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In Finland, JKMM Shoehorns the Chappe Art House into a Historic Town

Clifford A. Pearson

July 17, 2023

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The small museum defers to its urban context while asserting its own identity.

JKMM Reveals a Brick-Clad Addition to Helsinki’s Academy of Fine Arts

Helsinki

Tim Abrahams

November 28, 2021

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The stripped-down building matches its industrial context and acts as a bold canvas for students.

Amos Rex Art Museum by JKMM Architects

Helsinki

Peter MacKeith

October 5, 2018

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An art museum in Helsinki playfully complements the surrounding architecture in the form of concrete-tiled protrusions that bubble up from the ground.

City Library

Out from the Master's shadow: Just as Alvar Aalto pioneered a softer, less severe form of Modernism, a young Finnish firm innovates with social spaces that point a library addition—and a small town—in the direction of the future.

Clifford A. Pearson

October 16, 2013

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Designing an addition to an Alvar Aalto building is hard enough—try doing it with five other Aalto structures hovering nearby, in a Finnish town whose identity has been indelibly linked to the master since the 1960s.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Examine how AI is reshaping architectural practice and how architects can elevate their role from task execution to directing design intent.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Evaluate emerging restroom design strategies, materials, and specification options that enhance functionality, inclusivity, user comfort, and sustainability.