Architecture Speaks! Søren Linhart, Seiler Linhart

When: 10.2.2027 13:15–14:30

Where: Online

Price: Free

Wed 10, February 2027, at 1.15–2.30 pm (Finnish time UTC+2)
The online lecture will be held on Zoom, and registration is required.

In the twelfth season of the Architecture Speaks! lecture series, organized jointly by Aalto University and the Architecture & Design Museum, Professor and Head of Department Jenni Reuter invites seven speakers to share insights into their design processes and their roles in the world of architecture. The theme of this season is Local Memory.

Buildings carry memory through their materials, construction techniques, traces of use, and relationship to place. By reusing and adapting existing buildings, fragments, local materials, and techniques, architecture can continue rather than erase history, allowing different time periods to coexist. This approach can preserve and strengthen the social, ecological, and cultural values of the built environment while revealing its hidden potential. Architecture thus becomes an expression of collective responsibility and ecological awareness, connecting past, present, and future.

Dominik Campanella

Seiler Linhart Architects, based in Lucerne and Sarnen, is a regionally rooted practice founded in 2001. Their work combines tradition and modernity through a holistic understanding of architecture as “Baukunst” – the art of building – integrating artistic, cultural, constructive and technical aspects. Each project begins with a thorough analysis of its context, programme and users.

A central aim is longevity, from spatial organisation and construction to material selection and detailing. The architects favour robust materials such as wood, stone, metal and plaster, while innovative construction techniques reinterpret regional traditions. Their architecture combines functionality, technical precision and poetic expression.

“I invited Seiler Linhart because of the dialogue they create between traditional techniques and contemporary expression, a way of reinforcing the important qualities and identity of a place.” – Jenni Reuter

How to participate

Registration is now open

The online lecture will be held on Zoom Webinar platform. Registration is required, and the registration is open until the lecture is finished. Participation link and instructions for participation are sent in a separate email after registration.

Accessibility and safer space

The online lecture is free of charge and organized in English. Automatic live captioning is available on Zoom. Interpretation or translations are not provided. Technical instructions are on display at the beginning of the lecture.

Architecture & Design Museum has safer space guidelines, to which we are committed in all the museum’s activities. We want everyone to have the opportunity to participate as themselves, without fear of discrimination or harassment. You can find more information about the guidelines in the link below.

Safer space guidelines