Kudos – a library for material relations / Designs for a Cooler Planet

We humans spend most of our time indoors, but we rarely pay attention to the materials around us and their effects on our well-being or vice versa. 

 

Kudos challenges sterile and uniform interiors by advocating for spaces that are alive, changing and imperfect. Built with mycelium, clay and wood, the space is a collaborative creation between visitors and materials, offering an immersive and sensory experience that invites reflection on one’s relations with their surroundings.

 

It blurs the lines between buildings and living things by exploring forms of mutual care deeply rooted to our existence, but seldom understood in our current world.

Collaboration:
Associate professor Tomek Rygalik (ARTS)
Associate professor Julia Lohmann (ARTS)
Senior Lecturer Antti Pirinen (ARTS)
Panu Halme, senior lecturer, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä
Master Student Harvey Shaw (ARTS)
Bachelor Student Cisil Heltimoinen (ARTS)
Mari Hermaja, clay construction
Moritz Schineis, wood construction
Children in Annantalo summer course
Students of Aalto summer workshop
Biofilia
Space 21
ACRE
Helsieni Oy
Annantalo Arts Centre for children and young people

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