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In English | ISSUE 3/2024

76 Mannerheimintie Street in Helsinki with a green courtyard

The building, which was completed in 1979, originally as an office complex, has now been turned into a residential building with modern, functional apartments. Architectural firm Arkkitehdit Kirsi Korhonen and...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

Archive of the Avant-Garde – Dresden

Through the transformation of the Blockhaus by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, a unique place has been created to house the donation of Egidio Marzona’s collection to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Located...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

Abstract: Testing of precast concrete elements for reuse

Reusing precast concrete elements is studied thorough four real-life pilots in Europe in the ReCreate project. Finnish pilot is an office building from 1982 located in Tampere. Load-bearing beams, columns...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

The hidden power of recycled concrete to take on climate change

The CO₂ncrete Solution project investigated novel solutions for concrete to work as a carbon sink and storage. The carbonation of concrete has been known as a phenomenon for a long...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

National Frost Project

National Frost Project in Finland aims to update concrete’s frost resistance requirements and testing practices as well as methods. The project is divided into a preliminary study and a main...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Built Environment Design

Artificial intelligence (AI) includes more than just machine learning; deep learning (DL) allows for modeling complex nonlinear relationships. Examples of DL applications are large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude,...

In English | ISSUE 3/2024

Näsinneula

A real boom of constructing towers was experienced across the world in late 1960s. At that time, the City of Tampere was looking for ways to increase the city’s attraction....

In English | ISSUE 2/2024

Preface: Climate anxiety

The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has posted on its website a lifestyle test you can take to calculate your own carbon footprint. When completing the test, I noticed it is...

In English | ISSUE 2/2024

Timeless cast-in-place housing architecture

Cast-in-place housing cooperative Panorama completed in Kauklahti area of Espoo comprises three similar apartments with slightly different facilities. Each apartment is 113 square metres in size, consisting of a living...

In English | ISSUE 2/2024

Spore initiative – a multifunctional building & cultural center in Berlin Neukölln

The ‘Spore Initiative’ was completed in 2023, designed for the non-profit foundation Spore Initiative and is located in the bustling urban neighborhood of Hermannstraße in Berlin-Neukölln. Serving as a community...

In English | ISSUE 2/2024

LOIKKA – Halving CO2 emissions of concrete

LOIKKA was research & development project aiming at 50% reduction of CO2-emissions of concrete. According to the targets, the reduction should be achieved in year 2028. The project consisted of...

In English | ISSUE 2/2024

New guidelines for steel fibrereinforced concrete

The existing guidelines for the design of steel fibre-reinforced structures in Finland need to be clarified. However, the official design guidelines are now on the way! The second-generation Eurocode (SFS-EN...