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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?

Book — 1.2.2019

Other Futures

A collection of texts showcases recent studies and projects related to intersectional feminism and space.

Book — 1.2.2019

Nordic Perspectives

Article collection provides an overview of architectural education as it is being offered in the Nordic countries today.

Exhibition — 1.2.2019

Strong Impressions

Pauli E. Blomstedt's design for a new Kansanteatteri theatre building at Helsinki’s Hakaniemi Market Square was never built. The exhibition at the Musum of Finnish Architecture brings the forgotten theatre plans out from the archives and draws parallels to the present.

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.