Halting New Construction – Interview with Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
The moratorium on new construction is one of the most attention-grabbing manifestos in the field of architecture in recent years. Architect Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, its initiator, explains what the initiative is actually about.
Tuned to Destruction?
Everyday tuning can help maintain and improve buildings, but in the worst cases it can even lead to the building having to be torn down.
Six Lessons from Jyrkkälä
The Turku district of Jyrkkälä shows that a problem neighbourhood of the 1960s and 1970s can be renovated in a sustainable way rather than being demolished.
Contextual Juha Leiviskä
Juha Leiviskä had an unsung ability to fit buildings to their surroundings.
The Construction Industry Needs Tailoring
What if architects applied the practices of recycled fashion in solving the climate crisis?
Quiet Labours – On Care and Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall
What is it like to renovate a hundred-year-old building? Ulla Engman writes about the Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall and a type of care work.
Concept: Spolia – “An Ancient Tool for Contemporary Circular Economy”
The history of spolia dates back to the collapse of Ancient Rome and following propaganda of the Christian church. Nowadays, it could serve as a tool for repurposing building components, particularly when it comes to our endangered, post-1950s building stock.
Monument on a Human Scale
The new main building of the Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station brings a touch of Japan to a Finnish lakeside landscape.
Aviapolis District Searches for an Identity with the Help of a Small Pavilion
A workplace hub next to Helsinki Airport is gradually transforming into a walkable urban district. The area’s newest attraction is a small event pavilion with a mission larger than its size.