Aalto ARTS books awarded as most beautiful of 2017 by the Finnish Book Art Committee
22. maaliskuu 2018
The Finnish Book Art Committee selected two Aalto ARTS books in its annual competition.
Honored
Two student films awarded at Tampere Film Festival
19. maaliskuu 2018
Hannu-Pekka Peltomaa and Sanni Priha were honored at the 2017 Tampere Film Festival.
Honored Science and art
Niko Luoma to start cooperation with Uniqlo
12. maaliskuu 2018
The international clothing chain Uniqlo will launch a collection based on the art of the Finnish artist.
Other
Helsinki Photomedia 2018 focuses on post-truth era via photography
9. maaliskuu 2018
The international photography research conference will bring together over 100 academics from all over the world.
Other
Film Memento helped uncover how the brain remembers and interprets events from clues
21. helmikuu 2018
Key repeating moments in the film give viewers the information they need to understand the storyline. The scenes cause identical reactions in the viewer’s brain. The results deepen our understanding of how the brain functions, how narratives work in film, and memory mechanisms impaired by conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Science and art Press releases
INTERVENTION IN URBAN SPACE book released
15. helmikuu 2018
Intervention In Urban Space book presents three different perspectives on intervention art through projects done by the authors Anna Jensen, Denise Ziegler and Taina Rajanti as well as a collective introduction that considers the concept and background of intervention art.
Studies Science and art
Landscape Observatory explored the state of landscape planning in Finland
26. tammikuu 2018
A recent study shows that developing sustainable landscape planning requires more cooperation.
Other
Sami themes will become games
26. tammikuu 2018
Sami Game Jam will bring together experienced game developers and Sami people interested in game development in Utsjoki in February.
Other
Architecture Speaks discussion brings Peter Zumthor to Finland Jan 17
10. tammikuu 2018
World-famous architects Peter Zumthor and Juhani Pallasmaa will discuss the being and state of architecture.
The new Design Club scholarship supports young people's ideas
10. tammikuu 2018
The purpose is to promote business opportunities for design and art.
Finnish network model for art education doctoral studies has international potential
19. joulukuu 2017
Aalto University coordinated a Finnish art education doctoral studies (FADS) consortium over four years.
Other
Prize-winning photographer Maija Tammi looks for new ways to depict sickness in photographic art
12. joulukuu 2017
Doctoral thesis ”Sick Photography. Representations of Sickness in Art Photography” is examined 12th December.
Science and art
Architect students’ Lähi(ö)tori Exhibition in the Learning Centre
6. joulukuu 2017
The students visioned revitalizing of the Haaga, Malmi and Vuosaari suburban squares. Their exhibition Lähi(ö)tori was seen at the Lähiöfest2017 festival in Teurastamo this autumn.
Yrjö Sotamaa receives the Golden Estlander Medal
6. joulukuu 2017
Professor Yrjö Sotamaa from Aalto University has been awarded the Golden Estlander Medal 2017 by Design Forum Finland.
Honored Other
Design For Government raised interest in the EU Design Days 2017
4. joulukuu 2017
Aalto University’s Design for Government (DfG) course and its outcomes were presented at the EU Design Days on 19–20 September in Brussels.
Other
The latest installation lectures available on video
27. marraskuu 2017
Aalto University's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of water-repellent surfaces and health promotive urban environment, among other things.
Science and art
Aalto University’s fashion students’ works at an exhibition in Tokyo
22. marraskuu 2017
The fashion students’ collections are presented at an invitational exhibition at the famous 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Tokyo, Japan on 2–3 December, 2017.
Press releases
Art of Research conference 2017 focuses on artist-researcher as catalyst
20. marraskuu 2017
Aalto University is organizing the sixth Art of Research conference November 29-30 by theme “Catalyses, interventions and transformations”.
Students planned a rooftop sauna in the centre of London
20. marraskuu 2017
A Finnish sauna has opened London, shimmering on evening light on the banks of the River Thames. The sauna is the result of Aalto's and Southbank Centre's co-operation.
Cooperation
Kela's new maternity package is designed by Robert Lönnqvist
15. marraskuu 2017
New look for the 2018 edition of the Finnish maternity package is Day Dream, designed by Aalto University Master's student Robert Lönnqvist. The maternity package will turn 80 years next year and is given out by Kela.
Department of Design well established in the Global Grad Show in Dubai
15. marraskuu 2017
Four projects from the Department of Design have been curated to be exhibited at the Global Grad Show 13-18 November 2017 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Professor Masood Masoodian asked tricky things already as a child
10. marraskuu 2017
A good researcher has tunnel vision sensible for details, visual design expert says.
Science and art
ETH Zurich's Dietmar Eberle on campus (Recap)
1. marraskuu 2017
A visit to Aalto University by Dietmar Eberle, Professor at ETH Zurich Department of Architecture.
ProDE game opens the way to the world of directed evolution
30. lokakuu 2017
Master’s students Lassi Vapaakallio and Laura Laakso constructed a game about last year's Millenium Technology Prize winner Frances Arnold’s directed evolution technology. The game was commissioned and funded by TAF, Technology Academy Finland.
Science and art Cooperation
Kokoon nominated as Wood Award candidate
23. lokakuu 2017
The Kokoon house of Aalto University students is among the 15 Wood Award 2017 nominees. The house provides a compact solution for the challenges of temporary accommodation.
Honored