Becoming a Sought-After Architect With Andreas Martin-Löf (E20)

In this episode, I talk to Andreas Martin-Löf, an architect and a founder of Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter, an architectural practice based in Stockholm, Sweden. We cover topics such as Andreas’ approach to architecture, the advice he would give to young architects, challenges he encountered so far—including dealing with job burnout—the importance of embracing opportunities, his work routines, the value of beauty, and being brave, and much more.

Biography

Andreas Martin-Löf is one of Sweden’s most established younger architects. His architecture practice, Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter, with a team of 20, has a portfolio of award-winning projects that span residential, cultural, and commercial sectors, private and public. Their practice is driven by curiosity and a questioning mindset exploring the tension of man and space, past and future, hand and machine, function, and feeling. Their architecture is celebrated for its intelligent and intuitive response, combining rational rigor with the soul of craft to deliver buildings and interiors of compelling quality and character. Their clients include Oscar Properties, Absolut, Monocle Magazine, Kulturhuset, Nordic Property Management, Frama, Svensk Form, and Winkreative, to name a few.

Selected Links From the Episode

• Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter Website
• Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter Instagram
• Andreas Martin-Löf's Personal Instagram
• Snabba Hus
• AML Stool
• Aspvik, Private Summer House
• John Kandell
• Oscar Properties
• Andreas Martin-Lof Arkitekter / One To One, Book
• Genius Loci
• Ragnar Östberg
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Monocle Library Lamp

Show Notes

• Introduction [00:00]
• Episode Introduction [00:52]
• Advice to Young Architects [02:21]
• Work Routines and Habits of a Professional Architect [09:18]
• Challenges of Being an Architect Today [14:34]
• How to Run an Architecture Business [19:45]
• Short Episode Break – Support the Podcast [25:00]
• Growing As a Creative Professional [25:44]
• On Embracing the Journey and Taking Opportunities [31:35]
• On Struggles, Making Mistakes, and Professional Burnout [39:48]
• Hands-on Approach to Architecture [52:22]
• How to Be a Better Creative Professional [01:01:05]
• Episode Outro [01:02:50]

Full transcript and more at https://creative.voyage/