“Museum that is appropriate for the location” and a “plan full of risks” – Experts share their opinions on the shortlisted proposals for the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki
The finalists in the international architecture competition for the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki were published last December. The museum will be located in Makasiinranta, with its plans already developed into a draft local detailed plan based on the competition organised in 2022. We asked five architects for their opinion about the designs.
Helsinki’s Sprawls and Burrs
The urban structure of Helsinki is fragmented by wrong planning ideals, says architect and professor Kai Wartiainen.
Destination USA? – In Discussion with Ala Architects
Ala Architects has designed buildings throughout Europe, but so far none of their designs have made it to the United States. Why is that?
Why Is Finland Not More Visible Abroad?
Rainer Mahlamäki sees at least three factors that explain the modest international visibility of contemporary Finnish architecture. The photos in the article show the 11 Finnish buildings that have been shortlisted for the Mies van der Rohe Award.
Sustainability Is No Longer a Matter of Choice
A new EU directive demonstrates that sustainability entails more than just environmental impacts, and it affects us all.
Finnish (Post)modernism?
The prominent names in Finnish architecture of the 1980s, Simo and Käpy Paavilainen, Jyrki Tasa, and Reijo Jallinoja, talk about what postmodernism meant to them at the time, and what it means today.
Internationalising Finland – Four Viewpoints
Four architects who have made Finland their home discuss what day-to-day practice looks like here and the change that is needed to help the sector become more international in outlook.
Third in China
The Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre is the centre of the metropolis’s new district and PES Architects' third cultural building in China.
How to Integrate into the Finnish Workforce?
To integrate fully into Finnish society, you need to learn the language, says Martino De Rossi.