Watch our live talk with Amos Rex about the role of art museums in cities
Dezeen teamed up with Amos Rex and JKMM Architects on a live talk to mark the launch of a new book about the Helsinki museum. More
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Helsinki calls for proposals to transform Makasiiniranta port into cultural precinct
The city of Helsinki has launched a competition to create a new waterfront cultural and leisure district on the South Harbour, which will include a design and architecture museum complex. More
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Carlo Ratti Associati proposes floating reservoirs to create carbon-free heating for Helsinki
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati is among four winners of the global Helsinki Energy Challenge, with a proposal to create island-like, floating seawater reservoirs that would store heat to help decarbonise the city's heating network. More
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Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More
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Ortraum Architects builds timber music studio beside house in Helsinki
Ortraum Architects has built an asymmetric studio called 12 in the garden of a house in Helsinki, Finland, to provide its owners with space to compose music and make ceramics. More
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Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years
Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. More
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Helsinki to build Architecture and Design Museum as part of post-pandemic recovery plan
The Finnish government will fund the construction of an architecture and design museum in the country's capital as part of its coronavirus pandemic support package. More
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Finnish granite and pine feature in Helsinki's Nanso shop
Studio Joanna Laajisto used local materials to fashion the pared-back interior of this womenswear shop in Helsinki, which has been revamped to compete with online shopping. More
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Box in Helsinki is designed to be the "perfect" place to pick up online orders
Design studio Fyra has fashioned brightly hued interiors for this hassle-free collection point in Helsinki, which includes a recycling area, fitting rooms and product show space. More
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JKMM Architects designs disc-shaped extension to National Museum of Finland
JKMM Architects has designed an extension to Finland's national museum in Helsinki topped with a white, disc-shaped concrete roof. More
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Helsinki launches Think Sustainably digital service for residents and tourists
The city of Helsinki has revealed a first-of-its kind website meant to empower citizens, businesses and tourists to make more sustainable choices. More
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Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent "book heaven"
The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, is topped with large open-plan reading room under an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. More
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Studio Joanna Laajisto designs The Way bar in Helsinki to reflect its organic menu
Studio Joanna Laajisto has used red and cream floor tiles, ash wood carpentry and marble table tops to create a relaxed interior for an organic bakery, coffee shop and wine bar in Helsinki. More
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Studio Joanna Laajisto transforms Helsinki bread factory into Bob the Robot's office
Studio Joanna Laajisto has created an office for a Finnish advertising agency inside a bread factory with six-metre-high ceilings, in Helsinki. More
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Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects plans cluster of triangular smart skyscrapers for Helsinki
Triangle-shaped towers fitted with smart technology form the centre of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects competition-winning masterplan for Helsinki. More
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Coloured curtains stand out against white walls in Artek's Helsinki headquarters
SevilPeach has designed the headquarters for Finnish furniture brand Artek, with vivid theatre-style curtains and pale surfaces serving as a backdrop for its collection of minimalist tables and chairs. More
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Explore Amos Rex and its inaugural exhibition by TeamLab in 360-degree videos
Take a tour of the recently opened Amos Rex art museum by JKMM Architects and the opening exhibition by Japanese art collective TeamLab in this pair of 360-degree videos filmed by Dezeen in Helsinki. More
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"With Amos Rex, Helsinki shows you don't need to import a brand to get cultural prestige"
Helsinki's new art museum Amos Rex proves that importing an international brand, like the Guggenheim, isn't the only way to create a blockbuster tourist attraction, argues Dezeen deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft. More
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Farm-to-table cooking informs natural colour palette of Maannos restaurant in Helsinki
Finnish designer Laura Seppänen applied earthy tones throughout this restaurant in Helsinki to reflect the menu's focus on locally sourced ingredients. More
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TeamLab creates virtual vortex as inaugural installation for Helsinki's Amos Rex gallery
Japanese art collective TeamLab has created a site-specific digital installation of water moving towards a vortex, on the inside of a domed roof in the new Amos Rex museum in Helsinki. More
