Time Makes a Monument
Iida Kalakoski examines the changing cityscape of Tampere and equally changing meanings.
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.
What Defines a Monument?
We asked three experts to tell us what kind of architectural monument piques their interest and to name one example.
The Monumental Alliance of Finnish Government and Civilization
The Kansalaistori square, with the Parliament House on one side, paired with the Central Library on the other, has become a monumental square for the era of Finnish independence. Ilkka Törmä draws a continuum between it and Senate Square, a monument of tsarist Finland.
Under Fifty and Soon Gone
In central Tampere, there are plans to pull down the former National Workers' Savings Bank building to make way for a new, and much taller, development. This doesn't convince Anselmi Moisander.
Ruins Revisited
Jonathan Hill's new book approaches the rather well-trodden subject with a fresh angle.
More Than “Water”
The new books on Else Aropaltio and Alvar Aalto urge Anni Vartola to pause and take the architecture in.
An Alpine Monument to Hospitality
The iconic Waldhaus Hotel in the Swiss alpine village Sils Maria has been owned by the same family ever since its opening in 1908. New book tells the story of the hotel.
Filling in the Blank
A brand new Courtyard Tampere City Hotel, designed by ALA Architects, seeks to foster a sense of cohesion between Tampere Hall and Tampere University’s main building.