4/2020Empathy
What does empathy mean in architecture? Who does the architect design for? How do you turn empathy into a design tool?
Building a Better World – Piece by Piece
The first question architect Heikki Lamusuo and artist Jaana Partanen ask when starting a new project is who will experience it and what feeling they want to evoke with their work.
Conductor’s Perspective on Space
Conductor Klaus Mäkelä has worked in some of the best-known concert halls in the world. He acknowledges that architecture is a fundamental element of a great performance.
Sharing Isolation
Architect-photographer Pyry Kantonen’s photos offer insight into the life and homes of urban communities during the pandemic.
A New Direction for Critical Regionalism
Architecture is increasingly being asked to acknowledge its social and ecological responsibilities. Critical Regionalism, which emphasises locality, offers one perspective on solving global problems.
Circle of Care
In her essay, Iris Andersson examines hospitals, their history, future and the concept of healing space.
3/2020Craft
What is the meaning of craft in architecture today? What counts as craft, what values does the word imply? How are materials and material techniques present in architecture?
ET IN ARCADIA EGO
In the middle of the English countryside, there is a peculiar farm, where architecture in its various forms is at centre stage. Recently, a sauna by Tuomas Toivonen has also been incorporated into the routine of the farm.
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2/2020Rules
Why does architecture need rules and regulations? What kind of norms, written and unwritten, guide architectural practice?
The Long Life of Regulation
Lauri Jääskeläinen charts the history of land use and building regulations in Finland, in anticipation of the reform of Land Use and Building Act.
Critical Thinking Wanted
How do the current, packed everyday life of students and education that focusses on work life skills fit together with the aim to educate critical thinkers? ask Matti Jänkälä, Svenja Lindner, Heljä Nieminen and Hilda Uusitalo, students of architecture at Aalto University.
The Pursuit of a Bright Apartment
In Finland, the regulations concerning natural light in dwellings mainly focus on window sizes, which does not actually convey much about natural light in the units – let alone the pleasantness and usability, Jori Uusitalo and Valentin Valotie argue.
Editorial 2/20: Fences and Thresholds
What purpose do rules and regulations serve in the field of architecture?
Wood Architect on Fire
The British architectural practice Waugh Thistleton Architects wants to drastically increase the use of timber as a primary building material for new projects both in their homeland and abroad.