Methods, Media, Matter
February 17, 2026, 9am
Sweden
Hosted by: KTH School of Architecture, Div. Architecture, Technique and Theory. Ulrika Karlsson (Prof. KTH + Brrum), James Hamilton (KTH + AT–HH), Marcelo Rovira Torres (KTH + RT–A). Room: A123.
This symposium explores representation and building as co-productive in adaptive reuse, arguing that documentation is never neutral. Reuse practices continually pressure and revise our representational methods. It also asks how this reciprocity can inform pedagogy, prompting architecture schools to rethink how curriculum relates to representation, its tools, and its infrastructures.
Structured around concise 20-minute reflections and five-minute Q&As, the sessions serve as layered ground for 45-minute open discussions. Treating the presentation as a site for re-forming rather than a finished object, this format establishes a field of exchange rather than a single focal point, allowing us to enact the reciprocal methods central to adaptive reuse.
Participants
Michael Young (Prof. Cooper Union + Young Ayata, US), Thordis Arrhenius (Prof. KTH, Sweden), Ulrika Karlsson (Prof. KTH + Brrum, Sweden), Erik Stenberg (KTH, Sweden), Einar Rodhe (KTH + Norell/Rodhe, Sweden), James Hamilton (KTH + AT–HH, Sweden), Marcelo Rovira Torres (KTH + RT–A, Sweden).
Schedule
9–9:10am: Welcome & introduction
Morning session: 9:10–11:25am
Moderated by Ulrika Karlsson
9:10–9:35am: Thordis Arrhenius
9:35–10am: Einar Rodhe
10–10:15am: Morning Coffee Break
10:15–10:40am: James Hamilton
10:40–11:25am: Open Format Discussion I
11:30am–12:30pm: Lunch
Afternoon session: 12:20–3:15pm
Moderated by James Hamilton
12:30–12:55pm: Michael Young
12:55–1:20pm: Ulrika Karlsson
1:20–1:35pm: Afternoon break I
1:35–2pm: Erik Stenberg
2–2:25pm: Marcelo Rovira Torres
2:25–2:40pm: Afternoon break II
2:40–3:25pm: Open Format Discussion II
3:25–3:40pm: Short break / stage reset
Closing session: 3:40–4pm
3:40–3:55pm: Collective summary
3:55–4pm: Closing remarks & thank you
Symposium ends: 4pm
