PROGRAMME

DAY 1 – Wed 11 Nov 2026

08.30–09.30 | Open breakfast meeting: ACAN + Malmö
A local morning meeting. What should ACAN do in Malmö? A shared start to two days of discussion and collaborative work.

09.30–12.00 | Open office, coffee and conversations with policymakers
ACAN sets up an office on site, hosting meetings and conversations with invited politicians and decision-makers. Alongside this, a creative workshop focuses on messages, materials and actions.

12.00–13.00 | Open lunch meeting: Demolition in focus: ACAN + PLX
A conversation about resources and demolition from a Malmö perspective. Together with invited guests, we discuss the city’s overall goals and ambitions and how these are reflected in urban development in practice, using local examples as starting points.

13.00–17.00 | Open office and creative workshop
On-site work, drop-in conversations and collaborative making in the workshop.

17.30–19.30 | Evening programme: ACAN + Byggestopbevægelsen
Lecture by Lise Horup Koch-Søfeldt: Absolute sustainability assessment of the Danish building sector through prospective LCA, about her study on new construction in Denmark within the planetary boundaries.

The lecture is the first in a Nordic lecture series about a built environment within the planetary boundaries. The series is a collaboration between ACAN Nordics and Byggestopbevægelsen, supported by Nordic Culture Point.

Together with our guests from the Danish Byggestopbevægelsen, we will also discuss activism in the construction sector in Sweden and Denmark.

Languages: English and Scandinavian languages.

The lecture will be streamed live and recorded.
Livestream link: https://meet.google.com/rgj-kjnp-nhd

DAY 2 – Thu 12 Nov 2026

08.30–09.30 | Open breakfast meeting: Reading group
Morning coffee and shared reflections on End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor.

09.30–12.00 | Open office and creative workshop
Meetings, conversations and collaborative work in the workshop.

12.00–13.00 | Open lunch meeting: ACAN + Rätt till Bostad
More and more people across Europe are finding it difficult to access secure, long-term and affordable housing. The European Citizens’ Initiative Right to Housing – Now and Forever aims to change this.

Matilda Svensk, an architect and volunteer in the movement, presents the campaign.

Learn more about the campaign and sign the initiative at right-to-housing.eu.

Follow us on Instagram: righttohousing.sverige.

13.00–16.30 | Open office and workstations
Drop in if you are a visitor, member or partner.

ACAN – Architects Climate Action Network

ACAN Sweden is a non-profit network of people working in the built environment, seeking to create a sustainable built environment within the planetary boundaries. The association is part of an international network, with sister organisations around the world.