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 […]
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.
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.