The Late-Capitalist City
As the murky ethical and societal implications of late-capitalism become ever clearer, is the compromise of our urban places a price worth paying for maintaining the current economic hegemony? Lee Marable examines the effects of late-capitalism on Kalasatama district in Helsinki.
Chapel Demolition
View to the main hall, 1970s. Photo Eero Suikki / Archive of the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
20 years of Exporting Danish Sustainable Architecture
3XN is one of the best-known Danish architectural firms in the world. What kind of approach to architecture anf business lies behind the firm's international expansion?
The Curious OOO
Mark Foster Cage Architects, Guggenheim Helsinki competition proposal, 2014. The proposal was never submitted to the competition.
The Poetic Potential in Structures
Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2019 tackled the multifaceted relationship of poetry and rationality in architecture. Marianna Wahlsten visited the Triennale opening.
On Doughnuts, Definitions, and the Troubles with Exhibiting
This autumn, the Oslo Architecture Triennale focussed on the problems of continuous growth. Dubravka Sekulić writes about her thoughts at the Triannale.
Le Chat Doré as a Stage Setting for Modern Life
The café Le Chat Doré was Birger Carlstedt and Karl Malmström's interpretation of the 1920s atmosphere. The reconstruction of the café is currently on display at the Amos Rex art museum.
Ecological Favourites
We asked a group of architects working in Finland to name an architecture project that has recently inspired them in the ecological sense.