What makes a good city? This seemingly simple, but increasingly complicated, question was at the centre of Incomplete City, an architectural exercise held at the Paimio Sanatorium in October.

This year’s Spirit of Paimio conference brings to the forefront a crucial theme: Reimagining Communities. With architects, academics, journalists and other creative thinkers leading the conversation, the event aims to explore the evolving role of communities today and in the future – not least as a backbone of a society’s resilience.

Joseph Grima has been the curator of the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation since 2023. What attracted the French-born architect and co-founder of internationally acclaimed design studio Space Caviar to the Finnish woods?

August residents are here. Meet the August residents and hear their thought about the residence.

Inspiration, uncharted waters, and community – The July residents discuss their work and experiences at the end of their three-week residency.

The second edition of Paimio Sanatorium's artist residency began in early July. The residents are now fully engaged in their work. Here are their thoughts on the residency and their upcoming projects.

The first residents of Paimio Sanatorium's artist residency stayed and worked at the sanatorium in June 2024. The architecture and design of the Sanatorium spoke loud and clear to all the residents.

This summer, the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation offers a unique experience for artists from various fields through an international program. Now it’s time to meet our first summer residents, the class of June.

"If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere." Aalto’s firs exhibition at MoMA was manifestation of modern movement on it’s pre-war peak.

Two titans from the world of art and architecture talk about the urgency of animal architecture and rootedness in architecture and for humans, and choreography and cinematic features in Alvar Aalto’s work. Conversation was held in first Spirit of Paimio Conference in 2023.

In the darkest times of history Alvar Aalto found home for his optimism and humanism, but also next phase in his practice in America.

Lyndon Neri talks about toleration of disharmony, nostalgia as architectural practice and reflective nostalgia as new way of preserving in Spirit of Paimio 2023 Conference.

What do we mean when we talk about a destination? And how does a place become a destination? These and many more questions were tackled at the seminar organised by the Paimio Sanatorium on June 9th, second in a series of seminars titled “Discussions for Emerging New Worlds”.

Can a building spark joy? Paimio Sanatorium – originally designed by young Finnish architects Aino and Alvar Aalto in 1929-1933 – offers an inspiring journey into a functionalist landmark of wellbeing well ahead of its time.