Antti Nousjoki: Urban Architecture in Finland
Wednesday 18 February, 2015
6:30pm, $0
Columbia University, Avery Hall
1172 Amsterdam Avenue, Wood Auditorium
Antti Nousjoki
Response by Amale Andraos and Kenneth Frampton
How can architecture compete, complement, challenge and influence online social spaces? Are traditional public elements of cities becoming obsolete? And if so, how should architecture respond? The Helsinki-based GSAPP Visiting Professor Antti Nousjoki presents case studies of his firm ALA's work on urban infrastructure and public buildings in Finland, where according to him, "people stare at their phones all day long.”
From their statement: ALA "designs complex public buildings, renovations and modifications of modernist landmarks, and infrastructure systems. The Helsinki–based firm is led by architects Juho Grönholm, Antti Nousjoki, Janne Teräsvirta and Samuli Woolston. ALA has earned more than 20 prizes in design competitions worldwide, including the 1st prize in the international competition for the Helsinki Central Library in 2013. Projects by ALA have been widely published internationally and the office has received numerous awards. In 2012 the four partners were granted the prestigious Finnish State Prize for Architecture."
How can architecture compete, complement, challenge and influence online social spaces? Are traditional public elements of cities becoming obsolete? And if so, how should architecture respond? The Helsinki-based GSAPP Visiting Professor Antti Nousjoki presents case studies of his firm ALA's work on urban infrastructure and public buildings in Finland, where according to him, "people stare at their phones all day long.”
From their statement: ALA "designs complex public buildings, renovations and modifications of modernist landmarks, and infrastructure systems. The Helsinki–based firm is led by architects Juho Grönholm, Antti Nousjoki, Janne Teräsvirta and Samuli Woolston. ALA has earned more than 20 prizes in design competitions worldwide, including the 1st prize in the international competition for the Helsinki Central Library in 2013. Projects by ALA have been widely published internationally and the office has received numerous awards. In 2012 the four partners were granted the prestigious Finnish State Prize for Architecture."