Changing the world through crafting
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2025 exhibition
Aalto University's yearly showcase, Designs for a Cooler Planet, presents a selection of the most visionary and exciting cross-disciplinary work from our students and researchers. The exhibition features prototypes, experiments and solutions from the intersection of science, arts, technology and business, each project representing the quest for a better future.
Picture: Kalle Kataila, Aalto University
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The world doesn’t become better on its own—it’s made better. Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition, Designs for a Cooler Planet, showcases dozens of bold solutions, ideas and prototypes addressing the major challenges of our time. The exhibition features work by students and researchers offering new perspectives on construction, health and the circular economy, among others.
Come see how clay is transformed into a carbon sink, what can be built from fungi, and how memory disorders can be detected early. Fall in love with children’s material experiments and learn how the price of a takeaway coffee can be invested in a more sustainable future.
Due to popular demand, this year’s Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition will be open for nearly two months. Doors open on 5 September and the exhibition is on view through 28 October at Aalto campus, in the Marsio building. Free entry – you are warmly welcome!
Featured projects
Marsio, Otakaari 2
Mon–Thu 7.45–21.00 | Fri 7.45–20.00 | Sat–Sun Closed
Looking back to think ahead
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
A unique protein-based adhesive that works even underwater
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
From waste clay to carbon sink: building a greener future
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
AI accelerates seamless knitwear design
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Canopy cover map reveals whether your neighbourhood has enough trees
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Nature’s wonder materials are entering everyday life
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
The world's most common element is helping solve the climate crisis
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Waste-based eco-concrete saves energy and resources
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
A joint effort to bring sustainability and efficiency to Finnish construction
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
A gem of a building made from demolition waste
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Mobile imaging technology reveals dementia risk
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Tiny house Shadow: living within planetary boundaries
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Real stories reveal absurdities in construction and circular economy
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Fungal fibres feed on paper waste – and build the future
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Heartfelt Kasvu shows how a small space can hold a good life
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
A fusion of architecture, chemistry and biotechnology gives rise to ultra-ecological yeast construction
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
The Nordic ownership miracle
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Turning research into sustainable business
5 Sept – 28 Oct | Exhibition
Designs for a Cooler Planet
Aalto University’s biggest annual exhibition showcases interdisciplinary experiments from our researchers and students. Designs for a Cooler Planet will be held next in the autumn of 2026.
