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    People — 1.4.2024

    In Helsinki, There Are Several Neighbourhoods Where You Can Hardly See White – “The Role of the Colours Is to Welcome the Visitor”

    Architect Suvi Tyynilä wanted Helsinki's Kuninkaantammi and Honkasuo districts to be warm, homely and communal places. Colours played an important role in achieving it.

    People — 1.4.2024

    Lighting Is Viewed from a Far Too Technical Perspective, Says Lighting Designer Roope Siiroinen – “Better Suited for Use Would Be Terminology Related to Photography”

    Lighting can be used to fine-tune the building to look better, says lighting designer Roope Siiroinen.

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    People — 1.4.2024

    Colour Design is Like Fire Control, Says Professor Pentti Kareoja – “Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari District, for Example, Would Have Benefited From Stricter Guidelines”

    Professor Pentti Kareoja believes that comprehensive guidelines are needed for the colour planning of urban environments.

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    People — 1.4.2024

    Colour and Materials Designer Anni Rantasalo: What Is More Important Than Colour Is How the Paint Is Produced And What Ingredients It Contains

    For colour and materials designer Anni Rantasalo, colour comes from materials. “Colours actually play a surprisingly small role in my day-to-day work”, master painter and colour and materials designer Anni Rantasalo says.

    Research — 1.4.2024

    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.

    Essay — 1.4.2024

    Layers of Intention

    Painted architecture evolves with changing ideals. How might we learn to read the sediments of history hidden in the layers of colour?

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    Opinion Piece — 1.4.2024

    Something Old, New and Borrowed – But Do We Have Anything Blue?

    The urban planners working on Tampere’s new colour plan would be wise to look to earlier examples for guidance.

    Editorial — 1.3.2024

    Open the Box!

    The Finnish Architectural Review has followed theatre construction since the early years of our publication, writes Kristo Vesikansa. Instead of the generic facilities provided by the black box, many of today’s theatre-makers are intrigued by staging performances in other existing spaces, which then become an integral element of the dramatic piece itself.

    Phenomena — 1.3.2024

    Arenas of Urban Development

    Helsinki, Turku and Oulu are planning to build event arenas in central locations. In Tampere, an arena built above the railway has been in use for a good two years. What kind of cityscape is being constructed along these megaprojects?

    Case Study — 1.3.2024

    A Key to Modern Architecture

    In the 1970s, architect Pentti Piha was involved in developing and bringing to Finland the so-called black box stage, which performing artists are nowadays critical of. Through this critique, we can reevaluate the legacy of modernist architecture even more broadly.

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    Essay — 1.3.2024

    Dreaming of Socially Accessible Cultural Venues

    What might a truly inclusive cultural venue for all look like?

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    Essay — 1.3.2024

    Optical Vacuum

    For decades, the theatre space has remained in the background in the mainstream cinematic experience. Different kinds of experiences are available at film festivals.

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    Essay — 1.3.2024

    Dramaturgy of Building and Ruin

    If one examines an office building or shopping centre through the means of performing arts, what do they reveal about themselves, about architecture – and about the act of performing?

    Case Study — 1.3.2024

    The People’s Theatre

    In the 1930s, P.E. Blomstedt designed a theatre in Hakaniemi, Helsinki. Reading between the lines of an illustration drawing reveals the world view behind the design and the designer.

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    Phenomena — 1.3.2024

    Artwashing Demolition

    Utilising to-be-demolished buildings for temporary art shows is becoming a formalized urban development practice. However, it disregards the potential of existing urban spaces and ignores the temporary use and artistic agency as vehicles for place-shaping.

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