Deep, Deeper, Deepest Empathy
When architects design a building, they usually think about the future users and inhabitants, perhaps even collaborate with them in the design process. Empathy can build bridges between actors. In her research, Helena Sandman found three types of empathy.
The Rare, the Outstanding and the Everyday Grey
Uniqueness or rarity most often determines what kind of buildings are highlighted in architecture and what is, in the end, protected. What will happen to those commonplace environments that do not fulfil either of the criteria?
When Minorities Talk about Architecture, Does Anyone Listen?
Arvind Ramachandran interviewed members of different minorities on their experiences on the discussion around Finnish architecture and how it could be made more inclusive.
What Is Taboo in Finnish Architecture?
What are the points of view, themes and questions that have not received enough attention in architectural discussions? What are the unspoken taboos of Finnish architecture? We asked seven architects and architecture researchers to answer this question.
Editorial 2/2022: Cycles of Remembering and Forgetting
Which buildings of our time get valued by the future generations is the result of an interactive process involving the media, professional institutions and the users of buildings and urban spaces.
How Money Gives Shape to Our Lived Environment
In his new book, Matthew Soules discusses what happens to architecture when it becomes a medium of finance capitalist investment itself.
A Profusion of Animal and Human Ornamentation on the Buildings of Helsinki
Juha Ilonen's book makes one pay attention to the decorative themes and details in urban buildings that are often just busily passed in everyday life.
Can the Urban Structure Reduce the Need for Service Housing for the Elderly?
n 'Alternative' series architects improve the built environment with uncommissioned ideas. Sari Nieminen focusses on the city for the elderly.