Anssi Perttala to strengthen the Centre for Radical Creativity
Anssi Perttala has been appointed to the position of expert at Aalto University鈥檚 Centre for Radical Creativity from 1 October, 2026 on.
Welcome to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture!
Art and design open up new perspectives and solutions to the world's big challenges.
Campaigning for a better future
Aalto鈥檚 research and innovations impact your everyday life. Whether it鈥檚 a breakthrough in detecting memory disorders, a sustainable alternative to cement, or turning ideas into startups, you too are connected 色色啦 鈥 and have many reasons to donate.
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Professor Hanna Maylett: 鈥淲ithout time spent together, a shared vision cannot emerge鈥
According to Hanna Maylett, associate professor of film directing, a director doesn鈥檛 need to know all the answers; rather, their role is to create a process through which those answers can be discovered together.
Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2026
Explore the inspiring work of our graduating students in architecture, design, film, art and media!
Ornamo Awards '26: The Design Forerunner Award to service designer Mariana Salgado
The鈥疍esign Forerunner Award鈥痝oes to service designer Mariana Salgado, who brings design into climate research and builds people鈥檚 participation in the sustainability transition.
The Metex Prize 2026 winner is Hana Rehorc虒i虂kova虂
The Metex Prize is awarded for excellence in Master鈥檚 thesis work done in collaboration with a technology company or to promote the significance and use of design and art in Finnish industry.
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Creativity Unfolded
Aalto University鈥檚 blog series Creativity Unfolded focuses on insights linked to creativity in a multitude of ways. Topics include design, technology, media, architecture, film, games, art theory and...
Meet our people
Professor Marco Steinberg: 鈥橶e need to change, and we need to do it now鈥
Professor of Practice in Strategic and Industrial Design says that the world鈥檚 most pressing issues, like climate change, won鈥檛 be addressed by tinkering at the edges of today鈥檚 solutions but rather require a more fundamental redesign.
Professor Ranja Hautam盲ki: 鈥楧iverse urban nature is key to increasing well-being and carbon sinks鈥
Professor of Landscape Architecture is tackling the issues of climate change mitigation and urban carbon sinks.
鈥楨nvironmental art education should address the problem of human-centeredness鈥
鈥業 claim鈥 series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Henrika Ylirisku researches the premises of environmental art education.
Julia Lohmann: 鈥榃e know too much and do too little鈥
Lohmann鈥檚 magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'
Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.
Aarni Kapanen illustrates Dudes & Feelings podcasts
Fighting toxic masculinity with a podcast and the help of Visual Communication Design.
Aalto Art and Design Cases
Aalto Design Cases is a platform for activity-based creativity and practice-based research in the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Prominent art at Aalto University
Aalto University promotes visibility and impact of art and creativity both in society and at our own campus. Aalto University uses one percent of building costs to fund art.
Events
Take it or leave it 鈥 a recycling event open to all
Welcome to the autum 2026 Recycling Event!
Warm Clouds over the Cool Planet 鈥 Workshop
Workshop for critically engaging with material realities behind "the cloud", by turning the planetary resources behind our digital systems something we can see and touch.
Designers in Materials Research 鈥 From CHEMARTS to Biodesign
How does design shape the future of bio-based materials? Join us to hear experiences, practical insights and ideas for the future.
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Let's build a more sustainable future
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