Event Info
Organized By
Uusi Aalto Project
Uusi Aalto Seminar
Jouni Porsanger / City of Rovaniemi
Alvar Aalto’s timeless design meets vibrant urban life at the Uusi Aalto Seminar, during Rovaniemi's Alvar Aalto Week.
Join us for the Uusi Aalto Seminar, a day of fresh perspectives on how Rovaniemi can reimagine its iconic modernist heritage for a sustainable future. Experts, entrepreneurs, and locals will come together to spark ideas, share experiences, and explore new possibilities.
Programme
Morning session (in Finnish)
08:30 Registration and morning coffee
09:00 Opening of the seminar
Ulla-Kirsikka Vainio, Mayor of Rovaniemi
Eeva Huuhtanen, Project Manager, Uusi Aalto Project
09:30 Presentations: Drawing from Aalto into the Future
Tapani Mustonen, Arkkitehdit Mustonen Oy
Tommi Lindh, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Anssi Joutsiniemi, University of Oulu
Henri Käpynen, TundraArchi, TAD, TAMSAFA
11:00 Panel discussion: Aalto in Contemporary Design
With, among others:
Mirkku Kullberg, Paimio Sanatorium Foundation
Henri Käpynen, TundraArchi, TAD, TAMSAFA
12:00 Lunch at the Lappia Hall restaurant
Afternoon session (in english)
13:00 Presentations: Community, Spaces, and the Future
Charlotte Skene Catling, Skene Catling de la Peña
Valentino Tignanelli, Aaltosiilo ry, Factum Foundation
Johan “Emppu” Pietarinen, Valoasema ry
14:00 A New Wave Rising! – Launch of the idea competition / Uusi Aalto Project
14:20 Keynote: Aalto Speaks Finnish / Tuija Seipell
The seminar concludes with a performance by Niillas Holmberg.
Read more about the seminar via this link.