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Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2019

New Take on the Wooden Tradition

A wooden apartment building in Kuukkari, Pori, is designed for seniors by Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen.

Designer's Viewpoint — 1.1.2019

Within the Limits

The design of a student housing block to be built on a cramped plot in the University of Helsinki’s Kumpula campus had to take into account, among other things, traffic noise, pollution, the scale of existing campus architecture and large differences in ground height.

Editorial — 1.1.2019

Editorial 1/19: Urban Treshold

A city is the most common framework for Finnish life. What is the role of architects in this development?

Column — 1.1.2019

Cities for People – With People

Only together can we start building a more varied and multidisciplinary basis for planning and design, says Johanna Palomäki.

Book — 1.1.2019

Two Guides to Helsinki

A German publisher's architectural guide and British lifestyle magazine's city guide offer two differing viewpoints to the Finnish capital.

Book — 1.1.2019

30 Years Between the Covers

International article collection marks the 30th anniversary of Harris-Kjisik Architects.

Book — 1.1.2019

The Question Becomes the Answer

Jan Gehl's ten-year-old Cities for People got its Finnish translation in 2018. Simplified arguments in the book hamper a historically aware development in the field of urban planning, argues Tommy Kaj Lindgren.

People — 1.1.2019

Studio Visit: Trevor Harris and Hennu Kjisik – Standing Up for Ideals

For a good three decades now, Trevor Harris and Hennu Kjisik have been running an architecture firm named after themselves, yielding thoughts and ideas concerning urban planning and architecture that have had an impact on almost every major urban area in Finland.

Phenomena — 1.1.2019

Private Public Private

In mid-century USA, Victor Gruen developed the shopping mall, a typology that still raises questions on how contemporary cities should be designed. Antti Auvinen and Kristian Äijö explore the phenomenon.

Phenomena — 1.1.2019

Excursions Into Suburban Density

Density is a buzzword in current public discussions on urbanity, but what does the concept actually mean? ask professors of the USP Master's Programme.

Phenomena — 1.1.2019

Megaprojects — A Recipe for Mega Success?

If Finland’s second largest city region is serious about growing its economy, Tampere will need to balance its focus between the needs of the urban economy and the high-profile construction projects for which it has become known, Jenni Partanen suggests.

Project Review — 1.3.2018

Miracle of the Mundane

Photo Timo Kiukkola A waste collection station has been built in Kruunuvuorenranta in Helsinki. The waste from this new neighbourhood will be collected by vacuum tubes and packed tightly in containers to await transportation and final processing elsewhere.

Project Review — 1.2.2018

Small Gestures

Photo Tuomas Uusheimo Playa Architects designed three point blocks in Kruunuvuorenranta, Helsinki. They made Antti Auvinen think about the nature of urbanity.

Project Review — 1.2.2018

Where the Suburbs met Utopia*

The architectural office Ortraum designed a detatched house in Laajasalo, Helsinki. The somewhat experimental home makes Philip Tidwell think about everyday life sites and the urban periphery.

Project Review — 1.2.2018

Archetype

The University of Helsinki’s old administration building was in need of renovation and thus a suitable venue for comprehensive change, when the university was looking for a place to organise events. Think Corner is a successful new model for a currently emerging building type, says Tommy Kaj Lindgren.