Oct 6, Helsinki

American firm REX architecture received 2nd prize in the low2no sustainable development competition sponsored by Sitra, the Finnish innovation fund in Helsinki, Finland.  The structure contains 14,000 square meters of residential units, 8,000 square meters of headquarters and 13,200 square meters of 'urban infill'.  Evolving from Helsinki’s traditional perimeter block fabric, a new building typology re-injects population into the urban core...more