Per Fransson

Per is an architect and educator. Per has been teaching in numerous courses on all levels within the School of Architecture. 25 years of running his own practice he has great experience of the profession and is keen on bringing practice, education and research closer together.  Per has been running the Master Studio  - Architecture and Daylight Together with Rodrigo Muro. The Studio aims to study daylight as one of many site specific factors that impacts our senses and creates sustainable and well designed spaces. Together with colleque Fredrik Stenberg Per was running the Studio Architecture and Place where the goel was to understand the site where we build and the effects our constructions have on its surroundings be it effects on humans or nature. For a couple of years the Studio also involved itself with the research of the oceam and its new blue industry and economy.Placing the Studio on the Marine Research Center Kristineberg on the Island of Skaftö on the West coast where projects around Algea farming and Oyster plantations was created. Blue Architecture was created as a thought, practice and a platform for discussions about new material, food production and the possibilities of the Oceans resources. Per is also running a research project named  "Self Build City - A prototype for sustainable cities". This project is financed by Boverket and takes its inspiration from the Swedish Egnahems Movement, a tradition of self-built, affordable family housing where government agencies subsidise housing costs for families who helped with construction tasks.

Currently Per is  teaching the Master Studio DKV67 with the focus of making architecture.