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.
Marsio. Experience tomorrow!
Marsio, the campus open-to-all meeting place, will open its doors in September 2024.
Marsio is a new meeting place on the Aalto University campus right next to the metro station and light rail stop. You can step in anytime and immerse yourself in Aalto’s research and activities – in exhibitions and events, open lectures, movies, the restaurant and the Aalto University Shop.
The building’s name is a tribute to Aino Marsio-Aalto (pictured below/above), a creative pioneer, architect, designer, entrepreneur and Aalto University's alum. Let her inspire you while you experience tomorrow at Marsio today.
Photo: Aino Marsio-Aalto family collection.
Designs for a Cooler Planet festival in Marsio on 6 Sept – 3 Oct 2024
The annual Designs for a Cooler Planet festival will showcase the Aalto community's projects, combining research and design for a more sustainable future. The festival is part of Helsinki Design Week.
Events at Marsio
Aalto x IPCC: Climate scenarios, research and solutions
Climate focused lecture and a panel discussion event open to everyone. The event will be in Finnish.
Tähtitiistai: 50 years with the frequency of the Universe (external link)
Aalto University's Metsähovi radio observatory turns 50 this year. To mark the anniversary, an open lecture series "Tähtitiistait" will be held in the new Marsio building in autumn 2024. The event will be in Finnish. Welcome!
Earth Logic fashion and design: How can we organise our understanding of design for maximum agency to make urgent change?
Talk by Mathilda Tham (PhD) on enabling new though and action in design through Earth logic to address pressing sustainability challenges.
Tähtitiistai: The Invisible Universe (external link)
Aalto University's Metsähovi radio observatory turns 50 this year. To mark the anniversary, an open lecture series "Tähtitiistait" will be held in the new Marsio building in autumn 2024. The event will be mostly in Finnish. Welcome!
Events at Marsio in autumn 2024
- 6 Sep – 3 Oct 2024 Designs for Cooler Planet – a festival showcasing research and design for a more sustainable future
- 26 Sep, 31 Oct, and 21 Nov 2024 Creative Technologies – discovering the impact of the latest technologies on creative industries
- 8 Oct at 15.15-16.30: Aalto x IPCC: Climate scenarios, research and solutions – a discussion event open to all in Finnish on the report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- 24 Sept at 18.30: free,open screening for Radical Creatives documentary
- 8 Oct, 22 Oct, and 5 Nov 2024 Tähtitiistai / Space Talks – bringing astronomy close to everyday life
- 3 Oct 2024 LASER talks – a relaxed after work event series with inspiring talks and the latest research
- 16 Dec 2024 Installation talks – new tenured professors talk about their research or teaching field
The calendar of events will be updated regularly – follow the event calendar and read more about the events
Long-term exhibitions and public art at Marsio
Makers of the impossible exhibition presents Aalto research innovations. The exhibition is open until end of 2025. The public art collection at Marsio can be visited during the building's opening hours. There are also guided tours.
Makers of the Impossible
The Makers of the Impossible exhibition showcases seven wonderful examples of actions by Aaltonians. You can explore them online or in our brand-new Marsio building on campus. Welcome!
Sharing Imaginations art collection
The theme of Marsio building's public art collection follows the percent principle.
Services available at Marsio
Marsio
How to find there
Marsio is located right in the heart of the campus at Otakaari 2. When coming from the direction of Väre and the metro station (use the exit A towards Otaniementie and the University), walk across Korkeakoulu square and cross the light rail tracks. Marsio is the first building on the left after the tracks. You can also recognise it by the glass corner of the building.
Marsio is in the centre of the picture. On the right is the amphitheatre of Otakaari 1 (Undergraduate Centre). On the left is the Väre building, and the light trail tracks situate between Väre and Marsio. The metro station exit is at the bottom left of the picture.
News
Shared imagination and the idea of waves - two new public art collections were unveiled
The art collections of Marsio and Kide buildings were published.
Broaden your perspective with the latest research at the Marsio exhibitions
The "Makers of the Impossible" exhibitions offer a fascinating overview of Aalto University's research and innovation.
The Tähtitiistai lecture series brings the astronomy close to everyone's everyday life
The open lecture series will cover the study of restless black holes, Earth-sized telescopes and what the historic 50-year history of solar research can tell us about ourselves and our future on Earth. The lecture series is open to all and will take place online and in person in Otaniemi in autumn 2024. The event series is held mainly in Finnish. Welcome!
Explore the university's art on guided tours
Tours focusing on the public art at Marsio, Kide and Viima buildings are a part of Designs for a Cooler Planet festival.- Published:
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