Christina Vildinge
About Christina Vildinge
My research concerns interorganizational collaboration in complex issues, with a focus on urban development and how cities organize transformative processes for sustainable transition. Theoretically, my research is situated at the intersection of design, urban studies, and organization studies. I am particularly interested in design and artistic practice in the urban design process, where different forms of knowledge and practice meet – in collaboration around urban development challenges and in shaping public space as a democratic arena.
In my research, light has served as a material through which to explore these questions, and how different values and interests are negotiated. As an expression of urbanity, light shapes how the city is designed and experienced after dark, raising questions of social inclusion, climate impact and biodiversity, among others.
I am an Assistant Researcher and Doctoral Candidate in Design at HDK-Valand, with long experience in exploratory design work in public space — both as a researcher and as a senior design consultant in architectural practices. I hold a dual educational background in Design from HDK-Valand and in Management from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. I have taught for several years in HDK’s master’s programme Business & Design as well as in the bachelor's programme in Design. In parallel with my academic research, I currently work as Development Manager for Research & Innovation at the Urban Environment Administration, City of Gothenburg, where I also represent the administration in the innovation platform for the City's urban development departments and within the collaboration agreement with Chalmers ACE.