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Natura conclusa

What would cities look like if they were sometimes designed for species others than humans?

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The Metabolic City

A nature-inspired concept from the 1960s helps to outline flexibility on a city scale.

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Sites of Resistance

The rise of protest, activism and alternative memorials challenge urban planners to adopt more flexible approaches to the urban landscape.

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How Can Architecture Firms Support Multiculturalism?

In many Finnish architecture firms, international professionals often face career ceilings at junior positions, regardless of their level of experience, writes Gülcan Ozan.

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What Can an Architect Learn from the Working Cultures Abroad?

In Finland, the process of execution of design project is highly standardised and bound by law. In India, there is a lot of back and forth between the worksite and the design table, which compensates for the lack of standardisation, compares Sudar Oli Gunasekaran.

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How Can I Support My International Colleagues?

As individual practitioners, we can play a role in making our profession more inclusive, writes Arvind Ramachandran.

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Planners of the Global South

The Finnish architects’ work in development cooperation has been more diverse than has been understood so far.

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What Sets the Finnish Architecture Scene Apart from the United States? 

Henrik Ilvesmäki studied architecture at Harvard University for four years. He noticed a marked difference between the United States and his native Finland in the dynamics between architectural academia and practice. This difference has a potentially profound impact on the future of the field in the two countries.