Alusta pavilion – Environmentally conscious architecture
A place for encounters between humans and non-human animals.
Kudos – a library for material relations
Architecture as a collaboration between humans, clay and fungi. Experience this satellite exhibition at Väre ground floor and visit Marsio to see other fascinating projects part of Designs for a Cooler Planet on 6 Sept – 3 Oct, 2024.
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Where
Väre, F Lobby, Ground Floor
Otaniementie 14, 02150 Espoo
We humans spend most of our time indoors, but we rarely pay attention to the materials around us, their effects on our wellbeing or the other way around.
Kudos challenges sterile and uniform interiors by advocating for spaces that are alive, changing and imperfect. Built with mycelium, clay and wood, the space is a collaborative creation between visitors and materials, offering an immersive and sensory experience that invites reflection on one's relations with their surroundings.
It blurs the lines between buildings and living things by exploring forms of mutual care deeply rooted to our existence, but seldom experienced in our current world.
Join the events at Kudos
Fungal matters – what could we learn from fungi?
Talk and visit to the Kudos pavilion.
9 Sept 2024 at 18:00–20:00
Material agency in architecture – making clay renders
Workshop in the Ceramics workshop, Väre, and visit to the Kudos pavilion.
16 Sept 2024 at 18:00–20:00
17 Sept 2024 at 18:00–20:00
Designing with the more than human
Talk and visit to the Kudos pavilion.
30 Sept 2024 at 18:00–20:00
Contact
Doctoral Researcher Elina Koivisto (ARTS)
Doctoral Researcher Maiju Suomi (ARTS)
Master Student Harvey Shaw (ARTS)
Bachelor Student Cisil Heltimoinen (ARTS)
Associate professor Tomek Rygalik (ARTS)
Senior Lecturer Antti Pirinen (ARTS)
Associate professor Julia Lohman (ARTS)
Panu Halme, senior lecturer, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä
Biofilia
Space 21
ACRE
Helsieni Oy
Annantalo - arts center for children and young people
Koivisto is conducting her research at the Department of Architecture as part of the AREA Artistic Research Doctoral School of Aalto ARTS.
Aalto University and Kone Foundation.
See also
A human-friendly, giant insect hotel emerged in the middle of the city (external link)
Alusta, built from clay and populated by plants, is a sanctuary for pollinators and a meeting place for all living things.
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.
