Project Review

Toward a Future Architecture?

Lee Marable examines how Helsinki Central Library Oodi reflects current values and ideals of the surrounding society – and finds connections to capitalism.

Project Review

The Urban Patch

Kasmir Jolma reflects his relationship on the recent development of Ratina district in Tampere.

Article

Green Beginnings

An urban block in Jätkäsaari was originally conceived for the Low2No architecture competition as a new community dedicated to sustainable living. Architect, project leader Carlos Alarcón Allen writes about the process.

Article

New Take on the Wooden Tradition

A wooden apartment building in Kuukkari, Pori, is designed for seniors by Architects Rudanko + Kankkunen.

Interview

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

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

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

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

30 Years Between the Covers

International article collection marks the 30th anniversary of Harris-Kjisik Architects.