Ida Sandström

Ida Sandström

Senior lecturer, Director of SUDes Master's Program

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-2331

Personal profile

Research

Ida Sandström is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment. Her research is centered on planning, architectures and urban designs abilities to support transitions to sustainable futures. Current projects include new housing typologies and their effects on loneliness and public health, existential dimensions of sustainability, and the design of urban spaces in relation to equality and human diversity. The research is conducted close to practice and in transdisciplinary collaborations. Previous research includes the use and design of public spaces, diverse urban communities, and the implementation of the Swedish Policy for Designed Living Environments. 

Please feel free to contact me regarding:

  • Sustainable Urban Design
  • Designed Living Environments
  • Architecture and Urban planning
  • Universal Design
  • Housing Design
  • Circularity and Reuse
  • Social Sustainability
  • Existential Sustainability
  • Socio-Ecological Resilience
  • Transition Processes

Teaching

Director of Sustainable Urban Design, SUDes Master's Program, School of architecture, LTH, Lund University.

Since 2010, Ida has coordinated and taught in several sustainability related courses, at the Department of Architecture, Lund University and at the Department of Urban Studies, Malmö University. She is continuously supervising thesis students, primarily from the international master’s program Sustainable Urban Design (SuDes), at Lund University. Ida is currently the co-supervisor for two doctoral candidates, Thomas Nylund at the department of Architecture and Built Environment, Lund University, and Beatrice Galimbert at the Urban Planning, Design, and Policy Ph.D. Programme at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. 

Outreach

Ida is leading the subject area Urban space, design and built environment, part of the interdisciplinary research network Urban Arena at Lund University. She is also the co-founder of Share Future Living, a a platform promoting cross-sector research and collaborations on shared housing. As part of her outreach, Ida partakes in public debates and is since 2021 part of the jury for the Swedish national prize for student housing. She is also engaged in evaluations, including Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design (ArkDes) practise-based research policy. Earlier experiences from practice include participatory design processes, urban redevelopment projects, and strategic planning. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Architecture
  • Other Social Sciences
  • Civil Engineering

Free keywords

  • Architecture
  • Urban planning
  • Sustainable Development
  • Designed Living Environments
  • Interdisciplinarity
  • Urban Transitions and Transformations

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