The Spirit of Paimio Conference continues as keynotes are published on our website
The Spirit of Paimio Conference brought together enlightened visionaries and thinkers. Now their keynotes will be published along with their interviews starting at the end of November.
Spirit of Paimio Conference
The first edition of the Spirit of Paimio Conference, held on October 16 2023, not only revisited the site’s historical significance but also to fostered modern discussions around its foundational principles.
Discussions for Emerging New Worlds
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”.
The Architecture of Empathy
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.
Artek celebrates the 90-year-old Paimio Sanatorium with an anniversary collection!
To support the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation in its mission and to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Sanatorium’s opening, Artek is releasing a celebratory Paimio Sanatorium Anniversary Collection.
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In summer 2018, an open, online questionnaire survey was conducted for new nominations to be world heritage sites, which were considered in 2019 by a workgroup set up by the Finnish Heritage Agency. At the same time, they assessed the potential of these sites for meeting the criteria for Outstanding Universal Values, OUV – a prerequisite for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Patrons
At the request of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish Heritage Agency has produced a proposal for the tentative list, “Alvar Aalto’s humane, modern architecture”, which has been created in close collaboration with experts from the Alvar Aalto Foundation and ICOMOS Finland.
Donors
In the first phase, the proposal will consist of 13 modern Finnish buildings or districts designed by Alvar Aalto’s architect’s office, which form a coherent whole that, according to the experts’ assessment, has a chance of inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Filaments of Image and Space Exhibition
Filaments of Image and Space exhibition is open at the Sanatorium during summer 2023. The exhibition reflects the multi-layered and multi-threaded heritage of contemporary art, which also inspired Alvar Aalto in his time.
Human Perspective Exhibition at Pikku-Finlandia
To celebrate their 90th anniversaries, the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation and Grafia, the Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland, together with Finnish Design Shop and so_helsinki, organized a poster competition for visual communication professionals and students.