Article

Should Collectives Replace Starchitects?

The contemporary notion of the architect as an idealist is not a solely positive development if it doesn’t rethink the structural dimension of architectural production and work, Aleksi Lohtaja writes.

Interview

Studio Visit: Jenni Poutanen – Occupation: Diversity and Variety

Architect and university teacher Jenni Poutanen studies and develops working and learning spaces and teaches architecture at Tampere University. She perceives architectural research as an activity that supports design work.

Interview

Visible Walls

In Jätkäsaari Elementary School and Daycare Centre, art is integrated into the brickwork of the facades.

Interview

Wooden Precision

Energy efficiency aspects and the existing oak trees on the site steered the planning of the daycare centre in the Vaarala district of Vantaa.

Interview

Learning from a School

The first school project in Finland utilising solid wood construction was built with elements produced in a local factory. For the designers, learning about the novel material offered also a chance for new architectural thinking.

Project Review

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

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?

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.