“The important role of an architect in the development of AI-based design tools lies in asking the right questions and creating the criteria for software development.”
2/2024Matter and Intelligence
How will artificial intelligence change architecture? If one must build new or repair, what are the best material choices in terms of natural resources and the carbon footprint? What is the new aesthetics of architecture like?
Material Upheaval
If one must build new or repair, what are the best material choices in terms of natural resources and the carbon footprint?
Wooden Charm in a Concrete Neighbourhood
A CLT-frame daycare centre introduces fresh shapes and a pleasant milieu for children in Oulu’s Kaijonharju.
A Pioneer of the Circular Economy
The warehouse of a former brewery in Berlin’s Neukölln district is now being used for work and living. The project named CRCLR House has been designed following the principles of circular economy.
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Talking Trash With an Architect And a Designer
What is it like to design with materials someone else has discarded? Architect Seela Pentikäinen explored the topic with designer Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom and architect Satu Ratinen.
1/2024The Heart of the City
What is the role of the centre in contemporary cities? How should city centres be developed? What are the current trends in urban architecture? What kind of infill development do urban environments sustain?
Against the Human Scale
The key challenges of urban planning extend beyond the human scale, argues Tommy Lindgren.
Part of the Continuum – Interview with Peter Barber
Peter Barber’s residential buildings in London create continuity with the picturesque historic urban fabric, combining aesthetics and ethics in an original way.
Threat to Protected Buildings
Protected buildings should always be renovated preserving their distinctive features. Nowadays, more and more often, the proposed solution is demolition to make way for larger and more efficient spaces.
Revisit: Kuokkala Centre
The Kuokkala centre shows that urban planning, at its best, is an endurance discipline.
In Memoriam: Juha Leiviskä (1936–2023) Was Both Expressive and Low Key in His Work
The passing of Juha Leiviskä is a loss to the culture of Finnish architecture but also to the world of architecture in general.
5/2023Tune Up
How does the idea of tuning up fit into and what could it mean in architectural design? What kind of tuning skills can architects use in their work? How to repair and complement the existing environment?
Tuned to Destruction?
Everyday tuning can help maintain and improve buildings, but in the worst cases it can even lead to the building having to be torn down.
Quiet Labours – On Care and Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
What is it like to renovate a hundred-year-old building? Ulla Engman writes about the Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall and a type of care work.
Revisit: Vuoranta Training Centre
Many types of intergenerational encounters define the faith of the former training centre in Vuoranta.
Small Town Attraction
An art museum in Ekenäs shows us that architecture plays a role in revitalising small towns.
Concept: Spolia – “An Ancient Tool for Contemporary Circular Economy”
The history of spolia dates back to the collapse of Ancient Rome and following propaganda of the Christian church. Nowadays, it could serve as a tool for repurposing building components, particularly when it comes to our endangered, post-1950s building stock.
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Halting New Construction – Interview with Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
The moratorium on new construction is one of the most attention-grabbing manifestos in the field of architecture in recent years. Architect Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, its initiator, explains what the initiative is actually about.