- Above all, we want to invite the public to see the built city and the architecture. It is important to talk about urban building when we build cities, says Susanne Malmgren, head of student housing at Akademiska hus and board member of Openhouse Stockholm.

12,000 visitors

Last year, the festival had 12,000 visitors. One of the most popular objects in previous years has been the reactor hall, which is 25 meters below KTH, but also public houses have attracted many visitors.

- A few years ago, the public got to visit a collective residence on Östermalm where six people slept together in one bedroom. It was inspiring to me as a housing developer to see how different they thought.

Worldwide festival

Open House was founded in London in 1992 and the festival is now held in over 40 cities around the world. The festival in Stockholm is organized by the non-profit association Open House Stockholm.