News archive: Archive 2014
Prizes have been awarded for the best sheet metal innovations
06.05.2014 The winner of Sheet Metal Product of the Year was announced and prizes awarded at the FinnTec 2014 trade fair held this month. The prize-winning products were on display at the Plootu Fennica booth from 6th to 8th May 2014.
The Masters of Aalto exhibition shows off the best of Aalto in downtown Helsinki 16 May-1 June
08.05.2014 The works of future movers and shakers from Aalto University are to be displayed in Helsinki city centre from 16 May to 1 June 2014 at the Masters of Aalto Exhibition.
Kierre welcomes visitors to the Millennium Pavilion
09.05.2014 Winner of the architectural design competition for students at Aalto University, the Kierre entrance greets visitors to the Pavilion erected in Helsinki's Kansalaistori Square.
Architects remake interim space at schools
13.05.2014 There is an enormous need for extra temporary space at schools. Many school buildings in Finland are targets for renovation, and indoor air problems have also become common. However, schoolchildren continue to need high-quality and contemporary learning environs.
Community has an important role to play in new building's design
16.05.2014 The design work for a new building set to be built Aalto University's Otaniemi campus is picking up pace. The aim is that the construction work will get under way in early 2015.
Urban Academy generates interest – a new minor starts in the autumn
16.05.2014 Urban Academy is a joint minor module organised by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. It examines topical questions related to urban studies and planning, as well as to urban living.
What happens between the theatre stage and audience?
19.05.2014 Traditional stage design is increasingly being combined with new media technologies in the performing arts.
Heippa Service wins the Everyday Innovations of the Future competition
19.05.2014 A new mobile and online service - Heippa (Hi there!) - is helping tackle problems associated with loneliness, marginalisation and mental health.
Students’ media art daringly combines art and technology
19.05.2014 What would it be like to see your own face reflected as a giant statue and be the centre of attention, if only for a moment? What do the electrical signals all around us actually look like?
IDBM collaboration bears fruit with prototype pupilometer
22.05.2014 Students from the IDBM degree programme were involved in developing a new kind of medical apparatus due to hit the US market within a year.
Aalto University's Fashion Show has established itself in the world of fashion
26.05.2014 New collections designed by students from Aalto University's Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing Design were exhibited to the public on Friday 23 May. Guests in the fully-packed Kattilahalli in Suvilahti, Helsinki were excited as they waited for the show to begin.
Designkuplia (Design Bubbles) gets silver award for artwork in Eurpoean competition
26.05.2014 Samuli Saarinen's illustrations were given a silver award at the European Design Awards.