UMA Talks

The UMA Talks are a free and accessible series of events. The series is devoted to advancing architectural discourse from both an international perspective and local perspective, and strives to enable the public, students, teachers, and researchers both within architecture and from other fields to get insight to and participate in the educational activities and academic research taking place at Umeå School of Architecture. Theorist, practitioners, artists, and other relevant guests are invited to speak or to participate in roundtable conversations or similar formats.

Contact person: Carla Collevecchio (Coordinator), Erik Persson (Communication)

Where? If nothing else is stated: Umeå School of Architecture, Östra Strandgatan 30c, 903 33 Umeå, Sweden

All UMA Talks events are open to the public.
The events are held in English.

UMA Talks: Common Ground, Fall 2026

31 August, 16.00 – 17.00, UMA Theatre
HouseEurope!
Alexander Throm, Optimist Office ETH Zürich
Emelie Sjöström, Balticgruppen

1 September, 09.00 – 10.00, UMA Theatre
Moving houses
Tonia Carless, University of West of England Bristol

15 September, 12.00 – 13.00, UMA Theatre
Matter in Formation: Computational Design Across Digital and Biological Fabrication
Benay Gursoy, Stuckeman School of Architecture, Penn State University

17 September, 16.00 – 17.00, UMA Theatre
Working for Tomorrow
Henning Larsen Architects

28 October, 16.00 – 17.00, UMA Theatre
Arcitecture and Mass Media
Björn Ehrlemark, Tidsskriften Arkitektur

11 November, 09.00 – 10:30, UMA Theatre
Achsah Gwebu, University of Johannesburg

DATE TBC
Architects in practice
Alejandro Haiek & Toms Kokins, Umeå School of Architecture