Overview
Magnus Helgesson is an Architect working as
designing architect and teacher. Graduating from the KTH School of
Architecture in 2001, he has had various works in the industry
before. Just before the Architecture education he was working with
education questions at Stockholms Byggmästareförening (The
Stockholm Association of Building Contractors), and before this he
worked as an organiser on construction sites. After finnishing the
School of Architecture Magnus started to work on the Architecture
Studio BBH.
Paralell with the work at BBH Magnus participated in architecture competitions such as the cathedral visitors’ and tourist centre in Lund. In 2006 Magnus, then working at Qumewa AB, was commissioned with the redesign of SL’s old main office in Blåsut into a high school for crafts students and main office for Stockholms Hantverksförening, which was performed in collaboration with Daniel Koch and Unn Malm. It is partly based on the success of this work Patchwork was founded.
Magnus lives in the city of Stockholm (Olof Palmes Gata). During fall 2007 he will be on paternity leave with his son Love and working only short periods at KTH Syd and Patchwork.
(read full CV (pdf)).
