News: Archive 2012
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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).
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.
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.
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.
Finland’s first computer games professor
11.04.2012 Finland will see its first computer games professorship in Aalto University.
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.
Admission results of the Master´s programmes published
27.04.2012 The admission results of the Master's programmes at Aalto University have been published on 27 April.
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.