The Finlandia Prize for Architecture will be awarded for the second time this year. The five finalists shortlisted by the …
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Moments from the 13th Alvar Aalto Symposium: Greg Lynn, Lisa Iwamoto and Marcelo Ferraz
Greg Lynn: Architecture gives physical identity to a digital application Architects tend to make things more complicated than necessary. That …
Read more »Moments from the 13th Alvar Aalto Symposium: Henriette Vamberg, Carin Smuts and Geir Brendeland & Olav Kristoffersen
Henriette Vamberg: In God we trust, everybody else bring data We need to look at life first, especially here in Scandinavia …
Read more »Moments from the 13th Alvar Aalto Symposium: Raul Pantaleo and Rahul Mehrotra
Raul Pantaleo Architects should be more social actors in our communities. In our work we aim not only for the …
Read more »David Basulto’s Lecture in Helsinki: Internet, Architecture & Opportunities
“For me architecture goes beyond buildings, and I see it as a way of thinking that provides you with …
Read more »Jussi Tiainen captures the Amos Anderson Art Museum in his Amos Bit by Bit exhibition
Distinguished grand old man of architectural photography, Jussi Tiainen, (b. 1954) showcases his keen eye for beauty and his professional …
Read more »International architectural competition for museum area in Jyväskylä’s Ruusupuisto
The Alvar Aalto Foundation and the Museum of Central Finland in Jyväskylä have launched an international architectural competition for museum …
Read more »Finnish expertise in the Urban Living 2015 exhibition at DAZ in Berlin
URBAN LIVING Strategies for the Future has produced a book and an exhibition that highlight the outcomes of a recent …
Read more »The School of Exile: A new book on architect Timo Penttilä (1931–2011)
Finnish architect Timo Penttilä (1931–2011) is undoubtedly best known for the design of the Helsinki City Theatre (1960–67), a building …
Read more »From women to women: Kwieco Shelter House by architects Hollmén – Reuter – Sandman
European Finland is in many ways very different from the African countries. The modus operandi of contemporary Finnish architecture has …
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