Sacred Heart of the Brandenburg Airport
The room of silence at Berlin’s new airport is a combination of illusion and strong materiality.
Remembering Kristian Gullichsen (1932–2021)
William J. R. Curtis wrote a memorial text about his friend, architect Kristian Gullichsen.
Pulsating Pages
Sanna Puutonen’s debut work of fiction takes its topics from the world of architecture.
Architectural Hit Parade
Toista sataa introduces a work of Finnish architecture from every year of the nation’s independence. Despite the pompous premise, it manages to be free from stiff pretences.
Architecture is a Verb
Sarah Robinson's new book examines the psychosomatic relationship between architecture and the human being.
Architect, Teacher and Designer of Buildings of Note
Biography compiled by two art historians tells the life and work of Finland’s arguably most influential 19th century architect.
Does the Ecclesiastical Architectural Heritage Have a Future?
Declining tax revenues and high repair costs have put the future of many ecclesiastical buildings at stake. We asked three experts for their views on the situation.
Discourses on Dogma – Alvar Aalto and the Church
Alvar Aalto saw a parallel between his own architectural project and the Finnish national Lutheran Church’s adaptation to the twentieth century. In religion, as in modern architecture, tolerance bore more fruit than dogmatism.