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Column — 1.4.2019

From Using Colour to Designing Hues and Nuances

Infill construction, wooden building and many other contemporary topics in architecture are also related to colour design, Saara Pyykkö points out.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

A Barn Reborn

Photo Kuvatoimisto Kuvio / Anders Portman Weathered wooden planks from an old barn inspired Avanto Architects to design a pitch black facade. The seemingly simple storage building for whiskey barrels required material testing and novel thinking.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.4.2019

Dressing the Icon

Anna & Eugeni Bach, Mies Missing Materiality, 2018. Photo Adrià Goula The Finnish-Spanish architect duo Anna and Eugeni Bach are active cultural operators in Barcelona.

Project Review — 1.3.2019

Yellow-Brick Landmark

The apartment building for seniors by Huttunen-Lipasti Architects is one of the recent infill projects that aims to densify Helsinki in the spirit of current objectives.

Column — 1.3.2019

Lacking Terminology – Lacking Solutions?

Focusing solely on volume is not enough in housing construction – high quality is also required. Jyrki Tarpio argues we need more discussion the quality.

Exhibition — 1.3.2019

Lost Treasure

A manor designed by the architect trio Gesellius-Lindgren-Saarinen was one of the most perfect total works of art in Finnish Art Nouveau. Exhibition in the Museum of Finnish Architecture showcases the building.

Exhibition — 1.3.2019

Home Futures

The exhibition by the Design Museum, London, sheds an eye on the idea of home through past visions 20th century.

Book — 1.3.2019

Back to Reality

British architectural writer combines wittiness, nosiness, old and new, as well as high and low culture in his essay collection.

Book — 1.3.2019

Life Inside the Pages

To mark the 10th anniversary, selected highlights from Apartamento's back issues have been brought together as a book.

Editorial — 1.3.2019

Editorial 3/19: How Should We Live?

Housing affects everyone. This can also be problematic.

Case Study — 1.3.2019

Villa Skeppet, a Building and a Home

What is it like to live in a house designed by Alvar Aalto? Sanna Tegel examines Christine and Göran Schildt's home in Tammisaari.

Essay — 1.3.2019

Seeking New Directions for More Human-Centred Housing

Housing is like a mirror that reflects the kind of society we live in. What could we learn and what sort of perspectives could we gain if we were to look back in time?

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.3.2019

Interview with AS LL TK

In April 2019 the designer trio Antti Soini, Leo Lindroos and Tuuli Kanerva won the Housing Reform Helsinki – Housing 2020 architecture competition for a site in Jätkäsaari. What sort of ideas lie behind the winning proposal?

People — 1.3.2019

Studio Visit: Kirsi Korhonen and Mika Penttinen – Advocates for Good Housing

Kirsi Korhonen and Mika Penttinen are known particularly for their housing projects.

Essay — 1.3.2019

Memorandum

How does one design and build low-cost, adaptable housing? An ensemble of three apartment blocks, Oikos & Logos, was erected 2017 in Latokartano, Helsinki. Architect Tuomas Toivonen shares his views on the process.