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Research — 1.2.2023

Towards a Pattern of a Healthy City

Along with the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a growing interest in the impact of the living environment on health and wellbeing. A research consortium led by the University of Oulu is trying to find out how future epidemics can be tackled by means of urban planning.

Opinion Piece — 1.2.2023

Natural Ventilation is More Energy Efficient Than Its Reputation

Writers of the book Ilmakirja present some research results on the energy efficiency of natural ventilation systems.

Phenomena — 1.2.2023

Dressing Care in New Clothes

The 2010s started a construction boom in the Finnish social and healthcare service sector. What kind of architecture has it produced? We collected recently completed and ongoing projects.

Project Review — 1.2.2023

Modern System Got a Homely Reform – 1970s Hospital Was Transformed into a Modern Senior Centre in Myllypuro, Helsinki

The rational architecture of 1970s provided a flexible framework for transforming a geriatric hospital into a modern senior centre in Myllypuro, Helsinki.

Phenomena — 1.2.2023

Changes and Losses of Hospital Architecture

With the new healthcare buildings, a large number of old care buildings will be demolished or modified for new use. What kind of architecture and building heritage will we lose in the process?

Opinion Piece — 1.2.2023

Concept: Thermal Comfort

Norms and expectations for indoor temperatures are culturally dependent. Therefore they could be also questioned, argues Frans Saraste.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

A Harmonious Addition to the Meilahti Hospital Campus

The latest addition to the Meilahti hospital campus has been fitted to a tight spot, yet it benefits from the stunning sea views.

User's Viewpoint — 1.2.2023

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

We asked the staff members working at Meilahti’s new Bridge Hospital how they have settled in the new facilities.

Book — 1.2.2023

Sculpted Darkness

The book by architectural photographer Iwan Baan and architect Francis Kéré examines the architecture of Burkina Faso, specifically from the perspective of light. The printing and layout support the content.

Book — 1.2.2023

Forgotten Everyday Rooms and Objects

Interior architect Olof Ottelin’s work is still visible in many Finnish homes and public spaces, albeit few recognise it as exactly as his work.

Project Review — 1.1.2023

New Geometry of the Ceiling

Suspended ceiling in timber at Helsinki Airport is refined by digital technology.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2023

A Bridge to the Future

The bridge leading from the Turku city centre over the railway line to the Logomo cultural venue was designed as a convertible machine.

Book — 1.1.2023

An Introduction to Elissa Aalto

The first book about Elissa Aalto focuses on her work as an architect and leaves the person distant.

Book — 1.1.2023

A Comprehensive Disability Manifesto for Architecture

Accessibility is an inadequate reading of disability in architecture, sees David Gissen. The Architecture of Disability re-examines the history and theory of architecture through the lense of disability.

Book — 1.1.2023

A Solid Monograph on Juha Leiviskä’s Sensitive Architecture

The book published by the Museum of Finnish Architecture examines the career of architect Juha Leiviskä in the current century.