential architecture and tried to identify recurring patterns and norms using different methods. I want to investigate how architecture has been shaped by different ideals, standard measurements, rules and financial constraints. The aim is to point out how the production is normative and reproduces norms, but also how some of… Continue reading Zandra Wellmar

Rebecka Arborelius

Identity, meetings and function at Bredäng square. In her book “Every Room Should Sing”, interior designer Beata Heuman describes her techniques for incorporating personality and playfulness into the home. Her goal is to get every room to sing. In my degree project, I take these techniques as a starting point, but apply them instead to… Continue reading Rebecka Arborelius

Oskar Schmidt

Design must become more boring. People, their lives and survival are more important than design. The relationship between objects and users is fostered through an honest design language, which communicates function rather than aesthetics. These principles are behind the development of Kitchen for Homes, a modular kitchen system that opposes the sculptural, dysfunctional and unsustainable… Continue reading Oskar Schmidt

Olivia Åhman

Components and furniture for the temporary home Better Shelter and manual providing possibilities for a personal and functional space during emergency and crisis situations. This degree project is a collaboration with the organization Better Shelter, which offers temporary housing to people in crisis and emergency situations worldwide. The spatial context for the project is the… Continue reading Olivia Åhman

Maria Halling

Design evolution as a method for architectural survival To foster good living environments and sustainable building practices, we should protect cultural values and positive qualities in the already-built environment. At the same time, we need to evaluate if the existing architecture meets current and future needs. In my degree project, I analyze an existing building… Continue reading Maria Halling