Project Review

Light and Air

The three-storey apartment building blends in with the 1930s architecture of Helsinki’s Töölö district, in terms of both its appearance and structure.

Project Review

Wooden Charm in a Concrete Neighbourhood

A CLT-frame daycare centre introduces fresh shapes and a pleasant milieu for children in Oulu’s Kaijonharju.

Book

Thoughts on the Uncontrollability of the World

The resonance theory by the German sociologist Hartmut Rosa makes one question which aspects of construction we need to control and to what extent that control should be exercised.

Book

In the Grip of the Abstraction

Buildings and their characteristics should be seen in relation to the societal conditions that created them – not only as a form of aesthetic expression, Pier Vittorio Aureli suggests.

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Larger-Than-Life Creations

The tragic tales on unsuccesful buildings raise the question on what separates the creator from the creation.

Project Review

Under the Trees in Turku

The wooden pavilions create sheltered spaces in the renovated Turku Market Square.

Project Review

Not Only in Eliel Saarinen’s Footsteps

The mark of the hand of architects from several different eras was preserved in the renovation of Lahti City Hall.

Project Review

Hidden in Plain Sight

The lighting poles in Helsinki’s Senate Square have been designed with exceptional attention to detail, even though no one is actually supposed to notice them.