On the Drawing Board: Alusta – A platform for Environmental Discourse
The pavilion, designed by Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto, offers a place for encounters between humans and other species, to observe the environment and discuss it.
Pikku-Finlandia’s Architect: ”We had just the right amount of ambition”
The temporary event centre, Pikku-Finlandia, built next to the Finlandia Hall during its renovation, has been designed in accordance with the principles of circular economy construction and reverse building design. It is also the first big completed project for three architecture students.
A Pavilion for the Better World
Lahti was the European Green Capital in 2021, and this led to the construction of a pavilion that initially prompted debate on climate change in the heart of Helsinki and is now a focus point at a tiny suburban railway station.
Inspired by Nature
Hiking structures in the Tampere region and the Urho Kekkonen National Park show how hiking shelters with long traditions can be updated to the 2020s.
Can the Urban Structure Reduce the Need for Service Housing for the Elderly?
n 'Alternative' series architects improve the built environment with uncommissioned ideas. Sari Nieminen focusses on the city for the elderly.
On the Drawing Board: Three Examples of the Circular Economy
The circular economy can be promoted through land use planning, and not just individual construction projects, states architect Aura Pajamo from the Muuan design agency.
Alternative: Yes in my backyard
ow to densify a post-war neighborhood to have a wider range of dwelling types and to encourage walking and cycling instead of car traffic?
How Is Experience Connected to Urban Design?
The importance of social and cultural sustainability is often talked aboutout, but these values are not visible in the data that is provided for urban designers as a basis for their work. Harris-Kjisik Architects decided to collect this data themselves, when the development of the Itäkeskus district began.
The Power of Expression
The new electricity substation and power line introduce a new, sculptural layer to the national landscape of the Imatrankoski Rapids.