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Smart fabrics to Brussels
10.11.2014 Smart fabrics such as wearable electronics and e-textiles will be showcased at European Parliament in Brussels 17 -21 November.
A new Finnish educational game is set to take this year's Frankfurt Book Fair by storm
07.10.2014 German school pupils are set to be inspired by Finnish culture thanks to the FINNLAND.HOT. game being showcased at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.
E as in education. W as in word.
07.10.2014 The visual identity designed by the students opens Finland and ‘Finnishness’ up on the basis of the alphabet. The venue for this is the world’s most important event in the field of books and literature – the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Book Fair pavilion brings Finns together in Frankfurt
07.10.2014 This year, the theme of the world's largest book and media fair is Finland. The pavilion that serves as a home base for the Finnish exhibitors has been designed by Aalto University students. Aalto is also one of the publishers on display at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.
Aalto University visibly present at Frankfurt Book Fair
07.10.2014 Teaching innovations, graphic expertise, spatial design, art and literature…Aalto University is involved in implementing Finland’s largest cultural export project of all times.
Aalto University's Habitare exhibit focuses on food and catering equipment
11.09.2014 Carried out in partnership with Savo Oy, the CounterCulture project concentrates on product development.
PILVI and VIIVY receive honourable mentions in the May Day design competition
10.09.2014 Laura Tuorila's Pilvi ('Cloud'), made out of plastic bags, and fellow Aalto University students Johanna Brummer and Heini-Emilia Saari's Viivy ('Linger'), with its playful use of light and shade, all received honourable mentions in this year's design competition at the Habitare Furniture and Interior Decoration Design Fair.
Guggenheim supplementary programme focuses on museum architecture of the future
05.09.2014 The Guggenheim Helsinki Architectural Competition provides an opportunity for presenting new ideas. Aalto University is organising supplementary programme in cooperation with the Guggenheim Foundation.
Press Play combines architecture, algorithms and kinematics into a live LEGO installation
03.09.2014 A group of Aalto University`s students in architecture and engineering have studied algorithms and harnessed them for specific purposes using LEGO bricks.
The Aalto Act of the Year Award to CHEMARTS project
02.09.2014 Professors Tapani Vuorinen and Pirjo Kääriäinen were awarded at the Opening of the Academic Year 2.9.2014.
Children make works of art from colourful monsters
27.08.2014 Helsinki second-graders created game buddies for the Kiasma museum monster at an art workshop designed by art education students. The creations are hung at one end of Kiasma.
An innovative working environment is being developed for School of Arts, Design and Architecture
13.06.2014 In autumn 2013, the School of Arts, Design and Architecture (Aalto ARTS) instigated a participatory development project involving staff and students. The aim of the project was to conceptualise the office space of the future, which will then be realised as part of the new Aalto ARTS building complex on the University's Otaniemi campus.
The Government of Moscow visited School of Arts, Design and Architecture
06.06.2014 The team of 19 members from the Government of Moscow visited during their visit to City of Helsinki also Aalto University on 21 May 2014.
Mr Eddie Ng the Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong visited Aalto University
06.06.2014 Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture had the honor to welcome with Vice-President of Aalto University Mr Hannu Seristö the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office representatives with the leadership of Mr Eddie Ng, Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on 21 May 2014.
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.
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