This year’s Spirit of Paimio conference will centre on the theme of Reimagining Community, highlighting the power of communities and togetherness. Building on the theme, the two day event on October 9-10 will have dialogues in addition to the keynote speeches, as part of the official programme.

New participants to bring further perspectives to the conference are Dan Hill, Ferdinando Verderi, Kieran Long, Loreta Castro Reguera, Marco Steinberg, Nicolay Boyadjiev, Oliver Jahn, Yoko Choy and Joseph Grima, who is the curator for Paimio Sanatorium.

Previously announced speakers for the conference are Bjarke Ingels, Beatriz Colomina, Carlo Ratti, Ersilia Vaudo, Octave Perrault, Spencer Bailey and Studio Swine.

The tickets for the two-day conference are now available. Early bird priced tickets are available until the end of July.