Events

Designs for a Cooler Planet tours for alumni

The Makers of the Impossible exhibition encourages you to dream big, roll up your sleeves and start experimenting. We talk a lot about our footprints, yet a more sustainable future is shaped by our hands, in the now.
Makers of impossible exhibition

The fascinating research-based prototypes, experiments, and perspectives on display can transform the way we see, think and act.

Get to know our 14 exhibition projects in advance: aalto.fi/acoolerplanet

Aalto University alumni are offered guided tours to the exhibitions at Marsio, Aalto's brand-new campus venue: 

17.9. at 17-18 (in English)
25.9. at 16-17 (in Finnish)

There are 15 places in each tour. Sign up via the link above.
The tours are in Finnish or English according to wishes of participants. Texts in the exhibition are both in English and Finnish.

You can also ask for the private tour for an alumni group.

More information: [email protected]


There are also public tours by an Aalto student guide:

in Finnish

Mon 9.9.2024 klo 16.00–17.00
Mon 23.9.2024 klo 17.00–18.00
Mon 30.9.2024 klo 17.00–18.00

in English

Thu 12.9.2024 klo 16.00–17.00
Thu 19.9.2024 klo 16.00–17.00
Thu 26.9.2024 klo 16.00–17.00
Thu 3.10.2024 klo 15.00–16.00

Book a public tour to the main exhibition: Designs for a Cooler Planet | Aalto University
  

Designs for a Cooler Planet is an annual festival that highlights research-based bold, experimental and creative concepts that could improve our lives in the future.
It is organised sixth time on 5. September - 3. October 2024 in Otaniemi and Helsinki. 

The exhibitions are free and open for everyone. You can visit the exhibitions also when Marsio is open Mon- Fri from 8 am to 8 pm and Sat 9 am to 4 pm. 

Welcome to participate in over thirty talk events, seminars, workshops and guided tours. Events are mainly organised either live on the Otaniemi campus or hybrid.

Designs for a Cooler Planet is an official event of Helsinki Design Week and part of the EU Commission's New European Bauhaus initiative.

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Designs for a Cooler Planet

Visit Designs for a Cooler Planet festival in Otaniemi on 6 Sep – 3 Oct 2024 to challenge your perception of the possible.

Cooler Planet tour

Book a visit to the main exhibition: Designs for a Cooler Planet

Join the guided exhibition tours to experience Helsinki Design Week at Aalto University.

Events

Events programme – Designs for a Cooler Planet 2024

Attend over thirty open seminars, talks, tours, film screenings and workshops.

Take a look at the events programme
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