Opening hours of campus buildings at the turn of the year 2023-2024
Buildings on the Otaniemi campus and in Töölö have reduced opening hours at the turn of the year 2023-24.
Independence Day 2023 decorations for Aalto personnel
The President of Finland grants decorations ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University employees on the Finnish Independence Day. Congratulations!
Apply for Designs for a Cooler Planet festival by 22 January 2024
Tell us how your research or project will change the world.
Significant grant from the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design Centennial Foundation for the Development of Design Education
MA Irina Viippola has been appointed to the professorship of practice enabled by the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design Centennial Foundation.
Myungji “MJ" Suh: The Aalto stand at Slush is all about how we can make the world better
'You are entrepreneurial when you see a problem as an opportunity, instead of avoiding it as a threat. A can-do attitude is also an entrepreneurial skill.'
2023 State Prize for Architecture awarded to Nomaji Landscape Architects
Aalto University researcher and long-time lecturer Mari Ariluoma is a partner in Nomaji, and researcher Caroline Moinel a Nomaji designer.
A new visual teamwork tool based on metaphors
A typical problem in teamwork is an imbalance in participation – a few team members are active but not everyone's voice is heard. The Visentools project uses visual tools and haptic feedback to make workshops and team meetings more participatory and meaningful. The project is funded by Business Finland and has been piloted since May.
The self-driving R-Bus, circling random routes, served as a mobile art installation
In August 2023, a smart bus project in Kalasatama challenged the traditional art installation format. An audio piece heard inside also created vibrant natural soundscapes in the midst of the city's infrastructure.
The Building 2030 wants to make Finland's construction industry the most reliable in the world
The Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023 was awarded to the Building 2030 consortium, led by Olli Seppänen and Antti Peltokorven, which includes 21 companies.
Bicycle recycling is here again!
Bicycle recycling in Otaniemi is here again! The goal is to tidy up the bicycle parking areas in the area.
Visiting professorship in creativity research to be established with a donation from Amer Cultural Foundation
The professorship will focus on the study of individual creativity.
Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation donates EUR 3.2 million ÄûÃʵ¼º½ to create the House of AI
Donation will be used to establish a multidisciplinary AI research cluster at Aalto University.
10 Questions to Alumnus André Helgestad - CS Design
CS Design alumnus André Helgestad shares his experiences before, during and after studies in Creative Sustainability.
ANTI-Festival presented three public space projects by Aalto art education students
In September 2023, the ANTI-Festival in Kuopio hosted three events organised by students from the Department of Art and Media, offering an interesting journey into participatory public art.
Kollegi collective illuminated Dutch Design Week with biodiversity lamps
The lamp installation Evolumination invited viewers to reflect on the environment and the diversity of life.
UniPID and TENK Release Ethical Guidelines for Global South Academic Partnerships
As academic partnerships with the Global South continue to gain popularity, issues related to resource distribution, power dynamics, and whose voices are heard and valued often arise.
Ville Wikström: Peace of mind and interpersonal skills are the characteristics of a good custodian
'The protesters were in the lobby for a week, and it didn't matter, quite the opposite. But the School of Business and the School of Arts and Design are a bit like fire and water, there's a difference in cultures between the two.'
Ceramic artwork Rule of Play delights the people of Sompasaari
Nathalie Lautenbacher's Rule of Play is one of the latest public art works in the City of Helsinki. The wall relief consists of two different sets of works placed on the exterior walls of the newly completed Sompasaari daycare centre, at eye level.
Professor Marco Steinberg: ’We need to change, and we need to do it now’
Professor of Practice in Strategic and Industrial Design says that the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change, won’t be addressed by tinkering at the edges of today’s solutions but rather require a more fundamental redesign.
Revolutionary bio-based materials took center stage at Dutch Design Week
Aalto University Bioinnovation Center participated in the prestigious Dutch Design Week (DDW) for the very first time, joined by several experimental initiatives from the Aalto ChemArts program.
