Do you ever imagine what the urban areas of the future will look like? We do no different. Every day. This is what we would like to share with you. How we design and develop this city together with our clients. Stories about great collaborations, cases, ideas and solutions. We like to inspire you with our stories, columns and news items.
To become resilient special measures to ready our environments and communities need to be taken. A hazard rarely strikes alone. Resilience refers to the ability of systems to be robust and adaptable to changing conditions. It´s about short-term adaptation and long-term transition. Experts share insights on steps towards resilience – going from reactive to proactive. Read more
The world is changing. Extremes are the order of the day. It is either too wet or too dry, too hot or too cold. Raw materials and energy are scarce, and we lose dozens of square miles of valuable nature every day. We need to embrace them. This means going back to the basis, to our origin. Being self-sufficient is closer than ever. Read more
Lack of activities and lighting, no place to sit, and a feeling of insecurity. This is how many young girls experienced Fittja Square, in Botkyrka, Sweden, where the Her City method was developed. Sweco now offers guidance on the method, which is based on including girls in urban planning and creating a more equal urban environment. Read more
In 2022, Sweco Denmark launched the 'Sweco Transform Award', directed towards graduating students within architecture, engineering, and construction in their final year of study. Read more
Traffic congestion and lack of mobility have obvious negative economic and financial impacts on society. Yet, traffic networks are becoming more intensively used, which in some cases has made getting around in a city daunting and risks creating high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. Read more
In all Sweco construction drawings a QR code is added which gives instant access to the Building Information Models (BIM) where detailed information about the construction can be found. This service is called SmartDrawings™. Read more
At Sweco digitalisation is about working continuously with our clients to develop digital innovations to transform society together. Read more
A team of British Zaha Hadid Architects in close collaboration with architecture and engineering consultancy Sweco and Tredje Natur architects has won the competition of designing and building the new stadium in the City of Smiles. Read more
Sweco consultants have worked together with clients to provide a range of solutions in district heating to become more heat efficient, reduce carbon and benefit from the savings to be made by adopting greener methods. Read more
Sweco consultants’ advisory expertise in energy solutions covers many of the key areas addressed in the European Commission’s REPowerEU action plan. Read more