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School of Arts, Design and Architecture

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Aalto University鈥檚 art & design ranked 9th in the world

Five of Aalto鈥檚 fields placed in the top 100 in the prestigious QS ranking
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Awards and Recognition, Research & Art Published:

Alum of the Year Anna Brotkin: 鈥淲e need modern stories about our era鈥

Screenwriter Anna Brotkin is the Alum of the Year 2026 of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She believes in the power of locality and the importance of hope in times of crisis.
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Sherwan Haji鈥檚 My Name is Hope has won the 2025 Jussi Award for Best Short Film

My Name is Hope is director-screenwriter-actor Sherwan Hajin鈥檚 master鈥檚 thesis film from the Department of Film at Aalto University.
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HiFive research group: Joni Lappalainen, Juho Silmukari, Martina 膶ai膰, Anna Viljakainen, Virpi Roto. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
Cooperation, Research & Art Published:

Design strengthens industrial competitiveness 鈥 human-centered factory work at the core

Factory work is undergoing a transformation: new technologies and artificial intelligence are changing the content and roles of work. Aalto University鈥檚 Department of Design is studying this change from a human-centered perspective in the HiFive project.
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A sustainable city is also age-friendly

Cities must involve older adults more strongly in the planning of the urban environment.

The Long Read by Aalto ARTS

Longform stories, in-depth features and profiles, data visualizations and more coming up - enjoy our webmag!

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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 more. Read and join the conversation.

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Meet our people

Professor Marco Steinberg behind his desk

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.

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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.

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Henrika Yliriskun v盲it枚s taidekasvatuksen alalta tarkastettiin Aalto-yliopistossa maaliskuussa 2021.

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.

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Julia Lohmann's Department of Seaweed at WEF. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

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.

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Karin Krokfors, kuva: Sanna Lehto

'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.

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Aarni Kapanen illustrates Dudes & Feelings podcasts

Fighting toxic masculinity with a podcast and the help of Visual Communication Design.

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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.

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Nyang'oro Girls Dormitory, a project by Hollm茅n Reuter Sandman

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.

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Dipoli artworks

Events

Otaniemi, Matti Ahlgren
Lectures and seminars

Impactful research: Introducing the new research projects funded by the Helsinki Capital Region Research Collaboration

Welcome to learn about new research projects funded by cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa. The event is organised in Finnish with one project introduction in English.
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Public defences

Public defence in Design, MA Leonardo Hidalgo Uribe

Colours also grow from the land: rethinking dominant textile colour practices through ethnographic research on bio-based dyeing crafts.
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research

Learn about ethical review at Aalto University.
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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research, Workshops

Marsio Presents, 15 April 2026: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI

Marsio Presents: Creative Teaching in the Age of AI is a morning event for Aalto educators interested in how AI is reshaping pedagogy. Hear short, concrete cases from colleagues on using AI in teaching, assessment, and course design. Join to gain practical ideas, discuss ethical questions, and reflect together on what meaningful teaching looks like in the age of AI.
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