Magnus "Henrik" Erkki Nerlund (August 14, 1978, in Stockholm) is a Swedish

architectural historian An architectural historian is a person who studies and writes about the history of architecture, and is regarded as an authority on it. Professional requirements As many architectural historians are employed at universities and other facilities ...

, journalist, and author. Nerlund specializes in

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issues and

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in 20th-century built environments. Since 2014, he has served as the secretary and head of the office for the Council for Urban Aesthetics in Stockholm (Skönhetsrådet). Nerlund is Sweden's representative on the scientific committee for 20th-century cultural heritage in the global expert organization

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Bibliography

* ''Aesthetic Vision and Urban Design'', Diss. Lic Phil. ''(Vision och gestaltning: En undersökning av Skönhetsrådets aktörskap, argumentation och maktutövning genom autonomi, kunskap och nätverk i formandet av Stockholm utifrån två fallstudier.'' Licentiatavhandling, Monografi'')'' (2024) * ''Signs in the City (Tecken på stan: om ord och symboler i vår stadsmiljö - fem essäer)'' (2023) with Martin Rörby * ''Beauty, Utility and Strength - The Council for Urban Aesthetics in Stockholm over 100 Years (Skönhet, nytta och beständighet – Skönhetsrådet och Stockholms utveckling under 100 år)'' (2019) * ''Park in Peace – Car Parks and Emergency Facilities (Parkera i fred – Biltempel och beredskapsanläggningar)'' (2017) * ''Renaissance for Bourgeois Town Planning - Five pillars for urban renewal of Sweden's cities (Renässans för den borgerliga stadsplaneringen – fem grundpelare för ett stadsskick för Sveriges städer) ''(2014) * ''Stockholm in the Global Economy (Stockholm i den globala förkastningen – om den täta stadens renässans efter avindustrialisering och innerstadsförfall)'' (2014) with Jan Jörnmark * ''Ghost gas stations – a journey in aesthetics, architecture, rust, destruction, decay and nostalgia (Spökmackar – en resa i estetik, arkitektur, rost, förstörelse, förfall och nostalgi)'' (2012)

Selected articles

* ''Stockholm bör växa mer genomtänkt'' (Svenska Dagbladet 2023-07-29) * ''En ny stad i staden'' (Yearbook of Samfundet S:t Erik 2022) * ''Arkitektoniska principer – Solnas skalor från detalj till helhet'' (Architectural Plan for the City of

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2022) * ''Skönhetsrådet i ständig kamp för estetisk kvalitet'' (Arkitekten nr 10 2019) * ''Det underjordiska City'' (Yearbook of Samfundet S:t Erik 2018) * ''Farsta - med Stockholmslandskapet som utgångspunkt'' (Yearbook of Samfundet S:t Erik 2017) * ''Planera för kvalitativ förtätning i ett större sammanhang'' (

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no 2 2017) * ''Förtätningsstrategier i efterkrigstidens förorter ''( Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift no 67 2014) * ''Dags att planera större ''(Arkitekten no 5 2014) * ''Laddad historia hotas av rivning'' (Dagens Nyheter 2013-02-25)

References

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