Tordis Berstrand
Om
Tordis Berstrand is Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Design, NTNU. She has previously held positions and taught architectural theory, design and aesthetics at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, University of Kent, UK, and the University of Plymouth, UK.
Tordis graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, DK, and holds an MSc Architectural History from The Bartlett, UCL, UK, and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Kent, UK. Her doctoral thesis by text is entitled 'Splitting and Doubling: Spaces for Contemporary Living in Works by Gordon Matta-Clark, Kurt Schwitters and Gregor Schneider'.
Having worked in architectural practices in London, UK, Tordis has a background as a sound artist and writer on electro-acoustic music. She has performed and taught workshops on artificial intelligence with the artist Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester (Goodiepal), and currently explores collaborative research strategies with CRAC, the Crosscultural Research on Architecture Collective.
Tordis' research is situated at the intersections of artistic practice, architectural design and philosophical enquiry with particular interest in critical spatial practices and the domestic setting, Kurt Schwitters's Merzbau and Merz ecologies, and situated writing as epistemological practice in the design process. She publishes and presents her work in international publications, exhibitions and conferences.
Publikasjoner
2024
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Berstrand, Tordis Henriette;
Schmidt, August;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Živanović, Zdravko.
(2024)
Felles/skap/skip - satelitt.
Museumsutstilling
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Sæther, Anne Marit;
Rødne, Gro;
Schmidt, August;
Berstrand, Tordis Henriette;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Živanović, Zdravko.
(2024)
TRAPPA, CIRKA TEATER, LUFT-PØLSER; EXPLODING PLASTIC AIR -DANCE.
Scenekunst
2022
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2022)
Inflecting the house: Upside down and ungrounded between walls, windows, mirrors and screens.
Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis;
Djalali, Amir;
Dong, Yiping;
Han, Jiawen;
Hoskyns, Teresa;
Roslan, Siti Balkrish.
(2022)
Dialogue on a Paradise on Earth.
East Asian Journal of Philosophy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2021)
The Art of Living in a Double House: Everyday Aesthetics in the Space between (East and West).
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2021)
Occupying Merzbau – the critic, her words and the work.
idea journal
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2019
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
Paper Architecture as a Site for Thinking, Writing and Spatial Agency.
Montreal Architectural Review
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
What is an artist’s studio if not a living room in a house?.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
The Possibility of Teaching Chinese Students of Architecture to Write (a House).
KnE Social Sciences
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2018)
La possibilité d’un espace-mur.
Faglig kapittel
2016
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Jørn Utzon.
Leksikonartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Arne Jacobsen.
Leksikonartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint.
Leksikonartikkel
2005
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Can you follow time from A to B?.
Bell Magazine
Fagartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Jonathan Hill: The Illegal Architect.
Faglig kapittel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Selfridges og Architecture Foundation: En Alliance mellem Konsum og Kultur.
Faglig kapittel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Fluid …in a State of Flux….
Faglig kapittel
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Berstrand, Tordis;
Donsted, Johanne.
(2005)
Samtidsarkitekten - The Compatible X.
Forlaget Multivers
Forlaget Multivers
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2022)
Inflecting the house: Upside down and ungrounded between walls, windows, mirrors and screens.
Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis;
Djalali, Amir;
Dong, Yiping;
Han, Jiawen;
Hoskyns, Teresa;
Roslan, Siti Balkrish.
(2022)
Dialogue on a Paradise on Earth.
East Asian Journal of Philosophy
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2021)
Occupying Merzbau – the critic, her words and the work.
idea journal
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
Paper Architecture as a Site for Thinking, Writing and Spatial Agency.
Montreal Architectural Review
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
The Possibility of Teaching Chinese Students of Architecture to Write (a House).
KnE Social Sciences
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Can you follow time from A to B?.
Bell Magazine
Fagartikkel
Kunstneriske produksjoner
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Sæther, Anne Marit;
Rødne, Gro;
Schmidt, August;
Berstrand, Tordis Henriette;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Živanović, Zdravko.
(2024)
TRAPPA, CIRKA TEATER, LUFT-PØLSER; EXPLODING PLASTIC AIR -DANCE.
Scenekunst
Bøker
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Berstrand, Tordis;
Donsted, Johanne.
(2005)
Samtidsarkitekten - The Compatible X.
Forlaget Multivers
Forlaget Multivers
Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie
Del av bok/rapport
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2021)
The Art of Living in a Double House: Everyday Aesthetics in the Space between (East and West).
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
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Berstrand, Tordis.
(2019)
What is an artist’s studio if not a living room in a house?.
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2018)
La possibilité d’un espace-mur.
Faglig kapittel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Jørn Utzon.
Leksikonartikkel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Arne Jacobsen.
Leksikonartikkel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2016)
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint.
Leksikonartikkel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Jonathan Hill: The Illegal Architect.
Faglig kapittel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Selfridges og Architecture Foundation: En Alliance mellem Konsum og Kultur.
Faglig kapittel
-
Berstrand, Tordis.
(2005)
Fluid …in a State of Flux….
Faglig kapittel
UTSTILLING
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Berstrand, Tordis Henriette;
Schmidt, August;
Gilberg, Arnstein Olav;
Raonic, Aleksandra;
Haarsaker, Nina Katrine;
Živanović, Zdravko.
(2024)
Felles/skap/skip - satelitt.
Museumsutstilling
Undervisning
Emner
Formidling
2024
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Faglig foredragBerstrand, Tordis Henriette; Raonic, Aleksandra; Haarsaker, Nina Katrine. (2024) Weaving Ideas, Weaving Space. Friday Lecture , KIT - Trondheim Art Academy 2024-11-01 - 2024-11-01
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Vitenskapelig foredragDong, Yiping; Berstrand, Tordis Henriette. (2024) Resilient courtyards and gardens – Revisiting the Jiangnan dwellings from an eco-aesthetic perspective. 4th International Conference on Heritage of China 2024 , Suzhou, China 2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis Henriette. (2024) Circularity, community and full-scale construction: Architectural education as transformative practice. Architectural Lecture Series , London South Bank University, School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London, UK 2024-04-18 - 2024-04-18
2023
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis; Westermann, Claudia; Djalali, Amir; Hoskyns, Teresa; Wash, Glen. (2023) Architecture after the House: A Commitment to Sustainable Practice. Towards an Architectural Theory for Sustainability , Lancaster University, School of Architecture 2023-07-05 -
2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2022) Temporalities of Architectural Work. 4th International Conference on Anticipation [Online] , Arizona State University, Arizona, US 2022-11-04 - 2022-11-18
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis; Djalali, Amir; Dong, Yiping; Han, Jiawen; Hoskyns, Teresa; Roslan, Siti Balkrish. (2022) Dialogue on a Paradise on Earth. 24 hours of Philosophy of the City [Online] , University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands 2022-05-17 - 2022-05-17
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis; Hoskyns, Teresa; Djalali, Amir; Dong, Yiping; Goffriller, Martin; Han, Jiawen. (2022) The Nomadic Map. Nomadic Image 2022: The 7th Transdisciplinary Conference of Imaging at the Intersections of Art, Science and Culture [Online] , University of Central Asia, Naryn, Kyrgyzstan 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-25
2021
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Faglig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2021) Aesthetics, epistemology and coexistence – thinking and making worlds with a view of things to come. Lecture , University of Plymouth, UK 2021-11-11 - 2021-11-11
2020
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2020) The Art of Living in a Double House: Everyday Aesthetics in the Space between (East and West). Coordinates Conference VI: Art, Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Everyday Life [Online] , University of Prešov, Prešov, Slovakia 2020-11-11 - 2020-11-13
2019
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2019) What is an artist’s studio if not a living room in a house?. The 21st International Congress of Aesthetics – Possible Worlds of Contemporary Aesthetics: Aesthetics Between History, Geography and Media , University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia 2019-07-22 - 2019-07-26
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2019) The Possibility of Teaching Chinese Students of Architecture to Write (a House). Architecture Across Boundaries , Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China 2019-06-19 - 2019-06-21
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ProgramdeltagelseBerstrand, Tordis. (2019) Suzhou courtyard – the void that holds the house. Workshop as part of XJTLU Summer Undergraduate Research Fund, 17.06.2019-23.08.2019. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China [Internet] 2019-08-23
2018
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Faglig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2018) Constructive alignment in small and large size classroom teaching. The 5th Research-led Learning and Teaching Training Program , Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 2018-08-24 -
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ProgramdeltagelseBerstrand, Tordis. (2018) Rotterdam New Waterfront with MECANOO Netherlands’, Workshop organised by the Department of Architecture at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 26.02.2018-02.03.2018. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China [Internet] 2018-03-02
2017
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2017) Bruno Taut’s Hyuga Villa in Atami, West of Japan / East of Europe [Panel Chair]. Bruno Taut’s Hyuga Villa in Atami, West of Japan / East of Europe , Xi'a Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China 2017-10-18 - 2017-10-18
2016
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2016) Passe-partout, or five times around the living space. 5th Derrida Today Conference , Goldsmiths, University of London, UK 2016-06-08 - 2016-06-11
2015
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2015) How Jacques Derrida provided a language for the architect. JD15 – Derrida and Architecture , The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (KADK), Copenhagen, Denmark 2015-06-26 - 2015-06-27
2013
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Faglig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2013) Splitting and Doubling: Spaces of Contemporary Living in Works by Kurt Schwitters, Gordon Matta-Clark and Gregor Schneider. Lecture , University of Kent, UK 2013-12-02 - 2013-12-02
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ProgramdeltagelseBerstrand, Tordis. (2013) Architectural Design for Industrial Heritage, Sino-UK Higher Education Cooperation, Beijing, China. Workshop organised by British Council Beijing, Architectural Society of China and the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 14-28 April 2013. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Tsinghua University, Beijing, China [Internet] 2013-04-28
2012
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2012) 'Merzbau' and the problem of dwelling. Curating Merz: Kurt Schwitters in England Research Symposium , Merz Barn, Elterwater, UK 2012-07-17 - 2012-07-17
2010
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2010) Inhabiting the Spatial Object: Negotiating Dwelling in Kurt Schwitter’s 'Merzbau'. Architectural Objects, Discussing Spatial Form across Art Histories , Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK 2010-06-24 - 2010-06-25
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Vitenskapelig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2010) Accommodating Difference: Rethinking Identity through Inhabitation of the Un/Homely. IDENTITY and OTHERNESS, Dealing with Difference without Borders , University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2010-05-28 - 2010-05-28
2009
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ProgramdeltagelseBerstrand, Tordis; Vester, Parl Kristian Bjørn. (2009) Mort Aux Vaches Ekstra Extra. Workshop with Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester (Goodiepal) at Momentum - 5th Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art, 29.08.2009-18.10.2009. Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway Galleri F 15, Moss, Norway [Internet] 2009-10-18
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ProgramdeltagelseBerstrand, Tordis. (2009) MERZDORF 1923-1947: Mapping the DNA of Modernism, Reconstructing Schwitters’ Merzbaus. Workshop organised by Littoral Arts Trust and the Royal College of Art, London, UK, 01.05.2009-08.05.2009. Royal College of Art, London, UK Royal College of Art, London, UK [Internet] 2009-05-08
2005
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Faglig foredragBerstrand, Tordis. (2005) Jonathan Hill og den illegale arkitekt. Lecture , The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 2005-10-23 -