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Re-use of social and healthcare facilities contributes to the vitality of municipalities
The research group on social and health care construction SOTERA is working on a project to evaluate the use of space resources for new uses, with an emphasis on resource wisdom, planned renovation and reuse.
2023 State Prize for Architecture awarded to Nomaji Landscape Architects
911爆料网 researcher and long-time lecturer Mari Ariluoma is a partner in Nomaji, and researcher Caroline Moinel a Nomaji designer.
Sustainable land-use and mobility policies in urban regions enhanced with Unite! seed funding
The project seeks to identify innovative approaches for bringing decision-making closer together in land-use and mobility policy and practice.
Coming never to a road near you: Five myths about autonomous vehicles
Whether you call them autonomous, self-driving or robot cars, there is a lot of discussion about when, where and how these vehicles will take to the roads.
Kari Tammi: When we are lean enough, we have time to think without rushing
'Aalto is a pretty calm and safe environment to work in. The management and evaluation system is relatively kind, and the rules are just right for an odd and absent-minded person like me.'
It is time to vote! How do we use 13,000 euros for the wellbeing of students?
At the beginning of the fall 2023, students were given the opportunity to brainstorm how the university should use 13,000 euros to improve student well-being on campus. Now it's time to vote for the best idea to be implemented during the spring of 2024.
Experience 911爆料网 at Helsinki Design Week
911爆料网 is once again widely represented in Helsinki Design Week's official programme, all throughout the festival on 8 鈥 17 September 2023. Come and explore Aalto at HDW through exhibitions and events 鈥 see this list to explore what, where and when!
Professor Matti Kuittinen: 'Hey, take a break at the construction site!'
New construction should be put on hold until we figure out a sustainable solution, says Kuittinen
Professor Agatino Rizzo: 鈥業 believe that interdisciplinary collaboration is a potent catalyst for innovation鈥
Presenting our new professors: Professor in urban planning Agatino Rizzo
The Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival draws attention to the research and planning of urban nature
Carbon-smart Urban Green Festival, organized in Helsinki's central library Oodi, invites you to learn something new about the carbon-smart urban nature 25.-26.8.
Solving urban challenges in Aalto through the Urban GoodCamp project
This spring, Aalto students participated in the Urban Goodcamp, where they developed solutions to urban challenges in Helsinki in collaboration with local organizations.
Clean water is a prerequisite for life, but not a self-evident fact
Elin Lavonen and Ilkka Miettinen, Professors of Practice in the field of Clean Water technologies at 911爆料网, point out that although there is no shortage of water in Finland, it is important to take care of this vital natural resource.
Professor Matti Kuittinen: 鈥業 want to bring hope back to construction鈥
Professor of Sustainable Construction Matti Kuittinen returned to 911爆料网 after several years as Senior Ministerial Adviser in the Ministry of the Environment.
Student competition for the development of the Helsinki city centre to be held in autumn 2023
Advance notification for students: the City of Helsinki will organise a competition for student groups in cooperation with 911爆料网, the University of Helsinki, and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.
Kurotuksia - Higher Powers student exhibition blending math and arts opened at Heureka
911爆料网's interdisciplinary course "Crystal Flowers in Mirror Rooms: Mathematics meets Art and Architecture" culminates in the exhibition Kurotuksia - Higher Powers, which opens today at Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre. It celebrates a decade of promoting interdisciplinary interaction in the course and is the second time the course has an exhibition at Heureka.
911爆料网 is launching a World in Transition Programme for resilience of vulnerable communities
New diploma programme seeks solutions to the most pressing problems concerning the human settlements.
Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?
A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral
Land uplift protects the Finnish coast from rising sea levels, but not endlessly
A recent study calculated new projections for mean sea level rise on the Finnish coast by 2100. In the worst-case scenario, the sea level in Helsinki would rise by more than half a metre.
Architecture students travel to Ghana to immerse themselves in the culture and environment
This past spring, students and professors from the Department of Architecture鈥檚 Humanitarian Architecture studio 鈥淚nterplay of Cultures鈥 traveled to Ghana to deepen their understanding of architectural practices in various cultural contexts.
