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Phenomena — 1.3.2025

Transforming Suburbs – Viewpoints from Finnish Cities

Residential districts built between the 1950s and 1980s constitute a large geographic segment of Finnish cities. We asked those in charge of urban planning in our largest cities how the suburbs in their cities are being developed right now.

Research — 1.3.2025

The Promise of Medium-Density Housing

A city that provides room for both people and nature might be found somewhere between apartment blocks and detached houses. The Asuma research project gives a new benchmark for optimal urban density.

Essay — 1.3.2025

Photo Essay: In the Shadow of a Spectacle

A great tension in the urban space has arisen in Espoo in the 2020s, between the city built in the 1960s–1990s and the large, bold construction projects that are rapidly demanding the space for themselves. Photographer Henri Salonen has captured the city’s transformation.

Essay — 1.3.2025

Whose Voice Is Heard?

An architect can use their professional skills to ensure that the needs of more residents are taken into account in urban planning. The Elonkirjon kaupunki project develops alternative plans as a means to tackle the shortcomings of both official participation processes and urban activism.

Project Review — 1.3.2025

Glimpse of the Sea

The apartment buildings at the edge of the Haukilahdenranta linked house district introduce a new scale to the area.

Project Review — 1.3.2025

A Hospital on the Arctic Circle

The new extension to the Lapland Central Hospital complements rationally the old main hospital building, but at the same time represents a new, more humane healthcare environment.

Project Review — 1.3.2025

A Park in a School

The large school building blends seamlessly with its park-like surrounds thanks to two wise design insights.

Project Review — 1.3.2025

A Centrepiece for an Office Campus

The Hatsinanpuisto Park features a stream that is home to endangered trout in the middle of a business block.

Project Review — 1.3.2025

Room for a Machine

The cool and stylish heating plant follows in the footsteps of modernist industrial architecture.

Book — 1.3.2025

The History that Paris Skipped

Justinien Tribillon shines a spotlight on the zone between the core of Paris and the suburbs, discovering a controversial and neglected side of the city.

Opinion Piece — 1.2.2025

On the Power of Communal Living

When it comes to communal living, our differences can foster a reciprocal relationship, where no one is there to purely provide or receive support.

Opinion Piece — 1.2.2025

Concept: Conviviality – “Convivial Spaces Draw People Into Encountering One Another”

While a community is typically based on a given shared purpose or interest, social interaction in general can also be centred around the simple objective of enjoying each other’s company. This is illustrated by the concept of conviviality, says Katja Maununaho.

Phenomena — 1.2.2025

Transforming Suburbs – Viewpoints from Finnish Cities

The Promise of Medium-Density Housing

Photo Essay: In the Shadow of a Spectacle

Whose Voice Is Heard?

Glimpse of the Sea

A Hospital on the Arctic Circle

A Park in a School

A Centrepiece for an Office Campus

Room for a Machine

The History that Paris Skipped

On the Power of Communal Living

Concept: Conviviality – “Convivial Spaces Draw People Into Encountering One Another”

A Realized Social Utopia

A Carpet’s Many Patterns

A Human-Sized Metropolis