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Aalto University among the 10 best landscape architecture programmes

Five student projects were selected to represent Aalto at the Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona.
Awards and Recognition
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Aalto University鈥檚 new building open to the public in September

V盲re gathers all departments of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture under one roof.
Campus
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Aalto-yliopisto V盲re. Kuva: Tuomas Uusheimo / Aalto-yliopisto

Future of Aalto University campus

Urban planning and campus development in focus at Hook鈥18.
Campus
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Aalto Festival Hook'18 Kuva: Lasse Lecklin / Aalto-yliopisto

UWAS Experiments, spring 2018 (Dipoli, Otaniemi)

The exhibition presents works from three University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) courses together with research material produced by the members of the UWAS working group.
Campus, Research & Art
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A glass sculpture of a schematic fish, transparent except for the black tail, holding dry moss inside the belly.

Architect of happiness

Finnish architect Kai Wartiainen is based in Sweden, where he is known not only as an ecological designer, but also as a radical thinker.
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Photo: Maija Astikainen.

Laser scanning the 3D world

Robotic cars, forest growth, virtual theatre, renovations... Laser scanning has a lot of applications, and new ones are being discovered all the time.
Aalto Magazine
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Mobile-scanned built environment. Picture: Antero Kukko.

Kokoon house stacks up at the Flow Festival

The project by Department of Architecture鈥檚 Wood Program was built to offer affordable housing to migrant populations.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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The visitors to the Flow Festival can explore the modular Kokoon house. Photo: Juho Haavisto.

Aalto University and Stora Enso to build special stage for public debate forum SuomiAreena

The parties' co-operation results in the Aika (Time) stage, designed by Aalto students, to celebrate Finland's centennial year.
Press releases, Cooperation
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Image: Antti Hannula and Antti Rantam盲ki, students of landscape architecture at Aalto University, and the competition winners.

Nexus selected as winner of Chemist鈥檚 Block architectural design competition

The winning entry for the Chemist's Block was created by Anttinen Oiva Architects.
Campus, Press releases
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View towards the Aalto University metro station, Student Community Centre in front. Illustration by Anttinen Oiva Architects.

Resplendent Dipoli emerging from renovation

A thorough renovation of the tradition-rich Dipoli building is nearing completion.
Aalto Magazine, Campus
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Photo: Kalle Kataila.

Finnish Cultural Foundation's award to an architectural pioneer

Associate Professor Jenni Reuter was awarded for empathy transcending cultural borders as well as for human-sized architecture.
Awards and Recognition
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Associate Professor Jenni Reuter.

Thesis focusing on children鈥檚 mobility in the city awarded Lappset Group stipend

The awarded work is the Master鈥檚 thesis completed at the Aalto University Department of Architecture by landscape architect Aino Leskinen.
Awards and Recognition
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According to the study, community structures should support independent mobility among children of primary school age by enabling them to go to school, neighbourhood parks and friends who live near them independently.

International cooperation makes building with wood even more attractive

This is the main European conference for wood construction. It brings together researchers, builders and decision-makers at Aalto in June.
Cooperation, Press releases
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Wood Program Exhibition in Tokyo from 5 June 2015 to 5 August 2016. Photo: A4 gallery / Takenaka Corporation, Tokyo.

Futuro houses presented at Espoo's WeeGee

Students designed the visual look for an exhibition celebrating the plastic house that spread around the world.
Cooperation, Studies
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The future townhouse can accommodate one, two or a group of people

The multi-storey type of dwelling offers urban living in a small building and new opportunities for residential living in different life situations.
Research & Art
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- Townhouse as a new building type is making its way to Finnish housing. Those living alone or together with one person are also interested in the townhouse, says researcher Eija Hasu.

Honourable mention to Ahlava and Sotamaa in Guggenheim competition

鈥淜issing Helsinki鈥 the most successful Finnish proposal for design.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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