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Project Review — 1.3.2023

Apartment Building in Kallio, Helsinki, Sports an Air of Newly Found Romanticism

The apartment building in Helsinki’s Kallio district is firmly rooted both in the architecture of a hundred years ago and in the present day.

Opinion Piece — 1.3.2023

Concept: Social Sustainability

Social sustainability has traditionally not been taken into account as an element of urban planning, even though it is central to preventing segregation, Emma Savela points out.

Pros and Cons — 1.3.2023

Pros and Cons: Does Central Oulu Need High-Rises?

In the new column, architects take a stance on a topical issue.

Opinion Piece — 1.3.2023

Activism is a Way to Build Small Utopias

Urban activism has transformative potential – not least for the architects themselves.

Phenomena — 1.3.2023

Learning from Swedish Suburban Redevelopment

Immigrant entrepreneurs are often disregarded in the redevelopment of Finnish suburban neighbourhoods. Renewal projects in Sweden offer an example of a different approach.

Phenomena — 1.3.2023

Experts in Urbanism – Rap Music Echoes with the Experiences of Young Members of Minorities

Rap music echoes with the experiences of young members of minorities regarding their lives and living environments. Music linked to neighbourhoods may open up a local perspective on urban planning – provided that the planners recognize the potential to be found within the rap scene.

Essay — 1.3.2023

How to Plan Unplanned Encounters? A Formula Explains What to Take into Account When Designing Urban Blocks

In recent decades, the perimeter block has become the go-to urban typology in Finnish urban planning and a symbol of urban life. If you take a closer look at the form, however, it does not create life around it as such. The potential lies in more subtle design choices.

Phenomena — 1.3.2023

Forgotten Vision of Helsinki City

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Helsinki city centre became a utopian, American-inspired downtown. Now the buildings from that era are under threat of demolition.

Editorial — 1.3.2023

Editorial: The Perimeter Block Alone Does Not Guarantee a Lively Urban Environment

The city block has been the basic unit of urbanism for thousands of years, and it seems to thrive in contemporary cities, as well.

Book — 1.3.2023

The First Book on Aalto’s Landscapes

Nature has been an inseparable part of the interpretations made of Aalto’s architecture, yet this is the first book to focus deeply on the theme.

Book — 1.3.2023

Discovering Historical Architectural Drawings Reveals that Architects Have, from One Century to the Next, Come Back to the Same Basic Questions

Despite the development of drawing instruments and printing technology, from one century to the next, architects come back to the same basic questions regarding the function and meaning of architectural drawings.

Book — 1.3.2023

Apartment Building in Kallio, Helsinki, Sports an Air of Newly Found Romanticism

Concept: Social Sustainability

Pros and Cons: Does Central Oulu Need High-Rises?

Activism is a Way to Build Small Utopias

Learning from Swedish Suburban Redevelopment

Experts in Urbanism – Rap Music Echoes with the Experiences of Young Members of Minorities

How to Plan Unplanned Encounters? A Formula Explains What to Take into Account When Designing Urban Blocks

Forgotten Vision of Helsinki City

Editorial: The Perimeter Block Alone Does Not Guarantee a Lively Urban Environment

The First Book on Aalto’s Landscapes

Discovering Historical Architectural Drawings Reveals that Architects Have, from One Century to the Next, Come Back to the Same Basic Questions

Vitruvius Finally Available in Finnish

The HUS Bridge Hospital Doesn’t Look Like a Hospital, Say Users – Which is a Good Thing

Sculpted Darkness

Forgotten Everyday Rooms and Objects