This book is a result of Media Evolution’s The Futures We Build project, in which four interdisciplinary teams were invited to create visions portraying futures in which the built environment sector has met its shared sustainability goals. In this book, the visions are described and visualized by the teams. The Preface and Playbook chapters are written by Reeta Hafner, Foresight lead at Media Evolution and illustrated by Dick Hedlund.
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Contents
| Chapters | |
|---|---|
| Opening chapter | Preface |
| Waves | Vision 1 |
| The Connected and Happy Place | Vision 2 |
| Toward an Economy of Care and Repair | Vision 3 |
| Now is the New Tomorrow | Vision 4 |
| Playbook | Commentary chapter |
Context
The Futures We Build is a strategic project of Smart Built Environment that seeks to provide guidance on the question “How will the built environment and the sector shaping it look, function and be organised in a future Sweden where shared sustainability goals have been achieved?”
In the project, four interdisciplinary teams were invited to create future visions. These visions are intended to support, inspire and inform the sector in its quest to transform by leveraging digitalisation and other shifts needed to meet shared sustainability objectives.
Colophon
- 111 pages
- Publisher: Media Evolution
- Editors: Reeta Hafner, Frida Alkestrand Christensen, Martin Thörnkvist
- Illustrations: Dick Hedlund
- Graphic Concept: HolsterGreen Studio
- Layout: Linnea Paulsson Neppelberg
- ISBN: 978-91-987389-9-5
Published: January 2025
Core Contributers
Beyond Blueprints
Bo Baudin
Karin Victorin
Katrin Behdjou Arshi
Malin Lampa
Maria Lindelöf
Vanessa Ware
Now is the New Tomorrow
Erik Larsen
Gustav Magnusson
Johan Pitura
Teres Arvidsson
Rehearsals
Jelena Mijanovic
Love Di Marco
Margarida Waco
Natalie Hase
Peter Ström
Tobias Hentzer Dausgaard
Waves
Anna Eklund
Gustav Svanborg Edén
Marcus Leyman
Marthijn Pool
Michael Palmgren
Mirja Wande
Funding
This book is made possible by funding from funding from Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency), The Swedish Energy Agency and Formas (Swedish government research council for sustainable development). It is run by Media Evolution in collaboration with the Federation of Swedish Innovation Companies.
