We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our Honorable mention winners for our "Museum of Emotions / Edition #2" competition – Linda Brokmar and Martin Smedsén from Sweden!
Linda Brokmar and Martin Smedsén from Sweden
We are two aspiring architects that graduated from the Master’s Programme at Umeå School of Architecture in 2021. Currently based in Sweden.
We enjoy working with architecture as a means of exploring what’s possible. Linda is curious about the material aspect of architecture. She dreams of an architecture profession that attends to the whole lifecycle of buildings beyond the stage of completion. In her practice she likes to consider factors such as nature, time and weathering. Martin’s interest is in human behaviors and the activity of play in the public realm. He is a believer of understanding instead of changing, and questions the purpose of building just for the sake of building.
Architecture is a tool that helps us shape the spaces we inhabit and lets us understand the world we live in. Humans have always been doing architecture long before the appearance of architects. The architect is just one among many hands involved. Architecture is a collaborative process, a co-creation.
Architecture competitions are a fun way to challenge our thinking and improve our skills. Participating in competitions gives us an opportunity to work with architecture without the constraints of permits, policies and regulations. It is fun to push the boundaries of what architecture can be.
If you are thinking about participating in a competition, we would say go for it! Have fun and enjoy the process.
Design a sustainable food court structure for the heart of a classical music festival
Design a home with no artificial lighting
Design a comfortable and accessible home for the elderly in Portugal
Design a guest house and olive oil tasting room located in Portugal
Design a yoga guest house located within rich bog wildlife
Present your best work and submit your favorite architectural visualization
Design a new concept of small-scale home
Use architecture to create different emotional states
Design a portable reading room that encourages reading in any location
How would you represent the best that humanity has to offer through architecture?
Design a safe and supportive space for children struggling with a terminal illness
Design a concept for affordable housing in Milan
Design virtual home as architecture moves into the metaverse
Reimagine the workplace of the future, and design the new way of working
Design THE architect's t-shirt!
Submit your online portfolio!
