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  • Circular Construction Lecture

    This year the lecture series is carried out as a collaboration of the professorships of Sustainable Construction and Housing Design, and deals with the topic of Circular Construction.

     

    In various lectures by internal and external specialists and experts, the different aspects, strategies and challenges of circular construction are presented and discussed. After a general introduction to circular economy and circular building and design, topics such as "Reversible Design", "Design for availability", "Adaptive Structures and Systems", "Buildings as Material Banks" and many more are covered.

     

    The introduction is on Thursday January 11th at 9.15 in Väre F101.

     

    Lectures take place on Thursdays from 09:15 to 11:00. Lectures will be held on campus unless advised otherwise. Lectures are not recorded. Please note that not all lectures will be shared in MyCourses after.

     

    The lectures are accompanied by reading assignments and analysis tasks in groups.

     

    The language of this course is English and the course is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.



    11.1. Intro & Assignment

    18.1. Jukka Heinonen - Urbanization, lifestyles and climate change

    25.1. Antti Lehto - Aesthetics of circular architecture

    1.2. Havu Järvelä - Reuse in Contemporary Architecture

    8.2. Antti Lehto - Design for Adaptability

    15.2. Simon Mahringer - Einfach Bauen

    22.2. Matti Kuittinen - Reversible building design

    29.2. Mario Kolkwitz - Circular Economy in the Built Environment

    7.3. Mid review

    14.3. Matti Kuittinen - Design for maintenance and repair

    21.3. Kristiina Kuusiluoma ja Harri Lindberg - "Kuokkalan Kalon" and "Helsinki Dance House"

    28.3. No lecture (Spring break)

    4.4. Blanca Gardalegui - N.N.

    11.4. Karita Rytivaara ja Kaisa Karvinen - Stripped Frame

    18.4. Matti Kuittinen - Materials and products

    25.4. Hella Hernberg - Architects mediating temporary uses of vacant spaces

    2.5. Andrea Klinge - N.N.

    9.5. No lecture (Ascension Day)

    16.5. Final review

    23.5. Final review

    30.5. No lecture

    6.6. No lecture