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Design Capital Pavilion showcases high quality wooden architecture
07.05.2012 A group of students and experts from the Aalto University Wood Studio have designed the Pavilion, a temporary structure to be located on an empty plot of land between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum. The project is carried out by World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, Aalto University, the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Design Museum and UPM. The Pavilion opens to the public on 12 May 2012.
The future is presented by newly graduates at Masters of Aalto 2012
12.04.2012 MoA’12 is the year show of Aalto University. Opening on Wednesday 9 May 2012 this month long event showcases the future through theses and projects, research and study programmes.
Finland’s first computer games professor
11.04.2012 Finland will see its first computer games professorship in Aalto University.
Open international architectural design competition at Aalto University
05.04.2012 Aalto University Properties Ltd. in Finland is arranging a competition for designing Aalto University’s Otaniemi central campus and its main buildings.
ELO wipes the board at Tampere’s National Competition
12.03.2012 The National Competition at Tampere’s film festival was a celebration for the Department of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design’s films. The films “Burden of My Heart”, “Hypermarket Nation”, “Korsoteoria” (So It Goes), “Äidit” (Mothers) and “Pyramidi” (Pyramid) enjoyed great success at the film festival that finished at the last weekend.
The Vice Deans at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
09.03.2012 There are two Vice deans at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Professor appointments at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
09.03.2012 A department appoints tenure track professors to one of the three tenure track levels (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor).
Designing for New Realities! seminar - follow the stream on March 6th
05.03.2012 Can socially aware design approaches really offer something meaningful that we can adopt today, and will they be relevant even tomorrow?
Masters of Aalto built in Jätkäsaari
02.03.2012 A window into the future will be built in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki, as new graduates from the Aalto University present their skills and passion for innovation. The Masters of Aalto (MoA) event has expanded to cover the whole Aalto University and takes place from 9 May to 3 June 2012.
Floating Eco Cities Combine Green Building with Finnish Shipbuilding Expertise
29.02.2012 The Finnish shipbuilding industry may become a future expert in building ecological cities.
Media Factory's Human Design or Evolution lecture series stirred conversation about future human bodies
20.02.2012 "Do we change the world to suit us or do we change ourselves to suit the world?" designer Fiona Raby asked during the Human Design or Evolution lecture series, held at Aalto Media Factory.
Kalevala Jewelry inspires textile artists
14.02.2012 Textile artist Laura Isoniemi and three textile design students from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture have created interpretations of Kalevala Jewelry in the form of textile art. Their work is on display at the Kalevala Jewelry shop on Unioninkatu in Helsinki.
Short film brings the Finnish Pavilion to life at the 1900 Paris World Fair
07.02.2012 Researchers and students from the Department of Media of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture have created a short film called Le Pavilion de la Finlande à l’exposition universelle de 1900 à Paris.
Achievements in Finnish design brought Estlander medals to Aalto University professors
07.02.2012 The Estlander Silver Medals were awarded to Aalto University Professors Kalevi Ekman, Raimo Nikkanen and Markku Salimäki in recognition of significant achievement on behalf of Finnish design.
Distinguished professionals honoured at the first anniversary gala of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
11.01.2012 The School of Arts, Design and Architecture started its first year with an anniversary gala where for the first time representatives of the design sectors were joined by architectural professionals.
School of Arts, Design and Architecture began operations at the start of the year
02.01.2012 The former Aalto University School of Art and Design and the Department of Architecture of the School of Engineering have merged to form Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Application period for master’s programmes at Aalto University begins on 2 January 2012
19.12.2011 The application period for Aalto University’s two-year master’s programmes leading to the degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science in economics, technology, architecture or landscape architecture begins on 2 January 2012.
Interdisciplinary thinker Samuel Weber lectured about politics, poetics and the media at School of Art and Design
19.12.2011 Samuel Weber, a leading American thinker across the disciplines of literary theory, philosophy and psychoanalysis, gave three open lectures at TaiK on 13-16 December.
Stora Enso announces the winner of Lumi Photographic Art Award
16.12.2011 The student of the School of Art and Design, Anne Golaz has been awarded the first Prize in the Lumi Photographic Art Awards 2011.
Helena Hyvönen appointed as Dean of Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
16.12.2011
Media Lab listed as one of the most prominent media labs
16.12.2011 Media Lab Helsinki of the Aalto University School of Art and Design has been listed as one of the world's leading university interdisciplinary research media labs, according to an article in Times Higher Education about the MIT Media Lab.
From Disposable to Sustainable
01.12.2011 Kirsi Niinimäki’s study shows that environmentally friendly design affects consumption behaviour.
Aalto University listened to the voice of the community – the English and Swedish names of the new school were reviewed
28.11.2011 The current Aalto University School of Art and Design and the Department of Architecture at the Aalto University School of Engineering will combine forces and begin to operate as a new entity within the university on the 1 January 2012.
The new school to be called Aalto University School of Arts and Creativity: A name that reflects the common denominators
08.11.2011 The new school formed by the current Aalto University School of Art and Design and the Department of Architecture at the School of Engineering will begin to operate on the 1st of January 2012.
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