Stories

People and Work

Dialogue — 1.2.2024

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.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2024

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?

People — 1.1.2024

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.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2024

Revitalizing the City with Community Gardens

What could the Finnish urban planning and design practice learn from New York’s community gardens?

In Memoriam — 1.1.2024

In Memoriam: Juha Leiviskä (1936–2023) Was Both Expressive and Low Key in His Work

The passing of Juha Leiviskä is a loss to the culture of Finnish architecture but also to the world of architecture in general.

People — 1.5.2023

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.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

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.

User's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

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.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

Hospital Nova Is Like a Healing Machine

Designing the new central hospital in Jyväskylä made the architects assume a new role as process designers.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

“Everything is Incredibly Beautiful” – Hospital Nova is a Well-Functioning Working Environment, Say Users

We asked the staff members working at Hospital Nova of Central Finland how have they settled in the new facilities.

User's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

“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.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

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.

Visions — 1.1.2023

Alternative: Architecture of Mobility Should Be Renewed

Re-organising urban mobility services would be an efficient way to combat biodiversity loss and climate change, Olli Hakanen envisages.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2023

Nature and Logistics

A designer furniture online store commissioned a logistics centre located along the Turku ring road. Design classics are being shipped around the world from a building that echoes the surrounding forest.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2023

A Bridge to the Future

The bridge leading from the Turku city centre over the railway line to the Logomo cultural venue was designed as a convertible machine.