What Does the Finlandia Prize Shortlist Reveal About the Current State of Finnish Architecture?
Four new-builds and one refurbishment project are in the running for this year’s Finlandia Prize for Architecture. When it comes to architectural expression, two distinct styles are readily visible.
Skilfully Efficient
The efficient use of space in the new Lamminrahka School Centre does not take away from the utility and natural light in the spaces.
A Decade of No Colour
Colour is an inseparable characteristic of architecture that has its distinct, long and diverse traditions independent of the developments in fine arts.
The Architect’s Degree – in Black and White?
In the three schools of architecture in Finland, the curriculums have recently included only a few courses dealing with colour. “It is time to learn to think about the colour of our environment already at the sketching phase”, write three recently graduated architects.
Parallel Cities
At times, the visions for the future made by urban planners are so enthralling that they continue to coexist as a parallel reality of sorts alongside the real, built city. This is what happened in Hirtshals, a Danish town with a population of some 5,500.
The Big Picture of Urban Policies
Global phenomena with long-term effects are often forgotten when talking about the processes of urban transformation.
Spaces Made Differently
The book with a special name celebrates Raumlaborberlin, a Berlin-based architect collective, and its 25 years of existence.
Time Traveling
In the recent renovation of the Finnish National Theatre’s Small Stage there is no appreciable distinction between the materials of different ages or the temporal layers, but rather a theatre visit takes you back to the 1950s.
A Stadium and a Place
With the new stadium carefully adapted to its surroundings, a quiet corner of Tammela has become a vibrant part of the city district.