University of Portsmouth
Specialisms: Architecture / Design and Technology / Design for Social Good
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
First Name: Charlie
Last Name: Hammarlund
Specialisms: Architecture / Design and Technology / Design for Social Good
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My Location: Stockholm, Sweden
University / College: University of Portsmouth
Course / Program Title: Architecture BA Hons
I am an architectural BA (Hons) Architectural Graduate from a background of craftsmanship, with a strong interest in metapsychological experience and the influence of architecture on human behaviour and mental state. With a strong belief that architecture is interchanging the physical reality and therefore should be treated with the finest of care for detail and understanding.
Epistemology How do we acquire knowledge? Could architecture make learning inevitable? This project explores the possibility of transforming a journey through architecture into a journey through knowledge. Conceived as an architectural syllabus, the building uses circulation as pedagogy, guiding visitors through curiosity, uncertainty, discovery, reflection and ultimately mastery. The path bends, pauses, rises and redirects, deliberately concealing what lies ahead while offering glimpses of what might be discovered. Learning spaces, research and exhibition become moments within this journey rather than destinations in themselves. Architecture therefore becomes more than a container for knowledge. The building itself becomes inseparable from the act of learning, where movement, space and curiosity shape the experience of acquiring knowledge.