Catharina Nolin

Catharina Nolin is a Professor at Stockholm University's Department of Culture and Aesthetics, specializing in cultural heritage, landscape architecture history, and urban history. She is affiliated with research groups including Forum Modernism, The Heritage Seminar, and the Critical Heritage Studies Network (CHSN). Her work bridges architectural history, gender studies, and environmental conservation. Research focuses on urban green spaces, cultural heritage preservation, and the role of women in landscape design.

Key research areas include the history of Swedish parks, cemetery design, and mid-20th century welfare landscapes. She critiques modern urban development pressures threatening historical green spaces and advocates for inclusive heritage policies. Nolin has published extensively on topics like gendered contributions to landscape architecture, modernist residential areas, and the cultural politics of densification.

Her recent work examines the erosion of welfare-state era landscapes and their architectural legacies, particularly designs by female practitioners like Sylvia Gibson and Ulla Bodorff. She emphasizes methodological approaches to evaluating historical gardens and integrating gender perspectives into heritage studies.