About me

My name is Michael Diamant and I am the founder of New Traditional Architecture and the Swedish Architecture Uprising that has now become global. I am an urban sociologist with great interest in architecture, city planning, demography, history and social anthropology. This site and the others I have created on different social media platforms are part of a successful effort to change the discourse / public debate about what we allow ourselves to build.

At “New Traditional Architecture” on Facebook or X (twitter) you can keep yourself updated with the latest realized traditional projects. You can also follow me on Instagram to see what new articles, videos and conferences I participate in. If you want to come in contact with directly, either for an inquiry or request for consultancy please email michael.diamant@newtrad.org or call me at +46-70-1456727.

I have participated in public radio, television, podcasts, magazines and newspapers articles about why we should build new traditional architecture exclusively and regularly lecture. Also helped to organize conferences about traditional architecture subjects. Presented my work at TAG 4 where I got these words from David Brussat. 

“On the second day, Michael Diamant, who runs the blog New Traditional Architecture, described his posts that continually update traditionalists all over the world with photographs of new work around the globe. His online map of new traditional projects is vital, as is his list of traditional architecture firms in scores of countries, with their websites. The information he provides has fueled architectural rebellions against the status quo in Sweden, Finland and elsewhere in Europe, and he has participated in creating a nonprofit to push that rebellion, called Arkitekturupporet or Architecture Uprising. Later that day, several young people in a panel of students and postgrads from abroad cited Michael Diamant’s influence on their decisions to switch coursework from modern to traditional architecture, or to learn architecture without architecture school.”

2025:

Interview in Italian television channel RAI: “Michael Diamant. I vantaggi sociali dell’architettura neotradizionale”.

Interview in Riks regarding demolition in Malmo, Scania: “C-politiker ignorerar rivningsförbud – rev kulturskyddat hus”, also on FB.

Chronicle at Riks: Michael Diamant: Så bygger vi in kärlek till Sverige i våra städer och landskap

Video by PR bureau Bubkes: KTH-studenter utmanar Michael Diamant with insta short here.

Article in magazine Kvartal: “SVT vurmar för urban slum och miljonprogram”

Participated in second episode of Public Televison (Svt) series Så byggdes Sverige: “Storstaden – med siktet mot skyn” (at 25:10)

Chronicle at Riks: “Michael Diamant: Hur Skönhetsrådet banat vägen för förstörelsen av Stockholm”

Participated in political party Medborgelig Samlings podd Allaskamed: ““#97 MED gör uppror mot arkitekturen”“

Participated in Kyrkans tidnings podcast Vox Populi: “Arkitekturupprorets Michael Diamant om varför skönhet räddar världen, kyrkans roll och sin egen tro” (YT) and Spotify

Participated at debate hosted by Konservativa sällskapet: Debatt mellan Martin Aagard (ETC) och Michael Diamant: ”Sluta bygga fult!”

Participated in podcast Dr. Matthew Wilkinson – The Pursuit of Beauty: “Architectural Uprising! – with Michael Diamant” with many shorts of which a few are these two shorts, shorts.

New chronicler at Riks: “Michael Diamant: Så kan folket vinna över arkitekterna”

Guided city walk with local political party Utvecklingspartiet demokraterna in Uppsala. ”Ni kommer att bli kallade fascister”.

Commentary in Riks TV about forced mixing of social housing into wealthier neighbourhoods: “Michael Diamant sågar Socialdemokraterna – att bygga fult är ideologi”

Participated in the US Modernst Radio Podcast (start at 19:00 min): “#425/Michigan’s Peter Forguson + UK’s Michael Diamant + Musical Guest Brent Jensen“

Commentary in Riks TV about forced mixing of social housing into wealthier neighbourhoods: “Michael Diamant sågar Socialdemokraterna – att bygga fult är ideologi”

Report with Riks TV about the forced politization of architecture “Michael Diamant: Arkitekturen är tyvärr en vänster-högerfråga“.

Mentioned in article in Swedish magazine Kvartal: En identitetslös legostad av AI-slop växer fram. Mentioned as the Swedish John Ruskin.

Mentioned in Italian magazine RIVISTASTUDIO: Una rivolta architettonica per impedire alla bruttezza di conquistare la città.

Participated in the Symbolic World Podcast: “Architecture: The Most Important Art – with Andrew Gould and Michael Diamant” with shorts

Article in Swedish newspaper BLT: Nya stadsdelen vid havet ska bli stort dragplåster – ”Känslan ska vara wow”.

Appearance in Swedish public local television Södertälje: Han sågar nya höghushotellet: ”En styggelse”.

Portrayed in satirical serie (Swedish) about the Uprising movement and its opponents.

Appearance in German public radio documentary “Ornament – kein Verbrechen? – Eine Architektur-Rebellion gegen den Modernismus” im Deutschlandfunk”.

Report with Riks TV about the new sluice of Stockholm “21 miljarder senare – blev nya Slussen ett fiasko? Mikael Diamant förklarar“.

Sixth video from PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish. A series about good and bad city planning & architecture in Sweden: (“Sveriges absolut fulaste nybygge: Slussen“) with clips on Instagram and TikTok.

Debate article in evening tabloid Expressen about a large new project “Slussen” in Stockholm:DEBATT: “Nya Slussen är en vårta i Stockholms ansikte” .

New video in swedish by Youtuber Axel Luo Öhman: “Michael Diamant från Arkitekturupproret recenserar vackra Vega”

Mention in MIT article (The Tech) regarding the Aesthetic Atrocity Award: “Architectural Uprising names Simmons Hall winner of the 2025 Aesthetic Atrocity Award“.

Recognition of my work in magazine The American Reformer: “The Immorality of Ugliness / What Aesthetic Beauty says about God and the World“.

Live appearance at the Swedish Architecture Uprising gala with following panel debate.

Mentioned in local media article about Hagastan, Stockholm.

Appearance on TikTok on popular Swedish youth channel Max i Stockholm.

Longer interview in Riks TV “Arkitekturupproret vill bygga vackert – då rasar etablissemanget“.

Big debate in Swedish press with my reply in Expressen Debatt: Det är inte fascism att bygga fina hus, interview and mention in Svd-ledare “Paulina Neuding: Arkitekturen är den sista åsiktskorridoren” and SvD-ledarpodden at 43 min and forward and my reply to the main article “Skicka modernismen till historiens sophög” also a longer menton in Riks: Morgongänget at 25 min onwards.

Inerview in Lund Student magazine Apell: ”Skönhet är idag en bristvara” – Intervju med arkitekturupprorets Mikael Diamant”.

Participated in debate at Lund University about modernism visavi classical: “Arkitekturupproret möter Arkitektskolan“.

Participated in Swedish Podcast Nyfiken på-podden: “Rivningshysterin och arkitektur med Rikard och Michael” (+insta)

New Turkish social science research “From Social Media to Civic Engagement: The Role Of The Grassroots Movement “Architectural Uprising” (Arkitekturupproret)” published in Journal of City and Regional Planning

New video in Swedish with Youtuber Glenn Lindberg “Stockholms fulaste platser” with clip on Instagram.

Fifth video from PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish. A series about good and bad city planning & architecture in Sweden: (“Upptäck Stockholms värsta stadsdel tillsammans med Michael Diamant“) with clips on Instagram and TikTok.

Participated in Swedish Podcast Aldrig Mehr: Avsnitt 30 – Arkitekturupproret och kampen mot modernismen – Michael Diamant (+insta)

Co-writer of debate article in southern Sweden’s largest newspaper Sydsvenskan: ”Lund är inte en skyskrapestad. Städer som vurmat för höghus har börjat tänka om” (+insta)

2024:

2021 Clip from Cave of Apelles interview reappearing on social media here here, here including to different languages like Turkish. Similar clip from 2022 texted to Persian.

Lecturing at Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest: “The possibilities of
New Traditional Architecture from urban scale to the family house”

Lecturing for FAKS at NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim

Participated in Swedish Public Radio P4: P4 Extra – Arkitekturupproret som fyller 10 år

Participated in Swedish Podcast Sista Måltiden: “#265 Arkitekturupproret (Gäst Michael Diamant) (+insta)

In depth interview in Swedish Magazine Filter: “Arkitekturupproret: Från näthatare till makthavare” / The Architecture Rebellion: From online trolls to Powerholders (+short) with discussion in their podcast.

Filmed debate by PR bureau Bubkes at Kvarnholmen, Stockholm: Klassisk arkitektur vs Modernism (Classical architecture vs Modernism) with insta short here.

Debate article in Swedish defence magazine Förvarssektorn: “Ett djärvt försvar bygger klassiskt”

Sixth video from PR bureau Bubkes in swedish. A series about good and bad city planning&architecture in Sweden: “First impression: Nya Slussen” with Slöserimbudsmannen.

Fifth video from PR bureau Bubkes in swedish. A series about good and bad city planning&architecture in Sweden: (“Arkitekturupprorets åsikter om staden (Uppsala)“) with short on Instagram here and TikTok here

Interviewed by Cornell student Chad Jacobs podcast with title “The One Thing Stopping us From Building Beautiful Again / Michael Diamant”.

Interviewed in the American based podcast “Comrade” about the state of architecture.

Interviewed as representative of Swedish Architecture uprising in the city Linköpings main newspaper Corren: “Sekelporten ville bygga hus i klassisk stil – sågades av kommunen” (+and photo of article).

Important mention in Croatian newspaper egradnja: “GORAN ŽURIĆ: Arhitekti i investitori bi trebali slušati svoje korisnike, kao što ih sluša i IT industrija”.

Lecture at Beauty and Ugliness conference in Oslo 4-5th of May: “Caring about the climate! – Why traditional architecture and urbanism is the only solution to our modern problems” with separate summary interview (at 2:21)

Co-organizer of conference Architectura Picta International Festival, Rome Italy.

Interview in Spectator World: “Notre-Dame rising – The rebuilt and revitalized Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is nearly complete. Will it appease the traditionalists?”.

Co-organizer and Chair of conference Firmitas, utilitas, venustas: for the rebirth of a humane architecture at Accademia Vivarium novum, Rome Italy.

Interview in Swedish youth newspaper “Läget”: Kriget om arkitekturen – ”Skönhet har blivit en klassfråga”.

Invited to speak for local political party Livbojen Vaxholmsdemokraterna: “Varför blir det så himla fult när kommunen exploaterar? ..och hur gör vi konkret för att det ska byggas vackert igen?”.

Interviewed by The Manifesto Podcast: Why are modern cities so ugly? and on Spotify

Interviewed by Evan Amato at Rewire the West: “How to Make Architecture Great Again! Interview with Michael Diamant (youtube)” with short videos on X here, here and here. Also full video on X.

Interviewed by the Spe Salvi Institute: Michael Diamant: New Traditional Architecture, Modernist Ugliness, Cathédral Notre-Dame de Paris with snippets on Instagram here.

Panelist at TAG-24 From Romantic to Pragmatic: “The Architecture Uprising International and the Norwegian Volcano”

Interviewed by Alexander Rotmensz / Build better worlds about housing crisis, transit oriented developments, courtyard urbanism and gentrification: Michael Diamant: Why The Traditional Mindset Is The Only Way To Solve Housing, Gentrification & TODs with snippets on Instagram here and here.

Panelist at The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture lecture “The Architectural Uprising: an international panel conversation” / “The most important phenomenon in architectural discussion since the CIAM”

Invited to speak to Swedish government via “Civilutskottet” about why Swedish architecture is so bad and what politicians can do about it.

Recipient of the 2024 Gunnar Heckscher’s stipend from student organisation Heimdal.

2023:

Fourth video from PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish but with ENG Subtitles. A series about good and bad city planning&architecture in Sweden: (“Modernisternas ondskefulla elitism“).

Interviewed in podcast Max Tänt med Max Villman: (“Max Tänt 006 – Möt rebelledaren som leder upproret! Arkitekturupprorets Michael Diamant”) – Swedish language with ENG subtitles. Also on Spotify here with snippets on Instagram here, here and here.

Debate article in tabloid Expressen about the building of future slums in Sweden (“Nya dyra stadsdelen är på väg att bli en slum / New posh city district “)

Third video from PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish but with ENG Subtitles. A series about good and bad city planning&architecture in Sweden: (“Michael Diamant mobbar Arenastaden“).

Presentation that was made during the 2023 with the Together For Beauty Marketplace initiative: (“Changing the Discourse of Architecture w/ Michael Diamant at the Ideal Classical Teaching Summit”).

Second video about the Architecture Rebellion by PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish but with ENG Subtitles: (“Rebelledaren spottar på Hagastaden”) with and popular TikTok snippets here, here, here and here + instagram snippets here and here.

Light-hearted video about the Architecture Rebellion by PR bureau Bubkes in Swedish but with ENG/FR/FARSI Subtitles: (“Arkitekturupproret som sprids runt världen”) with and popular TikTok snippets here, here, here and here + insta snippets here and here.

Interview in Croatian newspaper Jutarnji: (“ESTETSKO UNIŠTENJE
‘Nikada nismo živjeli u ružnijim zgradama, a ovo je daleko najružniji grad u Europi!”). And follow up article here.

Cohost of Podcast “Snacka om fula hus” (Swedish language).

Article about the uprising movement in Bloomberg CityLab (interviewed and provided information) (“A Nordic Revolt Against ‘Ugly’ Modern Architecture”)

Quoted in one of Sweden’s largest business magazines “Dagens Industri“: (“Nostalgiska nybyggen en dyrköpt läxa”).

Article about me and the uprising movement in Spanish newspaper El Debate (“El movimiento sueco que busca devolver la belleza del tradicionalismo a la arquitectura”)

Interview in Spanish newspaper El Confidencial: (“El movimiento que quiere acabar con la arquitectura fea: “La basura llega hasta España””“).

Appearance in Swedish public radio (“Så ser typish svensk arkitektur ut / This is how typical Swedish architecture look like”)

Second appearance in the podcast the Aesthetic city: (“Michael Diamant, Part II: The Expansion of the Architectural Uprising, Futuristic Ornament, The Needlessness of Ugliness“) with separate recorded shorts here, here and here.

Interview in German online magazine ALIAS: (“Hässliche neue Welt”“).

Collaboration with Norwegian online magazine Sivilisasjonen about new classical architects in the Nordic countrie: (“Disse arkitektfirmaene bør du velge når du skal bygge klassisk”“).

Appearance in the Aesthetic cities video: (“The Revolution That Is Changing Architecture”) with bonus interview and popular snippet here.

Appearance in podcast Beauty and the faith: (“[Ep02] Facing and Transcending Modernism with Michael Diamant from New Traditional Architecture) – available on Spotify. 

Longer video interview by Cave of Apelles: (“Getting People Interested in Classical Architecture | Ruben Hanssen, Hoff-Andersen & Michael Diamant“) with widespread snippets on Instagram and TikTok (here) & (here)

Second appearance with Christopher Messina at Messy Times: (“Planning for Ukrainian Urban Renewal as the Bombs Keep Falling) – available on Spotify. 

Interview in in Swedish magazine Modern Stadstrafik (Modern City transportation), nr 3 / 2023 “Harmoniska och disharmoniska gaturum – Att skapa attraktiva städer”

Lecture in Swedish at Spårvägsmuseet in Stockholm : (“Vad är Arkitekturupprorets mål? Föredrag på Spårvägsmuseet”)

Representing Swedish Architecture Uprising in Swedish Public Broadcast: (“Arkitekturupproret ger kalkonpris till höghus i Haninge – hyllar radhus”) 

Debate reply for the Architecture uprising in Swedish newspaper Göteborgsposten April 1, 2023: “Varför bor arkitekter själva i klassiskt vackra hus?” (Why do modernist architects themselves live in classical architecture)

Longer video interview by Cave of Apelles: (“How to Bring Back Beauty to a Confused Modern World | Michael Diamant & Carl Korsnes“) with widespread snippets on Instagram and TikTok (here), (here), (here), (here)  and many (more).

Lecture at the National Capital Commission in Ottawa: (“New traditional architecture at 37:00 – Floor audio”) – available with French texting (here).

Video interview by podcast host Saifedean Ammous: (“Fiat Architecture with Michael Diamant”) – available on Spotify.

Interview in Epoch Times Germany: („Neue klassische Architektur“: Ein Schwede lernt aus der Vergangenheit).

2022:

Longer video interview by Cave of Apelles: (“Michael Diamant on the Classical Architecture Takeover and the Utter Stupidity of the Modernists“) (with widespread snippets on TikTok (here), (here), (here), (here)  and many (more).

Video interview by podcast The Jist: (Chatter #295 – Michael Diamant: Modern Buildings Are Ugly, We Must Return To Classical Architecture) – available on Spotify.

Interview in Norwegian online magazine Sivilisasjonen about new classical architects and its potential to become mainstream again in the Nordic countries: (“– Dette har potensial til å bli hovedstrøms | Michael Diamant om positive tendenser innen arkitektur”“).

Video interview with Christopher Messina at Messy Times: (“Architecture Rebellion! Messy Times Endorses it Wholeheartedly!”) – available on Spotify. 

Video interview with entrepreneur Nicola Tosic: (“A talk with Michael Diamant”). 

2021:

Interview in online magazine Venetian letter (“We have changed the Scandinavian discourse on architecture”).

Long and fun interview in Dutch Podcast the Aesthetic city about architecture and city planning: (“Fighting the status quo in architecture & urbanism”). With popular snippets (here), (here), (here) and (here)

Debate article on the site Bostadsbubblan (“Arkitekturupproret ger möjlighet till medborgardialog om vår gemensamma levnadsmiljö // The Architeture Rebellion gives the public a chance to discuss our common built enviroment”).  

2020>:

Interview in Swedish Public broadcasting (“Varför byggs så många fula hus / Why are so many ugly houses being built”). 

Interview in Swedish Public broadcasting (“Lådarkitektur – modernt eller bara fult? / Box architecture – modern or just ugly”).

Interview in online magazine Det Goda Samhället (“Arkitekterna bygger inte för dig / The architects don’t build for you”). 

Article in online magazine Det Goda Samhället: (“Med en svensk arkitektur kommer människor identifiera sig med svensk kultur /With help of a Swedish architecture people will identify with Swedish culture”).  

Interview in Swedish newspaper Fastighetstidningen: (“Var det bättre förr? / Was it better before?”)

Interview in newspaper Byggnadsvårdsföreningen (“Nya hus – tidlös skönhet / New houses – timeless beauty”).

Interview in newspaper Hudiksvalls Tidning (“Skrota modernismen, våga bygga klassiskt istället”).

Debate article in Swedish city Linköping’s main newspaper Corren: “Fyrkantiga lådor gläder få” (+and photo of article).

Debate article in Swedish city Karlstad’s main newspaper Nya Wermlands-Tidningenen: “Fult, tråkigt och fegt bygge”. Original article behind paywall here.

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