Published in 3/2023 - Block

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Learning from Swedish Suburban Redevelopment

Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé, Johanna Lilius

At the center of renewing the neighborhood of Rosengård in Malmö is Bennets bazaar, which consists of eight bokals, i.e. properties in which an entrepreneur can both live and run their business. Visualisation: Jaenecke Arkitekter

Immigrant entrepreneurs are often disregarded in the redevelopment of Finnish suburban neighbourhoods. Renewal projects in Sweden offer an example of a different approach.

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