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Published in 5 – 2021 - Extensions
In recent years, a new type of relationship with history and the use of historical references has emerged in Finnish architecture. Is this merely another way to achieve a new kind of architectural expression, or does it reflect a deeper change?
Architects should get rid of the idealistic view that our task would be to find a solution to any problem, writes Julius Jääskeläinen.
French architect Charlotte Malterre-Barthes was catapulted into architectural celebrity four years ago when she published her call for a global moratorium on new construction. Architect Matti Jänkälä interviewed Professor of Real Estate Economics Seppo Junnila on how this manifesto, which has now been expanded into a book, might translate into practice.
Peter Barber’s residential buildings in London create continuity with the picturesque historic urban fabric, combining aesthetics and ethics in an original way.
Students at Aalto University envisaged new uses for Gardenia, originally designed as a nature centre, in Helsinki’s Viikki district.
