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Creativity in Action: Creative Spaces

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Food Technology Laboratory, University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Food Technology Laboratory, University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives

Creativity in Action: Creative Spaces - Laboratories and workshops as sites of experimentation

Having dedicated facilities working across disciplines for encouraging creativity has been a long tradition in Aalto University. Fully-equipped workshops and laboratories have made a real contribution to knowledge exchange,  hands-on learning and experimentation followed by reflection. 

Students, researchers and academics interacting within and across those spaces enhance multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary learning and research through the co-creation of ideas, processes, and research outcomes in engaging and entertaining ways. Educational tradition of Aalto University with a distinctive student centred approach aims to unfold creative potential with critical thinking and collaborative work by providing facilities to bring artistic interventions into everyday life. 

This section of the exhibition aims to briefly introduce co-working spaces such as workshops and laboratories of Aalto University as spaces of creativity with a significant role they have in building a community by connecting people, ideas and resources.

Laboratories

Food Technology Laboratory, University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Food Technology Laboratory, part of the Chemistry Laboratory, was the last major TKK construction project in Hietalahti. JS Sirén designed a new building. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Food Technology Laboratory, University of Technology. Photo: Aalto Archives
Food Technology Laboratory, part of the Chemistry Laboratory, was opened at the beginning of the autumn semester in 1949 and was the last major TKK construction project in Hietalahti. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Research work using an electron microscope, University of Technology. Photo: AYY Archives
Research work using a JSM-U3 electron microscope. The resolution of an electron microscope is at best about 2 nanometers. It can distinguish much smaller structures than under a light microscope. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Chemistry Laboratory, 1949. Designed by Johan S. Siren the laboratory saved technical chemistry teaching from disaster. In 1947, mineralogy and geology were transferred to a new department. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives.
Chemistry Laboratory, 1949. Designed by Johan S. Siren the laboratory saved technical chemistry teaching from disaster. In 1947, mineralogy and geology were transferred to a new department. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives.

Workshops

Department of General Education in the 1970s and 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Department of General Education in the 1970s and 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Students and teaching situations in the 1970s. Department of General Education. General line craft course. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
General line craft course. Students and teaching situations in the 1970s. Department of General Education. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto Archives
Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s, University Art and Design. Photo: Aalto Archives
Skeleton as a teaching tool at the Ateneum. Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s, University Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Pupils, students and teachers, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto Archives
Kirsi-Marja Siren carrying trays. Ceramic department. Pupils, students and teachers. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
TKK Otaniemi. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
An experiment is performed in the laboratory hall. The test requires an electric current that is obtained through two switches. Two testers follow the situation. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Ceramic painting, University Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Ceramic painting, University Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Teaching situations at the Ateneum 1970-1980, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto Archives
General Line, Plastic Composition, 1970s. Teaching situations at the Ateneum 1970-1980, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto Archives
Heikki Häiväoja teaches, next to him is Lauri Anttila. Teaching situations, teachers and students, 1960s, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
The activities of the degree program in textile art in the 1980s. Teaching situations at the Ateneum 1970-1980, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
The activities of the degree program in textile art in the 1980s. Teaching situations at the Ateneum 1970-1980, University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Electrotechnical Laboratory. The Teekkari radio station was known around the world. There are QSL cards from the United States, Argentina and Malaysia, among others. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Electrotechnical Laboratory. The Teekkari radio station was known around the world. There are QSL cards from the United States, Argentina and Malaysia, among others. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Electrotechnical laboratory. The electrical laboratory designed by Onni Tarjante was completed in 1926. The design sought to take into account the needs of future growth. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Electrotechnical laboratory. The electrical laboratory designed by Onni Tarjante was completed in 1926. The design sought to take into account the needs of future growth. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Textile art in the 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Textile art in the 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Chemistry laboratory. Interior of a lab where a person is working at a low desk. Attention had been paid to the design of the labs, yet there was not always space for research. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Chemistry laboratory. Interior of a lab where a person is working at a low desk. Attention had been paid to the design of the labs, yet there was not always space for research. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Textile art in the 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Textile art in the 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Wood technology. Outside the original laboratory program, a wood technology laboratory was included in the construction program, located on the top floor of the building. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Wood technology. Outside the original laboratory program, a wood technology laboratory was included in the construction program, located on the top floor of the building. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Textile art in the 1980s. University of Art and Design. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Research group. Pictured right is a large column with a warning sign for a high magnetic field area. Laboratory staff work on several measuring devices. 1970s-1980s. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives
Research group. Pictured right is a large column with a warning sign for a high magnetic field area. Laboratory staff work on several measuring devices. 1970s-1980s. University of Technology. Photo: Aalto University Archives

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