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Book — 1.2.2021

Shared Zelenogorsk

The article collection born of Finnish-Russian collaboration traces the history of the villa community on at the border of the two nations.

Exhibition — 1.2.2021

Girjegumpi, Breaking Boundaries

Online exhibition The Virtual Girjegumpi is a compilation of knowledge and resources on Sámi architecture from an insider’s perspective.

Book — 1.1.2021

Much More than a Master of Concrete

Pekka Pitkänen rose to the forefront of Finnish architecture after the Second World War. His notable life's work is brought together in a book for the very first time.

Project Review — 1.1.2021

The Little Prince of Koivuhovi

Bredanportti Apartment Block on the border of Espoo and Kauniainen proves that urban consolidation can also take place in small town terms.

Project Review — 1.6.2020

Three Sugar Cubes in Kulosaari

The social housing project by the City of Helsinki in Kulosaari island shows that quality of housing can be also achieved with a low budget.

Project Review — 1.6.2020

The Art of Possibilities

The old Kirkkonummi Library from the 1980s is gobbled up by the new Fyyri. Anni Vartola visits the new library designed by JKMM Architects.

Exhibition — 1.6.2020

The exhibition on the life and works of Kaija and Heikki Siren at the Espoo City Museum is the first ever comprehensive exhibition in Finland of the Sirens’ architecture. The Baghdad Conference Palace by Kaija and Heikki Siren was completed in 1982.Everything and Nothing – Architects Kaija + Heikki SirenKAMU Espoo City Museum, Espoo23 October […]

Exhibition — 1.6.2020

Alvar Aalto as a Museum Architect

The Alvar Aalto Museum’s winter 2020–2021 exhibition presents Aalto’s ten most significant museum designs, from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Exhibition — 1.6.2020

Sacral Aalto

The newest book in the thematic series presenting the buildings of Alvar Aalto by Jari ja Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen showcases Aalto's church designs.

Book — 1.6.2020

Many Possible Roads, Many Possible Lives

The recent biography of Göran Schildt sheds new light on the life and thinking of the art historian, most familiar to architects through his book series on Alvar Aalto.

Book — 1.5.2020

Ruins Revisited

Jonathan Hill's new book approaches the rather well-trodden subject with a fresh angle.

Book — 1.5.2020

More Than “Water”

The new books on Else Aropaltio and Alvar Aalto urge Anni Vartola to pause and take the architecture in.

Book — 1.5.2020

An Alpine Monument to Hospitality

The iconic Waldhaus Hotel in the Swiss alpine village Sils Maria has been owned by the same family ever since its opening in 1908. New book tells the story of the hotel.

Project Review — 1.5.2020

In the Flow

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium has undergone extensive refurbishment, in which the 1930s sports shrine has been adapted to become a multi-purpose arena for the new millennium.

Book — 1.4.2020

An Architect’s Impressive Return to the Limelight

Architect Uno Ullberg was a prominent figure especially in early-20th-century Vyborg. The monograph highlights Ullberg's extensive, diverse and high-quality architectural works.

Stories

Shared Zelenogorsk

Girjegumpi, Breaking Boundaries

Much More than a Master of Concrete

The Little Prince of Koivuhovi

Three Sugar Cubes in Kulosaari

The Art of Possibilities

The Multi-Faceted Sirens

Alvar Aalto as a Museum Architect

Sacral Aalto

Many Possible Roads, Many Possible Lives

Ruins Revisited

More Than “Water”

An Alpine Monument to Hospitality

In the Flow

An Architect’s Impressive Return to the Limelight