Studio Puisto transforms an old bank into a modern hostel in Finland
Helsinki-based design firm Studio Puisto Architects has turned an old bank building into the new and chic Forenom...
An updated Scandinavian summer cottage weaves Japanese influences throughout
There are few better places to spend a Scandinavian summer than in a breezy cottage by the water. One stellar example...
Finnish timber villa melds into a lakeside landscape
When design firms RESORTUM and OSUMA Architects were tapped to design a house by a Finnish lake, it was clear from...
6 ways to make your life more "Hygge" - the Danish secret to happiness
Unless you are from Denmark or Norway, the concept of “hygge” (pronounced hoo-gah) was likely foreign to you...
MVRDV unveils plans for the biggest urban development project in Scandinavia
MVRDV and BSK Arkitekter have grand plans for Gothenburg, Sweden. The two architecture firms just unveiled Magasin...
The world's cheapest offshore wind farm is coming to Scandinavia
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall will soon begin building the largest offshore wind farm in Scandinavia – the 600...
Melting glaciers reveal items lost in the Stone Age
Losing mittens and other personal possessions isn't a modern-day woe: it appears that our Stone Age ancestors misplaced...
Climate change could kill Scandinavia's iconic Christmas trees
It looks as though climate change could kill the traditional Christmas tree in Scandinavian countries,...
Which Country is the Most Prepared for Climate Change?
The University of Notre Dame recently released the 2014 installment of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN.)...
Iceland's Solheimar Ecovillage is Still Going Strong After 84 Years
Solheimar was founded in 1930 by Mrs. Sesselja Hreindis Sigmundsdottir as a children's home and organic farm, and...
SOM Selected to Build Polestar Tower, Sweden's Tallest Skyscraper
The SOM team collaborated with Copenhagen architects Entasis and engineering firm COWI to realize what will be...
Zaha Hadid Among Five Firms Shortlisted to Design Scandinavia's Tallest Skyscraper
A shortlist of all-star architecture firms has just been unveiled in the competition to design the tallest skyscraper...
Twelve Architects Announced in Competition to Build New Home for the Nobel Prize
Once a year, the whole world looks to the Nobel Center in Stockholm, Sweden to announce the Nobel Prizes. The center...
Copenhagen Adopts a Mandatory Green Roof Policy
As part of its overall strategy to become a carbon neutral city by 2025, Copenhagen has become the first Scandanavian...
