Book

Shared Zelenogorsk

The article collection born of Finnish-Russian collaboration traces the history of the villa community on at the border of the two nations.

Article

Revisit: Rajamäki School and Rajakaari Multipurpose Hall

Rajamäki School and Rajakaari Multipurpose Hall were built in the 1960s as a shared effort by the locals. Now the Municipality of Nurmijärvi is planning to demolish the buildings.

Interview

Light Encounters

EduCity, the newest addition to Turku Science Park combines a higher-education campus and the needs of business life.

Project Review

The Little Prince of Koivuhovi

Bredanportti Apartment Block on the border of Espoo and Kauniainen proves that urban consolidation can also take place in small town terms.

Interview

Frames for Meaningful Daily Life

The new Puistonmäki eldercare home in Hämeenlinna promotes the creation of communality with various kinds of shared facilities. For instance, there is a log sauna in the yard.  Along with the growing number of senior citizens, sheltered housing has become an increasingly important building type.

Book

Much More than a Master of Concrete

Pekka Pitkänen rose to the forefront of Finnish architecture after the Second World War. His notable life's work is brought together in a book for the very first time.

Editorial

Editorial 1/2021: Architecture at Year One

It will be years before the tangible impacts of the current epidemic will become visible to us.

Column

Photo Column: 20.3.2021

Tuomas Uusheimo visits Mall of Tripla in Pasila, Helsinki, three days after the declaration of a state of emergency.

Interview

Who Has a Right to the City?

Recently, there has been an active discussion about whether Helsinki is planned on the terms of investors or city residents. ARK discussed the sore spots of city planning with the editors of the pamphlet Kenen kaupunki?