Models Take and Make Space
Although digitalisation has diminished the importance of scale of models in architectural design, they may provide more space for the imagination than other design tools.
Archives: Raili Pietilä
Raili Pietilä and her husband Reima Pietilä designed several of the most original buildings in Finnish modern architecture.
Architecture from the Field Side
Contemporary architects can be inspired by something as simple as a modest agricultural building. Barn architecture has become a global trend.
The Unfinished Business of Regionalism in Portuguese Architecture
The development of Portuguese architecture from the mid-20th century onwards carried also political undertones.
Editorial 2/2021: Time and Matter
The drive for carbon-neutral construction has elevated materials to an increasingly central role in architecture, writes Editor-In-Chief Kristo Vesikansa.
Updating Monomaterial Construction
For some time now, there has been talk amongst architects about the return of monomaterial construction. Elina Koivisto pieced together what's happening in the field at the moment.
Interview with Bijoy Jain
In February 2021, the fourteenth Alvar Aalto Medal was awarded to Bijoy Jain, the director of the Indian architectural office Studio Mumbai. In their work, the office seamlessly combines architecture and craftsmanship and attention to local conditions.
Intertwined with Modernism
Aarne Ervi’s modernist villa in Espoo, Finland has been sensitively refurbished by OOPEAA. Three new wooden buildings were also added as part of the project.
Research into Arctic Villages
The cultural vitality of northern indigenous people has often been weakened by applying western architectural ideas to them. Anu Soikkeli is looking for more sustainable ways to carry out planning and design in the north.