About
Mission
SPARK is a collaborative platform located in Malmö, Sweden with the purpose of strengthening the interface between architecture, art, research, and societal advancement through exhibitions and lectures. The aim is to promote artistic processes in architecture and urban development by activating intersections between art, architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. SPARK aims at exhibiting works that provokes critical discourse in current city building through explorative, experimental, trans- and interdisciplinary practices.
History
SPARK was founded in Malmö in 2019 by architects Anna Lavén, Max Gerthel and Per-Johan Dahl. They all have experience of cross-disciplinary collaborations, research-based practices and exhibition-making.
Plaster model by Petra Gipp
Partners
SPARK is supported by:
Kulturrådet / The Swedish Arts Coucil
Malmö Stad Kulturstöd / The City of Malmö
Sveriges Arkitekter Skåne / Architects Sweden Skåne chapter
SPARK collaborates with:
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment at Lund University
Find us
Båstadsgatan 4, Malmö
Open hours during exhibition periods:
Mon - Fri: By appointment
Sat - Sun: 13 - 16
Mission
SPARK is a collaborative platform located in Malmö, Sweden with the purpose of strengthening the interface between architecture, art, research, and societal advancement through exhibitions and lectures. The aim is to promote artistic processes in architecture and urban development by activating intersections between art, architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. SPARK aims at exhibiting works that provokes critical discourse in current city building through explorative, experimental, trans- and interdisciplinary practices.
History
SPARK was founded in Malmö in 2019 by architects Anna Lavén, Max Gerthel and Per-Johan Dahl. They all have experience of cross-disciplinary collaborations, research-based practices and exhibition-making.
Plaster model by Petra Gipp
Partners
SPARK is supported by:
Kulturrådet / The Swedish Arts Coucil
Malmö Stad Kulturstöd / The City of Malmö
Sveriges Arkitekter Skåne / Architects Sweden Skåne
SPARK collaborates with:
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment at Lund University (LTH ABM)
Royal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Stockholm (KTH Arkitektur)
Staff
Anna Lavén, architect SAR/MSA, director
Max Gerthel, architect SAR/MSA, curator
Per-Johan Dahl, PhD, architect SAR/MSA, senior advisor
Assistants
Fredrik Cewers
Karin Hedberg
Emilia Poole Jönsson
Valter Svenningsson
Fredrik Zanichelli
Previous assistants (2021-)
Amelia Henry
Ariadne Kalokyri
Zhao Ziyu
Felicia Zachrisson
Joel Rosqvist
Nils Strömberg
Find us
Båstadsgatan 4, Malmö
Open hours during exhibition periods:
Mon - Fri: By appointment
Sat - Sun: 13 - 16