Boken Prototypa! Bygga platser tillsammans, om hur man arbetar undersökande genom att testa sig fram inom stadsbyggandet, publicerades 2023 i ett samarbete mellan Göteborg och SLU Tankesmedjan Movium. Nu har samarbetet fortsatt i form av en engelsk version. Göteborgs stad tog initiativet till den engelska versionen för att kunna dela ut boken vid internationella besök i staden. Under 2024 vann dessutom Göteborg andrapriset inom New European Bauhaus, vilket har fått stor internationell uppmärksamhet och resulterat i att staden medverkar vid utställningen Interactions x WEtransFORM i tyska Bonn, som öppnar i dagarna.

This book was published in Swedish in 2023 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Gothenburg, Sweden. The book is the result of a collaboration between the City of Gothenburg and SLU Movium Think Tank and is linked to the exhibition Show me don’t tell me, which was on display at Frihamnen, Gothenburg, in summer 2023, and at Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn 2025 when the English version was published.

Prototype!
The interest in exploratory work and testing new approaches in urban development is growing, both in Sweden and internationally. Experimenting and learning from experience – with a prototyping approach – requires both courage and patience. Gothenburg, Sweden is one of these pioneers and has used prototypes to explore new approaches to urban development, often in collaboration with the general public or various interest groups. Conflicts arising have been resolved by means of active collaboration and hands-on action.

FREDRIK JERGMO