2023 - Present - Research Assistant
Technical University of Applied Sciences, Augsburg
Research in robotic fabrication, tools creation, and methodology. Involved with developing the Technology transfer center in Aichach with new timber fabrication methods and designs. Teaching in both Architecture and DBM courses.
2023 - Present - Founder - Åhlund Design Works AB
Gothenburg, Sweden
Design studio focused on educational training for digital fabrication and bespoke artefacts.
2021 - 2023 - Research Assistant
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Developed tools and methods for Chalmers Architecture’s robot lab in conjunction with the reserach project Hybrid Composites under Prof. Jonas Runberger. Instructed students in the carpentry workshop for the Architecture faculty.
2021 - 2022 - Co-Founder - Misc.Studio AB
Gothenburg, Sweden
Co-founded the design studio with Mathew Tang and Poppy Bell. Created digital fabrication tools and objects to foster local marine habitates through the additive manufacturing of clay habitat modules.
2021 - 2022 - Co-Founder - Misc.Lab
Gothenburg, Sweden
In conjunction with the design studio Misc.Studio AB, the nonprofit Misc.Lab focused on local pedogogical events raising awarness of local habitates and a crowdfunded pavilion in the heart of Gothenberg’s habor.
2018 - 2021 - Teachers Assistant
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Helped teaching architectural courses at various levels, focused on digital architectural representation. Conducted student training for the safe operation of the workshop and digital manufacturing tools.
2025 - Present PhD Candidate
Promotionszentrum DigiTech, THA
2017 - 2021 M.Sc. Architecture
Chalmers University of Technology
2013- 2016 B.Sc. Architecture
Chalmers University of Technology
2012- 2013 Industrial Design Engineering
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Spring 2019 Avanto architects
Helsinki, Finland
Autumn 2018 design-to-production
Zürich, Switzerland
2016 - 2017 Sweco Architects
Gothenburg, Sweden
2024 - New European Bauhaus
part of Flytevi Gothenburg & Co.
2022 - Ung Svensk Form
Young Swedish Design award Traveling Exhibition
2021 - above//below
Pedogogical pavlion, Gothenburg, Sweden
2021 - Voices - Finalist - Misc.Studio AB
2018 - Habitats for Inhabitants - Honerable Mention - Finalist - Karl Åhlund + Julia Grünbaum
2016 - Poles to Pavilion - Honerable Mention - Finalist - Karl Åhlund + Carl Jarneving
2026 - HAW.International: Kongressreisen - DAAD
2022 - Wood excursion stipendium - Ung Svensk Form
2020 - Jubileumsstipendium - Såg i Syd
2022 - Ung Svensk Form
above/below
Misc.Studio
Top Young Swedish Designers
2026 - D9 Digitale Fabrikation II - Summer Semester - Bachelor - THA
2026 - Design Build Timber - Summer Semester - Master - THA
2025 - D9 Digitale Fabrikation II - Summer Semester - Bachelor - THA
2024 - Technik & Nachhaltigkeit - Winter Semester - Bachelor - THA
2024 - Modular Timber Construction - Summer Semester - Master - THA
2023 - Geometry & Planes - Winter Semester - Bachelor - THA
2023 - TRACKS 3D Printing - Summer Semester - Master - Chalmers
2022 - Material & Detail - Winter Semester - Master - Chalmers
2022 - Solar Decatholon - Summer Semester - Master - Chalmers
• Ahlund, K., & Robeller, C. (2026). GRAFT: a relational data framework for robotic timber
fabrication and assembly [Accepted]. ROB|ARCH 2026.
• Ahlund, K., & Robeller, C. (2025, November 19). StructDiff: Discrete graph diffusion for
constraint guided structure generation. In AAG 2025 Program — Full Papers. Retrieved from
https://www.aag2025.com/program
• Ahlund, K., & Robeller, C. (2024, August). Inverted operation gripper for robot fabrication. In Design Modelling Symposium Kassel (pp. 484-494). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
• Adelzadeh, A., Karimian-Aliabadi, H., Åhlund, K., & Robeller, C. (2023, September). ReciprocalShell: A hybrid timber system for robotically fabricated lightweight shell structures. In Proceedings of the 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2023) (pp. 18-23). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
• Karimian-Aliabadi, H., Adelzadeh, A., Åhlund, K., & Robeller, C. (2023). Structural efficiency of a hybrid construction system for a lightweight timber shell demonstrator: ReciprocalShell case study. In Digital design reconsidered (Vol. 1, pp. 661-668).