Gendered Perspectives on Architectural Practice
If we are to promote equality within the architectural profession and dismantle the gendered structures underpinning it, we will need everyone’s engagement to make it happen, says Hanna Tyvelä.
Vibrant Colours, Invigorating Light
Arto Sipinen designed a library building on the campus of the University of Jyväskylä in the early 1970s. Päivi Lukkarinen examines the phases and architecture of the soon-to-be-renovated library.
Studio: Structuralism – Patterns of Interaction
What kind of transformative potential do the digital tools hold for architectural thinking? Studio course at Aalto University explored the theme in autumn 2018.
Schools – Recent Master’s Theses
We showcase four recent master's thesis projects from Finnish architecture schools.
Studio: 1918 – Sites of remembrance of the Finnish Civil War
Raisa Mäkinen, ''Subjective Reality''. Work consisting of seven spatial objects placed on a civil war era prison camp area in Lappeenranta.
The Building that Disappeared – the Viipuri Library by Alvar Aalto
Laura Berger's doctoral thesis (2018) traces the history of Viipuri Library designed by Alvar Aalto.
Should Collectives Replace Starchitects?
The contemporary notion of the architect as an idealist is not a solely positive development if it doesn’t rethink the structural dimension of architectural production and work, Aleksi Lohtaja writes.
Excursions Into Suburban Density
Density is a buzzword in current public discussions on urbanity, but what does the concept actually mean? ask professors of the USP Master's Programme.
Megaprojects — A Recipe for Mega Success?
If Finland’s second largest city region is serious about growing its economy, Tampere will need to balance its focus between the needs of the urban economy and the high-profile construction projects for which it has become known, Jenni Partanen suggests.