An Everyday Landmark
The Pööli parking and service facility, built adjacent to Hämeenlinna railway station, offers car-parking space for commuters and residents of the area.
Three Sugar Cubes in Kulosaari
The social housing project by the City of Helsinki in Kulosaari island shows that quality of housing can be also achieved with a low budget.
The Art of Possibilities
The old Kirkkonummi Library from the 1980s is gobbled up by the new Fyyri. Anni Vartola visits the new library designed by JKMM Architects.
A New Base for Urbanism
The City of Helsinki’s new Urban Environment House brings together all the city’s departments of the built environment under a single roof. The new building by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects also signifies a change in planning culture.
The Multi-Faceted Sirens
The exhibition on the life and works of Kaija and Heikki Siren at the Espoo City Museum is the first ever comprehensive exhibition in Finland of the Sirens’ architecture. The Baghdad Conference Palace by Kaija and Heikki Siren was completed in 1982.Everything and Nothing – Architects Kaija + Heikki SirenKAMU Espoo City Museum, Espoo23 October […]
Alvar Aalto as a Museum Architect
The Alvar Aalto Museum’s winter 2020–2021 exhibition presents Aalto’s ten most significant museum designs, from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Sacral Aalto
The newest book in the thematic series presenting the buildings of Alvar Aalto by Jari ja Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen showcases Aalto's church designs.
Many Possible Roads, Many Possible Lives
The recent biography of Göran Schildt sheds new light on the life and thinking of the art historian, most familiar to architects through his book series on Alvar Aalto.
Editorial 5/20: All That Is Solid Melts into Air?
Meanings that architecture conveys are not static but closely tied with the changes in society.