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City Sets - the urban stage

City Sets uses the metaphor of ‘city as stage’ in order to investigate critically the design elements, visual languages and narratives embedded in the cities.

Aalto on Waves

Aalto on Waves is a student-driven innovation project in which 110 members of the Aalto community travel by ship to Brazil.

Critical Studio

OK Do run a course at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture to explore alternative modes of establishing a practice and encourage individual voices in the creative field.

Wonderwater at Tian Hai was a pop-up event to raise awareness of relation of water use and food production. The water footprint is a relatively new but increasingly important tool for understanding our water consumption.

spACE - design business programs for Aalto community and start-ups

spACE is a facility and series of design business programs for Aalto community and start-ups. ACE organizes several events, competitions and projects, which aim to bring up and promote design based growth oriented ideas and teams.

Base of the Pyramid

Base of the Pyramid aims at creating sustainable projects for emerging markets. The need for such initiatives stems from the fact that around two thirds of the population live on under 5 euros a day.

Dirikka 2012+

Dirikka 2012+ is a unique program for Aalto students to join in with businesses, the public sector, research and training. The goal: become a new generation of leaders who are able to truly think holistically and take new approaches towards sustainability.

Cumulus Helsinki: Northern World Mandate

24.-26.05.2012 / 09:00 - 17:00

The Cumulus Conference will follow the overall theme of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 theme “Open Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life”. The conference will dig in the theme by asking questions like how design knowledge can support public services in the development of open, participative city environment.

Radical Design Week 2012

26.10.-04.11.2012 / 00:00 - 00:00

RDW 2012 is a one-of-a-kind future-oriented event in China featuring the most successful Finnish design and service brands and companies, as well as top Finnish and international designers and architects.

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