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In the era of post-war reconstruction, Puutalo corporation became the largest export organisation for prefabricated wooden houses in the world. …
Read more »Finland exported houses around the globe and in return received coal, butter and oranges
Art of Exceptional Times is Born Out of Toilet Paper and Vegetables
Finns are taking part in the viral quarantine art challenge and creating their versions of world-famous art pieces on social …
Read more »Architecture amidst pandemic
Spring 2020 has shown in an unprecedented way the importance of society’s ability to function. During the state of emergency, …
Read more »Groundbreaking Female Architects – Finnish Architecture Navigator celebrates International Women’s Day
In celebration of the International Women’s Day on 8 March, Finnish Architecture Navigator presents a selection of works by innovative …
Read more »Finland could be a forerunner in architecture for peace
’Spaces of Peace’ conference in Brussels in the end of 2019 approached architecture from the perspective of peace-building. The conference, …
Read more »VAPAA Collective: Architects have the potential to vision a new world for the new, post-climate-crisis human being
In order to survive the climate crises, we deed to change our lifestyle radically. Founded by three young Finnish architects, …
Read more »Guidebook to the capital of Art Nouveau
The new architectural guidebook published by Helsinki City Museum presents Helsinki as the capital of Europe’s Art Nouveau architecture. In …
Read more »Diana Rimniceanu’s awarded Master’s thesis is a poetic encounter with the presence
The diploma work titled “A Moment of Presence” received an Honorary Mention for the Gerda and Salomo Wuorio Prize, awarded …
Read more »A place of meanings – how the Viipuri Library became something more than just a building
The Viipuri Library is one of Alvar Aalto’s best-known early works. In her doctoral dissertation, Laura Berger explores the life …
Read more »When Aalto meets Judd – an interview with Caitlin Murray
Caitlin Murray of the New York and Texas-based Judd Foundation spent two weeks in Helsinki and Jyväskylä researching connections between …
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