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How to Integrate into the Finnish Workforce?

To integrate fully into Finnish society, you need to learn the language, says Martino De Rossi.

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How Can Architecture Firms Support Multiculturalism?

In many Finnish architecture firms, international professionals often face career ceilings at junior positions, regardless of their level of experience, writes Gülcan Ozan.

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What Can an Architect Learn from the Working Cultures Abroad?

In Finland, the process of execution of design project is highly standardised and bound by law. In India, there is a lot of back and forth between the worksite and the design table, which compensates for the lack of standardisation, compares Sudar Oli Gunasekaran.

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How Can I Support My International Colleagues?

As individual practitioners, we can play a role in making our profession more inclusive, writes Arvind Ramachandran.

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What Does the Finlandia Prize Shortlist Reveal About the Current State of Finnish Architecture?

Four new-builds and one refurbishment project are in the running for this year’s Finlandia Prize for Architecture. When it comes to architectural expression, two distinct styles are readily visible.

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Something Old, New and Borrowed – But Do We Have Anything Blue?

The urban planners working on Tampere’s new colour plan would be wise to look to earlier examples for guidance.

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Who Does AI Serve?

Only time will tell whether AI can be harnessed to deliver more strength, utility and beauty for all, or whether it will simply be used to drive up profits, writes Toni Österlund.

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Architects Need to Learn to Embrace the Complexity of AI

The future of architectural education demands a radical reimagining in how AI is integrated beyond its current role as a mere tool, write Pia Fricker and Toni Kotnik.

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More Convincing Designs with AI

Artificial intelligence is especially useful in the early stages of planning – it enhances the factual basis and helps justify design solutions, argues Niko Kautonen.