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The People’s Theatre

In the 1930s, P.E. Blomstedt designed a theatre in Hakaniemi, Helsinki. Reading between the lines of an illustration drawing reveals the world view behind the design and the designer.

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A Wise Body

What if a more sustainable way of building would be better perceived through the senses and emotions?

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A Pioneer of the Circular Economy

The warehouse of a former brewery in Berlin’s Neukölln district is now being used for work and living. The project named CRCLR House has been designed following the principles of circular economy.

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Material Upheaval

If one must build new or repair, what are the best material choices in terms of natural resources and the carbon footprint?

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Who Does AI Serve?

Only time will tell whether AI can be harnessed to deliver more strength, utility and beauty for all, or whether it will simply be used to drive up profits, writes Toni Österlund.

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Architects Need to Learn to Embrace the Complexity of AI

The future of architectural education demands a radical reimagining in how AI is integrated beyond its current role as a mere tool, write Pia Fricker and Toni Kotnik.

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More Convincing Designs with AI

Artificial intelligence is especially useful in the early stages of planning – it enhances the factual basis and helps justify design solutions, argues Niko Kautonen.

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AI Is Not Born out of Thin Air 

Before we can go into the possibilities offered by AI applications, we need to understand what it takes to produce artificial intelligence, writes Ville Paananen.

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AI Is a Tool for the Sustainability Leap

Artificial intelligence can benefit architects, especially when there are many variables in the design process – for example, reusable building parts from different sources, say Ron Aasholm and Maija Parviainen.