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High School and Community Centre Project Tests the Limits of Timber Log Construction

Yiling Shen — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0000

AOR Architects, a young practice based in Helsinki, have won the commission to design Monio High School and Community Centre in Tuusula, Finland. The project explores an innovative use of timber log building and will be the largest timber log school building in the world after its completion. Consisting of a high school, music institute, and community college, AOR’s proposal combines these different programs in a multi-functional learning and community environment.

AOR Present Proposals for a Church Which Doubles as a Pedestrian Bridge, Spanning a Finnish River

AD Editorial Team — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Helsinki-based practice AOR have presented designs for a church in the Finnish town of Ylivieska which also doubles as a bridge spanning the Kalajoki River. The proposal, which was awarded a shared third prize in an open competition, intends to "revive the historical role of the church as a dominant building in the river landscape."

K2S Architects Wins Competition to Replace Fire-Razed Church in Ylivieska, Finland

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000

In March 2016, the central church of Ylivieska, Finland, was destroyed in a fiery blaze, an act of arson that leveled the 18th-century wooden structure into a pile of ash.

AOR Win Commission to Extend Public Art Galleries in Finnish City of Tampere

AD Editorial Team — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Designs by Helsinki-based practice AOR have been selected following an open competition for the extension of Tampere Art Museum, in Finland. The existing building which the museum currently occupies was formerly used as a granary, designed by C. L. Engel and completed in 1838. Most believe it to be the third oldest building in the country. AOR's winning proposal seeks to create "a landmark for the museum" by articulating the urban landscape between nearby Pyynikintori square and adjacent parkland, connecting to and with the existing gallery spaces.

AOR Unveils Floating Platform for the London Wildlife Trust

James Taylor-Foster — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0000

The Finnish Institute in London and The Architecture Foundation have unveiled Viewpoint, a floating platform on Regent's Canal in the centre of Camley Street Natural Park, London. Designed by Erkko Aarti, Arto Ollila and Mikki Ristola of Finnish practice AOR, the platform will be operated by the London Wildlife Trust. The permanent structure is intended to bring visitors to London's most central nature reserve, connecting them with the wildlife of the park and the Regent’s Canal. In addition, it will also provide the park with an additional workshop space and learning facility, becoming "an architectural focal point of King’s Cross."

Videos: Viewpoint / Finnish Architects

Sebastian Jordana — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Designed by Helsinki-based practice AOR, Viewpoint is a peaceful respite floating on the canal in London's Kings Cross. See how Erkko Aarti, Arto Ollila and Mikki Ristola explained the process and the relationship between the built and unbuilt in Kings Cross.