A Guide to Recycling Buildings
Manual of Recycling is an invaluable resource for those who are serious about material re-use and conservation.
Contemplating Beauty
Calling for beauty as a value is often considered conservative. The 2019 Tallinn Architecture Biennale seeks for modern day meanings of beauty.
Aalto as Cultivator
An exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture presents Alvar Aalto's architecture from the perspective of landscape.
The Renovated Cradle of Humanist Learning
The main building of University of Jyväskylä, designed by Alvar Aalto in 1956, has in the past suffered from a sick building syndrome. Now, newly renovated it returns to its central role on campus.
Architecture in Shrunken Terms
Brent Heavener's Tiny House suggests, that sustainable building could also mean designing compelling spatial experiences.
Studio Visit: Matti Kuittinen –Siding with Sustainability
Since the summer of 2019, Matti Kuittinen has held a new and rare title – Professor of Resource-Efficient Construction and Environmental Impacts.
Enough of Too Little for Too Many – Time for Enough for All!
In this era of climate emergency, biodiversity collapse, and social inequality, every industry, art form, and endeavour must question its practice, Maria Smith, one of the curators of Oslo Architecture Triennale 2019, suggests.
An Architecture Shaped by the Wind, the Water and the Sun
All too often, discussions about sustainability in architecture are reduced to the technical performance of buildings. Japanese architect Hiroshi Sambuichi's more lyrical approach inspires Maiju Suomi.
Life After Coal at Hanasaari
A studio course held by Aalto University last summer focussed on life after coal. The students planned new uses for the Hanasaari coal-fired power plant.