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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...

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Finnish 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....

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Paracity 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....

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Finnish 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...

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Helsinki 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...

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Sustainable 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...

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Helsinki 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...

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Finnish 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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