Would Joint Building Ventures Save the Quality of Housing Production?
Contrary to what is often thought, joint building ventures have a long history in Finland. If things had turned out differently in the 1960s, joint building ventures could still be mainstream.
Design Work Begins without Drawing a Single Line
In Vienna, joint building ventures and co-housing often go hand in hand. One of the recent projects is Gleis 21, a residential block of flats.
Essay: The Call of Home
In her essay, Iris Andersson chases for the definition and feeling of home.
On the Drawing Board: Four Perspectives on Sustainable Housing Construction
limate change can already be seen on the desks of all architects. Antti Lehto, who was recently appointed as Assistant Professor in Housing Design at Aalto University, looks into opportunities of architects to affect the sustainability of housing projects.
Sacred Heart of the Brandenburg Airport
The room of silence at Berlin’s new airport is a combination of illusion and strong materiality.
Remembering Kristian Gullichsen (1932–2021)
William J. R. Curtis wrote a memorial text about his friend, architect Kristian Gullichsen.
Pulsating Pages
Sanna Puutonen’s debut work of fiction takes its topics from the world of architecture.
Architectural Hit Parade
Toista sataa introduces a work of Finnish architecture from every year of the nation’s independence. Despite the pompous premise, it manages to be free from stiff pretences.