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Phenomena — 24.2.2026

The bubble of the fortunate

Zurich’s housing co-operative model represents a success in both social policy and urban governance. It is based on political support measures that do not currently exist in Finland.

Research — 24.2.2026

housing design

How to design housing for the unpredictable

Improving the spatial flexibility of buildings seem to have been overlooked in the toolkit for increasing the sustainability of our built environment, argues professor Karin Krokfors.

Editorial — 24.2.2026

editorial reform

Editorial 1/2026: Approaching the finish line in our editorial reform

During its 123-year history, this magazine has gone through several transformations. However, the core task of the publication has remained remarkably clear from the start, writes Kristo Vesikansa.

People — 16.2.2026

Museum of Architecture and Design

What kind of museum do you want to be part of creating, Carson Chan?

The new Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Museum of Architecture and Design sees museums as highly visible public institutions that can inspire new, responsible ways of engaging with the world.

Book — 16.2.2026

artificial intelligence

A comprehensive book on the principles of AI

The AI revolution can be of great benefit to architects if the profession navigates this change carefully, argues Phil Bernstein, Deputy Dean at the Yale School of Architecture and a former vice-president at Autodesk.

Pros and Cons — 12.2.2026

architectural competitions

Is an open architectural competition the best way to commission creative ideas?

Open competitions have been a central part of Finnish architectural culture for 150 years. But are they the most effective way to utilise the expertise of architects? And how could the system be improved? Two architects with success in competitions share their views.

Phenomena — 2.1.2026

Museum of Architecture and Design

Pilvi Kalhama: “Today’s construction culture is too cautious”

Finland spends too much time calculating risks, says Pilvi Kalhama, director of the Museum of Architecture and Design. This may also be the reason why no major Finnish companies have emerged in the creative industries in recent decades, Kalhama says in an interview with Daniele Belleri.

Phenomena — 17.12.2025

geopolitics

Panu Savolainen: In Finland, architecture has been considered more apolitical than it actually is

Can geology and geopolitics together tell us something about the future of architecture in Finland? The climate crisis has forced us to rethink supposedly timeless elements of the Earth – air, oceans, and ancient sediments as not immutable or insulated from human impact, contrary to extractivist belief.

Exhibition — 10.12.2025

venice

For Rem Koolhaas, a diagram is a tool for bringing “an aura of objectivity to the inherently subjective nature of design”

The Diagrams exhibition in Venice highlighted the importance of diagrams and information visualization in architectural design – and especially in architectural communication.

Research — 10.12.2025

history

Photorealism reveals assumptions and values rooted in architectural culture

Photorealistic perspective images are often disparaged as illustrations and marketing detached from the actual design, even though in reality photorealism is deeply intertwined with architects’ thinking.

Phenomena — 9.12.2025

geopolitics

Finland’s geopolitical position has changed, and it also affects architecture

Finland has joined NATO and relations with Russia have frozen, but the effects of the country's changing geopolitical position on the field of architecture have hardly been discussed. Daniele Belleri, who led the curatorial team for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, now addresses the topic in his online article series.

Phenomena — 4.12.2025

trends

New Historicism and the Value of Novelty

In recent years, a new type of relationship with history and the use of historical references has emerged in Finnish architecture. Is this merely another way to achieve a new kind of architectural expression, or does it reflect a deeper change?

Dialogue — 4.12.2025

construction industry

How to Stop Building?

French architect Charlotte Malterre-Barthes was catapulted into architectural celebrity four years ago when she published her call for a global moratorium on new construction. Architect Matti Jänkälä interviewed Professor of Real Estate Economics Seppo Junnila on how this manifesto, which has now been expanded into a book, might translate into practice.