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Project Review — 1.3.2019

In the Spirit of Käpylä

A new block of flats by Anttinen Oiva Architects complements a central spot in a traditional Helsinki district. also the local residents have welcomed the newcomer

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2019

The first school project in Finland utilising solid wood construction was built with elements produced in a local factory. For the designers, learning about the novel material offered also a chance for new architectural thinking.

Project Review — 1.2.2019

Town and Campus

The first stage of the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’s large campus in Helsinki, Building A, was inaugurated in January 2019. Elina Koivisto visits the building.

Book — 1.2.2019

The Enduring Appeal of the Aaltos

The essays of nine researchers focus on the Aaltos’ international works and networks. The architects have already been extensively researched – how much in the way of novel discoveries can still be achieved?

Book — 1.2.2019

Other Futures

A collection of texts showcases recent studies and projects related to intersectional feminism and space.

Book — 1.2.2019

Nordic Perspectives

Article collection provides an overview of architectural education as it is being offered in the Nordic countries today.

Exhibition — 1.2.2019

Strong Impressions

Pauli E. Blomstedt's design for a new Kansanteatteri theatre building at Helsinki’s Hakaniemi Market Square was never built. The exhibition at the Musum of Finnish Architecture brings the forgotten theatre plans out from the archives and draws parallels to the present.

Editorial — 1.2.2019

Editorial 2/19: Splitting Ranks

For a long time, architects have constituted a rather homogenous species. In a small country like Finland, uniformity has been an asset and the architect-identity, at least to a degree, a shared experience.

Phenomena — 1.2.2019

Schools – Interviewing the directors of architecture schools

We asked current directors of the three Finnish architecture schools to share their thoughts on architectural education and the school's focus areas.

Phenomena — 1.2.2019

Gendered Perspectives on Architectural Practice

If we are to promote equality within the architectural profession and dismantle the gendered structures underpinning it, we will need everyone’s engagement to make it happen, says Hanna Tyvelä.

Visions — 1.2.2019

Studio: Structuralism – Patterns of Interaction

What kind of transformative potential do the digital tools hold for architectural thinking? Studio course at Aalto University explored the theme in autumn 2018.

Case Study — 1.2.2019

Vibrant Colours, Invigorating Light

Arto Sipinen designed a library building on the campus of the University of Jyväskylä in the early 1970s. Päivi Lukkarinen examines the phases and architecture of the soon-to-be-renovated library.

Visions — 1.2.2019

Schools – Recent Master’s Theses

We showcase four recent master's thesis projects from Finnish architecture schools.

Visions — 1.2.2019

Studio: 1918 – Sites of remembrance of the Finnish Civil War

Raisa Mäkinen, ''Subjective Reality''. Work consisting of seven spatial objects placed on a civil war era prison camp area in Lappeenranta.

Column — 1.2.2019

Let’s combine research and practice!

In recent years, it has become increasingly rare for architects to combine research and a design practice into a single career, yet these two need each other, says Janne Pihlajaniemi.

Stories

In the Spirit of Käpylä

Learning from a School

Town and Campus

The Enduring Appeal of the Aaltos

Other Futures

Nordic Perspectives

Strong Impressions

Editorial 2/19: Splitting Ranks

Schools – Interviewing the directors of architecture schools

Gendered Perspectives on Architectural Practice

Studio: Structuralism – Patterns of Interaction

Vibrant Colours, Invigorating Light

Schools – Recent Master’s Theses

Studio: 1918 – Sites of remembrance of the Finnish Civil War

Let’s combine research and practice!