Yearbook 2013 / 2014

Aalto U n ive rsi ty School of Arts, Desig n an d Arch i tectu re De partm e nt of Arch i tectu re

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foreword Antti Ahlava, Professor, Head of Department 2013-14

WHAT MAKES A GOOD YEAR “Collaboration is the source of inspiration for me.” – Philip Glass Architecture is a competitive field, and a university is nowadays a context, where racing is also emphasised. It has been lucky for us, that considering the success of our people in design competitions, our positive exposure in media and our societal impact, the study year 2013-14 was astonishing. I would like to thank everybody in the academic faculty and in the staff for our remarkable accomplishments. When Domus magazine displayed 50 best European schools of architecture and 50 best European schools of design, Aalto University remained the only Finnish university on the lists, with three of our degree programmes: Barchelor programme in Architecture (Department of Architecture), Master’s programme in Architecture (Department of Architecture) and our neighbours in the attic of Miestentie’s brain factory, the Master’s programme in New Media (Dept. of Media). Our recent graduates Hilla Rudanko and Anssi Kankkunen were included in the most interesting architects in the world in The Architectural Review. The magazine highlighted especially their Vocational School project in Sra Pou, Cambodia – a project born from our study course. The Modular School Project by the professorship of Public Buildings was exhibited in Schulbau Expo in Hamburg and our Wood Program displayed in a grand manner at the exhibition Nordic Passion - Architecture and Design from Nordic Countries in Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA). The collaborative humanitarian aid architecture by Hollmén Reuter Sandman caused admiration around the world in numerous exhibitions. Our Grey Matter exhibition studied the limits of architectural media in association to the artistic Helsinki School of Photography movement, in an exhibition at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Philip Tidwell became the winner of ACSA (The Association of The Collegiate Schools of Architecture) Creative Achievement Award 2014 with his project Light Houses: On The Nordic Common Ground – an exhibition at the 13th international architecture exhibition in La Biennale di Venezia, created with Peter B. MacKeith. This award recognizes a specific creative achievement in teaching, design, scholarship, research, or service that advances architectural education globally. The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) Sustainability Prize was given to our Wood Program WDC Pavillion, which also was selected as Helsinki City Building of the year. In Aalto University Campus 2015 open international two-stage competition, almost all prizes were won by our students, teachers, or recent graduates: the 1st prize by Verstas architects, the 2nd by Thomas Miauchi with Esa Ruskeepää, and a purchase was given to ALA architects. We are collaborating the realization of the buildings and eagerly waiting for the supposed completion in 2017. In the Helsinki City Library open international two-stage competition, the 1st prize was won by ALA Architects and the shared 3rd

prizes were given to Playa and Verstas Architects. I and Lauri Salminen happened to win third prize in the Katara Hills International Housing Competition in Doha, Qatar, as well as a honorary mention in Tianjin International Airport competition. In the International ARA Housing 2049 student competition, with entries from architecture schools all over the world, the 1st prize was won by Mikki Ristola and the 2nd prize by Joakim Breitenstein.

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The list of success stories does not end there. Europan is the world’s most important urban design competition for young architects and we won two first prizes by Jonna and Kia Taegen in the Helsinki City task. Anssi Lauttia, Kuutti Halinen and Tuomas Raikamo won the first prize in the Kuopio City Europancompetition. Matti Kuittinen received the 31st World Cultural Council Award Ceremony And Academic Summit Special Recognition with his achievements in sustainablle wooden construction. All together our students, recent graduates, faculty and teaching staff finished c. 40 commissioned building, urban planning/design and landscape architecture projects, including c. 10 humanitarian projects and acquired c. 15 prizes in international architectural competitions (this is a 300% growth from last year!), c. 15 prizes in national competitions and c. 5 other prizes, including the Finnish National Architecture Prize to Selina Anttinen.

We have continued our neighbourhood Brunch tradition, meeting the companies and institutions close to our campus area. This has been a practical way of networking with our friends from the vicinity. Also collaborations with our university alliances have developed: I and Trev Harris worked at Harvard GSD as Visiting Fellows, discussing future shared endeavours together, linked to sustainability, urban design and digital development and Ali Malkawi from GSD made a counter visit later. We are continuing this Aalto-GSD collaboration by preparing courses together. We have started course and research collaboration also with The Royal College of Art in London and Nagoya Institute of Technology, related to service architecture and resiliency. I would like to thank the hospitality of our new friends.

Better learning We have accomplished a complete restructuration of academic personnel with the Focus Group principle, having combined professorships to thematic collaborative teams (≈ 3 professors, 1-2 post docs and 3-4 lecturers responsible for teaching and/or research). This new organization of the department has integrated teaching. Considering the achievements in education, the international teaching faculty has increased and we have started a multitude of cross-disciplinary studio courses. We received a position for a third professorship in Landscape Architecture, three new post-doc researchers and a doctoral researcher position. We were also pleased to get Alvaro Oliveira as a Visiting Professor in Service Architecture. The Urban Academy - A Minor Study program with the geographers, natural scientists and sociologists from the University of Helsinki, has started with great enthusiasm and recognition in the newspaper press and television. The end of spring 2014 marked the first historical massive collaboration project course for all of the freshmen from engineering, design and architecture. The amount of graduated students has increased clearly (bachelor level: 2011:47 2012:58 2013:66, master level: 2011:19 2012: 31 2013: 40). The quality of applicants to Bachelor level studies is now extremely high, with only c. 6% of applicants accepted. The number of applicants to our master’s programs increased by 30% from the last year, an opposite trend to other master level degree programs in Aalto ARTS.

The vision of the department is that we will become the hotspot between Nordic architecture and international architectural discourse. In this respect I would like to especially thank Chen-Yu Chiu for his achievements in building our visibility and relationships to Taiwan and the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture in for making this possible.

Focused Research The research vision of the Department is that the Department of Architecture will become known for its research environment, where academic rigour meets practical relevance, and where scholars from different disciplines come together to discuss contemporary urban problems. Research at our department is practice-oriented, contributing to the challenges of the profession and society at large; critically, by analysing the changing environment and renewing the conceptual framework and knowledge management of design and planning; and constructively, by developing new skills and tools for design, planning and construction, new building typologies, and new understanding of living, working, leisure, and mobility. Our research is interdisciplinary, informed by technical, humanistic and social sciences. There has lately been a remarkable emergence of Research in Wooden Architecture related to applied research of wooden technology and the research of sustainability. Simultaneously we have newed the SOTERA research institute of social and health care environments, which now has a remarkable role in developing concepts for numerous and costly renewal projects of the health care facilities in Northern and Eastern Europe. The future of teaching, research and societal impact looks promising in the physically and socially intensifying Otaniemi. When I am now moving from the position of the Head of the Department of Architecture, I would like to express my gratitude for the inspiring students, faculty and staff for these years of creative adventures and welcome my follower.

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BASE “Learning—the aquisition of the capacity to continuously learn—continues to be concentrated, in my view, in drawing— in learning how to see, to understand, to express and in history—in the sense of gaining knowledge of the present in a state of becoming.” - Alvaro Siza

The basis for the study of architecture in Aalto is formed by the chairs of Basics and Theory, History and Building Design. In all of these chairs tutors working alongside the Professor and lecturers are an indispensable part of teaching. Each course has its short term tutors working for the duration of it. These tutors are young experts in their respective fields, who bring practical experience and new avenues of thinking into teaching. Finnish architectural education is based on learning by doing and providing each student with personal guidance and tutoring during each design project. This intensive teacher-student relationship differs from the culture of most other architecture schools found around the world, where commonly the student to teacher ratio is greater, lectures are crowded mass lectures and professors are rarely seen guests in workspaces. Compared to other fields of study in Aalto-University, the large amount of student teacher engagement is one of our departments greatest strengths.

ARCHITECTURE IN FINLAND AND SCANDINAVIA Measurement drawings of Rauma Professor Aino Niskanen Lecturer Aimo Nissi Tutors Markku Mattila Niina Svartström

There is more than a hundred years tradition in making measurement drawings as a part of architects’ education. As a result of this work the collection of thousands of drawings made by the students form a valuable archive for future research. To measure and draw a building is a reversed process to architectural design. It is a good means of learning the dimensions, proportions, structure and details of existing buildings. Rauma is a well-preserved wooden town and a UNESCO World Heritage site. These examples of measurement

drawings show three different cases among historical buildings in Rauma. “Sonkk” is a well preserved house in residential use. “Hannu” is an old prosperous apartment house changed to commercial use by drastic alterations. “Spärri” is also changed to commercial use, but its facade has lately been reconstructed to be about the same as it was in early 1900’s.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Rauma-Sonkk measurement group:Toni Lahti, Petter Eklund, Henriikka Ryhänen, Sini Koskinen Drawings: Toni Lahti 2 - Rauma-Hannu measurement group: Ninni Westerholm, Lari Matero Párraga, Thomas Laine, Eero Ilvessalo Drawings: Ninni Westerholm 3 - Rauma-Spärri measurement group: Kia Evon, Laura Laine, Saana Rossi Drawings: Kia Evon

TWO COURSES ON POMPEJI Professor Aino Niskanen Tutors Anu Koponen Sari KivimĂ¤ki

Spring term 2013: The subject of the exercise work was ancient Roman architecture and living in the City of Pompeji at year 79 AD .The exercise was carried out a pedagogical experiment as an online course. Aalto-wiki was used as a learning environment and Facebook as a place for group discussion. Each student chose an imaginary role character to play. Students wrote a five-day-chain of events to their characters, located in Pompeii. They transmitted traits of built environment through description of the days and actions of the role play characters. The students had to search for both literal and visual sources and write detailed texts with a view from their role. An important part of the task was to bring out in the text which part was based on known facts and which was product of imagination. Every student became an author knowledge was constructed by and shared in the learning community.

Spring term 2014: The course consisted of a lecture series focusing in ancient Pompeii and an excursion to the surroundings of the Bay of Naples, Italy. Students wrote a learning diary of the lectures given by several specialists; many of them of researchersÂ´ work on archeological sites. On a four-day excursion Pompeii and Herculaneum were visited as well as a separate archeological sites like ancient luxury villas and the Greek temple site of Paestum. Students worked in groups observing the cityscape and architecture of the ancient surroundings by sketching and painting. They observed ancient streetscape, spatial sequences in Pompeian houses and baths as well as colors and shapes in interiors. There were altogether 16 students participating the excursion : three Ph.D. students, four students of art education and nine students of architecture. An exhibition of the student works will take place. SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Merete Kemppainen 2 - Pijatta Heinonen

26.5. Pompeiji Kiertelemme Mimmin kanssa, kaksi ihanaa rauniota, näille palataan. Tehtävänantona tilasarjat kodeissa/taloissa. Välikeskustelu vie aikaa, eihän piirtämiseen jääkään kuin joitain tunteja. Siirrämme lounasajan kahdeksi, melkein kaikilla on hostellin lakanat mukana toogiksi. Pohjapiirroksen piirtäminen on ihanaa ja koukuttavaa! Silmämitalla, ja askelmitta-arvioilla. Linjat ja suhteet löytyvät, mikä on suhteessa mihinkin ja millä tavalla. Oivalluksen tunne, tätä voisin tehdä vaikka kaikissa Pompeijin taloissa. Innostun, tätä olen odottanut. Siirrymme toiseen taloon hetkeksi, piirrän näkymän oviaukosta. Jännää, piirtäminen tuntuu helpommalta.

PUBLIC BUILDING DESIGN - BASIC COURSE Jazz club to Pori Professor Jussi Murole (fall) Pirjo Sanaksenaho (spring) Lecturer Saija Hollmén Tutors Ville Hara Anu Puustinen Assistant Aino Sederholm Structures Hannu Hirsi HVAC Kari Seitaniemi

The task was to design a jazz club building to Pori Karjaranta area. The site was on the riverside, a flat area with one old storage building which could be preserved or taken apart. The room program included two concert halls with backstage spaces, music school class rooms and office spaces for Pori Jazz ry. The City of Pori was partner in organizing the course. The aim of the course was to learn how to design a small public building as a funcyional and architectural entity. The technical inastallations and structures should as well be taken into consideration. The course was meant for third year students of Bachelor degree of architecture.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Paul Thynell 2 - Janne Salo 3 - Lotta Skogström

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PUBLIC BUILDING ADVANCED STUDIO Kigali Master Class

The Master Class took 10 students of architecture for a two-week field trip to Kigali, Rwanda, to learn about the features of a foreign culture, and to work with disadvantaged local communities. The design task was a public building for an existing need, using participatory planning processes and collaboration with local people. The focus of the course was on community empowerment through paticipation, sustainable design solutions and culturally knowledgeable architecture. The course included studies on local building traditions and materials,

Professor Visiting professor Peter Rich Lecturer Saija Hollmén Tutors Helena Sandman Energy and climate Genku Kayo Other Tomà Berlanda Timothy Hall

as well as social, economic and climatic characteristics of the local culture. The course aimed at providing the students with a wider perspective and understanding of the processes of the architectural practice when working in various cultural contexts. The Kigali Master Class with Peter Rich was organized with the support from Asko Foundation.

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PUBLIC BUILDING STUDIO Korkeasaari Zoo Professor Jussi Murole Tutors Claudia Auer Jaakob Solla Janne Ter채svirta Assistant Aino Sederholm Structures Hannu Hirsi HVAC Kari Seutaniemi

The Public Building Studio task was to design a new entrance building for Helsinki Korkeasaari Zoo: a public information, exhibition and educational centre in the northern side of the Korkeasaari Island. The spaces which were to be designed consisted of exhibition spaces, educational facilities, a movie theatre, office rooms, restaurant, cafeteria, spaces for small animals and an aquarium or a terrarium. The assignment alloewed the student to become acquainted with the complexities of facilities intended for large scale multi-purpose buildings. Strong emphasis was put on the adaptation of the building to the surrounding environment, situated in challenging and delicate landscape, close to the heart of Helsinki City.

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BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 1 Introductory assignments: Sense Cube, Personal Space & Contrast Professors Mikko Heikkinen Lecturer Jenni Reuter Tutors Helena Sandman Rosemarie Schnitzler Assistant Jere Pääkkönen

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Sense Cube: The assignment was to create a solid cube of predetermined size from any chosen material. The aim of the task was to alienate any given material from its normal context and focus on both physical attributes such as structure and texture as well as non-visual attributes such as sence of touch and even smell.

Contrast: The students were to take two identical objects or materials, and by working or manipulating them, to bring out a contrast within. The objective was to study what constitutes any give thing, by creating a contrast collage that reveals any given aspect of the chosen object or material.

Personal Space: Earlier in introductory assignments the students had to measure and document existing small spaces in Helsinki. In this assignment they had to take what they learned from dimensions and sense of atmosphere, and reapply it to a somewhat more abstract context as a 1:10 scale model. Their task was to design their own personal small space which could be for any kind of use, like studying, relaxing etc. The only criteria was that they should be able to reach all parts of their space while they themselves stand or lie in the middle of it.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Jessen-Juhler Henri 2 - Miettinen Jaana 3 - Luminiitty Rosaliina

BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 1 Light, Shadow & Reflection Professors Mikko Heikkinen Lecturer Jenni Reuter Tutors Helena Sandman Rosemarie Schnitzler Assistant Jere Pääkkönen

In this assignment the students studied the transition of the sun and how it transforms space depending on where it is. Each student built a cube of predetermined size. These could contain anything witihn, and be perforated at will. Students were encouraged to study what kind of variance they can create, how they can collect and transport light, and how light, shadow and reflections create compositions within space.

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BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 1 Mattolaituri - Rug Washing Platform

Helsinki has multiple rug washing platforms - a traditional Finnish place for washing and drying ones rugs outdoors - scattered along its shoreline. Due to environmental hazards they pose by contaminating the sea they have become a vanisihing part of the culture of Helsinki city, as they are no longer being looked after. The assignment was to find ways how to reuse these platforms creating new value for them and the surrounding area.

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Ideana oli tuoda vesi isoksi osaksi koko tonttia ja tämä toteutettiin pienellä joella, joka alkaa lähteenä ja valuu lopulta mereen. Vesi kiemurtelee pihojen läpi syvempinä ja matalampina kohtina, kulkien myös talon ali. Talo on suunniteltu joen ehdoilla sekä rajaamaan eri pihatiloja. Sekä puutarhat että talo ovat inspiroituneet japanilaisesta arkkitehtuurista ja puutarhoista. Pihoissa ja talossa tunnelma on tyyni ja suunnitelman nimi, Annon, tarkoittaa japaniksi rauhaa tai hiljaisuutta. Ensimmäinen piha on suojaisa ja rajautuu lähes kokonaan taloon tai muuriin. Pihalla sijaitsee lähde, josta vesi virtaa syvempään lampeen. Pihan kasvillisuus on inspiroitunut japanilaisista sammalpuutarhoista. Makuuhuoneen ja keittiön ikkunat aukeavat tähän puutarhaan. Toinen piha on suljettu ja ainoa käynti sinne on olohuoneen kautta. Vesi virtaa hiljaisena ”ojana” ja alkaa laskea lopulta jyrkemmin merelle päin. Suljettu tila saa oman tunnelmansa pienimmistä puista ja hieman villiintyneestä nurmikosta. Kolmas piha avautuu merelle kuten myös ateljeen suuri ikkuna. Täällä joki valuu mereen ja maasto loppuu jyrkästi veteen. Maastossa ei ole puita ja kasvusto onkin kuivaa rantaheinikkoa.

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BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 1 Spaceyards

This assignment is a collaboration between two first-year courses. The task is to create a cohesive whole of both interior and exterior space on an elongated plot. Equal emphasis is placed on both the required building design and outdoor landscaping. In the interior world, focus is placed on motion through spaces, transitions between levels, light and human scale. Outdoors focus is placed on using terrain, vegetation and water as a part of spatial design, creating series of spaces that connect to each other, to the indoors and to the outside world. The students are encouraged to examine how indoor space transitions into outdoor space and vice versa. SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Mäklin Pia 2 - Virolainen Susanna

BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 2 Blockday

Helsinki is home to multiple citizen centered urban events each year, most famous among these is the Restaurant Day. These events are all spontaneous and temporary, but still require infrastructure and visual appeal to be able to flourish. The assignment was to design an easily constructable and disassemblable temporary structure that supports the imaginary urban event Blockday. Students were required to take into consideration the time it takes to set-up and tear-down their design, and to discern the border between what part of the design is rigid and what is flexible and subject to user improvisation.

Professors Mikko Heikkinen Lecturer Jenni Reuter Tutors Jussi Palva Rosemarie Schnitzler Assistant Jere Pääkkönen

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Aarnio Reetta 2 - Hatakka Eilo

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BASICS OF ARCHITECTURE 2 Home for an Artist Professors Mikko Heikkinen Lecturer Jenni Reuter Tutors Tuomas Siitonen Rosemarie Schnitzler Assistant Jere Pääkkönen

Students were divided among three participating artists, visual artist Marja Kanervo, visual artist and graphic designer Aimo+7700 Katajamäki and graphic designer Kasper Strömman. The task was to design a home for the artist, accommodating his or her spesifications onto a rather inclined plot in Suomenlinna, Helsinki.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Honkamaa Otto 2 - Vesamo Annamari

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MASTER’S THESIS Where are you Peter? Painting the lost Rome of Piranesi Professor

Mikko Heikkinen

During its long and fascinating history Rome has encountered numerous urban changes, which can be observed by comparing city views done by different artists. In my master’s thesis I have studied the wonderful Vedute di Roma by G. B. Piranesi depicting Rome in the mid 18th century. I have continued this long tradition of townscape art by painting views of today’s Rome based on the views of Piranesi. Radical changes have taken place during these 250 years, most of them after the unification of Italy in the 1870’s and under the fascist regime. Themes in the paintings include demolition work and new construction in the historic centre, embankments along the Tiber, growth of traffic and tourism, artificial lighting, and also development of historic preservation.

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BUILDING ANALYSES: LEARNING FROM THE NORDIC MASTERS – ALVAR AALTO AND JØRN UTZON Professor: Mikko Heikkinen Lecturer: CHIU Chen-Yu

Building Analyses is included with a lecture series and tutorials. The lectures are delivered to closely exemplify the historical background, design process, built form and space both of Aalto and Utzon’s key work. The tutorials are designed for students representing the work of two masters through producing drawings, digital films or physical models, with the supervision of the lecturer.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Byoungkuk Na 2 - Jaakko Pennanen

SPACE

Escape & Invasion have been key intertwining themes emerging when trying to summarise this year‘s activities of our SPACE group. For those of you who have followed media coverage of both domestic and world events, turbulence and unrest seem to be on the increase whether it be for economic, political, social or climatic reasons. At a time when constant change has also become the daily norm for our department over the last couple of years, people tend to react in different but essentially clear ways. Some embrace new ideas wholeheartedly and are eager to experience new methodologies, meet new colleagues and launch themselves into unknown territories (invasion). For others yet another suggested change turns out to be the final straw for some and they throw in the towel, either moving on to a more “settled” work community escape or in an almost Winter War mode they stoically and fatalistically resign themselves to the ensuing chaos in the hope that the ongoing changes are just a passing fad and business will soon return to normal. For some, change, any change, seems to awaken the desire to escape, to seek solace in an over-idealised past or, worse still, in an artificially stimulated “reality” born out of drugs and other intoxicates. We have witnessed all these moods and reactions and no doubt will experience them in the future, but what is interesting is what can we learn from such behavior. Naturally this line of thinking starts to generate its own tsunami of questions demanding answers: Can it provide us with some clues as to how to justify and eventually orchestrate the changes that are afoot? Can we turn the pain, uncertainty and general negative energies associated with externally administered change into something more positive, creative and life-enhancing? Can we or should we finally abandon our individual professorship-centred architectural educational traditions in favour of a more multi-disciplined model, the Focus group system we have inaugurated last year? Are the Focus groups themselves finite or will they change and re-shuffle over the next few years? How far can we develop into an international architectural academic hotspot whilst still providing talented practitioners for the Finnish built environment? Are we trying to fit too many interesting subjects into our already over-loaded syllabus? Should we separate land-use and societal planning studies from the curriculum to form a distinct masters degree in planning? Should we concentrate only on the traditional training of architects and landscape architects in a wholly pragmatic manner or should we extend the academic aspects of architecture to provide a more humane and civilizing subject for those only interested in studying but not practicing architecture? From a management and human relations perspective, the challenge has been and still is, to convince colleagues of the necessity for such changes, to seek and encourage their active and voluntary involvement in the change process and to try and develop an atmosphere in which views can be openly expressed and adjustments made to any of the ongoing plans for reform in good time. It‘s no easy task to persuade admired colleagues to step outside their own comfort zones and confront new and daunting challenges on both academic as well as cultural levels. In the final analysis we all have to believe in what has been created if it is to stand any hope of coming to fruition and producing significant and successful end results that benefit all of us. For that reason alone we in the SPACE Group need to develop further an ongoing appetite for discussion, to ensure that everyone‘s voice is heard and that the end result of our deliberations can be something that we all can be proud of.

Urban Design Basic Course 2 Kortteli Hevosluodolla / Karjarannalla

Plans for the extension of the city of Pori to a former industrial site.

Professor Trevor Harris Lecturer Tommy Lindgren Tutors Johanna Vuorinen Kristiina Karlsson Sofia de Vocht Teemu Seppänen Assistant Emmi Jääskeläinen

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Iina Koskinen 2 - Sarita Poptani 3 - Lotta Skogström 4 - Meri Wiikinkoski 5 - Matti Wäre

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URBAN PLANNING PROFESSIONAL COURSE Local Development Planning Professor Kimmo Lapintie Lecturer Samuli Alppi Tutors Helena Teräväinen Hossam Hewidy Jouni Heinänen Valtteri Heinonen Björn Silfverberg

In YKSAK, urban planning is dealt with according to the Finnish land use planning system. Students study programming and implementing of general planning (yleiskaava) and local development planning (asemakaava) processes.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK Keskinen Janne and Tallberg Peter

THE CITY REJUVENATED Spontaneous City

Produce a general design for the year 2020 for the Gavea area (spanning from Rocinha to the Hippodrome) and a detailed proposal for the development of a smaller site. The aim will be to create comprehensive proposals for developing the area into an urban environment, that answers/comments on the challenges posed by local and global realities and trends. The proposals should aim to use the concepts of “smart cities” and service architecture where deemed applicable, and integrate these approaches in the designs. Part of the task will be to comment on the themes outlined in the PUC/Aalto work-

Professor Trevor Harris Lecturer Tommy Lindgren Tutors Esa Laaksonen Veikko Mäkipaja Jarmo Suominen Antti Ahlava Assistant Emmi Jääskeläinen

shop in Rio 16.3.-22.3.2014. The proposal has to take into acount the following factors: 1. the design should present the situation in Rio in the year 2020 – presenting the developments you think should be made in the coming years. 2. According to ideas of sustainability, the area close to the new metro station will need to be developed heavily – how do you think this should be solved? 3. Now the greatest growth in cities like Rio is in areas like the favelas – can your design address this challenge?

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SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Shan Zhong 2 - Ana Moriyon 3 - Beatriz Cerdan 4 - Sanna Tegel

PUUKAUPUNKI STUDIO Uudenkaupungin Suukari Professors Jyrki Sinkkilä Trevor Harris Hannu Huttunen Pekka Heikkinen Tutors Antti-Markus Lehto Henna Kemppainen Anne Tervo Mari Ariluoma Assistant Iida Juurinen

The studio course was arranged in co-operation with the Chairs of Housing Design, Urban Design, Wood construction and Landscape Architecture. The course was carried out in conjunction with the city of Uusikaupunki. In the first phase of the course students designed as a group a new neighborhood in the old industrial area of Suukari near the port. Each student then designed a residential block.The studio’s goal was to achieve a deeper understanding of the design, scale and functions of a modern wooden city and it’s surroundings.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Pauli Terho 2 - Niclas Storås 3 - Samuli Summanen

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THE URBAN LABORATORY Master’s Thesis Professor Kimmo Lapintie Tutors Mina di Marino Helena Teräväinen Hossam Hewidy

In the laboratory students study the role of design, planning and policies in contemporary urban development. The lab is a seminar-based learning environment with a special interest in research. In spring 2014 three students form the Sustainable Urban Transitions (SUT) program have developed their master’s thesis.

ASUNTOARKKITEHTUURI 1 Asumista muuttuvaan kaupunkirakenteeseen, Porin uusi hätilä Professors Hannu Huttunen Tutors Sanna Meriläinen Ulla Seppä Sami Vikström Assistant Iida Juurinen Other Selina Anttinen

The first housing design assignment for Housing Design 1 students is during their third year. Students get acquainted with the basic skills of designing a residential building. During the past academic year, the assignment consisted of a plan for a site in Karjaranta in Pori in collaboration with Public Building 2 -course. The task was to design a new block that consisted of residential buildings beside the new city structure and the old industrial area. Each student had to position the dissimilar functions on the site the most natural way and taking into account the special charasteristics and values of the surrounding area. In the Housing Design course students had to make a plan that should form a comfortable and versatile city block, with its own clear identity. A part form acquiring the basic skills, students also paid attention to the

encounter of different forms of living, the improving of the sense of community and the various characteristics of the house types.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Sarita Poptani 2 - Tuuli Kanerva 3 - Lassi Luotonen

NÄKY M Ä SI S ÄPI HALTA “PORIN HUONEET” ON NELJÄ PORIN KARJARANNAN VANHALLE TEOLLISUUSALUEELLE NOUSEVAA KASVIHUONETTA, JOTKA SULKEVAT SISÄÄNSÄ TIIVIIT JA YHTEISÖLLISET ASUINYMPÄRISTÖT. PORIN KARJARANNASSA SIJAITSEVALLA SUUNNITTELUALUEELLA YHDISTYVÄT KOKEMÄENJOEN KAKSI ERI PUOLTA: TEOLLISUUSYMPÄRISTÖN KARUUS JA POHJOISRANNAN SIIRTOLAPUUTARHAN IDYLLISYYS. SUUNNITELMAN TAVOITTEEKSI MUODOSTUIKIN SEUDUN TEOLLISEN HENGEN YHDISTÄMINEN EKOLOGISEEN JA LUONNONLÄHEISEEN ELÄMÄNTAPAAN. RAKENNUSTEN SULKEMINEN KASVIHUONEEN SUOJAAVAN VAIPAN SISÄÄN VOI VÄHENTÄÄ ENERGIAKULUJA JOPA 50 PROSENTILLA. LISÄKSI HUONEEN SISÄLLE SYNTYY MIELLYTTÄVÄ PIENILMASTO, JOKA PIDENTÄÄ KASVIEN KASVUKAUTTA JOPA KAHDELLA KUUKAUDELLA. PORIN HUONEISSA TÄTÄ ON HYÖDYNNETTY KOLMANNESSA KERROKSESSA SIJAITSEVIEN YHTEISTEN VILJELYPALSOJEN MUODOSSA. SUUNNITELMAN TOINEN TAVOITE OLI LUODA ALUEELLE VAHVA YHTEISÖLLISYYDEN TUNNE. TÄSTÄ SYYSTÄ RIVITALOMAISET ASUNNOT ON RYHMITELTY UMPIKORTTELIN TAVOIN YHTEISEN SISÄPIHAN YMPÄRILLE. TARKOITUS ON, ETTÄ ASUKKAAT KÄYTTÄVÄT MAHDOLLISIMMAN AHKERASTI PIHAPIIRIN YHTEISIÄ ALUEITA: 1. KERROKSEN YHTEISPIHAA SEKÄ KOKO KOLMATTA KERROSTA, JONNE ON SIJOITETTU ASUKKAIDEN YHTEISET TILAT KUTEN TALOSAUNA, PESUTUPA, KUIVAUS, PALSTAVILJELY JA KERHOHUONE. ASUNTOJEN SUORA ULKOILMANSAANTI ON RATKAISTU TOISESSA JA KOLMANNESSA KERROKSESSA HUONEILLA, JOTKA LÄVISTÄVÄT KASVHUONEEN SEINÄMÄN. PÄISTÄÄN TÄYSIN AVOIMET KONTIT PÄÄTTYVÄT JOKO RANSKALAISEEN TAI ULKOPARVEKKEESEEN. ENSIMMÄISEN KERROKSEN ASUNNOILLA ON OMA YKSITYISPIHA KASVIHUONEIDEN ULKOREUNALLA. SEINÄT ON AVATTAVISSA, JOLLOIN TAKAPIHAA VOI KÄYTTÄÄ JOKO HUONEMAISESTI TAI ULKOTILANA. YHTEISPIHAN YLÄPUOLISEN KATON LASIKASETIT VOIDAAN MYÖS AVATA, MIKÄ PARANTAA HELTEELLÄ KASVIHUONEIDEN ILMANVAIHTOA, TAI TOISAALTA SUO SATEEN SATTUESSA SISÄPIHAN KASVEILLE LUONNONMUKAISTA KASTELUA.

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HOUSING DESIGN STUDIO Housing and urban frameworks - Otaniemi campus Professors Lecturer Tutors Assistant

Hannu Huttunen Frances Hsu Edward Becker Iida Juurinen

The Housing and the Urban Frameworks Studio investigated the urbanization of of the Otaniemi campus of Aalto University through the design of urban frameworks and the integration of the housing within this framework. Students were asked to propose reciprocal relationships between context and building focusing on the transformation of public and private relationships. At the end of the semester, a short, four-week project was undertaken for the regions of northern Scandinavia and northwestern-most Russia. Students worked in groups to prepare hybrid, intellegent research drawings and speculative proposals.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Johanna Brummer 2 - Biel Susanna Viladot 3 - Heini-Emilia Saari 4 - Tommy Degerth, Stefanos Theodorou 5 - Ron Aasholm , Mārtiņš Smilts, Xudong Yan 6 - Anastasia Gluhkova, Heini-Emilia Saari

MASTERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S THESIS Kristian Forsberg Hotel on Kampinkuja Development of city block

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BASICS OF BUILDING TECNOLOGY 1 Brick facade Professor Antti-Matti Siikala Tutors Jaakko Keppo Teemu Toivio Paula Leiwo Kaisa Laiho Assistant Anna Kontuniemi

In the brick assignment the students were familiarized with architectural and structural charasteristics of masonry and burned clay brick. Overlapping, gap crossing and the standing of the wall, were especially investigated. Small bricks and plaster were used as material.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK Work in front: Milja Halmkrona, Kaisa Koskinen, Terhi Pape-Mustonen, Paula Hurme

Concrete Pavilion

A small pavilion in ferroconcrete was designed and constructed as teamwork. The aim was to get familiarized with the architectural end structural charasteristics of ferroconcrete as well as the typical working methods of concrete by working with real materials.

Professor Antti-Matti Siikala Tutors Jaakko Keppo Teemu Toivio Paula Leiwo Kaisa Laiho Seppo Petrow, M.Sc. Assistant Anna Kontuniemi Partner Betoniteollisuus ry

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Heikki Torkkeli, Assi Lindholm, Maija Joensuu, Juho Piikki; Sampsa Saari 2 - Elina Järvelä, Salla Salovaara, Veera Sanaksenaho, Stefan Eklöf, Miia Suomela 3 - Anna Arpiainen, Riikka Lauri, Varpu Lehtinen, Rosaliina Luminiitty, Tuomas Kuivalainen 4 - Kaisa Koskinen, Terhi Pape-Mustonen, Milja Halmkrona, Santeri Hänninen, Paula Hurme

BASICS OF BUILDING TECNOLOGY 1 Bridge Professor Antti-Matti Siikala Tutors Jaakko Keppo Teemu Toivio Paula Leiwo Kaisa Laiho Assistant Anna Kontuniemi

A bridge out of pine battens weighing 2 kilos was built as teamwork. The bridge was tested by adding one test stroller at a time.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Elina Renkonen, Ebeli Petäjä, Pia Mäklin, Annaleena Puska, Paula Hurme 2 - Jaakko Ojamo, Elina Järvelä, Viivi Siikasmaa, Ville Virtanen, Tuomas Kuivalainen 3 - Stella Vahteristo, Kristian Penttinen, Mila Tolppanen, Olli keskinen, Santeri Hänninen 4 - Sampsa Saari, Assi Lindholm, Oskari Parkkinen, Ella Müller, Maija Joensuu

BASICS OF BUILDING TECNOLOGY 2 Steel and Glass pavilion

The aim of the work was to comprehend constructions in steel and glass and their tectonic charasteristics. Students learned to express an architectural desired state through implementation drawings and scale models.

Professor Antti-Matti Siikala Tutors Jaakko Keppo Teemu Toivio Paula Leiwo Kaisa Laiho Assistant Anna Kontuniemi

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Kasperi Kuusento, Jenni Salomaa, Jemina Valli 2 - Henrik Naakka, Jaakko Saraste

BASICS OF BUILDING TECNOLOGY 2 Wooden sauna

Students designed a wood-heated skeleton built sauna. The group was free to choose the site from a pre-given area.

Professor Antti-Matti Siikala Tutors Jaakko Keppo Teemu Toivio Paula Leiwo Kaisa Laiho Assistant Anna Kontuniemi

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Jaakko Saraste, Janne Vartiainen 2 - Liisa Heinonen, Pirita Nykänen 3 - Iisa Eikaas, Panu Söderström

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ADVANCED COURSE IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN, STUDIO Concrete Garden Professor Jyrki Sinkkil채 Antti-Matti Siikala Hannu Hirsi Lecturer P채ivi V채is채nen Tutors Kaisa Berry Pekka Pakkanen Janne Saario Maritta Koivisto

A two phased student competition and course were organized by the Department of Architecture and the Concrete Industry. The aim of the project was to find realizable ideas made in concrete for the surroundings of the Otaniemi shopping centre. The site plays an important role in the townscape and solutions were to be technically innovative and take into account both architecture and landscape. Altogether 29 entries were received, out of which six were selected in the second phase. The six teams were free to hire new members and were encouraged to supplement their knowledge and capacity by involving students from related fields of expertise. Finally the interdisciplinary studio concentrated on developing the winning entry VALOAALTO and its technical design and construction techniques in detail. In the design process the group was divided into three

groups with their special focus. The concrete structure group was designing and planning the structures and molds for the concrete casting that happened with the co-operation with Civil engineering department and their concrete laborathory. Site group investigated the plot by taking soil samples and ground measurements and arranged a meeting with important architects and the people who are deciding if the sculpture could be build. By the help of engineering students technology and marketing group was able to plan and test the lights with the concrete casting. Eventhough each group had their focus everyone took part of the concrete casting and workshop work. By the end of the course the casting revealed a scuptural concrete bench, a piece of Valoaalto build in scale 1:1 with working lights

SELECTED STUDENT WORK Veera Tolvanen, Anni-Maija Tarkkanen, Maija Gulin (and all the people from the interdisciplinary studio in spring who continued with the design: Janica Jessica Aula, Riikka Leinonen, Silja Nokso-Koivisto, Saara Oilinki, Essi Peltola, Niko Rolamo, Cristiano Santos Fernandes, Sanna Sarkama, Taina Tai, Mika Varpio)

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE Hevosluoto Park visions Professor Jyri Sinkkil채 Tutors Emilia Weckman Krista Muurinen Visitors Marjut Kauppinen Marja Mikkola Tommi Heinonen Arto Kaituri Milla Hakari Marja Mikkola

As a part of Landscape Architecture Bachelor Degree studies the third year students create a plan for a park. The course Public Open Space deals with the factors that influence the exterior space of the built environment and its formation, especially the landscape architecture of the park and street environment. On the study year 2013-14 the site was on a new residential area in the Pori Hevossalmi area on the Kokem채ki riverfront. The task was to compile a general plan for the park. The aim was to work technically and functionally on a plan including a strong basic idea of its own. Students were free to come up with ideas, but solutions had to be validated. All the selected students work present a strong concept. Their plans are visions of functional and interesting landscape architecture.

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FIELD COURSE 1 Landscape Studies in Herttoniemi Professor Maija Rautamäki Lecturer Varpu Mikola Riikka Äärelä

10 sketches of Herttoniemi landscapes. Try to illustrate various scales in your drawings. How are the details of the landscape, the micro landscape? How about wide views and lanscape hierarchy? How can you demonstrate different types and forms of landscape, humidity and temperature conditions etc.? Aim at expressing the landscape character and space structure.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Heikki Torkkeli 2 - Leena Holmila 3 - Leena Paavilainen 4 - Maija Joensuu 5 - Peter Tallberg 6 - Salla Salovaara

1. Haastattelu, nainen 45-50 v. lenkkipolulla, ulkoili ko kanssa. Ei lempireittiä. Työhuone on kotona, joten ei varsinaista työmatkaa/reittiä. Koiran kanssa lenkkeillään metsässä, kuntopolulla ja sitä ympäröivillä alueilla. Reitin varrella MA-94.1120 Kenttäkurssi 1 kuuluu lintujen viserrys, paljon erilaisia Haastat Maijalintuja. Joensuu, 283322 OPPIMISPÄIVÄKIRJA ltava ei edes tunnista kaikkia lajeja, joita tulee vastaan. 5.5.2014 Toissapäivänä oli kuulemma kuusi oravaa mekastanut ti Tehtävänä on Herttoniemen alueen tutkiminen valittua teemaa silmällä pitäenTänä tehtävien T1-T5 mukaan. Valitsin vieressä. keväänä lenkkiä tehdessä bongattu myös teemaksi ”reitit ja yhteydet”. Tehtävänannon yhteydessä heräsi jo muutama kysymys Herttoniemen reitteihin kanahaukka. Kyseinen metsä on myös hyvä sienimetsä. liittyen ja Julia Donnerin luento Herttoniemen alueen kehityksestä herätti pari lisää. on joka syksy löytänyt alueelta hyvät herk Haastateltava Herttoniemi on jo melko varhaisessa vaiheessa ollut suurempienkin reittien risteämä paikka kuten keskikutattiapajat. Viime syksynä metsään tuli lähdettyä liian aikainen tie osoittaa. Tie kulki Siilitien metroaseman 3 länsipuolelta Viikin suunnalta Herttoniemen kartanolle 5 myöhään kun isot tatit olivat menneet jo huonoiksi. Ky1600-luvulla. Tie toimii myös nykyisen tien pohjana. Herttoniemen merkittävä liikenteellinen tekijä oli sitä seessä on Rajakallion ja hyppyrimäen välinen metsä. Ha ympäröivät vesiliikenneyhteydet. Ovatko ne enää tänä päivänä yhtä vilkkaat tai samalla tavoin käytössä? Miten tateltava ei tiedä miksi kadut on nimetty eläin- ja hiihto Kulosaaren silta on vaikuttanut vesiliikenteeseen? Reittien ja yhteyksien kohdalla haluaisin tarkastella teemojen mukaisesti. Kotona olisi kuulemma ollut kirja vesireittejä, moottoriteitä, valtateitä, pienempiä teitä, kevyenliikenteen reittejä, pyöräteitä, luontopolkuja ja Herttoniemen historiasta, josta asian olisi voinut selvittä metroa. Missä menee suurimmaksi osaksi tavaraliikenne tänä päivänä ja missä on liikenteen solmukohdat. Kuinka Asuu itse eriPortimopolulla ja on juuri saanut selville, että hyvin reitit tavoittavat paikkoja. Näköalapaikalle kävely antoi pientä osviittaa Herttonie- 3 timo tarkoittaa näätää.Majavamen hyvistä lenkkeily ja suunnistusmaastoista. Tehtävä 2

MA-94.1120 Kenttäkurssi 1

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Oppimispäiväkirja

14.5.2014

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Alueiden maaperä oli suurimmaksi osaksi kalliota moreenia ja savea. Kasvillisuus suurimmaksi osaksi sekametsää. Kalliolla kasvoi jonkin verran mäntyä, mutta myös lehtipuita kuten koivua. Paljon kalliopaljastumia. Metsien korkeiden puiden lisäksi matalammalla kasvoi pihlajaa ja tuomea. Metsien aluskasvillisuus oli varpuja ja saniaisia. Kuivemmilla paikoilla myös kieloja. Kevään myötä myös kukkivia valkovuokkoja. Alavampaa rannikkoa kohden, kallioiden MA-94.1120 Kenttäkurssi 1 Leena Paavilainen (337715) jälkeen lehtipuiden määrä kasvoi ja metsä alkoi muistuttamaan Oppimispäiväkirja 14.5.2014 osittain lehtomaista metsää. Virkistysreitti voimalinjan alla. Suoraksi parturoitu metsänreuna. Savikkoalueet olivat laajoja peltokenttiä, joten alkuperäinen kasvillisuus on raivattu maankäytön tieltä. Oja Fastholman aluella Rannalla ja meren matalikossa kasvoi isoja kenttiä järviruokoa. Alue oli rajattua luonnonsuojelualuetta. Aivan rannan tuntumassa kalliomaisema oli jätetty rakentamattomaksi, mutta rakennukset ovat tulleet aika lähelle rannikkoa. Meressä oli isoina kenttiä järviruokoa, ja vaikka sen leviämistä pyritään pitämään kurissa, oli näkymänä järviruokon peittämä meri todella kaunis. Rakentaminen tehty varmaan lähinnä kallio, moreeni ja sora/hiekka maaperän päälle. Savikot suuremmaksi osaksi näyttäisi olevan peltoina ja viljelymaana. Koko Herttoniemen rakennetulla alueella puistot ja pihamaat olivat puutarhamaisia kauniine istutuksineen. LOPUT LUONNOKSET Tunnelma ympäristössä vaikutti ihan eri maailmalta kuin Helsingin keskusta.

7.5.2014

Anne Rihtniemi-Rauhin kaupunkimetsät-luento oli todella mielenkiintoinen ja inspiroiva tapa tutustua ympäristöön ja sen havainnointiin. Mieleenpainuvia seikkoja oli puulajien tunnistaminen, kohteiden arvioiminen jo kauempaa, kohteiden tarkastelu eri vuodenaikoina (nyt kevät jolloin metsät läpinäkyvämpiä ja lajisto ehkä helpommin sitä kautta luettavissa), historian tutkiminen maastosta ja kasvillisuudesta. Pienempinä Näkymä näköalapaikalta Vanhankaupunginlahdelle ja Viikkiin.näkyyksityiskohtina mieleen jäi männynkallioilta kasvuLammassaaren suuntaan avautui upeat 4 paikan hoito, lähinnä lehtipuiden oksien mät, joten sen läpi kulkeva lenkkipolku, virkistyspolku heikentävä vaikutus männyn kasvulle, sillä se Pieni lampi Herttoniemen kartanonpuistossa, taustalla Engelin paviljonkirakennus. on onnistunut. katkaisee männyn oksan pään. Huomautus siitä, että polku kannattaa joskus nostaa ylös Ensimmäiseen tapaamisen Herttoniemen kirjastossa ja luennon jälkeen tehtävän suunnistuksen yhteydessä (etenkin, jos alla on teollisuusalue, jonka 2 Oja Fastholman alueella Herttoniemen huomio kiinnittyikirkko myös Herttoniemen eläinaiheisiin paikkojen, teiden ja katujen nimiin. Mistä nimet tuleylitse saa katsella) oli tärkeä. Vanhan tykistövat? tien todisteiden etsiminen oli mielenkiintoista. Karttaa tutkiessa suurimman linjauksen reittien puolesta tekee Itäväylä, joka halkaisee tarkastelualueen

voimallisesti. Tieverkosto on muutenkin aika tiuha asutusalueen ja teollisuusalueen ympärillä, mutta rannikko näyttää tyhjemmältä ja tiet, jotka sinne vievät pienemmiltä. Osasyy rannikon teiden maltillisuuteen on Haastateltava sanoi pitävänsä alueesta todella vesialuetta rajaavat luonnonsuojelualueet. 2. Haastattelu, mies 25 v. asutusalueen pi-

ökit sikin sokin villiintyneen keskellä, halla,ympäristön tupakalla.

paljon ja lempireitikseen hän nimesi lenkkeilyreitin joka menee Viikkiin. Hän käy juoksemassa siellä päivittäin. Työmatka kulkee hänen mielestään tavallaan samaa reittiä vapaa-ajan reitin kassa, sillä hän liikkuu bussilla Kumpulaan ja se tarkoittaa, että kyseessä on ainakin sama suunta. Reitin varrella kuuluu mukavia ääniä. Hän on itse kotoisin 6 maaseudulta ja lenkkipolulla kuulostaa ja näyttää samalta hänen mielestään, maaseutumaiselta. Haastateltava ei tiedä miksi kadut on nimetty hiihto- ja eläinteemoilla.

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Kuva 12. Lehtipuut muodostavat valoisamman vyöhykkeen tumman kuusikon eteen.

Kivinokan mökkejä metsänreunassa.

untoradan (pituus 1 km) leveys oli 14 kengän mittaa (kenkä 26 cm) eli 0,36 metriä 4 mpi 2 jalkaa eli 52 cm leveä ja kapeampi 1 jalan eli 26 cm leveä. mitattuna urheilukentän vieressä noin 18,5 metriä. Askeleen mitta n. 0,74 m. van männyn rungon mittaus halauksella. Kädet eivät aivan riittäneet rungon 1 mitta on 160 cm, joten puu oli noin 10 cm pidempi eli yhteensä 170 cm. 6

Kuva 12. Näkymä laakson pohjalta kuusikosta rinnettä ylös kohti valoa.

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SPECIAL PROJECT The Decaying Garden Professor

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JURY Professor Jyrki Sinkkilä (Aalto University) Kati Vierikko, Ph.D Professor Jari Niemelä (University of Helsinki)

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation together with the University of Helsinki and Aalto University’s Department of Landscape Architecture organized a competition for students to design ‘A Garden for Decaying Trees’. The competition results were announced on 14 November 2013. The winners were Sofia Tigerstedt and Kimmo Heikkinen for their work titled ‘The Decaying Circle. One of the aims of the competition was to draw attention to the decreasing diversity of forests. Due to economic benefits, very little decaying wood is seen in the forests though it is essential for ecosystem diversity

in forests. Decaying wood creates habitats for a diverse community of species, including insects and birds. The lack of decayed tree endangers many species. When a piece of wood is being decomposed, it also releases nutrients that other species benefit from. The winning entry was implemented in summer 2014 at the Aalto University campus and later on a replica will be constructed at the city park in the Viikki Campus of the University of Helsinki. This way the growth of the garden can be followed at the same time in both universities, which will represent in its own way their joined activities.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK Sofia Tigerstedt, Kimmo Heikkinen “Lahokehä - The Decaying Circle”

Risto Sulkava, Ph.D (Finnish Association for Nature Conservation) Tuuli Ylikotila (City of Helsinki, Public Works Department) Lauri Saaristo (Forestry Development Centre TAPIO).

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT Commercial urban environment Case Iso Roobertinkatu

The course was organized by the Department of Architecture as a multidisciplinary course for all Aalto University students. The site of the course was a pedestrian street Iso Roobertinkatu in the commercial center of Helsinki where the aim was to create solutions for the problems of the street. As the course was a multidisciplinary course the aim was that students from diverse disciplines and professions work in a joint venture to reach new understanding of complex environmental issues. Students are challenged to cross boundaries and to think across them while representing their own field of specialization. The students tackled the issue with these questions: Pedestrian zone Iso Roobertinkatu – why

Professor Jyrki Sinkkilä Tutors Marjut Kauppinen Jay Magnusson

doesn’t it work? What regulations affect the accessibility and visual features of ground-floor businesses? Urban development potential in urban landscape, architecture and transport planning of Iso Roobertinkatu area? The course goal is that the students know better the policies and parties that affect the planning of the urban public spaces and architectural processes and so are better capable of participating public discussions and processes dealing with development of urban spaces. The results of the course were presented in an open presentation at Laituri on 21.5.2014. And they were exhibited there until the 2.8.2014.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK Régis Frias, Elsi Lehto, Saara Oilinki, Elli Perämäki, Jarkko Vikberg, Vuokko Yli-Jama

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MASTER’S THESIS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Steelpark, Skatepark in Luleå, Sweden Janne Saario Professor

Jyrki Sinkkilä

The master’s thesis is presenting a design of a skate park called Steel park. Design and building process took place during the years 2009 and 2011. Skate park was built in Luleå, Sweden during the years 2010 and 2011. Skate park is part of a new multifunctional sports ground. The design needed to be created according to a pre-specified location, within a given budget and to fit space to the functions of the sport. The aim of the design was to create a distinctive skate park that fits in to its surroundings in the perspective of functionality

and landscape architecture. Skate park is 2200m2 in size and is made out of concrete, steel and granite. There are trees and grass areas planted around the park. At the background vista there is a local steel factory (SSAB), from which many of the old steel pieces had been collected from and placed in the park. This design work was done as a consultancy assignment. The client of the design work is the skateboarding club of Luleå (Luleå Extremsport förening)

group x Group X explores contemporary expansions to the field of architecture. It consists of three professorships: Antti Ahlava, Professor of Emergent Design Methodologies and Director of Group X, develops architectural design/ planning methods and coordinates interdisciplinary activity at the Department of Architecture; Jarmo Suominen, Adjunct Professor of Service Architecture, scrutinizes serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;based logic in relation to users, value creation, experiences and urban ecosystems; Teemu Kurkela, Adjunct Professor of Wellbeing Architecture, contributes to the SOTERA research group with work on business models for services, hospitality, logistics and acquisitions, as well as interior, industrial and landscape design for hospitals.

The group also includes Kivi Sotamaa, Visiting Artist and Artistic Director of ADD. The Aalto University Digital Design Laboratory, initiated by the Aalto University School of Engineering and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture,researches the potential of digital design and manufacturing technologies to create commercially viable, culturally relevant and societally valuable results. Dr. Alvaro Oliveira, Visiting Professor in Service Architecture, organizes interdisciplinary urban development workshops in the European Network of Living Labs. His areas of expertise are energy efficiency, climate, wellbeing and health. He is currently authoring a book on Human Smart Cities. Fernando Nieto, Postâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Doctoral Researcher, is an architect and writer who manages the research platform HipoTesis. Pekka Tynkkynen is a doctoral candidate who works on fields ranging from digital manufacturing to emergent urbanism. Visiting Researcher Daishi Sakaguchi focuses on the interaction of chemical and wood engineering with prefabrication and resilient construction. Student Mia Hertsberg is our energetic assistant.

BIOMIMETIC DESIGN Aalto University Art Gallery Professor Antti Ahlava Hannu Hirsi Lecturer Kai Salmi Tutors Michael Pawlyn Kivi Sotamaa Ashish Mohite Edward Becker Outi Tahvonen Steven Ma Assistant Otso Helenius

We studied array of viewpoints and approaches to biomimetic design from landscape architecture to architectural IT, combining technological method and structure know-how, architecture, environmental design and art, related to developing the visualization of basic science and artistic methodologies at our university. After the course the students had understanding of biomimicry and could use methodologies for biomimic design. Michael Pawlyn’s book Biomimicry in Architecture was used as course literature and he was also one of the teachers. Contents: biomimicry in resource efficiency, hierarchic

material structures, biomimetic products and technologies, independent observing and analysing structures and processes in nature, simulation, morphogenesis, variation and parametric design methods, with a 3D manufactured end result. Special emphasis was on big scale biomimicry. We observed macro-scale natural phenomena, where biomimicry is defined as a dynamic system in nature.

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Kenta Mabuchi, Sanni sipilä, Mirka Uski 2 - Akinori Hattori, Arto Ollila, Ge Yong Park, Outi Tahvonen 3 - Elisa Andretti, David Mandujano Talavera, Tuuli Virtanen 4 - Niko Cederlöf, Anna Hakamäki, Satu Niemi, Alex Wright

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PRESS PLAY Professors Mikko Heikkinen Hannu Hirsi Teacher Kai Salmi Tutors Otso Helenius Miika Liukka Johannes Lehto STUDENTS Janne Keskinen, Lauri Lemmenlehti, Scott McGregor, Ding Xiang, Mikko Asunta, Linda Cairenius, Henri Hyttinen, Heidi Silvennoinen, Niilo Tenkanen, Katja Virta, Régis Frias, Venla Keskinen, Kristian Penttinen, Jari Vepsäläinen, Riikka Lauri, Elka Lupunen, David Mandujano, 82 Eun Park, Heikki Torkkeli, Meri Tuomela

A diverse group of multidisciplinary Aalto University students created a kinetic installation for the 2014 Helsinki Design Week in a summer course organised by the Digital Architecture program of the Department of Architecture. The work explores boundaries of building with LEGO in its various manifestations. It also examines the structural aspects of large scale kinetic objects. The installation blurs the line between play, art and architecture. The students first completed a series of exercises in computational design and programming. Then in the development stage, they applied both parametric principles and empirical studies of the properties of the material at hand. This was done through the construction of a series of prototypes. A number of ’fitness elements’ or design parameters were introduced; most important were the site, scale of the installation, movement and structural integrity of the pieces. The dichotomy of the site presented an additional design challenge for the students: on one hand the work had to

speak to passers-by; on the other hand there needed to be a more profound, and very different experience inside the gallery. This was achieved by exposing the interior of the machine, thus enabling analysis by youngsters wellversed in LEGO, leaving the rest of us to admire the kinetic beauty of the work. The experience was further enhanced by a soundscape, designed and implemented by the students, which combined with the mechanical sounds produced by the work itself. Subjecting the structures to a process reminiscent of evolutionary algorithms, ‘less fit’ prototypes were gradually eliminated and the work was left with two final themes: The orthogonal ’Cube Machine’ and the curving, undulating part that emphasized the play between the otherwise precise blocks. The final arrangement of the installation and the lighting was fine-tuned onsite. The installation was exhibited on Aleksanterinkatu 9, Helsinki Desing Week Gallery space,from 4th to 14th of September 2014.

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WOOD PROGRAM 2013-2014 KIERRE - ENTRANCE GATE TO THE MILLENIUM PAVILION Professors Pekka Heikkinen Hannu Hirsi Lecturer Philip Tidwell

Design and construction: Ana Rosa García Olmedo, Andrés Rivadeneyra, Ayana Naoi, Fahimeh Fotouhi, Ignacio Kaibel, Lorenzo Mar-coni, M. Emin Şişman, Margarida Andrade, Mark-Henri Decrausaz, Minwoo Seo, Nicolas Pratt, Syl-via De Angelis, Takahiro Minamino, Tuuliki Širokova, Zhang Shangshang 86

Structural design: Antti Haapasalmi Tutors: Pekka Heikkinen, Hannu Hirsi, Philip Tidwell Kerto LVL components, Birch plywood Thermowood deck: MetsäWood Fasteners: Würth Finland Adhesives: Kiilto Oy Steel components: Ruukki Oy, Protoshop CNC crafting: Viisax Oy, Helsingin kaupungin rakentamispalvelut Stara Sunscreen fabric: Sunsystems Oy Transport: Nurminen Heavy Client Technology Academy Finland TAF, Aalto University

Kierre was built as an entrance to the Technology Academy Millennium Pavilion, where various major public events related to technology were held in spring 2014, the most prestigious of these being the presentation of the Millennium Prize. The Pavilion was erected in Kansalaistori Square adjacent to Töölö Bay in central Helsinki. The Pavilion also serves as a landmark for the Pavilion. The name ‘Kierre’ is derived from the form of the building, which is twisted through 180 degrees. A simple idea metamorphosed into complex geometry curved in two directions, which was neverthe-less constructed from planar elements. The geometry of the structure was developed simultaneously using a parametrically controlled mod-el and a scale model built in wood. A laser cutter was used for the wooden model, while Grasshop-per and Rhino3D software were used for the parametric model. Joints and details were developed using full-size wooden models and then finalized on the 3D model. Robot software was used for structural analysis.

The final result is a ready-to-assemble construction kit of 106 different wood elements, 42 fabric sunscreens, six steel feet and eight deck panels. The wooden parts were shaped on a five-axis CNC machine. The wooden frame consists of 28 LVL (laminated veneer lumber) parts which were rebated and screwed together in twos to form crosses. These LVL crosses were fitted into a three layer birch-ply edge beam with wedged joints which were used to bend the edge beam to the correct shape. The joints were then strengthened with screws. The short construction time meant that the components had to be prefabricated in the factory to form three modules which were transported to site and combined in one day. The modules were joined together using bolted joints. The structure was finished with a skin of polyester fabric to provide shade and a150m2 heat-treated spruce ramp to connect the structure to the Millennium Pavilion it-self. kierrepavilion.wordpress.com, woodprogram.fi

HISTORY OF WOOD ARCHITECTURE IN FINLAND DESIGN STUDIO Professors Pekka Heikkinen Lecturer Netta Böök Tutors Roy Mänttäri Philip Tidwell

SELECTED STUDENT WORK 1 - Hannah Jahkonen 2 - Saara Mutanen

The studio focused on the design of a new wooden building next to an 1881 villa in Helsinki’s Kaivopuisto park. The task required students to design a structure that would acknowledge the existing park environment and be carefully detailed in terms of assembly, functionality and aesthetics. The new building was intended to serve as a meeting and exhibition place for various events organized by the owner of the historic villa, the Museum of Finnish Architecture. In order to bring the projects to a high level of resolution, students were asked to work quickly to find a schematic design that could provide a foundation for development. These scheme were then elaborated and developed

through large scale detail drawings as well as models, with particular attention to various aspects of wood construction. Projects were evaluated based on four principles: • Durability and exploitation of the natural qualities of wood • Detailing of woodn components and of the intersection of wood with other materials • Architectural character and relation to site and program • Design development and personal approach to the assigned task

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Dissertations & research 90 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: SARI TÄHTINEN: WRITING ARCHITECTURE Textual image practices - A textual approach in architectural research Fri 22 November 2013 Supervisor: Professor Kimmo Lapintie. External Examiners: Professor Neil Leach, University of Southern California, and Professor Gerhard Richter, Brown University. Opponent: Associate Professor Hélène Frichot, Kungliga tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm. The study presents a textual research approach in the context of architectural research. Three mutually interacting threads are singled out: 1) the textual approach, 2) the question of image and 3) Euralille as a complex urban project. None of these forms by itself a major line of investigation; it is the interweaving of them all that makes the study come about. The “textual approach” refers to the research stance inspired by the work of Jacques Derrida. One aim is to argue that readings of Derrida have by no means been exhausted in the context of architectural research, and that his work remains pertinent for instance for working out the question of image in the context of architecture. The architect works, above all, with images. He is an image-maker. The third thread, that of Euralille, introduces a complex large-scale urban project, which no longer forms a simply identifiable and limitable work that could be handled and mastered through images as conceived or worked with in the traditional way. Tähtinen suggests that the question of image is no simple issue: rather, images are complex, multi-layered textual structures. The appearing image differs from one viewer to the next. Different elements influence the formations of an image, and different layers of images take part in this formation.

RESEARCH PROJECT: CITYWORKLIFE: FLEXIBLE WORK AND URBAN WORKPLACES (2013-2014) Collaboration between the SPACE focus group (Professor Kimmo Lapintie, post doc researcher Mina di Marino), BIT Research Centre (vmWork research group), University of California, Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara University. The project is funded by Tekes with the private partners Sonera, Finnair, Café Köket, Helsinki City Library, and Workspace. Growing flexibility in work arrangements, particularly in knowledge industries, and the ensuing teleworking possibilities challenge the traditional ways of conceptualizing and designing of public spaces. In addition to the home and workplace, teleworkers are using a network of public, semi-public and private spaces for different types of working. In the project this new phenomenon is studied empirically with a qualitative interview and observation of teleworkers in ten public indoor and outdoor spaces in the city of Helsinki, Finland. The results show that the working activities within research and education, art and culture, information technology, business and finance, and social services and government are mostly performed. Apparently, teleworkers prefer working in the third places because of personal needs, preferences, but also spatial requirements. A new form of appropriation of public and semi-private spaces seems to emerge as vital part of the public realm.

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: HARRI HAUTAJÄRVI LANDSCAPES AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE CREATION OF LAPLAND TOURISM The main question postulated in the research is: To what extent has tourism and architecture reciprocally influenced each other from the 19th century until the present day, and what has been their relationship to the landscape and local culture? The research is based on extensive archival work and assessments on location. Travelogues and “Lapponistic” art, and later also photography and film, defined Lapland and marked particular locations there as worth visiting. Traffic junctions were already early on established as stage points in an itinerary, and the landscapes accessible along the routes became tourist attractions. From the end of the nineteenth century onwards, tourism to the northern parts of Finland, as well as its propagation, became part of the patriotism movement. The Finnish Tourist Association, together with the state authorities, organised the construction of the first buildings and services for the purposes of tourism. The tourism culture that had preceded mass tourism had from the end of the 1800s until the 1950s and 1960s been part of the enculturating and idealistic national project. The tourist hostels, hotels and restaurants, with their impeccable architecture and interiors, were part of this phenomenon designed, built and managed by the middle classes mainly for the bourgeoisie. The tourist buildings were often placed in notable locations in the landscape, and at best the buildings themselves also became tourist sights. The Finnish Tourist Association hired photographers to capture their new premises, and the images spread in newspapers, books and postcards at home and abroad. The research traces an arc in Lapland tourism from the first explorers to the present-day large holiday villages. Lapland tourism, which had its beginnings in the excitement of individual travellers in the age of Romanticism, has become a large and multi-faceted mass phenomenon, and part of the events industry. The history of Lapland tourism and the architecture connected with it are a typical example of a regional development arc in global tourism. Mass tourism can rapidly erode the landscapes, nature and culture of its targeted area, in Lapland as elsewhere in the world, if it is not regulated and planned. The attraction and competitiveness of Lapland’s tourist sites would require more professional and high-quality design in terms of the architecture and environment than is presently the case.

Translation Gareth Griffiths and Kristina Kölhi Harri Hautajärvi. Autiotuvista lomakaupunkeihin. Lapin matkailun arkkitehtuurihistoria [From wilderness huts to holiday villages – An architectural history of Lapland tourism]. With an English summary. Aalto University publication series Doctoral Dissertations 31/2014. Helsinki: Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Department of Architecture, History of Architecture; Aalto ARTS Books 2014, 433 p.

ARTS The School of Arts, Design and Architecture develops new and creative solutions in the fields of design, digital media, audiovisual representation, art, visual culture, well-being architecture and urban planning and design. The school was formed in early 2012 through the merger between the School of Art and Design and the Department of Architecture at the School of Engineering. The school carries forward the internationally renowned and recognised expertise of its predecessors. The school produces experts and reformers of art, design and architecture with strong artistic and technical skills. The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core strengths include experience-based thinking and user-orientated design. Teaching is focused on practical work in which manual skills are combined with theory. Research and teaching are closely connected at all levels of education. The school has active links to the surrounding society, industry and the culture sector. The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities are multidisciplinary and international. Its expertise is based on pioneering research, a strong artistic orientation and a humanistic and cultural tradition of teaching. The school is a multicultural study environment and is involved in international cooperation through various networks. Each year, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students participate and excel in numerous international and domestic exhibitions, shows and events.

milestones 1863

Education of architects begins at Helsingin teknillinen reaalikoulu (founded 1849, later Polyteknillinen koulu 1872, and Polyteknillinen opisto 1879)

1908

University status, name changed to Teknillinen korkeakoulu (TKK) / Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)

1908

Arkkitehtiklubi is founded, later Arkkitehtikilta (the guild of students of architecture)

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First doctoral degree in architecture

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Education of landscape architects moves to Dept. of Architecture from the University of Helsinki

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Degree program of landscape architecture is founded

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Faculty renewal in TKK / HUT, Department of Architecture merges into School of Engineering

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University reform, Aalto University begins operations

2012

The Department of Architecture and the School of Art and Design merge

Aalto University was created from a merger between three leading universities in Finland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Helsinki School of Economics, the Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Aalto University has opened up new possibilities for strong multi-disciplinary education and research also in architecture. The Department of Architecture at Aalto University is the oldest and largest and the most international of the three schools of architecture in Finland. Since 1872, the architectural education in Finland has followed the European tradition of architectural education as part of the technical sciences. Simultaneously the Department is part of Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS), which is one of the most prestigious international universities of architecture, art and design in the world. The vision of the department is to become the hotspot between Nordic architecture and international architectural discourse.