Alvar and Aino Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium is a radical synthesis of architecture, nature and research and it is as relevant today as it was when it was born. Our podcast origins from the Spirit of Paimio manifesto and conference. It brings together thinkers and doers, makers, and visionaries from the field of architecture, art, design and media to collaboratively build unexpected ways to view new perspectives through radical, practice-based solutions. Conversations builds future optimism.
Our host Hanna Harris is Chief Design Officer at the City of Helsinki.
In this episode Hanna Harris discusses with Susanna Pettersson, CEO of The Finnish Cultural Foundation about the possibility of radical marriage of capital and preservation? What is the role of the agents who make culture in bringing cultural values forward? And why Paimio Sanatorium can be a...
Published 11/23/23
In this episode Hanna Harris discusses with Max Fraser about possible futures of Paimio Sanatorium, an architectural icon. Will it be an institution or what guise it needs to take in next life? Why it is important to be local before you can be global? And why will buildings with architecture of...
Published 11/23/23
In this episode Hanna Harris discusses with Otto Lowe about possibilities of 3D in preserving and exhibiting architecture and art. Is it just to create more entry points for people to cherish artifacts and buildings or is there more to it? And what is the importance of local communities in...
Published 11/23/23