Preface: The ugly duckling
Concrete has in the political sense been for the past twenty years or so a “material non grata” – an undesirable material, at least to some extent. Concrete construction and...
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Concrete has in the political sense been for the past twenty years or so a “material non grata” – an undesirable material, at least to some extent. Concrete construction and...
The new Mylly building of the University of the Arts Helsinki was selected the Concrete Structure of the Year 2021 and praised for its individualistic and skilled architechtural and structural...
Finnish Design Shop is the world’s largest online store of Nordic design. The company’s fast growth accelerated during the pandemic, as physical stores needed to close their doors. The new...
The Monikko school centre completed in Espoo’s Leppävaara area in 2021 combines masonry and concrete structures in a new fashion. The old, partly protected school building was attached to the...
Patina finish, glazing and Umbra colouring as well as translucent protective finishes are concrete dyeing methods which do not cover the concrete surface but keep the material feel visible. The...
Housing Management Company Säästökontu in Espoo won the Facade Renovation Project 2021 Award for a successfully implemented facade renovation. The “Taskumattitalo” (hip flask house) in Tapiola, designed by architect Viljo...
Concrete is the most used building material in the world and the production of its central constituent, Portland cement is a carbon intensive and hard to abate process. Because of...
The cement industry has for quite some time already taken plenty of efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement production. The carbon neutrality goal defined by the cement industry...
A competition was organised to architecture students at universities and universities of applied sciences for plans and ideas on renovation projects of seven four-storey apartment buildings built towards the end...
