Anssi Perttala to strengthen the Centre for Radical Creativity
Anssi Perttala has been appointed to the position of expert at Aalto University’s Centre for Radical Creativity from 1 October, 2026 on.
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Professor Hanna Maylett: “Without time spent together, a shared vision cannot emerge”
According to Hanna Maylett, associate professor of film directing, a director doesn’t need to know all the answers; rather, their role is to create a process through which those answers can be discovered together.
Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2026
Explore the inspiring work of our graduating students in architecture, design, film, art and media!
Ornamo Awards '26: The Design Forerunner Award to service designer Mariana Salgado
The Design Forerunner Award goes to service designer Mariana Salgado, who brings design into climate research and builds people’s participation in the sustainability transition.
The Metex Prize 2026 winner is Hana Rehorčíková
The Metex Prize is awarded for excellence in Master’s thesis work done in collaboration with a technology company or to promote the significance and use of design and art in Finnish industry.
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Creativity Unfolded
Aalto University’s blog series Creativity Unfolded focuses on insights linked to creativity in a multitude of ways. Topics include design, technology, media, architecture, film, games, art theory and...
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Professor Marco Steinberg: ’We need to change, and we need to do it now’
Professor of Practice in Strategic and Industrial Design says that the world’s most pressing issues, like climate change, won’t be addressed by tinkering at the edges of today’s solutions but rather require a more fundamental redesign.
Professor Ranja Hautamäki: ‘Diverse urban nature is key to increasing well-being and carbon sinks’
Professor of Landscape Architecture is tackling the issues of climate change mitigation and urban carbon sinks.
‘Environmental art education should address the problem of human-centeredness’
‘I claim’ series presents our researchers and the results of their work. Henrika Ylirisku researches the premises of environmental art education.
Julia Lohmann: ‘We know too much and do too little’
Lohmann’s magnificent seaweed pavilion won the sustainable design category for Dezeen Awards 2020.
'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'
Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.
Aarni Kapanen illustrates Dudes & Feelings podcasts
Fighting toxic masculinity with a podcast and the help of Visual Communication Design.
Aalto Art and Design Cases
Aalto Design Cases is a platform for activity-based creativity and practice-based research in the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Prominent art at Aalto University
Aalto University promotes visibility and impact of art and creativity both in society and at our own campus. Aalto University uses one percent of building costs to fund art.
Events
Public defence, Design, MSc Pinar Simsek Çaglar
How digital collaboration tools shape emotional experiences, employee well-being, and work engagement: Miro as a case study.
Public defence, Film and Television, MA Hanna Maylett
Navigating Collaboration in Film and TV Drama Directing: Participatory Practices within Director’s Artistic Leadership
Phenomena: Celebrating the Influence and Legacy of Juhani Pallasmaa
Phenomena: a symposium honoring Juhani Pallasmaa at 90, exploring the cross-cultural reach of his human-centered, interdisciplinary architectural thought.
Furniture recycling day 29th September 2026
Come and discover your next great find at the university's furniture recycling day!
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