The Department of Architecture at Aalto University (former Helsinki University of Technology) has given courses on development issues since 1993. The main objective has been to create an understanding of life realities and working conditions in a developing country. Since then the ecosystem of courses alike has grown within Aalto. The education and research has become more multidisciplinary and teams from different fields have been giving their inputs to societal impact globally.

Building on these footprints, the WiTLAB was founded in year 2014 to address challenges in the Global Majority context. It connects to the larger strategies and frameworks of the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 11 “Sustainable cities and communities” and promotes holistic understanding of issues related and identified in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, and the New Way of Working.

Aalto WiTLAB collaborates with the following units of Aalto University: Aalto Global Impact, Creative Sustainability Master’s Programme, Aalto ARTS (Dept. of Architecture), Aalto ENG (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Built Environment, Dept. of Energy Technology), New Global Research Group and Aalto BIZ.

CONTACT

E-mail: [email protected]

Visiting Address: we reside in Väre, Otaniementie 14, 3th floor

Mailing Address: WiT LAB PO Box 31000 FI-00076 AALTO FINLAND