Interview

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.

Article

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.

Article

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.

Article

Contextual Juha Leiviskä

Juha Leiviskä had an unsung ability to fit buildings to their surroundings.

Article

Dipoli, the Oxymoron

What makes the design of the Dipoli so unique? Moisés Royo provides an in-depth analysis of Reima Pietilä’s most enigmatic project.

Project Review

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.

Project Review

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.