Learning from Vals
Too often architecture is conceived as an addition. Column to column, beam to beam, room to room, indefinitely. We have a site and we are adding elements on top. We…
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January 17, 2018
What are served and servant spaces?
More than hundred years ago, in 1901, important architect later known as Louis Kahn was born in today's Estonia. His family was very poor and they emigrated to the USA…
January 16, 2018
Construction industry in the age of robots
The construction industry was always slow at adopting new technology. You might think that it changed recently. Drones, BIM, Autonomous vehicles, VR, AR, robotics or exoskeletons. Those are trends to…
January 14, 2018
Findable
There is a problem with knowing only one skill, even though you are the best in it. People say that it is best to be a specialist, focusing deeply on…
December 17, 2017
Distillation of infinity
The process of designing a piece of architecture is long and full of uncertainty. It begins with a desire of a client. And at the beginning, the possibilities are endless.…
December 5, 2017
Does ATCM kills creativity?
A month ago, a good colleague of mine asked this question. Architectural Technology and Construction Management is the name of education programme I have been studying for a year and…
November 30, 2017
Free LEGO and importance of spatial intelligence
How do these two things from the headline go together? Well, the story goes like this. A few weeks ago, I entered a LEGO giveaway on youtube and surprisingly, I…
November 22, 2017
Constructing Architect Gift Guide 2017
It is that time of year again. Beginning of November, yet there are spruces and pines in every shopping mall. Carrols starts to annoy innocent people, who just need to…
November 13, 2017
Is LEGO a toy?
You can find LEGO in any toy shop or supermarket. Does that mean LEGO is a toy? Not necessarily. As a product being sold, LEGO is intended to be a…
November 9, 2017
About passion
They say that you have to find your passion. That statement implies that there already is a passion of yours and that it simply needs to be discovered. From my…
November 6, 2017