Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter (T&V) is a progressive and contemporary practice that focuses on architecture and design - from large scale urban planning through to buildings, interiors and objects. The practice objective is to create a distinct and relevant architecture with the starting point resting within the unique context and specific conditions of the individual project. Taking an active approach, the office is involved throughout the whole process, from developing the early sketch to the on-site supervision. Commissions include public, commercial and private projects, in Sweden and abroad.

The practice approach to architecture is inclusive; with practical, theoretical, social and environmental issues analysed and integrated within the process. When required and relevant the office involves a network of multidisciplinary external consultants. This use of complementing resources ensures that all projects address the right challenges, in order to make the most of the opportunities that each represent. Within the office architects combine straight forward solutions with extensive research. The method of work encourages innovative thinking to drive the development of the project, which in turn facilitates the subsequent realization within the logics of efficient contemporary production. From working with and completing several public, educational, exhibition and commercial buildings, the T&V team is experienced in managing projects that comply with the highest international standards regarding climate, security and long term sustainability. As a result the practice is well prepared to meet and organize the many different demands and factors that follow with buildings of complex program and specialized functions. T&V are based in Stockholm, Sweden, and directed by co-founders and chief architects Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård.

PRACTICE / Projects, past and ongoing

The T&V practice has been awarded prizes and nominations in several open international competitions and has also attracted attention for its experimental and innovative projects. In 2005 T&V won, from among 294 proposals, the international competition for the new Kalmar Museum of Art. It was awarded the Kasper Salin Prize 2008 for best new architecture in Sweden. Furthermore, the museum was shortlisted for best building in the Culture category at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona 2008, and for the Forum AID Awards 2009 – best new architecture in the Nordic countries. It was nominated for the Swedish Helgo Prize 2008 for best architecture in a historical context, and shortlisted for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009; the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. In 2007, after prequalification of four international teams, T&V won the competition for the new School of Architecture and the new Campus Entrance at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. Completion is planned for 2015. Currently, T&V are working with a competition for a new Cultural Quarter in Örebro, a large department store in Uppsala, two housing project - in Sundbyberg and Jönköping and an office building on Södermalm together with a couple of private villas. Major works include:

Kalmar Museum of Art, Moderna Museet Malmö (for the Swedish Museum of Modern Art, Tellus Nursery school, Archipelago house, House K, Double House in Nora, Garden house, Apartment Humlegården and Tree Hotel in Harads. Following an international interest, the office has also gained opportunities to work abroad and is regularly invited to participate in international exhibitions. Most recently at the Lisbon Triennale, the 12th and 13th International Venice Architecture Biennales, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London UK and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. As an integrated part of the architectural practice, Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård also teach and lecture at schools of architecture in Sweden and abroad. Recent lectures by T&V were held at the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam (NL), at ETH Zürich (CH), École Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris (FR), at the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture, London (UK), at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (UK) and at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Cambridge USA.