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 …
Read more »Finnish cultural buildings through the eyes of an Italian architect
In mid-October 2018, a conference on the architecture of Finnish cultural buildings took place in Rome, Italy. Over 200 architecture professionals …
Read more »Award-winning restoration of Eliel Saarinen’s church in Estonia revives the tradition of architectural cooperation between the sister nations
During its hundred years of existence, St. Paul’s Church in Tartu has experienced a lot, from almost falling into ruins …
Read more »The Finnish Association of Women Architects Architecta celebrates its 75 year jubilee
Finland has been a forerunner of gender equality in architecture education: the first woman graduated as architect in Helsinki already …
Read more »Alvar Aalto Medal judge Toshiko Mori talks about the legacy of modernism – Winner of the 13th medal will be announced on Sept. 12, 2017
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Alvar Aalto Medal. Professor Toshiko Mori visited Finland last February for jury …
Read more »Two summer exhibitions in memory of Göran Schildt
The 100th anniversary of author Göran Schildt‘s (1917–2009) birth is celebrated this year in the beautiful coastal town of Tammisaari*. …
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