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Phenomena — 1.6.2019

On Doughnuts, Definitions, and the Troubles with Exhibiting

This autumn, the Oslo Architecture Triennale focussed on the problems of continuous growth. Dubravka Sekulić writes about her thoughts at the Triannale.

Exhibition — 1.6.2019

Le Chat Doré as a Stage Setting for Modern Life

The café Le Chat Doré was Birger Carlstedt and Karl Malmström's interpretation of the 1920s atmosphere. The reconstruction of the café is currently on display at the Amos Rex art museum.

Panel — 1.6.2019

Ecological Favourites

We asked a group of architects working in Finland to name an architecture project that has recently inspired them in the ecological sense.

Editorial — 1.6.2019

Editorial 6/19: The Long Run

Although the impact of economic trends on architectural practice is very real, as a profession, we seem not too keen on looking into the structures of the economy.

Phenomena — 1.6.2019

Statistics: Architecture & Economy

What is the economic stature of architecture in Finland? ARK collected some statistics.

Book — 1.6.2019

A Futurism Yet to Come

Kaisa Broner's now-published interview with Reima Pietilä more than 30 years ago reveals Pietilä's reflections on the nature and future of modernism.

Book — 1.6.2019

Architecture for Finance

Brasilian architect and urban planner's new book discusses the connections between architecture and the economic forces of the society.

Column — 1.6.2019

Architects Are Guarding the Future of Circular Economy

As we are progressing from the old, conventional linear economic model towards a circular economy, architects and planners are making some of the most crucial decisions, Nani Pajunen points out.

Essay — 1.5.2019

An Architecture Shaped by the Wind, the Water and the Sun

All too often, discussions about sustainability in architecture are reduced to the technical performance of buildings. Japanese architect Hiroshi Sambuichi's more lyrical approach inspires Maiju Suomi.

Visions — 1.5.2019

Life After Coal at Hanasaari

A studio course held by Aalto University last summer focussed on life after coal. The students planned new uses for the Hanasaari coal-fired power plant.

Editorial — 1.5.2019

Editorial 5/19: The Weight of Sustainability

Does anyone know of an architect who would not want to work in a sustainable manner?

Essay — 1.5.2019

New Levels of Landscape Analysis

Conventional landscape analyses need updating. For instance, stormwaters are part of ecological systems, but their management can also produce meaningful urban places, suggests Daniel Falck.

Essay — 1.5.2019

Reclaiming Expertise

Architects can exert an influence on what is regarded as sustainable construction, but do architects understand their responsibilities? asks Lars-Erk Mattila.

User's Viewpoint — 1.5.2019

On a Path Toward Ecological Living

Talo Kissankäpälä is one of the first single-family houses with natural stack ventilation in the Helsinki metropolitan area that was built after the new Finnish energy regulations came into effect.

Book — 1.5.2019

Did You Read the Manual?

Buckminster Fuller's classic is still timely after 50 years of its publication.