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.
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?
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.
“We Were Involved in Every Design Meeting”, Says the Director on the Myllypuro Senior Centre Design Process
We asked the Director of the Myllypuro Senior Centre how the everyday life has settled in the repurposed building.
In Serlachius Art Sauna, Architects Created a “Choreography of Spaces and Temperatures” for the Visitor
We asked the architects of the Serlachius Art Sauna how they approached the design task.
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.
The HUS Bridge Hospital Doesn’t Look Like a Hospital, Say Users – Which is a Good Thing
We asked the staff members working at Meilahti’s new Bridge Hospital how they have settled in the new facilities.
Hospital Nova Is Like a Healing Machine
Designing the new central hospital in Jyväskylä made the architects assume a new role as process designers.