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Jonas Runberger is an architect active in practice, research and education, currently based in Stockholm. He has lectured and been published in Sweden and abroad. His main interests involve the relation between design techniques, architectural production and experiential effect, with an emphasis on the impact of digital technology on both experimental and conventional practice. Particular concerns within this field are protocols for collaborative design processes, digital technology as support in early design stages, experimentation and production, as well as the merging of digital and physical design aspects. His work has been exhibited internationally, most recently by Vitra Design Stiftung in the Open House exhibition and the Portikus gallery in Frankfurt.
He has recently concluded the licentiate thesis of his design driven PhD at the KTH School of Architecture, and is continuing his research at the department of Project Communication at the KTH School of Architecture and the Build Environment. The main focus of the PhD project is the concept of prototypes within architectural research and practice and how they can operate as physical artifacts, digital parametric systems or sets of organizational rules. This is associated to recent developments within the building industry in regards to industrial processes, as well as experimental practice of architecture during the past decade. Previous research work includes studies on modular housing development in Scandinavia. He has received funding and scholarships from Lundbergs stipendiefond, stiftelsen Skapande Människa, Stiftelsen för arkitekturforskning ARQ and the Swedish Forum for building costs.
Jonas is currently a co-tutor in studio 11 at the KTH School of Architecture with Visiting Professor Hanif Kara. . Previous teaching experience includes diploma unit 16 at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, the Architecture InFormation studio at KTH School of Architecture (Stockholm), the Architecture & Digital Design Systems Masters program at London Metropolitan University, the Machinic Processes in Architectural Design at ETHZ (Zurich, Switzerland) and workshops, lectures and reviews at SIAL / RMIT (Melbourne, Australia), Columbia University (New York) and SCI-Arc (Los Angeles).
He is a founding partner of the research collaborative krets, director of parametric development at White Architects, affiliate partner in Urban Future Organization and runs his own practice. He has previously been director of Research & Development at Scheiwiller Svensson Architects and a frequent collaborator of Servo.
Personal CV for download in pdf format available here.
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