"It's very important to believe in yourself"

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Collaboration with the University of Hiroshima in architecture

The research subject in architecture at Luleå University of Technology and Hiroshima University have been granted a seed collaboration project to study urban sustainability in small towns.

"I have always had an interest in architecture and design"

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"Take every chance you can to visit interesting buildings"

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"The education had the combination of courses that I was looking for"

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Agatino Rizzo, professor in Architecture, attended the joint Japanese-Swedish event MIRAI 2.0

Agatino Rizzo, professor in Architecture, attended the joint Japanese-Swedish event MIRAI 2.0 to establish links between researchers in the two countries.

Lecture at SOS | School of Sustainability

On November 9th Agatino Rizzo, professor in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, held a lecture in the SOS - School of Sustainability as a part of the lecture series on Environmental Design led by Emanuele Naboni.

First projects funded within PRECISE

The first research projects within the Future area of sustainable precision health, PRECISE, are now starting. Close to SEK 5 million is distributed among 28 approved start-up projects. Together, the projects represent many aspects of precision health, from early diagnosis on molecular level to heal...

Norra Scen: Where will everyone live?

Panel discussion at Vetenskapens hus 2022 09 229

Arctic Five Chair and Architecture Students symposium in Haparanda-Tornio

The Arctic is home to over 4 million people of which about 3 millions live in urban areas. However, little urban-sustainability research is devoted to this part of the world.

Norra Scen: Where will everyone live?
29 Sep. 2022 12:00 – 13:00 :

This event is in Swedish.

Granted to study the fishing communities along Tornio River

Meet Stefano Tornieri from the University of Venice in Italy. He will spend some time with the Arctic Five Chair of Architecture and Planning in research group in architecture at Luleå University of Technology.

City in the north - Umeå 400 years
19 Aug. 2022 13:00 – 14:00 , Kulturhuset Väven:

Agatino Rizzo, arctic five chair in architecture and planning at Lulea University of Technology, was invited to a panel discussion within the conference "Stad i norr" organized by Umeå University and The Institute of Urban History at Stockholm University.

Seminar with Oana Tiganea, Politecnico di Milano, about Ştei, the Secret Uranium City
1 Jun. 2022 10:30 – 12:00 , T3109:

Oana Tiganea is a guest researcher in architecture at Luleå University of Technology. She will present her research with special focus on her ongoing project on the Rumanian mining town of Ştei.

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - Kittelfjäll
7 Jun. 2022 13:00 – 14:30 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - Lavsjö
10 May. 2022 19:30 – 21:00 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

Italian expert on Ralph Erskine's architecture in the north

Andrea Luciani, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, is a great admirer of Ralph Erskine's architecture in northern Sweden. But not everything was a success for Erskine.

Lecture: Erskine and his arctic architecture in Norrbotten
20 Apr. 2022 13:00 – 14:00 , Norrbottens museum:

Ralph Erskine (24 February 1914 – 16 March 2005) was a British architect and planner who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life. (Wikipedia)

Appointment of Arctic Five Chairs

Luleå University of Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of three Chairs to The Arctic Five network: Christina Allard, Agatino Rizzo and Karolina Parding.

Future fossil-free passenger transport - Workshop - the villages in the Gunnarsby area
23 Nov. 2021 19:00 – 22:00 , Folketshus:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

Heritage and Heritagisation

6 films from Jennie Sjöhom, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology.

The roads to fossil freedom - Workshop in Kåleboda
2 Mar. 2022 19:00 – 20:30 , Information about premises will come later:

Rural areas, passenger transport and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

In the media: Five years of pandemic - this is what Sweden looks like in 2025

Björn Ekelund, senior lecturer in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, is one of three experts in this interview from Swedish TV.

The roads to fossil freedom - Workshop in Kittelfjäll
2 Feb. 2022 19:00 – 20:30 , Digitally:

Rural areas, passenger transport and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

The workshop is part of the research project "Rural fossil-free passenger transport" whose purpose is to contribute to a future sustainable transport system, both for the climate and humans

In the media: 7 tips to reduce the risk of slippery accidents at work

- The most common thing that happens is that you do not get a foothold with the front foot. It slips away, says Glenn Berggård, researcher at Luleå University of Technology.

The roads to fossil freedom - workshop in Lavsjö, Lajksjö and Grynberget
6 Dec. 2021 19:30 – 21:00 , Byaskolan:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom. What are your experiences and thoughts?

Agatino Rizzo, Professor of Architecture

Agatino Rizzo has been interested in buildings and cities since childhood. The interest has developed over the years, from the design aspect to the scientific aspect. Today he is doing research in architecture and many of his projects are about the sustainability challenges. He wants to help transfo...

The fossil-free passenger transport of the future - Workshop Varuträsk
24 Jan. 2022 19:00 – 20:30 , Zoom:

Rural areas, passenger transport and fossil freedom What are your experiences and thoughts?

The workshop is part of the research project "rural fossil-free passenger transport" whose purpose is to contribute to a future sustainable transport system, both for the climate and humans.

The fossil - free passenger transport of the future - Workshop - the villages in the Gunnarsby area
5 Apr. 2022 19:00 – 20:30 , Zoom:

How are you thinking? How should future fossil-free passenger transport be possible in the villages in the Gunnarsby area?

The roads to fossil freedom - Workshop in Moskosel
21 Nov. 2021 13:00 – 14:30 , Varvet:

Passenger transport, rural areas and fossil freedom
What are your experiences and thoughts?

"My students will learn to explore urban development from a multidisciplinary point of view"

Jing Ma has a background in Landscape Architecture.

Kevin Lau is new as a teacher at The Master Programme in Architectural Engineering

Kevin Lau is educated as an urban climatologist who is specialized in climate-sensitive urban planning and building design.

Constantinos Vassiliades

Visiting scholar: Postdoc researcher Constantinos Vassiliades, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Creative proposals for developing neighborhood in Luleå

About 40 young people have had the chance to work during the summer, planning Karlsvik in Luleå. Students from the Master of Science in Architecture program at Luleå University of Technology have been group leaders.
"It has been interesting and we have learned something new. We have tested new comp...

In the media: Young summer workers plan urban area in Luleå

On Friday, creativity flowed when about 20 young summer workers got to present how the urban area of Karlsvik in Luleå can be developed. The task: to create an attractive residential area for all ages and the project has, to say the least, fallen into good soil.

PhD Summer School Urban Arctic
16 Aug. 2021 13:00 – 20 Aug. 2021 15:00 , Kiruna campus:

The PhD course "Sustainable urban development in resource-extraction territories: the Arctic as a case study" is funded by the Arctic Five, regional development area

Predatory Urbanism: Rapid Urbanization and Resources
2 Jul. 2021 14:00 – 15:30 , Venice: Architecture Biennale:

The event will take place during the Architecture Biennial in Venice, at the Italian Pavilion "Resilient Communities".

Open positions in Architecture 2021

Research in architecture is expanding with new exciting projects in the areas of big data, urban analytics, urban solar energy, heritage districts

Students participated in interior design project

Four master's engineering students have been hired to design two areas in the Alfa building on the university campus in Luleå. Three of the students study The Master Programme in Architectural Engineering and the fourth study on The Master Programme in Industrial Design Engineering.

In the media: Elin takes industrial wood construction to new heights

She is basically a civil engineer, educated in architecture with a focus on house construction at Luleå University of Technology. She devoted a large part of her education to sustainable industrial construction and her degree project was about just that.

Meet Hans Walloschke

Hans Walloschke divides his time between teaching at Luleå University of Technology and as a professional architect at the historic MAF Architects' Office here in Luleå.

"A master's degree in architecture combines the aesthetic with the construction technology"

Sanna Haukka, NCC

"It was very useful to see how to actually build on site"

Name: Ebba Eneris
Program: Master Programme in Architectural Engineering

In the media: Hanna Malm wrote the best student essay in gender equality, traffic and transport

Hanna Malm, recipient of the award Best Student Thesis 2020. Hanna wrote her thesis at Luleå University of Technology but now works at Örebro municipality.

"In the future, I want to work on pursuing important issues concerning sustainability linked to construction"

Name: Johanna Lagerlund
Age: 23
Place of residence: Eringsboda (Blekinge)
Programme: Master Programme in Architectural Engineering

Agatino Rizzo appointed Adviser to the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Agatino Rizzo, professor in architecture at Luleå University of Technology, has been appointed to the advisory board of the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The Venice Biennale is one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world.

Johan Linton has been appointed as Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture in Venice (IUAV)

Johan Linton, Associate Professor in the Theory and History of Architecture and teacher at the Division of Architecture and Water, has been appointed as Visiting Professor 2021 by the School of Architecture in Venice (IUAV).

The architecture of future cities after covid-19
27 Nov. 2020 12:00 – 13:00 , ltu.se/vhlive:

Covid-19 has accelerated the existing conflicts regarding the use of land and resources in small and large cities worldwide. However, we still design and build in the same way we have done for the past 50 years.

The Dragon´s Den

This year's version of the innovation competition "The Dragon´s Den" was held in the House of Science due to the corona pandemic and the requirement for physical distance. 42 students in 12 groups presented their business ideas to a jury consisting of Stefan Lindbäck, CEO Lindbäcks Group, Mattias Li...

Open positions in Architecture

Research in architecture is expanding with new exciting projects in the areas of big data, urban analytics, urban solar energy, heritage districts

Published:31 October 2013
Updated: 6 February 2023
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