SEVEN CONNECTIONS PROGRAMME
Wednesday, January 11th, 6.00 pmPanel discussion on architectural exports
Panellists will include professor Rainer Mahlamäki and architect Teemu Kurkela.
Moderated by architect Tuomas Toivonen.
In Finnish
Wednesday, January 18th, 6.00 pmSpotlight project:
/ Wuxi Grand Opera (China) presented by Professor Pekka Salminen / PES Arkkitehdit
/ Pan-Gyo Housing (South Korea) presented by architect Pekka Helin / Helin & Co
In Finnish
Wednesday, February 8th, 6.00 pmSpotlight project:
/ Embassy of Finland, Washington (USA) presented by Professori Markku Komonen / Heikkinen–Komonen Architects
/ Embassy of Finland, Berlin (Germany) presented by architect Pekka Mäki / Viiva Architects
/ Kilden Performing Arts Centre (Oslo, Norway) presented by architect Samuli Woolston / ALA Architects
In Finnish
Wednesday, February 15th, 6.00 pmSpotlight project:
/ KUMU Art Museum (Tallinn, Estonia) presented by Pekka Vapaavuori / Vapaavuori Architects
/ Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Poland) presented by Professor Rainer Mahlamäki / Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
in English!All events will be held at the museum, admission €6/3. The discussion panel and project presentations of 18 Jan and 8 Feb will be held in Finnish and the presentations on 15 Feb in English.
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WDC 2012 Open Doors Weekend 3.–5.2.A Day of Architecture and Design3 Feb from 9 am to 4:15 pm
At Bio Rex Lasipalatsi
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Paulo David: Alvar Aalto Medal 2012Saturday 4 Feb at 3 pm
At the MFA
Opening of the exhibition presenting the winner of the Alvar Aalto Medal for 2012 and a lecture given by the winner Paulo David. Please arrive early to secure your seat. Free admission.
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Let's Build an Iglu!Sunday 5 Feb from 12am to 4 pm
Event for the whole family in the yard between the MFA and the Design Museum. Free entry. Drop in!
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Finland_UK New Architects Exchange14 Feb at 6 pm
Lecture by the British Architects at the Museum
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Finland: The Welfare Game book launch16 February 18:00, the Museum of Finnish Architecture’s villa in Kaivopuisto, Puistokatu 4, Helsinki Solution 239–246, Finland: The Welfare Game, a volume recently published by Berlin-based Sternberg Press will be presented in an evening with the authors architect Martti Kalliala (ed.), writer/curator Jenna Sutela and architect Tuomas Toivonen. They will be accompanied by the Solution series founder and editor Ingo Niermann and book editor Leah Whitman-Salkin. The presentations and readings are followed by discussion and drinks. Welcome!
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Lectures on the History of Finnish Architecture26 March – 5 April
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ArchilabWednesday evenings in May-September
Discussions and events organized at the WDC Pavilion in the museum courtyard.
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