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Tala MER – discussion event on carbon footprint calculations

Tala MER – The Many Approaches to LCA Calculations

Discussion evening about what kinds of concrete impacts carbon calculations and other assessments have actually produced, both good and bad.

Thank you 2025

We have had a great year at Mer, and as the year comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to look back.

Kehäkukka Architecture Award for the Kuusijärvi Smoke Saunas!

The Kuusijärvi public saunas were awarded today at the Apoli seminar with Vantaa's Kehäkukka Architecture Award!

Mer Architects’ new visual identity

We are proud to share that Mer Architects has a new appearance and new website!

Pupils started their studies today at the Central Pasila Primary School and Kindergarten!

Read MER – 1.10.2025 A Changemaker’s Guide to the Future ja Solution, Lendager Group

Welcome to discuss the groundbreaking publications of Lendager Group.

The Kuusijärvi Smoke Saunas Open to the public today

Two public smoke saunas and a dressing room and shower building by lake Kuusijärvi in Vantaa were completed in summer 2025 and are now finally opening to the public!

Read MER – Our Architecture Through the Millennia

Welcome to the LUE Mer book club to discuss the 2024 Finlandia Prize nominee in non-fiction, Our Architecture Through the Millennia by Panu Savolainen and Aleks Talve.

Read MER – Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency – Calder, Barnabas

Welcome to discuss the book Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Barnabas Calder.

Read MER – The Women Who Changed Architecture – Willis B, Andraos A, Cigliano Hartman J

Welcome to discuss the book The Women Who Changed Architecture – Beverly Willis, Amale Andraos, and Jan Cigliano Hartman.

Read MER – Species of Spaces and other Pieces – Georges Perec

Welcome to discuss Georges Perec’s short, legendary, and delightful essay collection Spaces / Expanses! (original French edition Espèces d’espaces 1974)

Read MER – Theoretical Anxiety and Design Strategies in the Work of Eight Contemporary Architects

A prominent architect considers his contemporaries—James Stirling, Robert Venturi, Aldo Rossi, Peter Eisenman, Alvaro Siza, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, and Herzog & De Meuron—in a lavishly illustrated series of profiles.

Talk MER – In the woods tonight: DISCUSSION on sustainable architecture at SUPERWOOD festival – Come and join

Tonight Julia Hertell (Mer Architects), Ted Schauman (SNA) and Simon le Roux (Ministry of the Environment) will sit down for an hour by a campfire in the woods at the Superwood festival to discuss natural materials, sustainable architecture and the future of the build environment. COME AND JOIN US!

Do MER – Planetary Boundaries Workshop June 18, 5–8 PM

Our office is organizing a hands-on workshop on June 18 from 5 to 8 PM on the topic "Planetary Boundaries in the Construction Industry." Welcome to join!

HEI Schools Jätkäsaari

1st place in the land plot competition organized by the City of Helsinki.

Merry Christmas! Hyvää Joulua! God Jul!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2019

Read MER – The Architecture of Happiness

Join us to discuss the book with us on January 10, 2019, at 6 PM at Ohrana!

Talk MER – A lecture about natural ventilation!

Come listen or check out the streaming/video link of Torkkel Andersson’s lecture on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 4 PM at the House of Sciences.

Talk MER – exhibition & lecture at Fin-Ger in Würzburg

We had the honor to hold a lecture on our thoughts, projects and way of working at the Residence in Würzburg.

Talk MER – Mer Arkkitehdit featured at the fourth FIN-GER Architecture Biennale 2018

MER has received the FIN-GER Goldfinger 2018 prize!

Read MER – WELCOME TO YOUR WORLD: How The Built Environment Shapes Our Lives

Welcome to join! We will discuss the book on November 9, 2017, at 6 PM.

Read MER – WHOSE HELSINKI

Join us to discuss one of the classics of Finnish urban planning!

Talk MER – General Construction Errors Workshop

MER is organizing a workshop on common construction errors on January 10, 2017, from 1 PM to 4 PM at the office.

Mirror cabinet M01 available to order!

Our mirror cabinet is now available to order for 490 EUR!

Do MER – CLT workshop in Hanko

We are organizing a CLT construction-based workshop in Hanko on January 13–14, 2017, in collaboration with the architecture firm Collaboratorio.

Talk MER – Discussion evening Mold and indoor air problems in construction

On February 4th, we held a discussion evening at our office on a topic that has concerned us for some time, which was attended by about twenty interested participants from various fields.

Talk MER – Regulations create moldy houses.

In our opinion, current building regulations easily lead to an unhealthy building stock.

Read MER – Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

In January, a great opportunity to return to the roots of cruising and reread Venturi’s classic (!?).

Talk MER – HOME!

Coming up: A discussion event on mold and indoor air problems in construction. We are inviting experts from the field, including architect and indoor air specialist Maria Nordin.

Tala – Do – Lue

In this blog, we announce current events and more.

Read MER – Helsinki Beyond Dreams

The October Read More book selection is Unelmien Helsinki by Hella Hernberg, published by Urban Dream Management in 2012.