Book

An Epilogue to Arava

The non-fiction writer Mikko Laaksonen compiled a selection of post-war housing production funded by Arava into a book.

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.

Book

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.

Editorial

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.

Article

Making Finland Visible – A Response to Rainer Mahlamäki

Finnish architecture arouses interest around the world as long as it is actively promoted in various media, writes Wolfgang Jean Stock.

Article

The Views Are What Really Matters

If the plans materialise, the new business district on Makasiiniranta will become part of Helsinki’s national landscape during the 2030s. Architect Mikko Summanen considers its design a “once in a lifetime” project.

Book

Time is Always Present in the Experience of Place

The collection of Riitta Nikula’s texts offers a glimpse into both the career of the professor emerita and the changing concepts of art history from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Article

“Museum that is appropriate for the location” and a “plan full of risks” – Experts share their opinions on the shortlisted proposals for the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki

The finalists in the international architecture competition for the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki were published last December. The museum will be located in Makasiinranta, with its plans already developed into a draft local detailed plan based on the competition organised in 2022. We asked five architects for their opinion about the designs.

Article

Helsinki’s Sprawls and Burrs

The urban structure of Helsinki is fragmented by wrong planning ideals, says architect and professor Kai Wartiainen.