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    Research — 10.12.2025
    history

    Photorealism reveals assumptions and values ​​rooted in architectural culture

    Photorealistic perspective images are often disparaged as illustrations and marketing detached from the actual design, even though in reality photorealism is deeply intertwined with architects’ thinking.

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    Phenomena — 9.12.2025
    geopolitics

    Finland’s geopolitical position has changed, and it also affects architecture

    Finland has joined NATO and relations with Russia have frozen, but the effects of the country's changing geopolitical position on the field of architecture have hardly been discussed. Daniele Belleri, who led the curatorial team for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, now addresses the topic in his online article series.

    Phenomena — 4.12.2025
    trends

    New Historicism and the Value of Novelty

    In recent years, a new type of relationship with history and the use of historical references has emerged in Finnish architecture. Is this merely another way to achieve a new kind of architectural expression, or does it reflect a deeper change?

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    Phenomena — 3.12.2025
    young architects

    The New Wave

    What kinds of projects and ideas are taking shape on the desks of young architects? Eight architects, teams, or architecture offices present a project that reflects their approach to the built environment.

    Essay — 28.11.2025
    circular economy

    Post-Collapse Architecture

    The ongoing ecological crisis, climate change and other upheavals will inevitably change architecture. What will the architectural aesthetics of the future look like?

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    Phenomena — 1.4.2025

    The Fifty-Year Myth

    An often-repeated claim in the media and popular discussions is that 1970s buildings were not designed to last for more than thirty or fifty years. Where did this belief come from? Might there be some truth to it?

    Phenomena — 1.4.2025

    The Fate of Modern Office Buildings

    Without a heritage listing, the preservation or demolition of an office building is up to the property owner. The deciding factor is whether the owner can see beyond an outdated mass of construction.

    Case Study — 1.4.2025

    The Tools of the Master of Light

    In Juha Leiviskä’s architecture, the light goes through changes and reflects the passage of time. This impression is created by more systematic design principles than is often thought.

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    Research — 1.3.2025

    The Promise of Medium-Density Housing

    A city that provides room for both people and nature might be found somewhere between apartment blocks and detached houses. The Asuma research project gives a new benchmark for optimal urban density.

    Essay — 1.3.2025

    Photo Essay: In the Shadow of a Spectacle

    A great tension in the urban space has arisen in Espoo in the 2020s, between the city built in the 1960s–1990s and the large, bold construction projects that are rapidly demanding the space for themselves. Photographer Henri Salonen has captured the city’s transformation.

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    Essay — 1.3.2025

    Whose Voice Is Heard?

    An architect can use their professional skills to ensure that the needs of more residents are taken into account in urban planning. The Elonkirjon kaupunki project develops alternative plans as a means to tackle the shortcomings of both official participation processes and urban activism.

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    Phenomena — 1.3.2025

    Three Cases of Nordic Suburban Renewal

    The renovation, infill and renewal of suburban neighbourhoods built during the 1960s and 1970s is a burning issue across Europe. The three examples demonstrate the ways in which this problem has been addressed in Sweden and Denmark.

    Phenomena — 1.3.2025

    Transforming Suburbs – Viewpoints from Finnish Cities 

    Residential districts built between the 1950s and 1980s constitute a large geographic segment of Finnish cities. We asked those in charge of urban planning in our largest cities how the suburbs in their cities are being developed right now.

    Phenomena — 1.2.2025

    Unique, Personalised and Urban Housing

    When an architect or client sets out to build a multistorey residential building for their own use, the end result is often more intriguing than what is typically generated through ordinary housing production – for example, a home base for a theatrical community or a combination of a private home and an editorial office for an architectural journal.

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    Research — 1.2.2025

    Towards Housing Design for Shared Living

    Shared living challenges the established principles of what is considered good housing design.

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