Published in 2/2019 - Education and Research

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Schools – Recent Master’s Theses

We showcase four recent diploma projects from Finnish architecture schools. Kristiina Kuusiluoma researches rammed earth as a construction material, Lauri Viitanen designs a chapel. Meri Wiikinkoski's thesis is about an atelier museum and Frans Saraste reviews the performance of construction techniques of the past decades.

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