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Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Martin Søberg is an architectural historian specialized in modern and contemporary architecture and the relationship between architectural works and ideas. His research interests include architectural theory, artistic research, and poetics. He is author of the research-based monograph Kay Fisker: Works and Ideas in Danish Modern Architecture (Bloomsbury, 2021) and has published articles in books and journals on the topics of architecture, artistic research, drawing, and photography.
Martin Søberg is co-editor of the books Architectures of Dismantling and Restructuring: Spaces of Danish Welfare, 1970–Present (Lars Müller Publishers, 2022), The Artful Plan: Architectural Drawing Reconfigured (Birkhäuser, 2020), What Images Do (Aarhus University Press, 2019), Terræn. Veje ind i samtidskunsten (Aarhus University Press, 2019) and Refractions – Artistic Research in Architecture (Architectural Publisher B, 2016). He edited the thematic issue “Forming Welfare” of the research journal Nordic Journal of Architecture (2015) and was co-editor of thematic issues of the journals Architecture and Culture (“Spaces of Welfare,” 2022), Artifact Journal (“What Images Do,” 2017), and Periskop – Forum for kunsthistorisk debat (“Arkitektur og kvantitet,” 2016). He is chair of the Danish Association of Art Historians and editor of the association’s journal Kunsthistorisk Bogliste.
Employment
2020– Associate Professor, Institute of Architecture and Culture, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation.
2016–2020 Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, KADK.
2015–2016 Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, KADK.
2015 External Lecturer, Section for Landscape Architecture and Planning, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen.
2014-2017 External Lecturer, Art History, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen.
2013-2015 Research Assistant, Lecturer, School of Architecture, KADK.
2013 Research Assistant, Lecturer, Section for Landscape Architecture and Planning, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen.
2010 Research Assistant, School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
2007-2009 Head of Communications, SLA Architects.
2006-2007 Communication and Research Employee, SLA Architects.
Education
2022 Research Management Course, CBS Executive Fonden.
2017 Professional Postgraduate Teacher Training, Aarhus University.
2014 PhD, School of Architecture, KADK. Dissertation: The Oscillating Sketch.
2011 Visiting Scholar, GSAPP, Columbia University, New York City, USA, sponsored by Professor Kenneth Frampton.
2010 Bildpraktiken, eikones Summer School, NFS Bildkritik, Basel, Switzerland.
2008 Re-Inventing RDM, 4th International Architecture Summer School, Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design, Netherlands.
2006 Mag.art. in Art History, University of Copenhagen. Thesis: Affekt og forskydning: Mies van der Rohes arkitektur i nutidigt kunstfotografi.
2002 BA in Art History with an elective module in Economics, University of Copenhagen.
Research area
- Architecture
- Theory and philosophy
- Aesthetics and form
- Process and method
- History and culture
- Graphic design and visuel media
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Arkitektonisk Repræsentation Klynge
Hermund, A., Bang, J. S., Klint, L., Kreutzberg, A., Raahauge, K. M., Tissot Skafte-Pedersen, D., Vindum, K., Søberg, M., Oxvig, H., Sollid, G., Torp, K. A., Cohan, S. L. & Fisker, M. Z.
01/05/2018 → …
Project: Research
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Lauritz de Thurah and the Baroque
Kristensen, P. T., Maekelberg, S., Koerner, N., Søberg, M., Ventzel Riis, N., Lyngby, T., Bukdahl, E. M., Gadegaard, M., Obel, C., Rasmussen, S. K. & Strandberg, L.
01/05/2021 → 30/11/2022
Project: Research
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SDW: Danske Velfærdsrum
Raahauge, K. M., Lotz, K., Simpson, D., Ahnfeldt-Mollerup, M., Pedersen, M., Johannessen, R., Grønbæk, N., Petersson, D., Pagh, J. & Søberg, M.
01/02/2017 → 30/06/2022
Project: Research
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Research output
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20th Century Built Heritage and Climate Change – Adaptive Reuse
Søberg, M., 2022, Oslo Forum 2021: Cultural Heritage in a Changing Climate. Oslo: Directorate for Cultural Heritage, p. 96Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Communication
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Aarhus Universitet: Høringssvar vedrørende fredning
Julebæk, V. B., Rolfsted Mortensen, L. & Søberg, M., 9 Dec 2022, 2 p.. No. Jour. nr.: 22/06693, Dec 19, 2022.Translated title of the contribution :Aarhus University: Consultation response regarding listing Publications: Memorandum/exposition › Question & Answer/hearing
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Architectures of Dismantling and Restructuring: Spaces of Danish Welfare 1970-Present
Raahauge, K. M. (ed.), Lotz, K. (ed.), Simpson, D. (ed.) & Søberg, M. (ed.), 3 Jun 2022, Lars Müller Publishers. 464 p.Publications: Book / Anthology / Thesis / Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Arkitekturfantasier
Søberg, M., Feb 2022, In: Arkitekten. 1, p. 6-9 4 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Children as Symbolic Figures in Welfare Space Photography
Søberg, M., 2022, Architectures of Dismantling and Restructuring: Spaces of Danish Welfare 1970–Present. Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, p. 50-71 22 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Member of the Agronomy Corps of External Examiners
Martin Søberg (Censor)
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2026Activity: Other activity types › External teaching and subject coordination
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Kunst og arkitektur i dag
Martin Søberg (Lecturer)
15 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Kunst og arkitektur i dag
Martin Søberg (Lecturer)
12 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Nordisk Arkitekturforskning (Journal)
Martin Søberg (Editor)
Dec 2022Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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The Artistic Challenge
Martin Søberg (Organizer) & Kristine Annabell Torp (Organizer)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
Press / Media
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Tal om dit tårn: Teknisk anlæg eller vandkirke?
24/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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I mange retninger
Martin Søberg, Kirsten Marie Raahauge, Deane Simpson, Katrine Lotz, Niels Grønbæk, Runa Johannessen, Louise Dedenroth Høj & Max Pedersen
01/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Book review. Martin Søberg, Kay Fisker: Works and Ideas in Danish Modern Architecture
01/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kay Fisker: Danish Functionalism and Block-based Housing (2022) – Review
29/09/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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