Experts in Urbanism – Rap Music Echoes with the Experiences of Young Members of Minorities
Rap music echoes with the experiences of young members of minorities regarding their lives and living environments. Music linked to neighbourhoods may open up a local perspective on urban planning – provided that the planners recognize the potential to be found within the rap scene.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.