In the academic year 2009-2010 I was involved in setting up a course in Housing Design for the Tampere University of Technology architecture students. The dynamic leader of the course was professor Markku Hedman. The students looked at housing from various extraordinary perspectives each approaching the design task from his or her own, well-defined ideology. […]
I had an opportunity to familiarize myself with the Solar Decathlon (http://www.sdeurope.org/?lang=en) academic competition on energy efficient experimental housing. The Finnish Aalto University participated in the competition with its experimental house called Luukku. The Aalto University placed fifth (http://www.aalto.fi/fi/current/news/view/2010-06-29-003/) , an excellent outcome for a first-time participant. Congratulations 🙂 ! In Mardrid I saw something […]
The 2010 Kuopio Housing Fair features interesting interior design solutions. This link takes you to photographer Antero Tenhunen’s photos of some of the great interiors. http://gallery.me.com/tenhu11
The entrance gates to the Kuopio Housing Fair will open on 16 July 2010 at 10.00 a.m. Take a first peak into the Housing Fair: http://gallery.me.com/tenhu11/100038
This video is the TV ad for the 2010 Finnish Housing Fair. What do you think about it? Kindly give your comments, please.