What Is Taboo in Finnish Architecture?
What are the points of view, themes and questions that have not received enough attention in architectural discussions? What are the unspoken taboos of Finnish architecture? We asked seven architects and architecture researchers to answer this question.
New Districts – How are Finnish cities being densified and infilled right now?
How are Finnish cities being densified and infilled right now? What kind of values are the plans based on? In this article, we will present an infill development plan of an inner city district, a sustainable smart city district and a district with mixed-use perimeter blocks.
A City That Is Growing towards the Sky
In recent years, large construction projects have brought changes to the cityscape of Tampere. On whose terms is new construction conducted?
Interpreting and Completing the Suburban Atmosphere
In a suburban residential area, what are the elements that determine how the place feels? Can the atmosphere of a place be created through design? Two architectural researchers explore the relationship between architect and place.
How Is Experience Connected to Urban Design?
The importance of social and cultural sustainability is often talked aboutout, but these values are not visible in the data that is provided for urban designers as a basis for their work. Harris-Kjisik Architects decided to collect this data themselves, when the development of the Itäkeskus district began.
Visual Essay: Nothing Decorative and Nothing Functional
Graphic designer Emery Norton studied the urban details found on a walk.
The New Perimeter Block Requires a New Kind of Thinking
In recent decades, urban development projects have increasingly been based on a perimeter block structure. One hundred years ago, modernists condemned this typology as dark and cramped. So what is different this time?
Erik Bryggman and the Turku Cityscape
Erik Bryggman is particularly well known for his individual buildings. His work, however, demonstrates also a clear approach to urban planning.
On the Drawing Board: Three Examples of the Circular Economy
The circular economy can be promoted through land use planning, and not just individual construction projects, states architect Aura Pajamo from the Muuan design agency.