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    Phenomena — 1.3.2023

    Forgotten Vision of Helsinki City

    In the 1950s and 1960s, the Helsinki city centre became a utopian, American-inspired downtown. Now the buildings from that era are under threat of demolition.

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    Phenomena — 1.3.2023

    Learning from Swedish Suburban Redevelopment

    Immigrant entrepreneurs are often disregarded in the redevelopment of Finnish suburban neighbourhoods. Renewal projects in Sweden offer an example of a different approach.

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    Phenomena — 1.2.2023

    Architecture of Care in a Welfare State

    A child receives a triple vaccine in a health care clinic in Kuusamo in 1961. Photo: Finnish Heritage Agency Finns have alternately built and dismantled the welfare state, depending on political power relations.

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    Research — 1.2.2023

    Towards a Pattern of a Healthy City

    Along with the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a growing interest in the impact of the living environment on health and wellbeing. A research consortium led by the University of Oulu is trying to find out how future epidemics can be tackled by means of urban planning.

    Phenomena — 1.2.2023

    Dressing Care in New Clothes

    The 2010s started a construction boom in the Finnish social and healthcare service sector. What kind of architecture has it produced? We collected recently completed and ongoing projects.

    Phenomena — 1.2.2023

    Changes and Losses of Hospital Architecture

    With the new healthcare buildings, a large number of old care buildings will be demolished or modified for new use. What kind of architecture and building heritage will we lose in the process?

    Phenomena — 1.1.2023

    The First Steps of the Tramway City 

    Trial runs of Finland’s first light rail were underway in Tampere in November 2020. As part of the project, the Hämeensilta bridge over the Tammerkoski rapids was also rebuilt.

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    Essay — 1.1.2023

    Technology, Asphalt and Attitudes

    The Finnish transport system’s development around the passenger car has caused great societal problems. Instead of broader systemic change, the visions of mobility futures still focus on emerging technologies.

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    Phenomena — 1.1.2023

    Social Movements, Saviours of Built Heritage?

    For almost a couple of decades, the residents of the Meri-Rastila area in Helsinki have sought to influence the development of their daily environment. They are not the first ones to act due to concerns about changes taking place in a neighbourhood.

    Research — 1.5.2022

    Architects as Mediators of Change

    Over the recent decades, the temporary use of vacant spaces has been recognised as a sustainable and inclusive approach for managing urban change. For architects, working with temporary uses can be an opportunity to challenge structures that restrict typical architectural work.

    Phenomena — 1.5.2022

    How Do You Convert an Office Space into Apartments?

    In the Helsinki capital region alone, there are currently around 50 city blocks’ worth of empty office space. On the other hand, there seems to be a constant demand for housing. Under what preconditions are office spaces converted into apartments?

    Research — 1.5.2022

    Learning from the Ugliest Building in Oulu

    In the middle of a residential area in Oulu, a silo designed by Alvar Aalto is decaying as one last remnant of a pulp mill that operated on the site in the 1900s. In its unmaintained state, the building offers a lesson in the time of an eco-crisis.

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    Phenomena — 1.5.2022

    Two Municipal Halls, Two Fates

    Many significant buildings end up on lists for demolition if renovation seems too expensive or a suitable use cannot be found. The everyday built heritage is threatened without a timely protection status.

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    Research — 1.5.2022

    Construction Waste and the Fiction of Purity

    Modern architecture has made a clear distinction between waste and new construction. A more comprehensive understanding of the concept of waste could help us in understanding the issues of demolition and preservation.

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    Essay — 1.4.2022

    Everyday Life Conventions

    The buildings presented in the Home theme issue made Fernando Nieto think about the design process of a house.

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