Our unwillingness to sacrifice comfort: 3 taboos preventing sustainable transformation
Why is it so difficult for us to change our current practices for more sustainable ones? Are there any explicit taboos that hinder decision-making? Sustainability Science Days, Finland’s largest event in sustainability science, addresses sustainability challenges, including both taboos and innovative ways of promoting sustainability.
Experience: Change course for peace and understanding
The Koe: Muutos (Experience: Change) course delved into questions related to design activism, peace processes and creating mutual respect in spring term 2021.
The SUBURBAN PRIDE project examines the relationship between mental images of suburbs and the built environment
The multidisciplinary project combines history of architecture, sociology, and research in critical cultural heritage and landscape architecture. The purpose of the project, based on research and workshops, is to build a sustainable future for suburbs.
Nordic Biomaterials with CHEMARTS – Small steps for change are valuable
In the coming years, our material world will change dramatically. The overuse of existing raw materials cannot continue, and global consumption must decrease.
‘Environmental art education should address the problem of human-centeredness’
‘I claim’ series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Henrika Ylirisku researches the premises of environmental art education.
New quality award will be given to teams of top experts who change Aalto over the long term
The new ‘Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award’ highlights the importance of quality and excellence. The award can be applied or nominated annually by the end of May
Three Aalto fashion students again in the Hyères finals
Among the ten finalists are Venla Elonsalo, Sofia Ilmonen and Arttu Åfeldt.
Espoo relies on service design
The city is looking for solutions to current challenges together with Aalto University’s Department of Design.
Immortal and Art as We Don’t Know It among the Most Beautiful Books
Books published by Aalto ARTS Books gain another recognition.
This year we celebrate Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture
We have been educating creative professionals for 150 years.
Study project draws out the background of Amos Rex's popular Egypt exhibition
Shadow of Egypt, a study project by students in art education ran alongside the Egypt of Glory exhibition.
More than 12 000 applicants ʵ University in this spring's joint application process
Interest in Aalto programmes has stayed strong.
President Ilkka Niemelä’s greetings on 31 March
Watch the video of President Ilkka Niemelä's greetings to the whole Aalto community
Research project examines the criteria for evaluating health and social care property investments
It is important to re-think what kind of health and social care spaces we will need in the future.
Aalto Main Street: turning Otaniemi campus area into a lively, shared street space
The project “Aalto Main Street: City as a Service” aimed at redefining public space and creating an active and full of life street area in the core of Otaniemi Campus.
Finnish Design Info to raise international visibility of Finnish design
Plans for a new info centre for the design field move forward with a new project team.
Contribute to the New European Bauhaus initiative this Spring
We all have the possibility to contribute to the EU’s Green Deal pilots and agenda during Spring 2021.
‘Solo dwellers’ domestic spatial needs are rarely met in one-room apartments’
‘I claim’ series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Anne Tervo examines solo dwellers’ spatial needs.
