Nordic City Challenge developing Pasila: Bringing Nature into the Urban

…winners of the challenge. The team describes their proposition “Polku” (“The Path”) in the following way: “Pasila deserves better! Pasila is a diverse community without an opportunity to come together…

Urban Academy morning coffee event: Recreating Shopping Malls in Cities 14.9.2020

Welcome to discuss how shopping malls could be developed as part of sustainable suburbs. What opportunities do shopping malls have, now and in the future, to rise to a new…

The future of cities is negotiated on the basis of different actors´ conflicting visions. Research project by Anna Zhelnina.

…different visions and aspirations with neighbors, city officials, and developers, and taking action to support or oppose specific projects. In diverse urban neighborhoods, it is almost inevitable that neighbors and…

Urban Academy morning coffee event: Why Wood? Building from wood in growing cities

…End-user driven wood construction – future opportunities in Finnish cities Anne Toppinen/professor, director of Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science/University of Helsinki Building from wood in Helsinki – goals and challenges…

Kaupunkiaiheisia lopputyöpaikkoja opiskelijoille / Urban themed thesis topics for students

…from research groups at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. New thesis topics and internship opportunities collected during the first months of the yeas 2023 have now been published…

Etsitkö lopputyöllesi aihetta? Are you looking for a topic for your thesis?

…research question. Some topics may also include the possibility of a fee or internship. More information on topics, fees and internship opportunities can be found here. Lopputöiden aiheita / Thesis…