Kajsa Sperling, architect, lighting designer and partner at White Arkitekter in Gothenburg, has spent her career exploring how light shapes the spaces we live in. When designing her own home—a converted attic apartment atop a listed 1890s building in Majorna, a historic neighbourhood in western Gothenburg—she let daylight, shadow and darkness guide the process.
West Phase 2 of the Gascoigne Estate regeneration has been awarded Place of the Year at the 2025 Pineapple Awards—representing another significant step in the transformation of Barking, east London. This back-to-back recognition follows last year’s win for East Phase 2, reinforcing Gascoigne Estate’s role as a benchmark for inclusive and sustainable urban renewal.
On April 1, 2025, Oskar Norelius assumed the role of Office Director for White Arkitekter in Stockholm. We spoke with him to gain insight into his vision for his new role and the challenges and opportunities facing both the industry and the Stockholm office.
White Arkitekter together with Burckhardt Architecture was recently invited to take part in an architectural competition for a new building at CERN’s campus on the border between France and Switzerland. Our proposal envisioned an outward-facing timber-frame building, complemented by new green public spaces – a catalyst for transforming the campus into a vibrant and inspiring research environment.
White Arkitekter’s thought-provoking installation One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Trees is currently on display at the Trees, Time, Architecture exhibition at the Architekturmuseum der TUM in Munich. This exhibition, running from March 13 to September 14, 2025, brings together diverse perspectives on the intricate relationship between trees, time, and the built environment.
This summer, White Arkitekter is moving into the former premises of the Royal Post Office in Malmö. The journey is now beginning to transform the vacant restaurant space into a new kind of architecture office—one that fosters collaboration between people, businesses, and organisations shaping a creative and vibrant city.
White received an honourable mention in the architectural competition for Kurikka’s new cultural and civic centre, Kurikka House, which concluded with an awards ceremony at Kurikka Campus.
Today's changing rooms have significant shortcomings and are increasingly underused. How can we reverse this trend and create safe spaces where everyone feels comfortable? White Arkitekter has explored this issue on behalf of the the Swedish Research Council for Sports Science (CIF). Now, insights from the research project are being put into practice across Sweden.
Magnus Bunner has been appointed as the new official architect for the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg. In this role, he joins an esteemed group of architects entrusted by the National Property Board of Sweden to oversee some of the nation’s most significant cultural heritage sites – including castles, historic buildings, parks, and national museums. As lead consultant and qualified advisor, he will direct and coordinate a specialist team dedicated to preserving both the architectural and functional values of one of Sweden’s most important museums.
Celebrating exceptional projects that drive innovation and promote sustainable development in real estate, we are thrilled that Gascoigne West Phase 2 has been shortlisted in this year’s RESI Awards in the Development of the Year category.