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Column — 1.3.2019

Lacking Terminology – Lacking Solutions?

Focusing solely on volume is not enough in housing construction – high quality is also required. Jyrki Tarpio argues we need more discussion the quality.

Exhibition — 1.3.2019

Lost Treasure

A manor designed by the architect trio Gesellius-Lindgren-Saarinen was one of the most perfect total works of art in Finnish Art Nouveau. Exhibition in the Museum of Finnish Architecture showcases the building.

Exhibition — 1.3.2019

Home Futures

The exhibition by the Design Museum, London, sheds an eye on the idea of home through past visions 20th century.

Book — 1.3.2019

Back to Reality

British architectural writer combines wittiness, nosiness, old and new, as well as high and low culture in his essay collection.

Book — 1.3.2019

Life Inside the Pages

To mark the 10th anniversary, selected highlights from Apartamento's back issues have been brought together as a book.

Editorial — 1.3.2019

Editorial 3/19: How Should We Live?

Housing affects everyone. This can also be problematic.

Case Study — 1.3.2019

Villa Skeppet, a Building and a Home

What is it like to live in a house designed by Alvar Aalto? Sanna Tegel examines Christine and Göran Schildt's home in Tammisaari.

Essay — 1.3.2019

Seeking New Directions for More Human-Centred Housing

Housing is like a mirror that reflects the kind of society we live in. What could we learn and what sort of perspectives could we gain if we were to look back in time?

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.3.2019

Interview with AS LL TK

In April 2019 the designer trio Antti Soini, Leo Lindroos and Tuuli Kanerva won the Housing Reform Helsinki – Housing 2020 architecture competition for a site in Jätkäsaari. What sort of ideas lie behind the winning proposal?

People — 1.3.2019

Studio Visit: Kirsi Korhonen and Mika Penttinen – Advocates for Good Housing

Kirsi Korhonen and Mika Penttinen are known particularly for their housing projects.

Essay — 1.3.2019

Memorandum

How does one design and build low-cost, adaptable housing? An ensemble of three apartment blocks, Oikos & Logos, was erected 2017 in Latokartano, Helsinki. Architect Tuomas Toivonen shares his views on the process.

Project Review — 1.3.2019

In the Spirit of Käpylä

A new block of flats by Anttinen Oiva Architects complements a central spot in a traditional Helsinki district. also the local residents have welcomed the newcomer

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.2.2019

Learning from a School

The first school project in Finland utilising solid wood construction was built with elements produced in a local factory. For the designers, learning about the novel material offered also a chance for new architectural thinking.

Project Review — 1.2.2019

Town and Campus

The first stage of the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’s large campus in Helsinki, Building A, was inaugurated in January 2019. Elina Koivisto visits the building.

Book — 1.2.2019

The Enduring Appeal of the Aaltos

The essays of nine researchers focus on the Aaltos’ international works and networks. The architects have already been extensively researched – how much in the way of novel discoveries can still be achieved?