Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A new book from the grandson of the celebrated Finnish architects draws on never-before-published letters and photographs to tell the tale of the couple’s shared legacy. Finnish architects and designers Alvar and Aino Aalto, pictured above in Norway in 1930, collaborated frequently throughout their marriage.

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World Architecture Community

APRIL 5, 2024

Young Finnish architects Ella Kaira and Matti Jänkälä have been announced as the curators of the Finland Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale ”Öö. Seleted from a total of öö open call entries, Ella Kaira and Matti J&a.

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2024

Promotion: long-running Finnish design fair Habitare will take place in Helsinki in September along with its returning trade platform Habitare Pro. Design is in the DNA of every Finn and an appreciation for nature, craftsmanship and design quality runs deep, as evident in the architecture of Finnish homes,” said Habitare.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image credit: Bob W “As a Finnish Pan-European hospitality brand, I am thrilled that Bob W is supporting its heritage by opening more world class properties in Finland,” commented Niko Karstikko, Co-founder and CEO of Bob W. Combined, these two locations add over a hundred sustainable apartments to the company’s growing portfolio.

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Archinect

AUGUST 23, 2022

Electric car company Polestar has overseen the construction of KOJA, a treehouse designed by Finnish designer Kristian Talvitie which they say balances architectural beauty with a commentary on the climate emergency.

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Deezen

MAY 3, 2024

This week on Dezeen , American studio Manica Architecture revealed its design for a stadium for the Chicago Bears football team featuring a translucent roof and a glass-curtain wall at its entrance. The other most-read houses last month were a villa in suburban London and a two-in-one holiday home on the Finnish coast.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 12, 2024

Genuine architecture communicates before it is understood: The post Juha Limari Leiviskä, Finnish architect of poetic, light-filled buildings, dies at 87 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Archinect

APRIL 19, 2023

The 30,000 m2 flagship residential quarter Wientalterrassen in Käthe-Dorsch- Gasse in Vienna's 14th district was recently completed by the Austrian-Finnish architectural firm Berger + Parkkinen in a joint venture with architect Christoph Lechner & Partner, and was awarded klimaaktiv Gold. The design of the Wi.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a chair that is "both familiar and simultaneously fresh" for Finnish furniture brand Nikari. The Archetyp chair is a minimally designed wood-frame chair with an upholstered seat and back.

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designboom

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The post rotating 360 degrees, unio design studio’s luxury pod immerses you in the finnish landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the spherical glass volume is supported by a steel frame and houses a fully functional living space spread over two floors.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Finnish firm Studio Puisto imagined the prefabs for hoteliers setting up off-grid retreats and homeowners wanting one for their backyard. When the pandemic struck and created isolating conditions, Finnish architecture firm Studio Puisto began thinking about how to make the best of them. Get in touch!

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designboom

JUNE 4, 2022

the 'WOLOLOW' is actually a miniature copy of the 'futuro house' designed by finnish architect matti suuronen in 1968 as a portable chalet. The post this UFO-shaped night light embodies old school sci-fi aesthetics appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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designboom

MARCH 12, 2022

the two-story office building was designed by austrian-finnish architects berger+parkkinen for a film production company. The post a shell for climbing plants wraps this timber office pavilion in vienna appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Architectural Record

MARCH 28, 2022

The Finnish architect and author speaks to Michael Crosbie on Common Edge about teaching in the age of digital media, the dangers of celebrating celebrity, and architecture as an invitation.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The "paint studio" is the second iteration of Cover Story outlets designed by Bergroth , who also created the interiors for the Finnish brand's flagship Helsinki store. Every aspect is thoughtfully crafted to promote a sustainable and user-centric experience."

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 12, 2024

Genuine architecture communicates before it is understood: The post Juha Ilmari Leiviskä, Finnish architect of poetic, light-filled buildings, dies at 87 appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The new museum will combine high-quality architecture with purposefully designed interiors and landscape architecture. The three best proposals will be recognised by a jury of city leaders and trustees, as well as experts appointed by the Finnish Architects’ Association SAFA. Construction start is scheduled for 2027.

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e-architect

MAY 29, 2023

Huvila K, north east Europe, Finnish Contemporary Architecture, Modern Realestate, Finland, Photography Huvila K, Finland, north east Europe 29 May 2023 Design: Saukkonen + Partners Location: Finland, north east Europe Photos © Timo Pyykönen Huvila K, Finland The ideal leisure destination is located on a remote island, surrounded by water.

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World Architecture Community

JUNE 14, 2023

Danish architecture firm Cobe and Finnish Lundén Architecture Company have won a competition to design a municipal building in the Finnish city of Espoo, Finland. Called Espoo House, the Öö,âââ-square-metre hybrid municip.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

10:00am British designer Faye Toogood has collaborated with Finnish furniture brand Vaarnii to create the Peace outdoor furniture collection, which will be unveiled at Stockholm Furniture Fair. "It The Dezeen team are reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February). All times are London time.

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Bustler

MARCH 2, 2023

MASSLab + AFRY Ark Studio have been announced as the winner of the Finnish Train Factory Mixed-Use Competition, a program that sought proposals for the development of Helsinki’s historic, yet emerging, Pasila Machine Shop Area. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

Finnish interiors studio Fyra has fostered a "bohemian ambience" in this hotel in Helsinki by layering different styles, colours and historical references within its public spaces. Now, Finnish architecture firm Arco has undertaken a complete renovation of the building for hotel chain Sokotel.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It will also present the latest works by Charlotte Kingsnorth and Gyuhan Lee , conceived as a reference to the 1970s Global Tools movement spanning Italian Radical Architecture, Arte Povera and Conceptual Art. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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designboom

APRIL 30, 2022

created by ulf mejergeren in collaboration with finnish artist antti laitinen, 'one tree four seasons' will follow one tree as it changes through the seasons. The post a giant nest encircles a solitary tree for the first in four part seasonal art series appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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designboom

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The post robin falck’s nido cabin is a 9 sqm getaway nestled in the finnish woods appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the slanted window pane brings plenty of natural light into the tiny, two-story retreat that houses a micro-kiten, lounge area, a bed, and storage space.

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Deezen

APRIL 30, 2024

The first and only skyscraper designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in New York City has undergone a renovation by Vocon Architects and MdeAS Architects to help it "meet the expectations of today". The architectural team completely renovated two lobbies on the ground floor, including a revamp of the finishes and the elevators.

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Architizer

JULY 26, 2022

A new climate-conscious new district will be built in the city of Kerava in the Finnish metropolitan region. Kerava will develop the district as the Finnish housing fair of 2024, an annual show of residential trends. © KVANT-1 / Architecture: Tommila Architects and Kaleidoscope. Piiri is the winning proposal.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Nokia Arena, Tampere Multipurpose Public Building, Finland, Finish Mixed-Use Architecture Images, Architects. Tampere, Finland— Studio Libeskind , along with SRV Rakennus Oy, and local partner ARCO Architecture Company / Aihio Arkkitehdit, opened the LEED Gold Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, on December 15, 2021. Finnish Architecture.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Helsinki-based Larissa Immonen of Finarte tells me that "a lot of people associate Finnish design as minimalistic, architecture-inspired, wood- and nature-oriented, and functional," but that there are unsuspecting "odd and quirky" elements to the cultural aesthetic as well.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

Moving calligraphic scrolls will continually plot the response of visitors to a series of questions about architecture's intangible qualities at the Singapore's Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion, which is unveiled exclusively here. Named When is Enough, Enough?

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The exhibition is important because there has never been a joint retrospective exhibition about this central designer couple in Finnish design history," curator Susanna Aaltonen told Dezeen. Previous retrospectives at the museum include one centred on the plastic furniture and chairs of Finnish designer Eero Aarino.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The pieces are filled with typha latifolia, a type of plant commonly known as broadleaf cattail, which is defined by its long cigar-shaped seed heads and is typically found in Finnish peatlands – a type of wetland. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Both are world-renowned, groundbreaking pieces of architecture. Another iconic London building to be turned into a hotel is the Chancery Building on Grosvenor Square, which formerly held the US Embassy and was designed by Finnish architect Saarinen in the 1950s. We see many parallels between the TWA Hotel and the BT Tower," said Morse.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Borenius Office Space, Helsinki, Finland, New Finnish Interior Design, Architecture, Photography. Helsinki Architecture. Helsinki Architecture Walking Tours by e-architect. Helsinki Architecture Designs – chronological list. Helsinki Architecture News. Finnish Architect : contact details.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2024

Finnish designer Ville Kokkonen experimented with micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) to create a lightweight hollow cane that can be sawn to the desired length using basic woodworking tools. See Dezeen Events Guide for an up-to-date list of architecture and design events taking place around the world.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2023

Finnish design company Woodio has designed a wall-mounted toilet that is formed from wood composite. The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a toilet made from wood composite , which its designers says generates fewer emissions than ceramic toilets. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Art Sauna is the latest addition to the museum, which since its original extension in 2014 has sought to provide a visitor experience that brings together landscape, art and architecture. Serlachius Foundation is known for its support of Finnish art and culture," Mendoza and Partida told Dezeen.

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