Urban planning

Programme - Espoo Encounters 12th International Docomomo Conference 07/08/2012 Docomomo (International committee for documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the modern movement) invites architects,...	International events - Event 2011 IDA Congress: Design at the Edges 24/10/2011 The 2011 IDA Congress being held in Taipei in October strives to promote the utilisation of design in different areas of society. The congress brings...	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions 20X0 – A journey into the Future 08/10/2011 Go on a thrilling journey to the city of the future! This interactive exhibition introduces visitors to e.g. life, transportation, health care and...	News - Other City Competition 24-h Design Competition of ideas for ‘basement’ businesses of the future Starting today, the 24-hour Design Competition brings designers and entrepreneurs together to spawn ideas for the next small specialist or ‘basement...	International events - Architecture Product Design 4th International Alvar Aalto Meeting on Modern Architecture 27/08/2011 This international modern architecture event will bring experts in the field to Jyväskylä in August. The theme of the 4th Alvar Aalto Meeting is...
News - Helsinki Urban planning Visitor A French design city to be introduced at Valssaamo Saint-Étienne is a former industrial city which has discovered new direction through interactive city planning and design.	News - Helsinki Event A Helsinki of skyscrapers? The exhibition Peaks – the Future Tower Building in Helsinki opening today at the Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri presents visions of high rise...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions A Place with a View. Recollections of Pihlajamäki. 15/05/2012 Pihlajamäki was built in the early 1960s as one of the first suburban entities in Helsinki that utilised new prefabricated building techniques for...	Blogs - Off to Milan! A well-designed journey from Travemünde to Milan A well-constructed road network and well-maintained roads mean it is possible to get quite far in Europe during a weekend.	Programme - Espoo Transforming the city Aalto Garden Otaniemi 18/10/2011 We are working to create conditions for a high-quality, varied learning environment. The aim of the Aalto Garden Otaniemi student competition is to generate...
Columns - Andreas Schmidl Alvar Aalto and Hans Arp – Two men and their manifest of the naive form It may not appear as huge surprise that both men were continuously experimenting with form and composition.	News - International Competition Architect! Join us in choosing the building of the year The architectural publication ArchDaily extends an invitation to choose the best building of 2011 to professionals in the industry.	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Armi OPEN Workshop - URBS1 (Urban BrainStream) 06/09/2012 We will discuss urban planning. How can multiculturalism be taken into account in the planning of urban environments or accessibility considered in an old...	News - Vantaa Event Aviapolis – Riches of the airport city Design Window's new exhibition Aviapolis presents construction and environmental design projects which improve the comfort, accessibility and quality of...	News - Urban planning Environment Awarded Illuminations for 2011 from World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 The best illuminations for 2011 were announced and awarded at the Valo Lighting event, arranged in conjunction with the Habitare fair. The Chapel of Saint...
News - Helsinki Architecture Event Berlin-based architect to open discussion on self-initiated building What will city life be like in 2020? Kristien Ring, a specialist in self-initiated building, will be challenging residents to consider alternative modes of...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Bullhorn – Cembrit Design Competition 03/10/2011 In Bullhorn – Cembrit Design Competition we are developing Malmi Station, one of Helsinki’s biggest suburban transit areas, into an outstanding...	News - Helsinki Architecture Central Library competition entries on display at the Bunker The Central Library project in Helsinki is moving ahead. The public will now be given a chance to see the entries submitted to the first phase of the...	Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Central, Residential and Workplace Environments exhibition 12/01/2012 We will introduce ways to improve Vantaa residents’ everyday environments. The City of Vantaa’s exhibitions will present an extensive cross-...	News - Helsinki Architecture Event Children’s Guggenheim is daring and open-minded Students at Arkki, School of Architecture for Children and Youth, shared their playful visions for the Guggenheim Museum, proposed to be built in the...
Programme - Helsinki Encounters Cities for All Helsinki conference 24/05/2012 Accessibility is a matter of design. The international expert conference provides an opportunity for the distribution and dissemination of examples related...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Citizen Activities under the Public Works Department 01/01/2012 We will create opportunities whereby the residents of the city can participate in their daily living environment.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions City and the Sacred – Unrealized Visions 19/11/2012 Church design contests have often been used to decide on new churches. The entries that have become reality have had an essential role in modifying the urban...	News - International Competition City of Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014 Cape Town will be World Design Capital in 2014. The appointment was announced on Wednesday 26 October 2011 at the International Design Alliance Congress,...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Art City of Helsinki receives the concept and development study for a potential Guggenheim museum in Helsinki Report Proposes Location, Purpose, Financing and Governance of a Museum and Recommends Moving Forward with an Architectural Competition.
News - Helsinki Urban planning City planners from Berlin and Helsinki meet Helsinki made a splash in Berlin in spring 2008 through the HelsinkKissBerlin programme of events. One of the events was a city planning seminar between...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Cityshops 01/01/2012 We promote the operational preconditions of city shops. The aim is to develop and ensure that diverse shopping options and commercial services remain in the...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Clay and Wood in the City 02/01/2012 We are looking for a more beautiful city. Clay and Wood in the City will turn the eyesores of the cityscape into pleasant locations. It will be a joint...	News - International Competition Community Cooker cleans rubbish-filled streets and produces energy A Kenyan invention which was awarded the first World Impact Prize will ensure cleaner streets, hot water and an important meeting place for the residents of...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Competition period for the Bullhorn - Cembrit Design Competition to end soon The participation period for the Bullhorn Design Competition focusing on the improvement of comfort and convenience of everyday travel will end on 15 January...
News - Helsinki Architecture Urban culture Construction of the City’s Living Room Progresses at Speed The builders’ dayglo safety vests glimmered in the spring sunshine as the roof of the Pavilion was put in place on its site between Design Museum...	News - Vantaa Urban planning Event Culture and urban planning in Vantaa Hurry up, there’s still time to catch the action-packed Vantaa Urban Festival!	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Cumulus Helsinki Conference – Northern World Mandate 23/05/2012 The Cumulus conference, hosted by the Aalto university School of Arts, Design and Architecture, brings together the art universities of the world. The...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Customer orientated and intelligent public transport 01/01/2012 Customer orientation is an essential, guiding factor in the development of public transport. We wall highlight the practical measures used to develop fast-...	News - International Urban planning Technology Design capital statistics made understandable in Amsterdam The PICNIC Festival being held in Amsterdam in September is built around the urban future, and explores that theme from the angles of sustainable development...
Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Design for Everyday Mobility 01/01/2011 We are carrying out design-based and user-oriented development activities for Helsinki Metropolitan Area built around public transport, cycling and...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Design mini-seminar 10/01/2012 We generate design discussion. Design Forum Finland will organise a series of mini seminars which will discuss the relationship between service design and a...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Design Museum 06/09/2011 The central meeting place of the design capital is a wooden pavilion designed by Aalto University students, and is being built in the courtyard area between...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Design street in the Herttoniemi business district 13/09/2010 After hearing that Helsinki was appointed World Design Capital, we opened a competition for ideas of a new look and identity for the main street of the...	News - Other City Event Design taking over Turku Turku Design Festival is packed full with interesting cultural events and design-related experiences, with everything from graffiti shows to a delicious...
Programme - Vantaa Exhibitions Designwindow 01/01/2012 In Vantaa, we meet at the Designwindow. Even a random visitor can quickly find the space located near the railroad station, with the WDC 2012 theme colours...	News - International Urban planning DMY Festival deadline extended The dealine for applications fo the DMY Festival in Berlin has been extended. The theme country for the festival is...	News - Architecture Environmental impact as the competitive edge in construction The Sitra report exposes the environmental impact of construction throughout the lifespan of buildings. The Finnish wood construction industry is eager to...	News - Espoo Architecture Environmentally friendly wooden construction progresses In Nuuksio, Espoo, the Nature Centre Haltia is currently under construction. It represents a new kind of ecological and economical use of wood.	Programme - Espoo Exhibitions Espoo's WDC year exhibition "Design Espoo!" 04/02/2012 The City of Espoo WDC Helsinki 2012 exhibition will introduce visitors to Espoo and the top projects in the city during this important year. Themes to be...
Programme - Helsinki Year of events Etelä-Hermanni Opening Ceremony 22/09/2012 City planning and construction which are characteristic of Helsinki will be introduced through a new neighbourhood. At the same time, the Etelä-Hermanni...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Façade colour scheme service of the Building Control Department – Helsinki colour scheme in electronic format 15/08/2011 We make the use of our services much easier. The façade colour scheme service is a new type of online service offering information on the faç...	International events - Architecture Urban planning Festival Architecture Vives 15/06/2011 The international spatial art festival Arcitectures Vives will spread across the city of Montpellier, France in June, with young designers and architects...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Finnish Design Market 01/06/2012 We are livening up market trade and creating new conditions for finding Finnish products. Finnish Design Market is a special area to be opened at the...	News - Espoo Architecture Futuro landed in Espoo The world's first ever mass-produced, futuristic house invites people to learn about the wild visions of future housing in the 1960s.
Programme - Helsinki Communications Genius loci. School of Economics: its architecture, design and art 16/01/2012 Aalto University School of Economics main building in Töölö, Helsinki, is an architectural marvel from the post-war reconstruction period.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Green roofs, urban farming and vegetable gardens take over Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre The OwnYard fair offers glimpses into a greener World Design Capital.	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Guide pilot 30/06/2011 The City of Helsinki lacks an all-embracing and uniform signage system. The Guide Pilot project will launch the design of a new and innovative signage system...	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 17 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 18 Here are some of our events taking place this week.
News - Helsinki Event Happening in WDC Helsinki 2012 during week 20 Here are some of our events taking place this week.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Helsinki becomes an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant recipient Helsinki has been selected for IBM’s Smarter Cities Challenge grant programme as the only Nordic city. Through this programme IBM offers technology and...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Helsinki Beyond Dreams tells of a thriving city The right of public access is strongly applicable to urban spaces. The Helsinki Beyond Dreams book acts as a guide to the rebirth of the city culture.	Programme - Helsinki Year of events Helsinki Design Week 2011 09/09/2011 The design capital is having a pre-party at Helsinki Design Week! To find out about the events, visit the event websites. To join the fun, attend the event!	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Helsinki Housing Fair 2020 shines a light on future living A new exhibition at Laituri provides citizens’ visions of what lifestyles Helsinki’s new districts should cater for.
Columns - Henri Kähönen Helsinki Loves Design World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 is much more than just a hip design festival. It is about creating a better city, and that makes it so exciting.	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Helsinki South Harbour – Open International Ideas Competition 02/05/2011 The development of Helsinki’s maritime ‘calling card’, the South Harbour waterfront area, is now open to all in a new idea competition. The...	News - Helsinki Competition Visitor Helsinki South Harbour – Open International Ideas Competition exhibition to end at Laituri There is still time to visit the Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri to view and comment on the Helsinki South Harbour exhibition put together by using...	News - Helsinki Event Helsinki to become the world’s best student metropolis The Helsinki University World Student Capital(WSC) project starting today will turn our capital into a unique and desirable college town.	Programme - Lahti Transforming the city Ideas Competition for the Areas Alongside the Lahti City Centre Railway 01/04/2012 We are seeking to find the best solutions for our cities with regard to cityscape and operations. An ideas competition will be used to develop the area...
News - Helsinki Urban planning Ideas for a city of dreams on Pasilaan day The Pasila of tomorrow designed through a collaborative effort.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Ideas for the future of South Harbour The 200 works submitted to the international ideas competition for the design of the Helsinki South Harbour have been published for commenting online. The...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Illumination of Helsinki City Theater and surrounding park 01/01/2012 We will examine the importance of light to the attractiveness of the city. The illumination of the Helsinki City Theatre and the surrounding park area will...	News - International Environment Influencing our environment through design In October, we publicised several WDC 2012 projects on the topic of the environment as part of our programme. Most of these are located in the region of the...	News - Helsinki Architecture International ideas competition for planning South Harbour opens The Helsinki City Planning Department is organising the international South Harbour ideas competition as part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012...
International events - Event Introducing Finnish architecture to New York 20/04/2012 NEWLY DRAWN – ‘Emerging Finnish Architects’ is a network of new-generation architects, which will be providing busy New York with two...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Itä-Pasila rising! 01/11/2011 We are creating a better city. As indicated by its name, Itä-Pasila rising! will focus on the Itä-Pasila area of Helsinki, improving its aesthetic...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Jätkäsaari – Active Co-operation and Partnership under construction period 01/01/2012 We are looking for better prerequisites for life for Helsinki residents. Jätkäsaari will become a new district by the sea in Helsinki. Already...	Columns - Mirva Råman Kaisa's developer Developer team. Service design project. Last year, I found these words in the invitation to the Kaisa library design team exciting. The development project...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Kallio Church, Drawings from early 20th Century 01/03/2012 This small-scale exhibition features Kallio Church designed by Lars Sonck.
Programme - Vantaa Transforming the city Korso Center; Kotkanpesä and Korsonaukio 01/09/2012 We design better cities. Kotkanpesä and Korsonaukio in Vantaa’s Korso Centre will be redeveloped in 2012. Street furniture, plants and...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Laituri exhibitions 15/04/2011 The programme entity at the Helsinki City Planning Department’s Information and Exhibition Hall Laituri is centred on the theme of Open City – a...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Learn more about the future of Helsinki at Narinkkatori Square in Kamppi The Helsinki Horizon 2030 exhibition container presents development plans for the seafront suburbs of the Design Capital.	Programme - Vantaa Transforming the city Leinelä roundabout's "Locals" 01/06/2012 We study the role of art in town planning and building. The roundabouts which are significant in Leinelä’s new residential area, located along the...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Let’s play outdoors 15/04/2011 We aim to make the outdoor playtime of the 2000’s more visible. Let’s Play Outdoors will provide children with playthings from nature's own...
Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Low2No – A new model of sustainable construction and design 01/10/2011 We are working towards developing an innovative city block and concept complying with sustainable development. ‘Low2No’ is abbreviated from the...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Competition Malmi Railway Station to be developed as a result of a design competition The Bullhorn design competition is targeting the development of the area around Malmi Railway Station. The competition focuses on the use of fibre-cement in...	Programme - Vantaa Transforming the city Martinlaakso center, Laajaniitynaukio 01/09/2012 Laajaniitynaukio, an architectural square, will be formed between Martilaakso centre’s new shopping centre and Martinmuuri residential block.	News - Helsinki Megapolis Festival discusses energy challenges Our living environment is full of design in its tangible and intangible forms. City dwellers continuously use, enjoy, consume and experience design in their...	Columns - Mikko Heikkinen More design. Oh no! The French architect couple Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal were asked to make improvements to a small piazza in the working class quarters of Bordeaux...
News - Helsinki Competition Multicolour containers and lively pumping stations Colourful looks and functionalities were ideated for industrial storage premises in the Transform a container or pumping station competition of the Helsinki...	News - Lahti Urban planning Economy and Industry Muotohuoltamo Centre is a new meeting place in Lahti Helsinki is World Design Capital 2012 together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Lahti. The central meeting place of the WDC Helsinki 2012...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Museum of Finnish Architecture 11/01/2012 The central meeting place of the design capital is a wooden pavilion designed by Aalto University students, and is being built in the courtyard area between...	News - Helsinki Graphic design Napa Gallery's Font Walk reveals stories behind fonts Out today, Napa Gallery's Font Map invites you to explore the world of urban graphic design.	News - Helsinki Urban planning New guide maps for underground stations Finding one’s way around the Helsinki underground stations has just become easier. New station guide maps will help everyone find their way through the...
News - Lahti Architecture New ideas for education in architecture The 'Playce Nord 2012' seminar in Lahti will be studying the future of education in architecture.	News - Helsinki Urban planning New signs are ideated in workshops The signage system of the City is Helsinki is under renewal. The experiences and ideas of residents are collected in workshops.	News - Helsinki Architecture New wooden housing in Viikki Helsinki’s Viikki district will be home to 113 housing units in multi-storey wooden buildings. The buildings constitute one of Finland’s largest...	Programme - Lahti Encounters Nordic Architecture and Design Workshop 05/09/2012 The Nordic Architecture and Design Workshop in Lahti will examine the land areas located centrally in the city and vacated following the cessation of...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Nordic Building Forum 01/09/2011 What is our energy-efficient society like, or what could it be like? This Nordic congress addresses the topic from the perspectives of urban planning,...
Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city OASIS – a true 'living' room in Annantalo's yard 23/01/2012 We are developing our environment into a vibrant living-room. The intent is to transform the yard area of Annantalo into a pleasant, functional, unimpeded...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Old Harbour to be Revitalised for Residential Use The Telakkaranta area, an old shipyard in Helsinki, is to be revitalised and turned into a living room for the citizens of the World Design Capital. The...	News - Helsinki Event On the waterfront The Museum of Finnish Architecture exhibition, "Shorelines – Urban living by the water", takes visitors on a journey through Finland's...	International events - Event Product Design Open city – cities for residents, social innovations for the urban environment 10/11/2011 The project is dedicated to the role of design and innovation in the sustainable development of societies. The activities in the project are divided into...	News - Helsinki Architecture Event OpenHouseHelsinki opens the doors to the city! What’s it like inside the Katajanokka icebreakers? How about Yrjö Kukkapuro’s Ateljee? What kind of solutions has the architect used in the...
News - Helsinki Urban planning Opinions about Helsinki Park are being collected online City residents can go to http://www.ksv.hel.fi/keskustelut to express their opinions about how the design capital’s vast Helsinki Park recreation area...	Programme - Lahti Rethinking design Our Aleksi – citizen ideas 03/09/2011 We wish to involve residents and entrepreneurs in designing the future of their own areas.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Park Avenue wins the Herttoniemi design street competition The winner of a competition for ideas to liven up the business district of the Herttoniemi suburb in eastern Helsinki is a proposal named Park Avenue.	News - Helsinki Urban culture Pavilion's week Welcome to the Pavilion, the World Design Capital's living room. Open Tue-Sun from 11 am to 9 pm, Ullanlinnankatu 2. Attached highlights of the Pavilion...	Programme - Espoo Transforming the city People Developing Suurpelto 01/08/2011 In Espoo, we want to encourage people to participate in developing their own residential area. Approximately 600 people live in the Suurpelto neighbourhood,...
News - Lahti Urban planning People of Lahti designing their own bicycle shelters Bicycle shelters will soon spring up in Lahti with local people being encouraged to participate in their design.	Programme - Lahti Transforming the city Public water tabs 01/05/2011 We design more functional cities. The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 brainstorming event organised in spring 2010 asked people what they want in their...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Residents participated in the drafting of an alternative master plan for Meri-Rastila On 6 February, the Alternative Master Plan workshop of the OUTReach action programme offered residents and experts an opportunity to bring forward new ideas...	Programme - Espoo Transforming the city Rusetti – Espoo Central Park 01/07/2011 We will give the large Central Park in Espoo a boost and turn it into an oasis for the residents to enjoy. The Rusetti project will create unique emblems and...	Programme - Vantaa Rethinking design Service design club Proto 07/01/2012 We are collecting views of how a welcoming city space looks through the eyes of young people. At the Service Design Club Proto, teenagers will study, express...
International events - Architecture Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture 11/12/2011 The cities of Shenzhen and Hong Kong are hosting the 7th Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture. The event takes a stand on modern phenomena in China, which...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Shorelines – Urban living by the water 28/03/2012 Finland has 320,000 kilometres of shoreline – that’s eight times the Earth’s circumference! Seas, lakes and rivers are everywhere, with...	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Snøhetta: architecture – landscape – interior 10/10/2012 Renowned for its innovative, eco-conscious work, the award-winning Oslo- and New York-based architectural firm Snøhetta is featured in a multi-faceted...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design Social Responsibility and Design 17/11/2011 Social Responsibility & Design is a co-created international platform programme for exploring the inclusiveness of public places and the wellbeing of...	Programme - Espoo Rethinking design Soft tower 01/01/2012 Is it possible to develop better, more exciting, ecological and humane high-rise typologies? Is there a potential for a friendly, soft skyscraper?
News - Helsinki Event Partnership Students of architecture to chart Design Capital wasteland areas in summer The largest, most international architecture event of the Design Capital year will be arranged next summer in Suvilahti, Helsinki. The two-week festival...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Suburb 2072: an Expedition to Mellunkylä An international group of students from Aalto University spent a couple of intensive months studying the large Helsinki suburb of Mellunmäki. The...	Programme - Vantaa Encounters Suburban Design – Future of post-war neighbourhoods 12/09/2012 We’re focusing on the development of the suburbs. The multiprofessional planning seminar Suburban Design approaches the functional development of...	News - Helsinki Event Suomenlinna celebrates the 200-year-old Helsinki The exhibition Searching for the city’s soul dives into the history of the urban planning of our capital.	News - Helsinki Urban planning Media and Communication Take a look around and improve your environment One of the main goals of the World Design Capital is to provide residents with tools for developing their living environment themselves.
Programme - Espoo Encounters Technology Days 13/01/2012 Technology Days is a popular science event that presents technology and the natural sciences in addition to inspiring discussion about technology's place...	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning Test erection for the World Design Capital meeting point The functioning of the pavilion that will be built in spring 2012 on a plot of land between the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture has been...	Programme - Helsinki Rethinking design The Curious Life of Trash – user-driven documentary 26/04/2012 We will examine the different stages of goods turned into trash once their useful life is spent and they have been discarded.	News - Helsinki Architecture Urban planning The development of Kruunuvuorenranta followed in photos and video The future Helsinki district of Kruuunuvuorenranta will consist of the former Laajasalo oil docks, Kruunuvuori, Kaitalahti, Tullisaari, Stansvik estate, and...	News - Helsinki Event The Itä-Pasila rising! project will bring life and joy to the residents every day Bird box and wash graffiti workshops, shell suit discos and parkour training – the World Design Capital year of Itä-Pasila is full of activity.
News - Helsinki Event The Museum of Finnish Architecture is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Kallio Church A remarkable new small-scale exhibition opens today in the upstairs lobby of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, displaying drawings and photographs of...	News - Helsinki Event The University of Helsinki's new main library introduced at the Think Corner Due to open this autumn, the Kaisa Library will be full of information, research and international experiences.	Programme - Helsinki Year of events The Viikki Environment 15/02/2012 The City of Helsinki Environment Centre exhibition introduces the various aspects of nature within Helsinki and Viikki, Viikki area planning and ecological...	News - Helsinki Event The Viikki Environment exhibition showcases the impact of housing on climate change The Viikki Environment exhibition presents the various aspects of nature within the area as well as Viikki area planning and solutions to be used for climate...	News - Helsinki Urban planning Those who seek design shall find it in Arabianranta The Arabianranta neighbourhood in Helsinki is focusing on improving tourist information boards in the area. The new information boards will make it easier...
News - Helsinki Food Towards an exciting food culture “It is natural for an abattoir to appear rough. Therefore we should not overly refine this project,” designer Hannu Kähönen states, at...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Union Axis 01/01/2012 We will enliven the urban landscape and pay attention to our environment. In the Union Line project, the line formed by Unioninkatu and Siltasaarenkatu...	Programme - Helsinki Transforming the city Urban beauty 10/06/2011 Vi visar betydelsen av små saker i stadsmiljön. Skönhet på hemvägen skapar nya former i säsongsväxtplanteringarna samt...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Urban farmers taking over the courtyard of a former abattoir Plans are presently in progress to redevelop the site of an old abattoir and turn it into an oasis for food and urban culture. Urban farmers will be given an...	News - Helsinki Sport Urban outdoor fitness facility to open by the Töölönlahti Bay Get in Form, a project, part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 programme, brings exercise equipment along a jogging path in Helsinki.
News - Helsinki Urban planning Urban planning for a better life An exhibition at Laituri highlights the role of urban environments in people's quality of life.	Programme - Lahti Transforming the city Urban Wheel – cyclists as city planners 01/01/2012 We bring citizens, authorities, designers, university researchers, companies and students together to discuss city planning.	Programme - Helsinki Exhibitions Virka Gallery 25/01/2012 Virka Gallery, which is open to all city residents and tourists, puts on exhibitions, events and films at Helsinki City Hall. The exhibitions focus on...	News - Helsinki Travel Visitor Walking tours for design enthusiasts in Helsinki The best way to see city sights in the summer is on foot. Helsinki has catered to design enthusiasts for several years now by arranging the Helsinki Design...	Programme - Helsinki Encounters Wastelands: European Architecture Students Assembly 16/07/2012 During the Wastelands festival we examine issues and possibilities related to empty, unused and wasted spaces within and around urban areas.
News - Urban culture WDC Helsinki 2012 surprises the bookworm The Helsinki area libraries are not needlessly collecting dust but are receiving an increasing number of visitors. City libraries which are very much...	News - Helsinki Urban culture Event Welcome to the Pavilion! Completed on the plot between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum, the Pavilion will be welcoming everyone throughout the summer from...	International events - Architecture Winning Finnish architecture in China 30/04/2012 The Wuxi Grand Theatre, designed by PES-Architects, is a great example of Finnish architecture around the world today.	News - Web Architecture Wood Architecture Guide for Smartphones The new architecture guide from Puuinfo features Finnish masterpieces of wood architecture from different periods.	Columns - Pekka Timonen World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 looking for permanent changes The functionality of the society can be greatly impacted through design, but the available options have not yet been used sufficiently.
News - Helsinki Urban culture World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion offers open programme for everyone for 105 summer days The World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 Pavilion opening in the centre of Helsinki for the summer months will be a meeting place open to everyone.