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Four smart city pilot projects start in January 2021
Altogether 71 ideas were proposed to the international challenge for smart cities.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2021
In a world of plenty, what is wise to design for the next generations? This year's theme is Resource wisdom, and a university-wide event will take place in September 2021.
Collaboration with Club For Five gave birth to a sonic installation
What does sound look like? How does art sound like? The art installation SOONI examines connections between sound and matter and their impact on well-being.
Argumenta project for the professorship of history of architecture and architectural conservation
The project aims at deepening and increasing public discussion and societal impact on the fate of the modern building stock.
Professor Jarmo Suominen receives Magnolia Award
Professor Jarmo Suominen of Aalto University in Finland and Tongji University in China has been awarded the Shanghai Magnolia Award 2020.
What can we learn from the pandemic?
Aalto University's studio discussion focused on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us about the importance of the environment for health and wellbeing.
Finnish TV’s Big Brother house facilities are designed for residents, as well as viewers
Aalto University's master's students in interior design created the BB house design.
New survey: 75% of single-family house owners would pay more for an environmentally friendly home
Up to 75% of Finnish single-family house residents would be willing to pay more for a home that promotes sustainable development.
Intensive course looks for sustainable design solutions following COVID-19
Health and Wellbeing Architecture Summer Intensive gathers multi-disciplinary perspectives to create new interventions, designs, and policy recommendations for pandemics.
Architectural history is always constructed, produced and written in the present
Panu Savolainen has started as assistant professor of history of architecture and architectural conservation.
Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded the best theses on the building trade
Three doctoral dissertations and four master's thesis were awarded in Aalto University.
Landscape architect Jussi Virta gets the Lappset Prize
In his master's thesis, Virta explores how children's development can be better supported by renewing playgrounds.
Aalto ARTS Annual Review celebrated the highlights of 2019
Nine awards and prizes were presented 5 February 2020 at the traditional get-together for Aalto ARTS faculty, staff and students.
Building with wood is a climate-friendly option – the Wood Wonders exhibition provides five interesting viewpoints on construction
Forest wood used in buildings can bind carbon for centuries. Wood is a strong and versatile building material that improves indoor air quality, reduces the need for heating and air conditioning – and provides pleasure.
Aalto’s up-and-coming designers’ ‘Armchair’ exhibition on display at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
Aalto University is presenting an exhibition called ‘Armchair’ at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Nominees for the Metex Awards announced
The four Metex Prize nominees are graduates at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Technology Industries of Finland's Centennial Foundation awards the Metex Prize 23 January.
The temporary facilities of Finlandia Hall, “Little Finlandia” has been developed with Wood Program and Building Design Studio
Little Finlandia will bring a comfortable living room open to all in the Töölönlahti Bay area.
Concrete is cast stone moulded by humans
The Betoni–Concrete exhibition presents concrete and its use from the point of view of engineers, architects, designers and artists. The exhibition opens up on the 23 January in Dipoli.
Architecture and design for healthcare
The Health Talks @ Aalto event discusses how design and architecture can be used to benefit different patient groups.
Growing demand for climate-friendly construction: could wood architecture become one of Finland’s exports?
The Wood Wonders exhibition to be opened at Helsinki Airport on the 5th of February will show passengers the innovations related to wood construction and display the sector’s latest developments.
