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Gable Fronts and Brick Pillars – Anne Hangebruch & Mark Ammann Interviewed

Anne Hangebruch and Mark Ammann’s designs are informed by the historic typologies and forms that surround them. How do you go about drawing inspiration from history?

Designer's Viewpoint

On the Drawing Board: How’m I Doing, Louis Kahn?

When an office space renovation was designed by AS LL TK architects, Louis Kahn was standing behind them.

Designer's Viewpoint

On the Drawing Board: Four Perspectives on Sustainable Housing Construction

limate change can already be seen on the desks of all architects. Antti Lehto, who was recently appointed as Assistant Professor in Housing Design at Aalto University, looks into opportunities of architects to affect the sustainability of housing projects.

Designer's Viewpoint

Frames for Freedom – Urban Alternative for a Detached House

At Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki, there is a rarity: a Finnish apartment building whose homes were sold as raw space. Architect and developer share their thoughts on the project. 

Designer's Viewpoint

Built by the Community

It took almost a decade to get the plans together, but eventually the small chapel was built by local volunteers to complete the Tervajärvi campground.

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The Sacred Remains – Interview with Hanna Lyytinen

An experienced repairer of churches, architect Hanna Lyytinen, considers in her every renovation project what is sacred in the architecture and what cannot be removed without losing the building’s architectural core.

In Memoriam

Remembering Kristian Gullichsen (1932–2021)

William J. R. Curtis wrote a memorial text about his friend, architect Kristian Gullichsen.

Designer's Viewpoint

New Wooden Grounds

The wooden block in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, is an example of the new scale of wooden urban building. Since January 2021, the office building has been occupied by the mobile game company Supercell.