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.
Marsio
Marsio. Experience tomorrow!
Marsio, the campus open-to-all meeting place, will open its doors in September 2024.
Marsio is a new meeting place on the Aalto University campus right next to the metro station and light rail stop. You can step in anytime and immerse yourself in Aalto’s research and activities – in exhibitions and events, open lectures, movies, the restaurant and the Aalto University Shop.
The building’s name is a tribute to Aino Marsio-Aalto (pictured below/above), a creative pioneer, architect, designer, entrepreneur and Aalto University's alum. Let her inspire you while you experience tomorrow at Marsio today.
Photo: Aino Marsio-Aalto family collection.
How to find there
Marsio is located right in the heart of the campus at Otakaari 2. When coming from the direction of Väre and the metro station (use the exit A towards Otaniementie and the University), walk across Korkeakoulu square and cross the light rail tracks. Marsio is the first building on the left after the tracks. You can also recognise it by the glass corner of the building.
Marsio is in the centre of the picture. On the right is the amphitheatre of Otakaari 1 (Undergraduate Centre). On the left is the Väre building, and the light trail tracks situate between Väre and Marsio. The metro station exit is at the bottom left of the picture.
Marsio
Events at Marsio in autumn 2024
- 6 Sep – 3 Oct 2024 Designs for Cooler Planet – a festival showcasing research and design for a more sustainable future
- 26 Sep, 31 Oct, and 21 Nov 2024 Creative Technologies – discovering the impact of the latest technologies on creative industries
- 8 Oct at 15.15-16.30: Aalto x IPCC: Climate scenarios, research and solutions – a discussion event open to all in Finnish on the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- 24 Sept at 18.30: free,open screening for Radical Creatives documentary
- 8 Oct, 22 Oct, and 5 Nov 2024 Tähtitiistai / Space Talks – bringing astronomy close to everyday life
- 3 Oct 2024 LASER talks – a relaxed after work event series with inspiring talks and the latest research
- 16 Dec 2024 Installation talks – new tenured professors talk about their research or teaching field
The calendar of events will be updated regularly – follow the event calendar and read more about the events
Designs for a Cooler Planet festival in Marsio on 6 Sept – 3 Oct 2024
The annual Designs for a Cooler Planet festival will showcase the Aalto community's projects, combining research and design for a more sustainable future. The festival is part of Helsinki Design Week.
Events at Marsio
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 18.9.
Join the tour with art curator Outi Turpeinen and get to know Aalto University's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 2.10.
Join the tour with art curator Outi Turpeinen and get to know Aalto University's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
Artificial Creativity – Aalto LASER Talks
Is artificial intelligence simply a tool, or does it possess creative capabilities?
Aalto x IPCC: Climate scenarios, research and solutions
Climate focused lecture and a panel discussion event open to everyone. The event will be in Finnish.Services available at Marsio
The Makers of the Impossible exhibition takes a peek into Aalto's research
The world is made better by action!
Finland's first satellite, a quantum garden, the sustainable fashion revolution and other fascinating examples in the exhibition show how the impossible can become possible. All it takes is a solid foundation built on research, a spark of learning that lasts a lifetime, creative collaboration between disciplines - and the courage to aim high, even if the outcome is uncertain.
The exhibition will open in the Marsio lobby in September 2024 and will remain open until the end of 2025.
Public art - Sharing Imaginations
The art theme in the Marsio building is Sharing Imaginations, which refers to sharing imagination and experiences with others. The aim of Marsio's public art collection was to make extensive use of Aalto's different disciplines. The collection is open to the public from 4 September during the opening hours of the building.
Organising an event in Marsio
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News
Shared imagination and the idea of waves - two new public art collections were unveiled
The art collections of Marsio and Kide buildings were published.
Broaden your perspective with the latest research at the Marsio exhibitions
The "Makers of the Impossible" exhibitions offer a fascinating overview of Aalto University's research and innovation.
The Tähtitiistai lecture series brings the astronomy close to everyone's everyday life
The open lecture series will cover the study of restless black holes, Earth-sized telescopes and what the historic 50-year history of solar research can tell us about ourselves and our future on Earth. The lecture series is open to all and will take place online and in person in Otaniemi in autumn 2024. Welcome!
Explore the university's art on guided tours
Tours focusing on the public art at Marsio, Kide and Viima buildings are a part of Designs for a Cooler Planet festival.- Published:
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