Book

30 Years Between the Covers

International article collection marks the 30th anniversary of Harris-Kjisik Architects.

Book

The Question Becomes the Answer

Jan Gehl's ten-year-old Cities for People got its Finnish translation in 2018. Simplified arguments in the book hamper a historically aware development in the field of urban planning, argues Tommy Kaj Lindgren.

Interview

Studio Visit: Trevor Harris and Hennu Kjisik – Standing Up for Ideals

For a good three decades now, Trevor Harris and Hennu Kjisik have been running an architecture firm named after themselves, yielding thoughts and ideas concerning urban planning and architecture that have had an impact on almost every major urban area in Finland.

Project Review

Miracle of the Mundane

Photo Timo Kiukkola A waste collection station has been built in Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki. The waste from this new neighbourhood will be collected by vacuum tubes and packed tightly in containers to await transportation and final processing elsewhere.

Project Review

Small Gestures

Photo Tuomas Uusheimo Playa Architects designed three point blocks in Kruunuvuorenranta, Helsinki. They made Antti Auvinen think about the nature of urbanity.

Project Review

Where the Suburbs met Utopia*

The architectural office Ortraum designed a detatched house in Laajasalo, Helsinki. The somewhat experimental home makes Philip Tidwell think about everyday life sites and the urban periphery.

Project Review

Archetype

The University of Helsinki’s old administration building was in need of renovation and thus a suitable venue for comprehensive change, when the university was looking for a place to organise events. Think Corner is a successful new model for a currently emerging building type, says Tommy Kaj Lindgren.

Article

The Changing Careers of Women Architects

Women began to practice architecture in Finland in the early 20th century. Female architects founded their own association, Architecta, in the 1940s. Pirkko-Liisa Schulman traces the history of the association.

Interview

Architect, Entrepreneur, Woman

More than half of architectural students are women these days. Yet the number of private architectural offices run by women is surprisingly low. Four architects discuss their work and ideals.