Flipside of an Activity-Based Office
An activity-based office increases interaction and creates innovations – or perhaps not. Virve Peteri, Academy Research Fellow, has studied workspaces of the 2010s. What kind of effects does an activity-based office have on working?
Manifestos on Sharing in Housing Design
How could the ethos of sharing be reflected in housing design? Katja Maununaho examines integrated housing projects in Central Europe, where the creation of communality and sharing is already evident.
The Late-Capitalist City
As the murky ethical and societal implications of late-capitalism become ever clearer, is the compromise of our urban places a price worth paying for maintaining the current economic hegemony? Lee Marable examines the effects of late-capitalism on Kalasatama district in Helsinki.
Chapel Demolition
View to the main hall, 1970s. Photo Eero Suikki / Archive of the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
The Curious OOO
Mark Foster Cage Architects, Guggenheim Helsinki competition proposal, 2014. The proposal was never submitted to the competition.
On Doughnuts, Definitions, and the Troubles with Exhibiting
This autumn, the Oslo Architecture Triennale focussed on the problems of continuous growth. Dubravka Sekulić writes about her thoughts at the Triannale.
Statistics: Architecture & Economy
What is the economic stature of architecture in Finland? ARK collected some statistics.
New Levels of Landscape Analysis
Conventional landscape analyses need updating. For instance, stormwaters are part of ecological systems, but their management can also produce meaningful urban places, suggests Daniel Falck.
Reclaiming Expertise
Architects can exert an influence on what is regarded as sustainable construction, but do architects understand their responsibilities? asks Lars-Erk Mattila.