Published in 2/2021 - Tradition and Renewal

Article

Research into Arctic Villages

Text Anu Soikkeli Images Anu Soikkeli

All the photos in the article are taken by Anu Soikkeli on her fieldwork trips in the Inuit village Shishmaref, Alaska, in winter 2018 and autumn 2019.

The cultural vitality of northern indigenous people  has often been weakened by applying western architectural ideas to them. Anu Soikkeli is looking for more sustainable ways to carry out planning and design in the north. 

Would you like to read the full story?

Subscribers have a full access on our website and the digital magazine archive.

Subscribe

Also these might interest you

Short Syllabus in Colour Research

Article

Short Syllabus in Colour Research

The research-based colour design is weakly known in Finland. Colour researcher Saara Pyykkö shares her insights on what an architect should know about colour.

Updating Monomaterial Construction

Article

Updating Monomaterial Construction

For some time now, there has been talk amongst architects about the return of monomaterial construction. Elina Koivisto pieced together what's happening in the field at the moment.

Towards a Pattern of a Healthy City

Article

Towards a Pattern of a Healthy City

Along with the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a growing interest in the impact of the living environment on health and wellbeing. A research consortium led by the University of Oulu is trying to find out how future epidemics can be tackled by means of urban planning.