Helsinki is a Prisoner of its Geography and Government
The growth of the Helsinki region is a challenge for the development of Helsinki’s city centre. The urban development ideals that have taken over the planning in Helsinki over the last few decades have failed to recognize the nature of urbanization in the long term.
Urban Greenery as a Climate Action
To date, urban planning has failed to pay due consideration to urban carbon sinks and the numerous other benefits of urban green. Researchers in the Co-Carbon project compiled a set of tools for architects and landscape architects to foster carbon-smart solutions.
From Industrial Romanticism to Office Romanticism
Could emptying office buildings be saved by an upward trend similar to that which industrial buildings saw during the last century?
Revisit: Kuokkala Centre
The Kuokkala centre shows that urban planning, at its best, is an endurance discipline.
Under the Trees in Turku
The wooden pavilions create sheltered spaces in the renovated Turku Market Square.
Not Only in Eliel Saarinen’s Footsteps
The mark of the hand of architects from several different eras was preserved in the renovation of Lahti City Hall.
Hidden in Plain Sight
The lighting poles in Helsinki’s Senate Square have been designed with exceptional attention to detail, even though no one is actually supposed to notice them.
The New School Fills A Quarter of a Block in Kuopio – with Many Different Characters
The Lumit Upper Secondary School is a welcome addition to Kuopio’s cityscape and school selection.
A Switch in Time
A new hotel in the heart of Helsinki raises thoughts on the link between ideas and architecture.