Canal City Shaped by Wind and Waves
Ranta-Tampella, a canal district for 4,000 residents is being built in Tampere. In constructing the area, special emphasis has been placed on public outdoor spaces.
A Non-Place Transformed
Keilaniemi, the hub of company headquarters situated on the border of Espoo and Helsinki, is changing from a car-dominated district to a pedestrian one. Changing ideals have materialised in the creation of a new square.
Alternative: Yes in my backyard
ow to densify a post-war neighborhood to have a wider range of dwelling types and to encourage walking and cycling instead of car traffic?
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?