Events

Events programme – Designs for a Cooler Planet 2024

Lectures and seminars
Attend over thirty open seminars, talks, tours, film screenings and workshops. Most of the events will take place at the Otaniemi campus or online.
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When

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Where

Otaniemi, Helsinki & Online

Come and explore the impossible!

Welcome to participate in over thirty talk events, seminars, workshops and guided tours. Events are mainly organised either live on the Otaniemi campus or hybrid. More detailed information can be found under each individual event, some require you to register.

All events are in English and free of charge if not stated otherwise.

Events at Marsio

Otakaari 2, Espoo

People looking at pieces of work at an exhibition.
Photo: Kalle Kataila

Cooler Planet exhibition tours

Join the guided tours to make the most out of your exhibition visit!

Cooler Planet exhibition tours in Finnish

Mon 9 Sept at 16:00–17:00
Mon 23 Sept at 17:00–18:00
Mon 30 Sept at 17:00–18:00

Cooler Planet exhibition tours in English

Thu 12 Sept at 16:00–17:00
Thu 19 Sept at 16:00–17:00
Thu 26 Sept at 16:00–17:00
Thu 3 Oct at 15:00–16:00

Read more and register for a tour!

Sustainable Innovations in Nonwovens

Transforming the nonwoven industry by developing sustainable, renewable alternatives for everyday items such as diapers, face masks, and packaging. In this hybrid seminar, members of the SUSTAFIT research project share insights on how to develop solutions that are not only planet-friendly, but also economically viable.

Hybrid seminar on 10 Sept at 9:20–11:30 at Marsio and online. Read more and register!
Collection of white and grey nonwoven fabrics
Maija Luutonen's public art piece Enta in Marsio.
Maija Luutonen: Enta (Marsio). Photo: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen

Public art tours

Join the tours guided by the art curator, Outi Turpeinen, to learn more about public art on campus. Tours start from the Marsio lobby. Read more and register for a tour below!

Public art tours in Finnish

Thu 12 Sept at 16:00–17:30
Wed 2 Oct at 16:00–17:30

Public art tours in English

Tue 10 Sept at 15:00–16:30
Wed 18 Sept at 15:30–17:00

Open screenings for the Radical Creatives documentary

What is radical creativity? How do uncertain and seemingly impossible projects move forward? Welcome to the screenings of the documentary directed by Emilia Hernesniemi.

Free screenings on Thu 12 and Tue 24 Sept in the Marsio movie theatre. Read more and drop by!
Radical Creatives screening in Kino Regina

Artificial Creativity – Aalto LASER Talks

Is artificial intelligence simply a tool, or does it possess creative capabilities?

Hybrid afterwork event on Thu 3 Oct at 16:00–18:30. Read more and register!
Visual designer Merle Karp made this collage with AI, using photos by Mikko Raskinen, Anne Kinnunen and Aleksi Poutanen.

Events at Väre

Otaniementie 14, Espoo

Fungi in a glass jar, part of Kudos by Elina Koivisto.
Photo: Bryan Saragosa/ Aalto University

Talks and workshops at Kudos – a library for material relations

Kudos pavilion is located in the F Lobby, Väre ground floor.

Mon 9 Sept at 18:00–20:00
Fungal matters – what could we learn from fungi?
Talk and visit to the Kudos pavilion.

Mon 16 Sept at 18:00–20:00
Material agency I – participatory clay workshop
Workshop (in both English and Finnish) and visit to the Kudos pavilion
Max 10 participants. Sign up here
Ceramics workshop and F Lobby, Väre ground floor
Otaniementie 14, Espoo

Tue 17 Sept at 18:00–20:00
Material agency II – participatory clay workshop
Workshop (in both English and Finnish) and visit to the Kudos pavilion
Max 10 participants. Sign up here
Ceramics workshop and F Lobby, Väre ground floor
Otaniementie 14, Espoo

Mon 23 Sept at 18:00–20:00
Designing with the more than human
Talk and visit to the Kudos pavilion.

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Wardrobe confidence: Creative strategies for wearing what you own

Welcome to a workshop on exploring wardrobes and knowing more about your own garments. To take part in the workshop, we would kindly ask you to bring with you: 1. A garment you no longer wear (but that still fits you) 2. A garment you actively wear

Talk and workshop on Tue 10 Sept at 17:00–18:30. Read more and register!
Wardrobe

Creativity and Collaboration: Transforming the Impossible

Welcome to the seminar that brings together academic, societal, and business representatives across sectors to share a vision of creating sustainable futures through collaborative creative approaches.

Seminar on Mon 30 Sept at 16:00 at Room F101, Väre (Lobby). Read more and register!
Aalto Radical Creatives, Photo: Lina Jelanski

Events elsewhere on campus

Various locations in Otaniemi

Attuning with cooling tower microbes: a conversation on art, science- and bioethics collaboration

An inspiring morning of thought-provoking dialogue between artists, scientists, and philosophers exploring the boundaries of transdisciplinary collaboration.

Seminar, panel discussion and lunch on Wed 11 Sept at 10:30–13:00. Read more and register!
Microbes growing in a Petri dish with three glass solar cells. Photo: Bartaku, 2023.

Embrace the Future – A Responsible Multispecies Leadership Agenda

Is it possible to apply multi-species and biodiversity-respecting approaches to the development of leadership and business practice? The answer is yes! These novel approaches to management studies enhance the holistic well-being of both human and non-human beings and are worthy of further exploration.

Hybrid seminar on Wed 18 Sep at 14:15–16:30 at Undergraduate Centre and online. Read more and register!
Cow hide.
Transparent materials made out of wood
Photo: Esa Kapila

Mainiot materiaalit -kirjan julkistamistilaisuus

Tue 24 Sept at 9:00–12:00

Book launch, breakfast and workshop in Finnish.

Design Factory, K3
Puumiehenkuja 5, Espoo

Register

Transforming Education to Reach Global Impact

An exhibition on the Aalto journey through case-based teaching and learning in Africa, South Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Book launch and hybrid seminar on Wed 25 Sept at 10:00–12:00 at Maarintie 8
Intercultural student teamwork in Tanzania, PBL East Africa project in 2020

Mingle for GOOD!

Networking event for students and all interested Aalto community members that want to make an impact on campus.

Networking event on Thu 26 Sept at 18:00-21:45. No pre-registration needed.
MingleforGOOD event poster

Film screening and Q&A: Spectacular Specimen

Join for the documentary screening of Spectacular Specimen. An exploration of our relationship to the sea and a mixture of experimental essayistic film and documentary on marine research. The film brings playfulness alongside the analytical natural science, seeking to diversify its alienating, objectifying gaze.

Film screening and Q&A at Thu 19 Sept 17:15-18:30, Maarintie 8. Register now!
Luonnonesine-elokuvan still

WiT Talks – Humanitarian Architecture Today

Wed 11 Sept at 17:00–19:00

Hybrid talk

Mordor (A108b/A111a) and online
A Grid, Otakaari 5

Cancelled: Multispecies sustainable Baltic Sea 2050

This workshop has been canceled – Wed 18 Sept at 13:00–15:30

New European Bauhaus event
Photo: Archinfo

New European Bauhaus -aamukahvit

Thu 3 Oct at 9:00–12:00

Talks, coffee and a guided Cooler Planet exhibition tour  in Finnish.

Undergraduate center
Otakaari 1, Espoo

Register

Events in Helsinki

Bee on a flower at Alusta pavilion.
Photo: Elina Koivisto

Farewell to Pollinators – Alusta pavilion moving party

Come and bid farewell to pollinators and Alusta pavilion as we know it, and celebrate its upcoming moving to its new permanent home at Otaniemi campus.

Talks, art and party on Tue 10 Sept at 17:00–20:00 at the Design Museum courtyard. Read more and drop by!

Colourful hands and Designs for a Cooler Planet logo on white background.

Designs for a Cooler Planet

Visit Designs for a Cooler Planet festival in Otaniemi on 6 Sep – 3 Oct 2024 to challenge your perception of the possible.

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