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Design has long been taught at Helsinki’s Arabia district, and now a brand-new higher education cluster, specialising in the creative industries, is about to lay claim to this historic site.
The new premises of Tikkurila parish have been integrated into a residential block.
AD-Studio, Laitila Architects, Saatsi Architects Helsinki 2020–
Photo Kuvatoimisto Kuvio / Anders Portman Weathered wooden planks from an old barn inspired Avanto Architects to design a pitch black facade. The seemingly simple storage building for whiskey barrels required material testing and novel thinking.
The architecture of Nokia’s new campus is as refined as the design work and manufacturing carried out there, writes Lauri Louekari.
