Urban Academy will join Nordic CityMaking Week as a Content Partner

…As a ‘conference without walls’ the event week will spread to different neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Vantaa and Espoo and connect the topics to real life developments. The Hosting Cities of…

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…

Helsinki’s valuable archipelago in focus at HELSUS Co-Creation Lab

The HELSUS Co-Creation Lab culminated on final gala event, where master’s students doing their master’s thesis on topics provided by public and private sector partners, presented their results of the…

Urban Academy’s tips to Nordic CityMaking Week 15.-19.9.2020

…University speaks on the topic: Why do we need to talk about beauty? The second speech is held by Leading Specialist Henna Helander from the City of Helsinki. The title…

Tutkimustiedosta tukea kaupunkien liikkumisen suunnitteluun

…tapahtuneen. Auto on edelleen ylivoimaisesti nopein kulkumuoto pääkaupunkiseudulla, paitsi lyhyillä matkoilla, joilla pyörä voi olla yhtä nopea. Lisäksi pääradan ja rantaradan asemien varressa julkinen liikenne voi olla yhtä nopea. Helsingin…

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…