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People — 1.6.2020

New Standards – A Curatorial Roundtable

After a one-year delay, the Venice Architecture Biennale will open in spring 2021. We sat down with the curatorial team of the Finnish pavilion.

People — 1.6.2020

Christine Schildt: “Alvar and Göran Were Connected by Their Will to Experience the New”

The friendship of Alvar Aalto and Göran Schildt lasted for decades. Göran Schildt’s widow Christine Schildt reminisces about her life as the writer’s wife and as a friend of Alvar and Elissa Aalto.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.6.2020

Architects of a Better World

In May 2020, Finnish architects joined the Architects Declare movement for the climate. We asked two of the founding signatories of Architects Declare Finland how things are going with the declaration.

Phenomena — 1.6.2020

Return of the Industry

Integrating industry within the urban fabric of our cities could contribute to their long-term sustainability. In the Malminkartano district of Helsinki, many principles presently considered radical have been on trial for some 30 years.

Phenomena — 1.6.2020

The Future Lies in Africa

Africa is urbanising at a fast pace. If western architects want to be part of the development, an attitude of awareness and humbleness is needed.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.6.2020

An Everyday Landmark

The Pööli parking and service facility, built adjacent to Hämeenlinna railway station, offers car-parking space for commuters and residents of the area.

Project Review — 1.6.2020

Three Sugar Cubes in Kulosaari

The social housing project by the City of Helsinki in Kulosaari island shows that quality of housing can be also achieved with a low budget.

Project Review — 1.6.2020

The Art of Possibilities

The old Kirkkonummi Library from the 1980s is gobbled up by the new Fyyri. Anni Vartola visits the new library designed by JKMM Architects.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.6.2020

A New Base for Urbanism

The City of Helsinki’s new Urban Environment House brings together all the city’s departments of the built environment under a single roof. The new building by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects also signifies a change in planning culture.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.5.2020

The Many Makers of a Monument

The Mall of Tripla, which was opened in Pasila, Helsinki, in 2019, is one of the largest construction projects ever launched in Finland. We sat down with five of the key designers to discuss the experiences brought along by the work.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.5.2020

Headquarters No More

The headquarters of the Kesko Corporation was completed in 1940, forming a gate and landmark to the Katajanokka district of Helsinki. The interiors behind the building’s protected facades have now been converted into unique apartments and a hotel.

Phenomena — 1.5.2020

New Colossi

Bigness is becoming a prominent feature of Helsinki’s cityscape. Antti Auvinen’s photographs examine the phenomenon.

Phenomena — 1.5.2020

Bauhaus Legacy Born on the Dunes

Tel Aviv is home to an architectural conservation site consisting of around 4,000 buildings from the 1930s. Following a multi-stage selection process, it was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003.

Column — 1.5.2020

Time Makes a Monument

Iida Kalakoski examines the changing cityscape of Tampere and equally changing meanings.

Editorial — 1.5.2020

Editorial 5/20: All That Is Solid Melts into Air?

Meanings that architecture conveys are not static but closely tied with the changes in society.