Colour and Materials Designer Anni Rantasalo: What Is More Important Than Colour Is How the Paint Is Produced And What Ingredients It Contains
For colour and materials designer Anni Rantasalo, colour comes from materials. “Colours actually play a surprisingly small role in my day-to-day work”, master painter and colour and materials designer Anni Rantasalo says.
In Helsinki, There Are Several Neighborhoods Where You Can Hardly See White – “The Role of the Colours Is to Welcome the Visitor”
Architect Suvi Tyynilä wanted Helsinki's Kuninkaantammi and Honkasuo districts to be warm, homely and communal places. Colours played an important role in achieving it.
Lighting Is Viewed from a Far Too Technical Perspective, Says Lighting Designer Roope Siiroinen – “Better Suited for Use Would Be Terminology Related to Photography”
Lighting can be used to fine-tune the building to look better, says lighting designer Roope Siiroinen.
Colour Design is Like Fire Control, Says Professor Pentti Kareoja – “Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari District, for Example, Would Have Benefited From Stricter Guidelines”
Professor Pentti Kareoja believes that comprehensive guidelines are needed for the colour planning of urban environments.
A Recipe for Sustainable Construction
The log row house in the wooden residential district of Honkasuo aims to be an example of how to build as sustainably as possible. Is it enough?
Talking Trash With an Architect And a Designer
What is it like to design with materials someone else has discarded? Architect Seela Pentikäinen explored the topic with designer Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom and architect Satu Ratinen.
Part of the Continuum – Interview with Peter Barber
Peter Barber’s residential buildings in London create continuity with the picturesque historic urban fabric, combining aesthetics and ethics in an original way.
Halting New Construction – Interview with Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
The moratorium on new construction is one of the most attention-grabbing manifestos in the field of architecture in recent years. Architect Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, its initiator, explains what the initiative is actually about.
A Harmonious Addition to the Meilahti Hospital Campus
The latest addition to the Meilahti hospital campus has been fitted to a tight spot, yet it benefits from the stunning sea views.