Open Podcast Studio is a public platform for conversations about architecture, design and cities. The museum invites creative practitioners from different fields to produce podcast series that bring interesting and timely questions to audiences for listening and discussion.

Come and experience a live podcast recording at Eteläranta 6 before the episode is released!

The Open Podcast Studio programme launches with New Academy Radio, a podcast focusing on architecture and urban planning. New Academy is led by art historian Markus Lähteenmäki, architects Leonard Ma and Tuomas Toivonen, and graphic designer Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio interviews Selina Anttinen

On Thursday, 3 December 2026, from 5–7 PM, New Academy Radio invites architect Selina Anttinen to discuss Finnish architecture as part of the series’ first season, What is Finnish Architecture? The season brings together scholars and practitioners to explore Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond, offering different perspectives on its history, key movements and established narratives.

Participation

The event takes place at Eteläranta 6, the satellite venue of the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki. Admission is free and advance registration is required. The discussion will be held in English. No interpretation, translations nor live captioning will be provided. Following the recorded conversation, the audience will have an opportunity to join the discussion and ask questions.

Eteläranta 6 is not an accessible building. There is no lift, accessible entrance or accessible toilet. There are stairs and thresholds throughout the space. Staff can assist at the entrance if needed. A ramp can be installed to provide access to the first floor.

Book your spot here

Season 1: What is Finnish Architecture?

In 2024, the Museum of Finnish Architecture was merged into a new entity, the Architecture and Design Museum. At the time, it was the second oldest museum dedicated to its national architecture in the world. To mark the significance of this change, we ask what is (or was) Finnish Architecture?

The first season of New Academy Radio invites scholars and practitioners to provide their critical analyses and eye-witness accounts on the movements of Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond. Tackling key topics such as architectural education, principles of design, and the titans of Finnisharchitecture, this season comprises interviews and discussions that offer a rich and polyphonic perspective that bring depth and nuance to the established narratives of Finnish architecture.

New Academy

New Academy is an educational platform with a focus on critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism Situated in and around Kulttuurisauna since 2013, New Academy is developed by Markus Lähteenmäki, Leonard Ma, Tuomas Toivonen and Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio is a civic education project on architecture and design. It provides a space for conversation about architecture, the city, and the complex histories and decisions that shape them. Designed for a broad public audience, it is a shared lens to look at the built environment, and consider ways to work towards more thoughtful, and inclusive futures.

Open Podcast Studio is a public platform for conversations about architecture, design and cities. The museum invites creative practitioners from different fields to produce podcast series that bring interesting and timely questions to audiences for listening and discussion.

Come and experience a live podcast recording at Eteläranta 6 before the episode is released!

The Open Podcast Studio programme launches with New Academy Radio, a podcast focusing on architecture and urban planning. New Academy is led by art historian Markus Lähteenmäki, architects Leonard Ma and Tuomas Toivonen, and graphic designer Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio interviews Kaisa Karvinen

On Thursday, 26 November 2026, from 5–7 PM, New Academy Radio invites architect, curator, and researcher Kaisa Karvinen to discuss Finnish architecture as part of the series’ first season, What is Finnish Architecture? The season brings together scholars and practitioners to explore Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond, offering different perspectives on its history, key movements and established narratives.

Participation

The event takes place at Eteläranta 6, the satellite venue of the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki. Admission is free and advance registration is required. The discussion will be held in English. No interpretation, translations nor live captioning will be provided. Following the recorded conversation, the audience will have an opportunity to join the discussion and ask questions.

Eteläranta 6 is not an accessible building. There is no lift, accessible entrance or accessible toilet. There are stairs and thresholds throughout the space. Staff can assist at the entrance if needed. A ramp can be installed to provide access to the first floor.

Book your spot here

Season 1: What is Finnish Architecture?

In 2024, the Museum of Finnish Architecture was merged into a new entity, the Architecture and Design Museum. At the time, it was the second oldest museum dedicated to its national architecture in the world. To mark the significance of this change, we ask what is (or was) Finnish Architecture?

The first season of New Academy Radio invites scholars and practitioners to provide their critical analyses and eye-witness accounts on the movements of Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond. Tackling key topics such as architectural education, principles of design, and the titans of Finnisharchitecture, this season comprises interviews and discussions that offer a rich and polyphonic perspective that bring depth and nuance to the established narratives of Finnish architecture.

New Academy

New Academy is an educational platform with a focus on critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism Situated in and around Kulttuurisauna since 2013, New Academy is developed by Markus Lähteenmäki, Leonard Ma, Tuomas Toivonen and Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio is a civic education project on architecture and design. It provides a space for conversation about architecture, the city, and the complex histories and decisions that shape them. Designed for a broad public audience, it is a shared lens to look at the built environment, and consider ways to work towards more thoughtful, and inclusive futures.

Open Podcast Studio is a public platform for conversations about architecture, design and cities. The museum invites creative practitioners from different fields to produce podcast series that bring interesting and timely questions to audiences for listening and discussion.

Come and experience a live podcast recording at Eteläranta 6 before the episode is released!

The Open Podcast Studio programme launches with New Academy Radio, a podcast focusing on architecture and urban planning. New Academy is led by art historian Markus Lähteenmäki, architects Leonard Ma and Tuomas Toivonen, and graphic designer Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio interviews Anssi Lassila

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, from 5–7 PM, New Academy Radio invites architect Anssi Lassila to discuss Finnish architecture as part of the series’ first season, What is Finnish Architecture? The season brings together scholars and practitioners to explore Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond, offering different perspectives on its history, key movements and established narratives.

Participation

The event takes place at Eteläranta 6, the satellite venue of the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki. Admission is free and advance registration is required. The discussion will be held in English. No interpretation, translations nor live captioning will be provided. Following the recorded conversation, the audience will have an opportunity to join the discussion and ask questions.

Eteläranta 6 is not an accessible building. There is no lift, accessible entrance or accessible toilet. There are stairs and thresholds throughout the space. Staff can assist at the entrance if needed. A ramp can be installed to provide access to the first floor.

Book your spot here

Season 1: What is Finnish Architecture?

In 2024, the Museum of Finnish Architecture was merged into a new entity, the Architecture and Design Museum. At the time, it was the second oldest museum dedicated to its national architecture in the world. To mark the significance of this change, we ask what is (or was) Finnish Architecture?

The first season of New Academy Radio invites scholars and practitioners to provide their critical analyses and eye-witness accounts on the movements of Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond. Tackling key topics such as architectural education, principles of design, and the titans of Finnisharchitecture, this season comprises interviews and discussions that offer a rich and polyphonic perspective that bring depth and nuance to the established narratives of Finnish architecture.

New Academy

New Academy is an educational platform with a focus on critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism Situated in and around Kulttuurisauna since 2013, New Academy is developed by Markus Lähteenmäki, Leonard Ma, Tuomas Toivonen and Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio is a civic education project on architecture and design. It provides a space for conversation about architecture, the city, and the complex histories and decisions that shape them. Designed for a broad public audience, it is a shared lens to look at the built environment, and consider ways to work towards more thoughtful, and inclusive futures.

Open Podcast Studio is a public platform for conversations about architecture, design and cities. The museum invites creative practitioners from different fields to produce podcast series that bring engaging and topical questions to the public to listen to and discuss.

Come and experience a live podcast recording at Eteläranta 6 before the episode is released!

The Open Podcast Studio programme launches with New Academy Radio, which focuses on architecture and urbanism. New Academy is developed by art historian Markus Lähteenmäki, architects Leonard Ma and Tuomas Toivonen, and graphic designer Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio interviews Mikki Ristola

On Thursday, 29 October 2026, from 5–7 PM, New Academy Radio invites architect Mikki Ristola to discuss Finnish architecture as part of the series’ first season, What is Finnish Architecture? The season brings together scholars and practitioners to explore Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond, offering different perspectives on its history, key movements and established narratives.

Participation

The event takes place at Eteläranta 6, the satellite venue of the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki. Admission is free and advance registration is required. The discussion will be held in English. No interpretation, translations nor live captioning will be provided. Following the recorded conversation, the audience will have an opportunity to join the discussion and ask questions.

Eteläranta 6 is not an accessible building. There is no lift, accessible entrance or accessible toilet. There are stairs and thresholds throughout the space. Staff can assist at the entrance if needed. A ramp can be installed to provide access to the first floor.

Season 1: What is Finnish Architecture?

In 2024, the Museum of Finnish Architecture was merged into a new entity, the Architecture and Design Museum. At the time, it was the second oldest museum dedicated to its national architecture in the world. To mark the significance of this change, we ask what is (or was) Finnish Architecture?

The first season of New Academy Radio invites scholars and practitioners to provide their critical analyses and eye-witness accounts on the movements of Finnish architecture over the past century and beyond. Tackling key topics such as architectural education, principles of design, and the titans of Finnisharchitecture, this season comprises interviews and discussions that offer a rich and polyphonic perspective that bring depth and nuance to the established narratives of Finnish architecture.

New Academy

New Academy is an educational platform with a focus on critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism Situated in and around Kulttuurisauna since 2013, New Academy is developed by Markus Lähteenmäki, Leonard Ma, Tuomas Toivonen and Nene Tsuboi.

New Academy Radio is a civic education project on architecture and design. It provides a space for conversation about architecture, the city, and the complex histories and decisions that shape them. Designed for a broad public audience, it is a shared lens to look at the built environment, and consider ways to work towards more thoughtful, and inclusive futures.

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.

Søren Linhart

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

Lecture recording

A recording of the event will be available for a period of two weeks after the lecture on the museum website, under the Explore section.

Wed 3, 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

Dominik Campanella is the Co-Founder of restado and Concular. restado is the largest marketplace for reclaimed construction materials in Europe. Concular is going one step further: It created a digital ecosystem for circular construction. These startups help to fight the climate change in the construction industry that is responsible for 40% of GHG emissions. Before founding these startups, Dominik studied Computer Science and Management and worked several years for Google. 

Photo: Concular / Shinji Minegishi

“I invited Concular because I would like to hear more about their marketplace for reclaimed construction materials and their approach to creating a digital ecosystem for circular construction.” – Jenni Reuter

Lecture recording

A recording of the event will be available for a period of two weeks after the lecture on the museum website, under the Explore section.

Main image: CON Urselmann Interior, POHA House ©Magdalena Gruber

Wed 27, January 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.

Helga Blocksdorf

After graduating from the University of the Arts Berlin in 2001, Helga Blocksdorf acquired in-depth experience in construction management, execution planning and competitions at Staab Architekten (2002–2007), Berlin. Between 2001 and 2013 she was part of the artist collective après-nous, which held international exhibitions and staged installations in cities such as Copenhagen, Berlin and New York. From 2007 to 2102 she held the position of guest professor of constructive design at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and worked as a research assistant in the team headed by Prof. Ute Frank at the TU Berlin. Since 2013 she founded the office Helga Blocksdorf/Architektur in Berlin. In 2021 she was appointed professor and head of the Institute for Construction at the TU Braunschweig. In 2025 she obtained her doctorate as part of the Programme for Design-Based Doctorates (Programm Entwurfsbasierte Promotion, PEP) at the TU Berlin. 

“I invited Helga Blocksdorf because I am interested in learning more about the research underlying her book Constructive Disobedience. I would also like to explore how place-specific layers of time and materials are articulated in her work.” – Jenni Reuter

Lecture recording

A recording of the event will be available for a period of two weeks after the lecture on the museum website, under the Explore section.

Hero photo: WEIMAR Foto © Simon Menges

Wed 20, January 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.

Jonas Janke

Jonas Janke (DE, 1991) is an architect and partner at bplus.xyz. He studied architecture in Hamburg, Stockholm and Berlin and was part of team 2038 for the German Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021. He has taught and lectured at universities and institutions across Europe, including ETH Zurich and Politecnico di Milano.

His work focuses on ecological construction, adaptive reuse and transformation, with an emphasis on pragmatic solutions, thoughtful use of materials and architecture as a means of conveying ideas and advancing new approaches to the built environment.

Photo: b+

“I invited B+ because of the way they celebrate the potential of the existing built environment, revealing and activating its latent possibilities.” – Jenni Reuter

Lecture recording

A recording of the event will be available for a period of two weeks after the lecture on the museum website, under the Explore section.

Wed 18, November 2026, 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.

08014

08014 is a Barcelona-based architecture practice founded in 2018 and led by Adrià Guardiet and Sandra Torres. Their work across architecture, public space and landscape is characterised by precision, site-specific design and research into typology, materials, technology and environmental impact.

In 2023, 08014 was recognised at the AR Emerging Awards as one of fifteen emerging international architecture practices of the year. Their work has received recognition in numerous competitions and awards and has been featured at events including the Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Venice Architecture Biennale. Their projects have also been published in leading architecture magazines such as Architectural Review, El Croquis, Arquitectura Viva and Detail. Alongside their practice, the studio’s members teach architecture at universities in Spain and Switzerland.

Photo: Poldo Pomés

“I invited 08014 because of their commitment to typological, environmental, technical, and material research; their attentiveness to site-specific conditions; and their sensitivity to the resources used and the impacts generated.” – Jenni Reuter

Lecture recording

A recording of the event will be available for a period of two weeks after the lecture on the museum website, under the Explore section.