FramHall - Places of the future Halland

The project aims to teach and practise foresight methods for urban development on strategic sites in Varberg and Halmstad. The selected sites in Varberg include public spaces near the sea with a focus on blue-green structures, while the development in Halmstad focuses on mobility in a new neighbourhood. To create long-term and sustainable visions, target groups within the so-called square dome model (public sector, business, academia and civil society) participate in workshops that both train them in the use of methods and provide support to those responsible for each site.

Fredblads Architects will create illustrative future images describing what these three places could look like in 2040, based on insights and suggestions from the workshops. The project will also be further supported by student groups from different universities who will delve into specific aspects of each case.

The project consortium consists of Varberg and Halmstad municipalities, Halmstad University, Fredblads Arkitekter, Varbergs Fastighets AB, Vivab, Alexandersonsinstitutet and Coompanion Halland. In addition to these actors, associations, property owners, Region Halland and Hallandstrafiken are also invited to some parts of the project's activities.

The project has a total budget of SEK 1.6 million, in addition to almost one million in in-kind funded time from partners. Funding comes from Vinnova/ShiftSweden (1.2 million) and Region Halland (0.4 million). The project will start on 1 November 2024 and report to ShiftSweden on 30 September 2025 and to Region Halland on 19 December 2025.