Project Review

In the Flow

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium has undergone extensive refurbishment, in which the 1930s sports shrine has been adapted to become a multi-purpose arena for the new millennium.

Interview

The Many Makers of a Monument

The Mall of Tripla, which was opened in Pasila, Helsinki, in 2019, is one of the largest construction projects ever launched in Finland. We sat down with five of the key designers to discuss the experiences brought along by the work.

Interview

Headquarters No More

The headquarters of the Kesko Corporation was completed in 1940, forming a gate and landmark to the Katajanokka district of Helsinki. The interiors behind the building’s protected facades have now been converted into unique apartments and a hotel.

Article

New Colossi

Bigness is becoming a prominent feature of Helsinki’s cityscape. Antti Auvinen’s photographs examine the phenomenon.

Article

Bauhaus Legacy Born on the Dunes

Tel Aviv is home to an architectural conservation site consisting of around 4,000 buildings from the 1930s. Following a multi-stage selection process, it was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003.

Column

Time Makes a Monument

Iida Kalakoski examines the changing cityscape of Tampere and equally changing meanings.

Editorial

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.

Article

What Defines a Monument?

We asked three experts to tell us what kind of architectural monument piques their interest and to name one example.

Article

The Monumental Alliance of Finnish Government and Civilization

The Kansalaistori square, with the Parliament House on one side, paired with the Central Library on the other, has become a monumental square for the era of Finnish independence. Ilkka Törmä draws a continuum between it and Senate Square, a monument of tsarist Finland.