New Colossi
Bigness is becoming a prominent feature of Helsinki’s cityscape. Antti Auvinen’s photographs examine the phenomenon.
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.
Time Makes a Monument
Iida Kalakoski examines the changing cityscape of Tampere and equally changing meanings.
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.
What Defines a Monument?
We asked three experts to tell us what kind of architectural monument piques their interest and to name one example.
Circle of Care
In her essay, Iris Andersson examines hospitals, their history, future and the concept of healing space.
On Hares, Ferrymen and Empathy in Architectural Education
Fernando Nieto and Rosana Rubio, who teach architecture at Tampere University, examine the contradictory goals posed for architectural education.
Working in a Changing World
The will to influence took architect Emma Hannula to speaking at international UN meetings and showed that in development work an architect can contribute to much more than just the design of buildings.
A New Direction for Critical Regionalism
Architecture is increasingly being asked to acknowledge its social and ecological responsibilities. Critical Regionalism, which emphasises locality, offers one perspective on solving global problems.