ALA Architects

13/06/2026

Oulun Linnanmaalla sijaitsevan uusien toimitilojen arkkitehtuuri on yhtä viimeisteltyä kuin siellä tehtävä suunnittelu- ja valmistustyö, kirjoittaa Lauri Louekari.

08/09/2025

The new ALA designed Nokia campus in Oulu, Finland opened on Friday:

New campus in Oulu, Finland – the “Home of Radio” – will deliver high-performance, resilient and trusted radio networks. It is the world’s most advanced hub for the entire lifecycle of 5G and 6G radio innovation, ensuring that secure 5G and 6G networks are designed, tested and built in Eu...

19/12/2024

...and the week continues with some more great news:
The proposal by ALA & Nordic Office of Architecture was selected the winner of the invited competition for the new cultural quarter in Tromsø, Norway (website in Norwegian): https://tromso.kommune.no/prosjekter/kulturkvartalet

17/12/2024

The new theatre of the Espoo Cultural Centre will proceed towards implementation (article only available in Finnish)

Espoon kulttuurikeskuksen uuden teatterisalin suunnitteluvaihe on loppusuoralla. Seuraavaksi hanke siirtyy toteutussuunnitteluun, jonka päätteeksi...

22/08/2024

Antti, Juho and Samuli speaking in Jyväskylä this afternoon

Meet the Alvar Aalto Symposium 2024 speakers (day 1, environment): Juho Grönholm, Antti Nousjoki and Samuli Woolston are the design principals of the Helsinki-based architects’ office ALA Architects specializing in demanding cultural buildings, transportation architecture and modernist renovation projects. One of the frontrunners of a new generation of Nordic architecture practices, ALA is committed to seeking fresh angles, flowing forms and surprising solutions on all levels of architecture.

ALA’s built works include Helsinki Central Library Oodi, the new departures and arrivals building of Helsinki Airport, Helsinki metro line stations, renovations of two landmark buildings by the architect couple Pietilä: the Finnish embassy in New Delhi and the Dipoli building at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus and much more. Some current projects to mention: La Ruche, the new learning center of Lumière Lyon 2 University in Bron, France; the extension of the Estonian Business School campus in Tallinn, Estonia; and Nokia’s new office and production facilities in Oulu. Read more https://ala.fi/ projects e.g. https://www.instagram.com/ala_architects/

13/06/2024

Kotkan uusi tapahtumakeskus on Arkkitehtitoimisto Alan viimeisin tulkinta veistoksellisen pääjulkisivun teemasta.

19/03/2024

Next August in Jyväskylä:

24/01/2024

Will you be in New York on February 12th? If yes, go listen to ALA principals discuss Oodi Library with Fiyel Levent and Delia Nevola at the AIANY Center for Architecture.

Register at: https://calendar.aiany.org/2024/02/12/an-ode-to-oodi-stories-of-a-radical-public-library/

(photo: Tuomas Uusheimo)