Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Juhani Pallasmaa
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.
Top culture strategist Tina Vaz joins Paimio Sanatorium
As plans for the future of Paimio Sanatorium move forward, we’re happy to welcome Tina Vaz to the Spirit of Paimio team.
Alvar Aalto – American Hero
In the darkest times of history Alvar Aalto found home for his optimism and humanism, but also next phase in his practice in America.
To Preserve not to Freeze
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.
Towards anew – Sanatorium’s 2023
“In 2023 the Sanatorium celebrated 90th anniversary and turned towards new direction”, Mirkku Kullberg CEO of Paimio Sanatorium Foundation says. ”Tasked with taking care of this exceptional site, our role is not only as agents of preservation.”
Big retrospective of Aaltos’ work opens in Rome
AALTO – AINO, ALVAR, ELISSA, The Human Dimension of Design Exhibition opens at MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome in December.
Spirit of Paimio Conference 9.–10.10.2024
The second edition of Spirit of Paimio Conference will be held in October 2024.
Spirit of Paimio Podcast now available
Spirit of Paimio Podcast brings together acclaimed thinkers, doers and visionaries from the field of architecture, art, design and media.
Paimio Sanatorium 90 poster exhibition on display at Luonnos
The Paimio Sanatorium 90 – Human Perspective poster exhibition has been on display in Paimio Sanatorium this summer. The exhibition can also be viewed in Helsinki at Grafia’s creative space Luonnos on 25 August – 1 October 2023.
Joseph Grima appointed as curator at the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation
Paimio Sanatorium Foundation sees the future of the site as a unique and uniquely powerful instrument for the development of strategies and solutions on a societal scale. It presents equally valuable possibilities as a scale that transcends individual treatment and looks towards the relationship between individuals, communities and societies. In order to realise this potential, the Foundation announces the appointment a Curator to implement its bold vision for the Sanatorium’s future.