Sweden — On Wednesday, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson received a report from coordinator Ingrid Eiken. The report outlines the need to divest state land for housing construction. "The availability of land is crucial to enabling housing construction", says the minister.

Sweden — On behalf of the Council for Sustainable Cities, six teams presented their reports and proposals for new living environments in northern Sweden on Tuesday. Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Housing Andreas Carlson was there and pointed out the importance of design and architecture when development is going fast.