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.
Information Without Meaning
To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Birger Federley, Tampere’s leading architect of the Art Nouveau period, got his first monography, compiled by Juha Jaakola. The book, however, falls short on expectations in portraying Federley’s architecture in its national and international context.
Underrated but Essential
One is hard-pressed to find an iota of information about barracks from general architectural histographies. To fill this gap, Professor Robert Jan van Pelt of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture has written a history on the underrated, prefabricated building type.
Prospects from the Troughs
If there is a silver lining to be found in the current downtrend, it is the fact that it at least offers us an opportunity to evaluate the results of the latest construction boom critically, writes Kristo Vesikansa.
Yet Another Monument?
The various development phases of the South Harbour in this millennium do not draw a very flattering picture of the ability of Helsinki’s urban planning machinery to solve such a tangle of problems, writes Kristo Vesikansa.
Castle Towers in Helsinki
A book about Gustaf Estlander opens up the history of 28 Art Nouveau buildings in Helsinki.
The newest Alvar Aalto Medallist has an intense sensitivity for all aspects of space
The architect Marie-José Van Hee’s oeuvre largely consists of skilfully designed private houses in Belgium.
One-Eyed King in the Land of the Blind
A strong view of the characteristics of architectural quality runs as a common thread throughout Kaj Nyman’s newest essays.