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Architects: ALA Architects
- Area: 5300 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Jakob, Assa Abloy, Saint-Gobain, ELAM Oy, Jaatimet Oy, +7
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Professionals: Akukon, Evälahti, Finnmap Consulting Oy, Insinööri Studio, Kokos, +2
Finland
Lappeenranta City Theatre / ALA Architects
Open Call: From Border to Home - Housing Solutions for Asylum Seekers
The Museum of Finnish Architecture, in collaboration with the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA, organizes an open, anonymous architectural competition for the design of solutions to housing needs of refugees in northern Europe.
The submissions will form the basis of an exhibition to be hosted in the Finnish Pavilion at the forthcoming Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016. The main exhibition at the Venice Biennale will be curated by the Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena. Its theme, Reporting from the front, is a call for proactive communal responsibility among architectural practitioners.
Exhibition: The Finnish Rowhouse – From Working-Class Housing to Middle-Class Dream
'The Finnish rowhouse – from working-class housing to middle-class dream' exhibition is showing gems of this lifestyle familiar to all Finns, with the hand of Alvar Aalto and his architect contemporaries powerfully in evidence.
Based on extensive research by Professor Riitta Nikula, the exhibition tells the intriguing story of the rowhouse, uncovering the eventful history of rowhouse living from the 1900s to the 1960s. The exhibition uses drawings, photographs and films to present this high-quality everyday architecture.
Lumi / Avanto Architects
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Architects: Avanto Architects
- Area: 370 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Ekotek LVI-suunnittelu Oy, InsinööritoimistoTechniplan Oy
Housing in East Lauttasaari / Arkkitehdit NRT Oy
Viikinmäki Quarter House / AFKS
Alvar Aalto Foundation Launches Competition to Form Museum Center in Jyväskylä
The Alvar Aalto Foundation and the City of Jyväskylä has launched an open international competition in search of an architect to design an extension that would connect the Alvar Aalto Museum with the Museum of Central Finland, and the surrounding outdoor area. The aim is to connect these two key Aalto works to form an attractive, high-quality museum center.
“On the initiative of the Alvar Aalto Foundation we set about taking the matter forwards, our hope being to hold an international design competition. It is wonderful to be involved, via the competition, in linking the museum buildings together, something that Alvar Aalto had originally intended,” says Director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation Tommi Lindh. Read on to learn more.
Kekkilä Green Shed / Linda Bergroth + Ville Hara
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Architects: Linda Bergroth, Ville Hara
- Area: 4 m²
- Year: 2011
Hotel Indigo Helsinki / Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto
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Architects: Arkkitehdit Soini & Horto
- Area: 7730 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy, NCC Rakennus Oy, Oy PQR Consult Ab, Projectus Team Oy
DO! 13th International Alvar Aalto Symposium
The Alvar Aalto Symposium gathers together top names in contemporary architecture. This year’s international figures include American architect Greg Lynn, one of the Symposium’s keynote speakers. In line with the theme of the event – DO! – speakers will be rolling up their sleeves and personally opening up about what architects and urban planners really do. The symposium will be held on 7–9 August 2015 in Jyväskylä, Finland.
Health Clinic Ruukki / alt Architects + Karsikas
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Architects: Karsikas, alt Architects
- Area: 910 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Fagerhult, LG Hausys, Plaka, Skaala, Upofloor
Harjunkulma Housing Block / Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala Arkkitehdit
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Architects: Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala Arkkitehdit
- Area: 23000 m²
- Year: 2014
Verstas Architects Win Competition to Expand Lapland Central Hospital in Finland
Finnish firm Verstas Architects has been awarded first place in a competition for the expansion of Finland's Lapland central hospital for their design of a functional complex of "healing architecture." Responding to the challenge of Finland's aging population and changes in municipal funding, the winning proposal reflects the "hospital of tomorrow," creating a flexible and functional space in conversation with its urban surrounds.
JKMM's Helsinki Amos Anderson Art Museum to be Built Underground
The future of Helsinki's contemporary art scene has never been brighter; Amos Anderson Art Museum has announced plans to build a new venue at the heart of the the Finnish city. Designed by local firm JKMM, the New Amos Anderson Art Museum is to be built in and below Lasipalatsi square, a landmark site of Finnish Functionalism.
Kalasataman Huvilat Townhouses / PORTAALI architects Ltd + ArkOpen Ltd
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Architects: ArkOpen Ltd, PORTAALI architects Ltd
- Area: 1955 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Insinööritoimisto J. Tanskanen Oy, Kartech Ltd, L2 Fire Safety Ltd, SRV, Suunnittelutoimisto Lounamaa Oy, +1
Kotisaarenkatu Housing / Playa Arkkitehdit
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Architects: Playa Arkkitehdit
- Area: 5190 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Finnmap Consulting Oy, Optiplan Oy, Sarjametalli Oy, VIP-Sähkö Oy
Cafe Birgitta / Talli Architecture and Design
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Architects: Talli Architecture and Design
- Area: 158 m²
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Insinööritoimisto Matti Haapala Oy