A Hospital on the Arctic Circle
The new extension to the Lapland Central Hospital complements rationally the old main hospital building, but at the same time represents a new, more humane healthcare environment.
A Park in a School
The large school building blends seamlessly with its park-like surrounds thanks to two wise design insights.
A Centrepiece for an Office Campus
The Hatsinanpuisto Park features a stream that is home to endangered trout in the middle of a business block.
Room for a Machine
The cool and stylish heating plant follows in the footsteps of modernist industrial architecture.
The History that Paris Skipped
Justinien Tribillon shines a spotlight on the zone between the core of Paris and the suburbs, discovering a controversial and neglected side of the city.
Banal Revival
The book discussing the concept of banal is a welcome addition to the ongoing debate on value and demolition in the construction sector.
Where Can One Find Housing Reform?
The reform of housing construction often requires completed pioneering buildings. We asked Jyrki Tarpio, a postdoctoral researcher in housing design, to evaluate the apartment buildings presented in the Housing Reform issue (2/2025) that originate from Housing Reform architectural competitions and the City of Helsinki’s Re-Thinking Urban Housing programme.
A Human-Sized Metropolis
Tokyo can offer valuable lessons on designing on a human scale, embracing the layers of a city, and grass-roots urban development.
An Epilogue to Arava
The non-fiction writer Mikko Laaksonen compiled a selection of post-war housing production funded by Arava into a book.