Exhibition of emerging architects from Finland premiered at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in autumn 2014. The exhibition has now arrived in Helsinki showcasing the projects of seven selected practices at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Saunalahti School and a preview of Aalto Campus are presented at the exhibition.

Photograph by Tuomas Uusheimo

Verstas has been shortlisted in HUS Trauma & Cancer Centre competition as part of consortium LPSV. The competition task comprises 85 000 m2 of new buildings in Meilahti hospital campus in Helsinki. Verstas’ collaborators in the consortium are Arkkitehtitoimisto Lukkaroinen, Arkkitehtitoimisto Paatela & Co and Arkkitehtitoimisto Tuomo Siitonen.

Verstas Architects is collaborating with WSP Finland and Lauri Putkonen on creating the general plan for Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari islands in Helsinki for Metsähallitus.

The precious fortress islands, closely linked to the UNESCO listed Suomenlinna, will be opened to the public in summer 2016, aiming as one of the most attractive nature and recreation sites in Suomenlahti area.

Big thank you to Sam Wichman and Niko Mikkonen / Vilja Helsinki for the logo + website design, Jouko Saastamoinen for building the site and Martta Louekari for production!

Aalto University Properties Ltd’s general meeting has made an investment decision on the New Building in Otaniemi, comprising ca. 34 000 m2 of university and business premises. The building will follow the plan “Väre” by Verstas Architects, the winner of the Campus 2015 open international architectural competition.

The total value of the investment is about 110 million euros, and the objective is for the building to be completed by the beginning of year 2017.

Verstas Architects is among the seven practices selected to the architecture exhibition at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. The two projects by Verstas featured in the exhibition are Saunalahti School and the Aalto Universtity Campus.

Finland is the guest of honour at the 2014 fair. The Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) with the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Architecture Information Centre Finland have produced an architecture exhibition presenting the current developments in Finnish architecture.

The exhibition opens to the public on September 6, 2014 at Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main.

Photograph by Mikko Laak / Architecture Information Centre Finland

Saunalahti school is one of the 10 main projects of the 6th review of contemporary Finnish architecture organized by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Alvar Aalto Foundation / Academy and the Finnish Association of Architects in collaboration with the Architecture Information Centre Finland.

Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2014 exhibition opens on June 11th at the Museum of Finnish Architecture.

Photograph by Tuomas Uusheimo

The construction work on Verstas’ Alvar Aallon katu buildings on Töölönlahti is completed today. The furnishing of the EY office building and work on the outdoor areas is still ongoing.

Photograph by Marc Goodwin

Today’s Helsingin Sanomat features a 3-page profile on Verstas with a very nice headline.

Saunalahti school yard designed by LOCI Maisema-arkkitehdit together with Verstas was awarded the Environmental Project of the Year 2013 prize. The jury acknowledged the project for the coherent, inspiring entity created by the building and the yards through their organic forms and unified colours and materials.

links: LOCI, SAFA

Photograph by Andreas Meichsner