Published in 2/2025 - Housing Reform

Project Review

Where Can One Find Housing Reform?

Jyrki Tarpio

Competition proposal Proosa, Helsinki Housing Reform, Pohjois-Pasila 2019. Authors: Lassi Mustonen, Callisté Mastrandreas, Pasi Mänttäri

The reform of housing construction often requires completed pioneering buildings. We asked Jyrki Tarpio, a postdoctoral researcher in housing design, to evaluate the apartment buildings presented in the Housing Reform issue (2/2025) that originate from Housing Reform architectural competitions and the City of Helsinki’s Re-Thinking Urban Housing programme.

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