Alvar Aalto Symposium

30/08/2024

Vielä ehdit! 16. Alvar Aalto -symposium Jyväskylässä 22.-23.8. on saanut runsaasti kiitosta. Huippuohjelma ja osallistujia yhteensä 45 maasta! Jollet ehtinyt mukaan, ei hätää – esityksiä voi seurata nyt tallenteina 31.10.2024 asti lunastamalla edullisen lipun (40 €/10 € ) lipunmyyntiin

16. Alvar Aalto Symposium – Weight of Architecture tarjoaa hienoja näkökulmia nykyhetken arkkitehtuuriin, myös päivän polttaviin globaaleihin ongelmiin ja niiden ratkaisumalleihin. Esiintyjinä alan kotimaiset ja kansainväliset huippunimet. Mukana mm. 15. Alvar Aalto -mitalisti belgialainen arkkitehti Marie-José Van Hee, Pritzker Prize -palkittu arkkitehti Yvonne Farrell, ilmastoasiantuntija John Schellnhuber, sisustusarkkitehti Hilda Rantanen, ALA Arkkitehdit, Studio Puisto, SAFA ja Archinfo -keskustelut ja paljon muuta. Tutustu lisää tapahtuman verkkosivulla.

Watch now! 16. Alvar Aalto Symposium in Jyväskylä, August 22-23. has received lots of positive feedback. Top program and participants from 45 countries! If you didn't make it earlier, don't worry - you can watch the performances now as recordings until 31 October 2024 with a low-cost tickets (40€/students 10€)
The 16th Alvar Aalto Symposium – Weight of Architecture offers new great perspectives on contemporary architecture, including today's burning global problems and their possible solutions. The performers are domestic and international top names in the field. Including e.g. 15. Alvar Aalto medalist Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee, introduced by designer Sam De Vocht, Pritzker Prize winner architect Yvonne Farrell, top climate expert John Schellnhuber, interior architect Hilda Rantanen, ALA Architects, Studio Puisto, SAFA and Archinfo discussions and much more. Find out more on the event's website.

Photos
1. 15. Alvar Aalto medalist, Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee and designer Sam De Vocht. ©Crispijn Van Sas
2. Pritzker Prize winning architect Yvonne Farrell. Dublin based Grafton Architects, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara were 2020 Laureates. Svenskberg
3. Top climate expert, Director, Dr. John Schellnhuber, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis IIASA. Svenskberg
4. CEO and co-founder of Materilialisting, Hilda Rantanen. Holma / Alvar Aalto Foundation
5. Director David Benjamin, Columbia GSAPP Holma / Alvar Aalto Foundation
6. Architecture talk on “The Weight of Architecture in politics and economics” by the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA, from the left Leena Rossi, Helena Mattsson, Samuli Woolston, Asko Takala.
7. “Exhibiting care and repair” talk by Archinfo, from the left Miina Jutila, Matti Jänkälä, Ella Kaira, Kaisa Karvinen.
Read more about speakers and programme at the Alvar Aalto Symposium pages!

22/08/2024

07/08/2024

Olethan jo ilmoittautunut 16. Alvar Aalto -symposiumiin? – Astu laivaan Korpilahdella ja matkusta kanssamme vuoden suurimpaan Alvar Aalto -tapahtumaan. Osta myös liput muille opastetuille Aalto- arkkitehtuurikierroksille.

Ilmaista yleisöohjelmaa! Torstaina 22.8 klo 9–11 Aalto2:ssa puhutaan planeetan rajoista, ekologisesta, sosiaalisesta ja taloudellisesta kestävyydestä. Järjestäjät Aalto-yliopisto, Tampereen yliopisto ja Oulun yliopisto.
Perjantaina 23.8. klo 16.00–17.30 Suomen ensi-illassa Bêka & Lemoinen elokuva ”The Sense of Tuning” vuoden 2020 Alvar Aalto mitalistista, arkkitehti Bijoy Jainista ja Studio Mumbaista. Paikka: Jyväskylän yliopiston päärakennuksen juhlasali.

20/06/2024

Seminar Day 2 continues with the theme Architecture. Our speaker Helena Mattsson comes from Stockholm, Sweden. She is Professor of Theory and History at KTH School of Architecture. Her research focuses on recent history and the interdependency between politics, economy, and spatial organizations.

She is the co-editor of Swedish Modernism (Black Dog, 2010); the themed issue “Architecture and Capitalism: Solids and Flows” (Architecture and Culture, 2017); Neoliberalism on the Ground (Pittsburgh University Press, 2021), and the author of the monograph Architecture & Retrenchment: Neoliberalization of the Swedish Model, 1968-1994 (Bloomsbury, 2023). She is on the editorial board of Journal of Architecture.
Link: www.aktionarkiv.org

20/06/2024

Meet our speakers! Thomas Brogren has been more than 20 years as a conservation architect on design studios and construction sites, currently he works as project manager at the philanthropic association Realdania in Denmark, which initiates innovative development projects and distributes financial support for research and built projects in Denmark. He combines practical experience and theoretical knowledge from his Nordic post-graduate Master program in Architectural Cultural Heritage (NORDMAK).

One of the goals of Realdania’s work is to promote a vibrant building culture – ensuring that the historic buildings and cultural environments can continue to be good settings for everyday life and live up to today’s expectations for function and sustainability. The “Building Culture and Climate” initiative focuses on modernist building culture from the period 1930-75. The aim is to show that it is possible to reduce climate impact in a life-cycle perspective while preserving and renewing the special qualities of this period.

17/06/2024

Is our future biomimetic? Meet our symposium speakers, Day 2:
Dr Ehab Sayed is founder and Chief Evolution Officer at Biohm and Board Member of Fast Forward 2030, is a regenerative design engineer, strategic biomimic, and built environment innovator that strives to realise a biomimetic (nature-inspired) future that harmonises and realigns cultural and natural systems.

He founded Biohm to develop nature-inspired biotechnologies aimed at decarbonising industries through scaling ground-breaking regenerative products and systems. Leading solid teams of passionate and talented designers, engineers, scientists, and business innovators from around the globe, he is working towards revolutionising economies to secure the future of humanity without impeding other species’ evolutionary pathways – a march toward biosynergy.

17/06/2024

Focus on resources. Meet our symposium speakers Day 2:
David Benjamin, Director of AEC Research at Autodesk and Associate Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

His work combines research and practice, with a focus on an expanded and actionable framework of environmental sustainability. Recent projects include the Airbus NIS Engine Factory (a low-carbon lighthouse project for the future of manufacturing), the Princeton University Embodied Computation Lab (a new building for research on robotics and IoT), and Hy-Fi (a branching tower for the Museum of Modern Art made of a new type of biodegradable brick). He edited the book “Embodied Energy and Design: Making Architecture Between Metrics and Narratives.”

14/06/2024

Meet our speakers: Hilda Rantanen is starting the seminar day 2, on the theme Resources

Hilda is Interior Architect SIO, UX/Graphic Designer, founder and CEO of Materialisting Platform Service. Through Materialisting, she wants to contribute to the green transition of the built environment, and to develop innovative approaches that will ensure the continued meaningfulness of design work in the midst of the significant transformation happening in the industry. Her background in Interior Architecture (SIO) and UI/Graphic Design, coupled with her experience across a diverse spectrum of projects, particularly in the realm of real estate development, has endowed her with a comprehensive understanding of the industry’s evolution from both the perspectives of real estate owners, as well as that of the designers, construction professionals and manufacturers.

13/06/2024

Our 3rd theme on Day 2 is Architecture. What is the role of architecture and architects work in our changing environment and society?