Architectural events like biennales, urban festivals or the World Expo provide a framework for research and experimentation, allowing architects to showcase their visions on an international stage, with the aim of advancing the practice and driving innovation. World Expos, in particular, allow for these lines of inquiry to unfold at an architectural scale rather than that of an installation. Within these platforms for discourse and knowledge exchange, temporary architecture becomes a medium for communicating ideas about architecture and the city, its challenges and possible lines of development.
Copper Can Be Endlessly Recycled: 8 Projects With Sustainable Cladding
It is believed that copper was the first metal to be found by men and used in the manufacture of tools and weapons. This occurred in the last period of prehistory, more than 10,000 years ago, in the so-called Metal Age, when groups, until then nomadic, started to become sedentary, developing agriculture and starting the first urban settlements. Copper has since been used in diverse ways. Used for decorative objects, jewelry, automotive parts, electrical systems, and even for dental amalgams, the material has had huge demand. In architecture, copper coatings are greatly appreciated for their aesthetics and durability. But a factor worth mentioning is that copper can be recycled infinitely, practically without losing its properties.
Helsinki Biennial Pavilion / Verstas Architects
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Architects: Verstas Architects
- Area: 187 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Expecon Oy, Stacon Oy, Paloässät Oy, Helsinki City Construction Services Stara
Bredanportti Apartments / Playa Architects
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Architects: Playa Architects
- Area: 3680 m²
- Year: 2020
Kaarlo Sarkian Katu Apartments / Playa Architects
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Architects: Playa Architects
- Area: 9760 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: SV Element Oy
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Professionals: Maisema-arkkitehdit Byman-Ruokonen, SitoWise Oy, Betonipallas Oy
Maritime Design: Rare Coastal Libraries Around the World
As architecture has evolved to include advanced building envelopes, innovative structural systems, and hybrid programs, new boundaries have been drawn. Sustainable practices and passive strategies have led architects to re-imagine building skins and the relationship between interior and exterior. While different typologies are designed with varied levels of permeability, libraries demand rigorous attention to performative facades and protected programs. This holds especially true when libraries are placed within radically changing landscapes.
Daycare Center Lauttasaari / Arkkitehtitoimisto Luutonen Oy
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Architects: Arkkitehtitoimisto Luutonen Oy
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: STENI, Assa Abloy, Alavus Ikkunat Oy, Alfacom, Deutsche FOAMGLAS®, +7
Kirkkonummi Library / JKMM Architects
Helsinki Olympic Stadium / K2S Architects + Architects NRT
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Architects: Architects NRT, K2S Architects
- Area: 42000 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Adobe, Archicad, AutoCAD, Piiroinen, Rhinoceros
Think Corner Helsinki University / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 13000 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Baumannn, Cacoon CACOON, Carl Anderson S ö er FRONT, Desks Planex, G ö essons SCREENIT, +12
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Professionals: Granlund Oy, Insin ööritoimisto Leo Maaskola Oy, Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy
The Same People who Designed Prisons Also Designed Schools
According to architect and academic Frank Locker, in architectural education, we keep repeating the same formula from the 20th-century: teachers transmitting a rigid and basic knowledge that gives students, no matter their motivation, interests, or abilities, little to no direction. In this way, says Locker, we are replicating, literally, prisons, with no room for an integral, flexible, and versatile education.
"What do you think of when you're in a space with closed doors and a hallway where you can't enter without permission or a bell that tells you when you can enter and leave?" asks Locker.
Amos Rex / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 22000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Haahtela, Ins.tsto Heikki Helimäki Oy, Helimäki Akustikot Oy, L2 Paloturvallisuus Oy, Ramboll, +1
World Architecture Festival 2019: Watch the Live Stream
Follow along during the twelfth edition of the World Architecture Festival through ArchDaily's Live Stream. As the world’s biggest architectural awards program, WAF brings together more than 2,000 architects and designers to Amsterdam for three days of conference programs, awards, and exhibition events from December 4-6. Tune in to our Facebook live streams for a selection of lectures.
Embassy of Finland in New Delhi Renovation / ALA Architects
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Architects: ALA Architects
- Area: 4437 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Sitowise, ALA Architects, Jasleen Waraich Landscape Architecture
Kumpula Student Housing / Playa Architects
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Architects: Playa Architects
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Parmarine, Tiileri
Kohta Train Station / Aalto University Wood Program
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Architects: Aalto University Wood Program
- Area: 35 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, GRAPHISOFT, Rothoblaas, Metsa Woods, A-Kapula Oy, +4