New Children’s Hospital to feature birdsong and whooshing stars
26. marraskuu 2018
The soothing soundscape designed for the new hospital was the first of its kind in Finland and unique in the world.
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Students’ art works illustrate Helsinki metro stations
16. marraskuu 2018
Several of the selected works are made by Aalto students. An exhibition of the new metro art works opens today in Kamppi.
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Aalto-Helsinki awarded gold medal in iGEM 2018
16. marraskuu 2018
To solve environmental problem the team developed a sustainable approach to textile dyeing.
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Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre awarded in Spain
2. marraskuu 2018
Ilja Rautsi's horror comedy won prize for the best European fantasy short film.
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Maria Sirén got the Young Golden Award of Costume Design
29. lokakuu 2018
Maria Sirén has won the Young Golden Award of Costume Design at an international costume design competition.
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Environmental issues get form by ceramic art
25. lokakuu 2018
Finnish ceramic artists visualise land contamination in Venice research pavilion.
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TV series for teenagers are a hit
16. lokakuu 2018
Short TV series also available online, made by Aalto students, have found their audience in Finland and abroad.
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Innovating in the IDBM Challenge course for the future of Helsinki and Copenhagen
10. lokakuu 2018
Students in this multidisciplinary and multi-format course developed practical solutions for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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Aalto University recruits a new Vice President to lead the Innovation agenda
3. lokakuu 2018
The recruitment process has started. Please send your application by 21 October.
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Finlandia Prize for Architecture for the New Children’s Hospital
3. lokakuu 2018
The hospital was designed from child's point of view.
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At ten years old, Design Factory is yet to make itself obsolete
1. lokakuu 2018
The experimentation platform has grown beyond Aalto University and become a global network. More boundaries remain to be broken, even within Design Factory’s own operating environment.
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Architectural week in libraries this week
1. lokakuu 2018
Libraries all over Finland celebrate architecture 1-7 October, for the first time. Architectural week is inspired by Finland's exhibition at the Venice International Architecture Biennale.
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Aalto University and University of the Arts Helsinki sign partnership agreement
28. syyskuu 2018
A working group is set up to plan for the future of the scenographic studies.
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Aalto rises once again in Times Higher Education’s university rankings
26. syyskuu 2018
Aalto has improved its position for the fifth year in a row. This year it ranks 181st in THE’s general rankings.
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Aalto University among the 10 best landscape architecture programmes
26. syyskuu 2018
Five student projects were selected to represent Aalto at the Biennial of Landscape Architecture in Barcelona
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"Feels great!" - Jaakko Kahilaniemi won ING Unseen Talent Award
26. syyskuu 2018
"Nature Like Capital" photo series by Kahilaniemi focuses on how people use nature as capital - not as environment and a natural place.
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Kristiina Kruus appointed Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering
25. syyskuu 2018
She joins Aalto from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland on 1 December.
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A tale of forbidden love from Nairobi
25. syyskuu 2018
Rafiki, a film shot by Christopher Wessels, is screened at the Love & Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival. Wessels graduated from Aalto University a couple of years ago.
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Aalto ELEC joins the art scene – Aalto students created an experience for all senses
24. syyskuu 2018
A light installation Photosynthesis invited visitors to take part in an artwork making us think about our relationship with nature.
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Ossi Naukkarinen appointed as Vice President for Research
19. syyskuu 2018
The five-year term of office will start on 1 November 2018.
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Curator Paola Antonelli's open lecture: Broken Nature 20 September
18. syyskuu 2018
The lecture will be on the relationship between design, nature and humanity.
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Aalto graduates satisfied with their degrees
17. syyskuu 2018
Next career monitoring survey starting in autumn.
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Aalto students won Habitare Design Competition
14. syyskuu 2018
The Habitare Design Competition was won jointly by Ariane Relander with her design Organized Chaos, and by the designer duo Janne Pärssinen and Tony Yau with their design Spotti (‘Spot’).
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Helsinki Design Awards to Aalto alumni
12. syyskuu 2018
Winners include Aalto student Mikko Latomäki and alumni Yrjö Kukkapuro and Maria Korkeila.
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Andrea Mancianti: Inventing VR Blindphones
11. syyskuu 2018
Mancianti presented his invention at Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria last week.
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