ACRE Day 13th Oct 2022
Welcome to get familiar with ACRE, to hear about campus development, future campus vision and sustainability. And of course enjoy good snacks and refreshments!
Outdoor renovation of Otakaari 1 nearing completion
The outdoor renovation project around the Amphi square next to the Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1). The project began in autumn 2021 and will be completed in autumn 2022. Developing outdoor areas is one of the central priorities of the university campus
The renovation works in the Amphi square are almost complete. You can now walk through an area the size of a football field, and the path to the student organisations' Wapputerassi (terrace area) is also accessible. The goal of the landscaping project, which started in August 2021, was to develop the Amphi square between the Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1) and Harald Herlin Learning Centre (Otaniementie 9).
Different factors were taken into account in the renovation project, such as the cultural-historical environment of the university campus, experimental student activities, increasing natural diversity, respecting the original plan of the campus and a plan aimed at sustainable development. With good planning, many goals could be promoted at the same time, e.g. by directing the flow, adding diverse plantings and lighting, and implementing more living options in line with the values of the area.
Needs shape paths
Due the start of the operation of the first phase of the Länsimetro shaping the movement of the campus users, the routes on the campus have been reshaping for almost five years. In this project, an accessible route was implemented, which enables a more direct route than before from the metro and the future Jokeri Light Rail stops to the largest lecture halls under the amphitheater-like structure, for example, for people with reduced mobility. Before the renovation, the accessible access required taking a long route around the interior of the building.
An equal campus environment is at the heart of the development work. The implementation of the project was planned by landscape architects Malin Blomqvist and Elina Kataja, MASU Planning Oy.
The major construction works of the project were completed in the summer of 2022, and the finishing works will be completed in autumn 2022. The preparation of the work began in 2019 and the planning phase began in 2020, when meetings involving students, for example, were also organised.
Enjoyment and diversity with landscape projects
The development of outdoor areas is one of the central focuses of the university campus. In addition to pedestrian connections, for example, multi-use, accessibility, comfort and lighting, as well as design solutions in line with sustainable development, will be improved.
With the Amphi square project, much-needed seats and event electricity to Alvar Aalto puisto park.
The development of outdoor areas has been requested, for example, in the feedback received through the Leesman campus survey. After the projects are completed, the outdoor areas of the campus will also better support the conditions for events, experimental student activities and environmental art.
More information
Pauliina Skyttä, Campus Architects, [email protected]
Aapo Pihkala, Project Manager, sustainability and landscape, [email protected]
Take part in developing the campus
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Outdoors areas and pedestrian routes will be improved near Otakaari 1 and Dipoli
The pedestrian connection from the metro to Dipoli and the Amphitheater Square area will be improved during the autumn of 2021. The aim is to create comfortable, versatile, safe and accessible outdoor areas, respecting original design solutions and implementations. The construction sites will start already in August.
Two linden trees near Otaniementie to be renewed
The trees will soon be given a new life as decaying wood art.
Construction sites and exception routes on campus
Information on construction sites and routes on Otaniemi campus.
Events on campus
Opening day of the wellbeing route 19.4.
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Record number of Aaltonians attended wellbeing & sustainability event
The program included topical speeches about the sustainable development of the campus, with a focus on wellbeing
Audio Dubbado: Retuperän WBK represents firefighter-like dignity and good manners
'After I had played in the fire brigade for a few years, I thought that maybe it would be good to have some excuse to spend so much time in Otakaari. I decided it was time to apply to study at Aalto.'
Collective agreement of universities is approved
The general collective agreement of the universities 2023–2025 was approved by Sivista and the employees' unions administrations.