Designers inspired by wood
Wood is a fascinating and inspirational material for designers. Proof of that are at least Helsinki’s wooden Chapel of Silence (Hiljaisuuden kappeli) and the soon-to-be-completed public sauna...
View ArticleFinnish architecture project receives international recognition
Sunrays shine through golden bamboo structures and the building walls are a bright turquoise. Finnish architecture group Komitu’s new youth centre was completed in Phnom Penh in Cambodia in early 2014....
View ArticleParacity offers a quick solution to reconstruction
The Finnish architect Marco Casagrande has come up with a new innovation – a city structure made from laminated wood called Paracity. It can be used to quickly construct flats and even entire cities....
View ArticleFinnish architecture to feature in prime German location
The international team led by the Finnish architect Esa Ruskeepää has won a competition seeking a designer for a new city library and education centre in the heart of Wolfsburg, Germany. The post...
View ArticleHelsinki approves new central library with sauna
The city of Helsinki has approved a plan to build a major city-centre library, which will also include a cinema, restaurant, cafés, workshop and activity spaces and a public sauna. The post Helsinki...
View ArticleSustainable architecture award to Marco Casagrande
Locus Foundation and Unesco awards Finnish architect Marco Casagrande with the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. The post Sustainable architecture award to Marco Casagrande appeared first on...
View ArticleHelsinki Central Library emerges from the needs of city residents
Already dubbed the new cradle of citizen engagement, the new Helsinki Central Library will rise in the city centre with the power of its citizens’ ideas. The post Helsinki Central Library emerges from...
View ArticleFinnish retirement home seeks global marketplace
Finnish retirement home model is taking its concept abroad. The post Finnish retirement home seeks global marketplace appeared first on Good News from Finland.
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