Nordic AID Architecture, Interior and Design Meeting

18-19 February 2011, Haparanda & Harads

Summary & Evaluation

Evaluation by the participants

I like• Open atmosphere

• Conversations with the participants

• New perspectives

• Meeting everyone

• Meeting architects and other people in

design fields.

• Meeting Nordic partners, face to face.

• Listening to others, their thoughts and

I wish• To meet potential clients

• No boarders

• More participants next year

• There would be more time to develop

concepts and entities, like we have done

these 2 days.

• This would lead to a cross-cultural

cooperation• Listening to others, their thoughts and

suggestions

• Informality in meetings

• Short and specified presentations

• I like the relaxed atmosphere

• The above normal weekend.

• More time with colleagues

cooperation

• More participants next time

• To meet more people from Norway and

Sweden.

• I wish there will be 10 times the

amount of people next time.

• That everyone has a nice trip home.

• More variations in the presentations, for

example, the work process, Concepts

from idea to finished project.

We need a new name of the meeting.

The architects will think of some

names that can work for this type of

meeting.

Suggestions;

Nordic Design Meeting, Nordic

Connective, Nordic New North… Connective, Nordic New North…

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities

– Strengths

– The ongoing cooperation between the universities

– Architects in this region are used to travel long distances by car

– Architects in this region are used to work in hard conditions

– Weaknesses

– the infrastructure in our region

– An natural network or annual event for this branch hasn’t been active

since 1990since 1990

– Clients don’t know what architectures actually do

– There is a problem for architectures to “selling ourselves”

– Opportunities

– Social media (for example Facebook)

– Technique – using video conference makes it easier when the

geographical distance is far

How can we benefit from this collaboration?

•Share knowledge

•Share risks

•Share expertise

•-This can lead to new opportunities, new business and new clients.•-This can lead to new opportunities, new business and new clients.

•Find reliable partners more efficient

•A natural meeting place to find new partners

Methods of reaching the goal

• Joint efforts in competitions. Enter competitions together, this might be a good way to

get to know each other.

• Act as a stronger part in large scale projects, by combinding strengths and expertise.

• 3 – 4 smaller offices can share costs and risks.

• Share knowledge and experts.• Share knowledge and experts.

• Market knowledge in each country, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

• Cooperation when working with public procurement

What do we need help with?

• Connecting partners

• Meet new clients

• Understanding new markets, a wish is to gain more knowledge about the Norwegian

market.

• Another meeting arena for architects, industrial designers, light designers, landscape • Another meeting arena for architects, industrial designers, light designers, landscape

designers, interior designers & designers.

• Market researches

Next meeting

– When? First week of October (not week 43) or February/March

– Where? Levi (Levi.fi) or Kukkolaforsen (kukkolaforsen.se)

– How?

• In cooperation with Nordic Housing in Alta?

• Spontaneous meetings/ lots of time for mingle

• Day 1 can contain mingle, presentation of each participant, workshop and one good presentation. Day 2 doesn’t have to be mandatory, this day should contain at least one study visit.

• One good speaker is enough. Talking about the topic “Selling your services more efficient” or “How to educate your customers”

• Cooperate with other projects within this sector, for example Centek and ALMI• Cooperate with other projects within this sector, for example Centek and ALMI

• Invitation has to be sent out long time in advance!

– Who?

• Industrial designers

• Garden designers

• Landscape architects

• Interior designers

• Housing companies

• Architectural lighting designers

Contacts

Sipi Hintsanen Architect, SAFA Fi sipi.hintsanen@dnainternet.net

Kuukasjärvi Mari Aluearkkitehti Fi Mari.Kuukasjarvi@kempele.fi,

Palosaari Outi VSU Arkkitehtuuri- ja viheraluesuunnittelu Oy Fi outi.palosaari@vsu.fi,

Suikkari Risto Architects office Tilatohtorit Oy Fi risto.suikkari@oulu.fi

Tuominen Pekka Archeus Oy Fi pejotu@gmail.com

Merja Petänen Project coordinator, BusinessOulu Fi Merja.Petanen@ouka.fi

Mats Winsa Mats Winsa Arkitektkontor. Swe mats@winsa.se

Søren Øhberg Øverarkitekt/ Senior architect/ Husbanken Hammerfest No soren.ohberg@husbanken.no

Pave Mikkonen Archeus Oy Fi mikkonen@archeus.fi,

Huhtala Mika Architects office Kanttia2 Oy Fi mika.huhtala@kanttia2.fi,

Mats Öhman MAF Arkitektkontor. Swe mats.ohman@maf-ark.se

AnnKathrin Lundqvist Arctic Trend Swe annkathrin@arctictrend.se

Elin Alsiok Norrbottens Handelskammare Swe elin@norrbottenshandelskammare.se

Summary

• Cross-border business is important for the future of architectural offices in this region.

• Collaboration is important for business, competence and expertise in this region.

• Synergy effects

• Collaboration can also gain closeness to projects, for example one office can act as the

personal contact being close to client.

• Each country can act as expertis in regulations and excellence, for example: Sentral

Godkjenning (Norway)

• Next step? LEVI, Finland. Meeting first week of October 2011?• Next step? LEVI, Finland. Meeting first week of October 2011?

• New name for this meeting.

Photo:arctictrend.se

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