A pdf-publication on the conference presentations


Thursday 19.10.2006

Opening words on behalf of the Minister of Culture, Finland, Tanja Saarela
        Jukka Liedes, Special Government Adviser, Director

Architecture as a necessity (keynote presentation) 
        Lord Norman Foster, architect

Architecture as primus motor –
a conversation with Lord Norman Foster
        Paavo Lipponen, the former Speaker of the Finnish Parliament

The Architectural Policy Programme of the City of Helsinki
        Pekka Korpinen, Mayor for City Planning and Real Estate

The 130-year tradition of Finnish architectural competitions
        Matti Rautiola, Professor of Architectural Design, 
        Tampere University of Technology

(A round table discussion)
The built environment as a competitiveness factor
        Gunnel Adlercreutz, Director General, The Building Information Foundation RT
Public and private architectural strategies
        Erkki Aho, Director, Senate Properties
        Olli Niemi, Business Development Director (1.1.2007–),
        NCC Construction Oy, Finland
        Jukka Terhonen, Managing Director, Rakennustoimisto Palmberg Oy

Local architectural policies on a voluntary basis: Case Finland
        Aila Korpivaara, Senior Architect, Ministry of the Environment, Finland

An invocation of a better environment for the Joint Voices
        Choir programme

 Friday 20.10.2006

 Future perspectives of the European Forum for Architectural Policies
        Rob Docter, Director, Berlage Institute

(A round table discussion)
Innovatory and experimental developments
        Hennu Kjisik, Architect, Senior Researcher, Helsinki University of Technology
Examples / best practices from various European countries
        Hans Eggen, Architect, Swizerland
        Ogmund Sørli, Architect, Norway
        Karsten Moritz, Civil Engineer, Architect, Germany
        Esa Vesmanen, Interior Architect, Finland

Initiatives for architectural education – The international association PLAYCE
        Dariusz Smiechowski, Pihla Meskanen

Localization and the Future of Policymaking in Europe (keynote presentation)
        Jefferey M. Sellers, Associate Professor of Political Science,
        Geography and Public Policy, University of Southern California

(A round table discussion)
Strategic policies and the future
        Kaarin Taipale, Architect, Researcher, former Chair of ICLEI –
        Local Governments for Sustainability
Regional perspectives and urban governance
        Andres Kurg, Researcher, MSc in Architectural History, 
        Estonian Academy of Arts
        Valentina Croci, journalist, MSc in Architectural History,
        Venice University of Architecture
        Julian Wékel, Professor in Planning and Regional Development,
        Technische Universität Darmstadt

Celebrating the everyday: architectural aspects of the Helsinki excursions
        Severi Blomstedt, Director, Museum of Finnish Architecture

Architecture: potency and potential (keynote presentation)
        Deyan Sudjic, Director, Design Museum, London