Evolutionary architecture for social innovation

Benefits of qualitative evolutionary design for creating value in the built environment

• We address the increasing complexity of the context by simple, flexible and self-organizing [evolutionary] design and planning solutions. 
• We present qualitative improvements, not replacements.
• The components can be freely substituted to improve the design: this would be revolutionary in architectural ideology based on preservation!
• The principle of adaptive reuse is crucial.
• This is opposite of planned design.

Schedule

9-9:30 Introduction (Professor Antti Ahlava)

• What is qualitative evolutionary architecture? 
• Introduction to teachers and students
• Brief on the students' task: Evolutionary architecture for Tervasaari Island
• Differences to other design methods
• Possible applications for Tervasaari

9:30-10:30 Students present their work

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Students continue presenting their work

11:45-12:00 End of seminar, conclusions and thanks

Students

Cian Evers
Karolin Kull
Liina Kiviö
Elmo Holopainen
Gideon Oladosu
Tuan Phan
Eeva Rosenqvist
August Stange

Teachers

Antti Ahlava
Heini-Emilia Saari

Project participants

The seminar and the accompanying study course are part of the Business Finland (and European Commission) funded company collaboration project Visualising our Future (VOF) hosted by the Department of Architecture at Aalto University. 

• Full Professor of Emergent Design Methodologies Antti Ahlava, Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Otaniemi, Finland 
• Full Professor in Public Building Design Fernando Nieto, Tampere University, Department of Architecture, Tampere, Finland https://www.tuni.fi/en/fernando-nieto
• Royal College of Art, Intelligent Mobility, research fellow Dan Phillips, London, UK
• SmartVIZ Ltd, London, UK
• Muuan Oy
• ALA Architects
• Sitowise
• Lukkaroinen Architects
• Parviainen Architects