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School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Want to practice creativity and learn something new?

On top of visiting the Aalto ARTS Grad Show and seeing what our talented young professional creatives are up to, here are some great ways to explore design, architecture, craftmanship and creativity — in your own time and place, online and completely free!
Poster for Aalto ARTS Grad Show from 3rd Sept to 6th Oct, with abstract black and cream design on a black background.

What is Radical Creativity?

We all need it to navigate and thrive in a world full of complex challenges and uncertainty. This online course will teach you what radical creativity is and how to apply it in individual, organizational, and leadership contexts. You will learn how to create deep change — whether in business, the arts or technology.

Learn about creativity from individual and organisational perspectives, and how to create and lead transformative change.

A person underwater with the text 'Diving into radical creativity' overlaying the image.

Ever wondered what design really is all about?

Learn the basics about design, how designers solve problems, and get to know a lot of design tools. Design Bits is the online course about design for non-designers!

An online course about design for non-designers by Aalto University.

Design Bits

The Sustainable Building Saga podcast

Listen and learn about recent sustainability trends and developments in the field of building and living. This podcast is aimed at those who work for or find interest in the sustainability of the built environment.

The Sustainable Building Saga podcast

The Sustainable Building Saga is a podcast about recent sustainability trends and developments in the field of building and living. It is aimed at those who work for or find interest in the sustainability of the built environment.

Piece of wood, showcasing the time visible in the wood surface

Interested in experimenting with materials?

The CHEMARTS Cookbook offers both simple and more advanced ideas and recipes for hands-on experiments with wood-based materials. Download the book for free!

Inspiration for Material Enthusiasts

Chemarts Cookbook cover

Data Viz inspiration?

Browse through the interesting talks given at our annual Data Viz conference.

New approaches in data visualization and information design

Viz Knowledge

Safeguarding and renewing craftmanship

Interested in ceramics? Look no further, the Ceramics Handbook is your guide to the age-old craft (in Finnish only)

The handbook reveals the secrets of clay and guides the reader to working with clay through texts, images, illustrations, animations, and videos. NOTE! The handbook is in Finnish only!

Astioita tekijöiltä: Tuuli Saarelainen, Saija Halko, Nathalie Lautenbacher, Jatta Lavi, Laura Itkonen ja Airi Hortling. Kuva: Anne Kinnunen

Architecture and the built environment

It's not possible to understand today without an understanding of the past. Take the online course on architectural history! (In Finnish only)

In order to understand today, you need to understand the past. NOTE! This online course is in Finnish only!

Alvar Aalton suunnittelema Suomen pavilijonki Pariisin maailmannäyttelyyn 1936-1937.

Calling all avid readers!

Every day is a good day to read. So, put your reading glasses on and head to our Long Read, the Aalto ARTS webmag!

ARTS LongRead -verkkolehden uusittu visuaalinen ilme

The Long Read by Aalto ARTS

Longform stories, in-depth features and profiles, data visualizations and more coming up - enjoy our webmag!

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