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.
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.
How Can I Support My International Colleagues?
As individual practitioners, we can play a role in making our profession more inclusive, writes Arvind Ramachandran.
Layers of Intention
Painted architecture evolves with changing ideals. How might we learn to read the sediments of history hidden in the layers of colour?
Something Old, New and Borrowed – But Do We Have Anything Blue?
The urban planners working on Tampere’s new colour plan would be wise to look to earlier examples for guidance.
What Does the Finlandia Prize Shortlist Reveal About the Current State of Finnish Architecture?
Four new-builds and one refurbishment project are in the running for this year’s Finlandia Prize for Architecture. When it comes to architectural expression, two distinct styles are readily visible.
Short Syllabus in Colour Research
The research-based colour design is weakly known in Finland. Colour researcher Saara Pyykkö shares her insights on what an architect should know about colour.
Arenas of Urban Development
Helsinki, Turku and Oulu are planning to build event arenas in central locations. In Tampere, an arena built above the railway has been in use for a good two years. What kind of cityscape is being constructed along these megaprojects?
A Key to Modern Architecture
In the 1970s, architect Pentti Piha was involved in developing and bringing to Finland the so-called black box stage, which performing artists are nowadays critical of. Through this critique, we can reevaluate the legacy of modernist architecture even more broadly.