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OPEN HOUSE HELSINKI
According to an international study, Helsinki has a top ranking in a comparison of the best urban living environments.
This is thanks not only to the authorities but also to the city residents themselves, because the interest among the people of Helsinki in the built environment is increasing and urban culture is becoming more varied. Globally, cities compete with each other about how interesting they are: architecture, city events and uniqueness have become the contemporary trump cards of cities.
Even though Helsinki is known equally well for its new and old high-quality architecture and its unique urban milieu, many valuable old, new and interesting buildings and interiors are nevertheless closed to the general public.
The objective of the OpenHouseHelsinki event is to open the doors to both the inhabitants of Helsinki and visitors from elsewhere to places which are normally inaccessible. OpenHouseHelsinki organises guided tours to interesting interior spaces, city districts, inner courtyards, as well as new and old architectural sites. Additionally, OpenHouseHelsinki offers exhibitions, lectures and workshops for the whole family.
The guided tours are free of charge, and architects, designers and other experts take on the role of guides. The OpenHouseHelsinki event aims to bring the architects and inhabitants closer to each other, to support interaction and open up discussion about the environment.
The OpenHouseHelsinki event is organised by the Openhouse Association together with the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
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PROGRAM IN ENGLISH
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OpenHouseHelsinki Goes Dancing: Swedish School of Social Science in the language of movement and dance
- Time: Thursday 2.9. at 7 pm
- Address: Swedish School of Social Science, Snellmaninkatu 12, first floor lobby.
- Dancers/choreographers: Anu Rajala and Jaakko Simola (Helsinki in Motion project)
- During the performance, the audience can participate in the movement if they wish.
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The everyday transforms into dance when dancer-choreographers Anu Rajala and Jaakko Simola investigate the spaces of architect Juha Leiviskä’s lauded Swedish School of Social Science building through movement and dance. "Helsinki in Motion” maps out urban spaces through the means of dance. It is based on an on-going project in the field of dance that studies the interaction between choreography, movement and place. In 2008 choreographers Anu Rajala, Jaakko Simola and Jenni Koistinen as well as film-maker Sanni Priha began a project where they approached urban spaces in Helsinki through movement, observation, video-filming and writing – studying them in parallel with their own everyday life. The chosen locations were seen as particularly inviting to movement or were in constant change, situated in different border areas and representing the polymorphism of the city. During the performance, the audience can also participate in the movement, if they wish.
For more information see: www.hkiliikkeessa.blogspot.com
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Uspenski Cathedral
- Time: Friday 3.9. at 5 pm
- Address: Pormestarinrinne 1, 00160 Helsinki
- Guides: Tuomas Lempinen, Timo Mertanen and father Pär Silen
- Tour starts at the entrance of the cathedral.
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Uspenski Cathedral (Finnish: Uspenskin katedraali, Swedish: Uspenskij-katedralen, Russian: Успенский собор) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Russian word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. Designed by the Russian architect Alexey Gornostaev (1808-1862), the cathedral was built after his death in 1862-1868.
The crypt chapel of the cathedral is named after the holy Alexander Hotovitzky, who served as vicar of the Orthodox parish of Helsinki 1914-1917.
The Cathedral is set upon a hillside on the Katajanokka peninsula overlooking the city. On the back of the cathedral, there is a plaque commemorating Russian Emperor Alexander II, who was the sovereign of the Grand Duchy of Finland during the cathedral's construction. Main cathedral of the Finnish Orthodox Church in the diocese of Helsinki, Uspenski Cathedral is claimed to be the largest orthodox church in Western Europe. |
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Lecture: Zhang Ke / Standardarchitecture (China)
- Time: Wednesday 1.9 at 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm.
- Venue: Cabel Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 C, 00180 Helsink
- Tickets: 5 euros, free entrance for students
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Zhang Ke received his master’s degree in architecture from Harvard in 1998. In 2001, he founded standardarchitecture, a professional partnership by a group of international young designers engaged in practices of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and product design. Operating from Beijing, their work includes Wuhan CRLand French-Chinese Art Centre, Qingcheng Mountain Teahouse in Chengdu, Beijing Dongbianmen Ming Dynasty Relics Park and Yaluntzangpu Boat Terminal in Tibet.
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