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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.

Project Review — 1.5.2019

A Nature Trail in the Grip of Culture and the Past

How to maintain the innate wildness of nature while making it available for everyone? Hanna Johansson visits the recreational path in Lammassaari, Helsinki.