CV
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PERSONAL
Lives, studies, and works in London, UK
Swedish citizen
31 years old (born 13 July 1976)
Marital status: long-term relationship
Education: First class BA Hons in Architecture, RIBA Part 1.
Langugages: Swedish (native), English (fluent), German (near-fluent), Norwegian and Danish (perfect understanding), French (elementary).
Recent travels: Lagos, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Santo Domingo, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Havana, Barcelona, Porto, Bangkok, Singapore, Rome.
Software: Good working knowledge of most major 2D and 3D applications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mar 2007-Jan 2008
London
Select Travel (selecttravel.com)
Interior Designer & furniture design
Won the commission and carried out all design and architectural work from start to finish for this boutique travel agency flagship store. Initiated the concept and carried it through in cooperation with the client, providing all working drawings and part specifications, through to PR dissemination.
June 2006-Nov 2006
Stockholm
Pontus By the Sea
Interior Designer & furniture design
Came up with the architectural concept for, designed, and supervised the construction of a new wine bar for this high-end restaurant in central Stockholm.
July 2006
Stockholm
Private client
Interior Designer
Designed a bookshelf for a private client in Stockholm.
Apr 2006-
July 2006
Stockholm
Light Moods/Nordic Light
Writer
Came up with the textual concept, researched, and wrote in its entirety the book »Light Moods« for Stockholm’s most luxurious boutique hotel, Nordic Light. Includes texts on colour theory and the psychology of colour, as well as interviews and instructional copy.
Sep 2005-Sep 2006
Stockholm
Erik Andersson Architects (erikandersson.com)
Assistant Architect
Working with most common tasks in a small but well-renowned architecture office, from strategic decisions through to building models, preparing competition entries, and drawing everything from kitchens to public halls.
Sep 2003-Jan 2005
Stockholm
MediTV/Softish
Conceptual development/research
Came up with the initial concept for and then worked directly with the team creating Swedish television show »Softish« on (Swedish) Channel 4’s MediTV channel, providing research and pre-interviewing panel members as well as planning programs, instructing hosts, and liaising with producers.
Mar 2001-June 2002
London
Abel & Baker UK Ltd
Senior Copywriter
Wrote all copy for this award-winning UK advertising agency, as well as being in charge of a creative team of eight people, holding offi cial presentations, and liaising directly with the CEO.
Apr 2001-Feb 2002
London
UK Smart
Editor-in-chief
Ran an editorial team of 15 people in another Internet start-up that was supposed to become an all-singing, all-dancing web portal funded by the UK’s Royal Mail.
June 1999-Feb 2001
London
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Oslo
boo.com/boom
Nordic editor
Responsible for the three Nordic editions of the infamous dot.com venture’s webzine, boom. Bounced between the Nordic countries and the UK, where I was based for most of this time. The regular mixture of start-up energy, frustrations, vibrant meetings, and global confusion so prevalent in the dot.com era.
Oct 1998-
Stockholm
London
Freelance copywriter
Writing and carrying out conceptual work for a wide range of brands including H&M, Absolut Vodka, Sony Ericsson, Rebtel, Sunday Sun, Nordic Light, GreatWorks, the Swedish Army, KTH (Royal Technology College of Stockholm), Fortum, Familjen, JC Jeans&Clothes, Frankenstein, and others.
Oct 1998-July 2001
Stockholm
London
Amsterdam
TBWA
Contracted freelance Copywriter
Worked with brands such as Absolut Vodka (as head of the team behind the guide book, Absolut Sommar), and Michelin, as well as adapting and writing all Swedish copy for Apple Computers, including the localisation of tv commercials and radio ads.
Sep 1996-June 1999
Stockholm
Nöjesguiden
Inhouse Writer, Music Reviewer, and Books Editor
Writer (mainly on music, literature, and food, but also rather a few major feature stories) for the Stockholm equivalent of Time Out Magazine.
June 1996-July 1999
Stockholm
Mono
Co-founder and Editor-In-Chief
Set up and ran literary fanzine, Mono, devoted to promoting the books and authors we love(d).
Sep 1995-
Stockholm
London
Paris
Freelance journalist
Contributing to a range of both international and Swedish magazines, newspapers, and newsletters including Wire Magazine, Another Magazine, Bon International, Kultureflash, Frame Magazine, Absolut Reflexions, Fascion, Merge, Mono, Dagens Nyheter (largest daily in Sweden), Plaza Magazine, Rum, Residence, Forum AID, and others.
June 1995-Aug 1995
Dagens Nyheter
Editorial Intern
Summer placement at Sweden’s largest daily newspaper, gaining valuable experience from working within Sweden’s largest and most prominent editorial office.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Sep 2008-
London
Architectural Association
Diploma unit 9
Diploma studies under the tutelage of Natasha Sandmeier and Monia De Marchi. Shortlisted for the Nicholas Boas Travel Scholarship. Final project sponsored by the Brick Development Association.
Sep 2007-June 2008
London
Architectural Association
Diploma unit 16
Fifth year diploma studies under the tutelage of Steve Hardy and Jonas Lundberg (UFO/Urban ´Future Organization). Elected by school director Brett Steele to be the sole AA nominee for the RIBA/Norman Foster Travel Scholarship 2008.
Sep 2006-June 2007
London
Architectural Association
Diploma unit 5
Fourth year diploma studies under the tutelage of George Legendre (ijp Corporation).
Sep 2002-June 2005
Oxford
Oxford (Brookes) School of Architecture
First class BA Hons in Architecture, in David Greene’s and Andrew Holmes’s unit. Won the Frederick Pritchard Memorial Prize for Best Third Year Dissertation.
Aug 1992-June 1995
Stockholm
Frans Schartaus Business School
European Baccalaureate
EXHIBITIONS
June 2008
AA End-of-Year Review 2008
End-of-year student exhibition at the Architectural Association, with accompanying book.
June 2007
AA End-of-Year Review 2007
End-of-year student exhibition at the Architectural Association, with accompanying book and dvd.
July 2005
London
This Burns! - Form, Design, and Fire Protection Exhibition curated by Svensk Form, the Swedish
Society of Crafts and Design (and the oldest design institution in the world).
June 2005
London
JAM @ Under The Westway
Exhibition in collaboration with fellow students Alex Kaiser and Jonathan Holt: gigantic wall projections of one architectural scheme each.
Nov 2005
Modern Art Oxford
End-of-year student exhibition at the MOA
RECOMMENDATIONS
Pritzker Prize winner David Greene (Archigram)
David Greene
16A, Fitzjohn’s Avenue
London NW3 5NA
UK
Erik Andersson, Erik Andersson Architects
mail@erikandersson.com, +46 (0)8 440 01 00
Professor Mark Swenarton MA PhD FRSA FRHistS, Head of
Department, Oxford (Brookes) School of Architecture
arch@brookes.ac.uk, +44 (0)1865 483 200
AA Director Brett Steele
director@aaschool.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7887 4000
PROFILE
Excellent communication skills. Creative, structured, ambitious, hard working. Performs well under pressure. Enjoys complex tasks. Detailed approach, yet with the ability to stay focused on the overall picture. Long experience from several branches of the media sector: journalism, advertising, publishing, Internet, tv. Highly developed skill-set acquired from both working within and leading creative teams (including managing their budgets), and making them run in the same direction.
My objective at this point is to work for a first-class architecture offi ce, ideally in a position where my international perspective, interest in architectural history & theory, contemporary techniques, and popcultural phenomena, as well as my background within information strategy/media can be utilised to its fullest. I am especially interested in working with next generation architecture: the latest developments within parametric design tools and engineering analysis software packages. Interesting projects, professional atmosphere, and inspiring colleagues preferred over fancy titles.
Outside of the work environment, I have a background in music (vocals/guitar) and as a semi-professional football (soccer) player, which perhaps underlines my commitment and drive to achieve. I also enjoy programming, art-house cinema, playing squash, going to art exhibitions, and travelling the world.