Phantom Pain and other stories

Phantom Pain / Soft touch. Illustration: Kaleidoscope

Today we are happy to share this in-depth interview on Finnisharchitecture.fi. Emmi Keskisarja and Miia-Liina Tommila talk about why healing as a medical process can be translated to architecture, what effects it has when you give a building a voice, and how architecture can rejuvenate traumatized urban context. Architecture journalist Anni Vartola asked us challenging questions, we hope you enjoy the read! Find the interview here.

Happy holidays!

We wish everyone a relaxing holiday season and a successful new year. It has been an exciting year for us and we are looking forward to the adventures of 2015!

Santa and his little helpers have taken over Høyblokka!

Kaleidoscope New York event on eOculus

Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY; Elin Bergithe Rognlie, Consulate General of Norway; Ingrid Moe, Consulate General of Norway; Kati Laakso, Consulate General of Finland in New York; Emmi Keskisarja, Architect; Miia-Liina Tommila, Architect; Caitlin Mehner, Pe… — Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY; Elin Bergithe Rognlie, Consulate General of Norway; Ingrid Moe, Consulate General of Norway; Kati Laakso, Consulate General of Finland in New York; Emmi Keskisarja, Architect; Miia-Liina Tommila, Architect; Caitlin Mehner, Performer; and David Gelles, Performer. Credit: AIANY | Center for Architecture

Here is a lovely reading on our New York evening event written by James Way on eOculus, the AIA New York Chapter online newsletter. Accurate and with clear insight, this article will bring some atmospheres from the evening to those of you who couldn't be there with us. Thank you AIA for making the event possible!

Winter in New York

Phantom Pain / Illustration: Vegard Aarseth, project: Kaleidoscope

We are thrilled to report our forthcoming adventure in New York: tomorrow on the 25th of November, Kaleidoscope is giving a talk at the AIA New York Center for Architecture. As a part of our presentation, our play A Visit to the Doctor from the project Phantom Pain will have its premiere on the continent! Please join us if you are in New York, registration for the event is here.

Kaleidoscope on Finnisharchitecture.fi

Hidden in the Woods / Illustration: Vegard Aarseth, Project: Kaleidoscope

It is time for our first post and what better to start with than presenting the lovely interview of Kaleidoscope team members Emmi Keskisarja and Miia-Liina Tommila for Finnisharchitecture.fi. Here, we talk with architecture journalist Anni Vartola about our work and the process of becoming a team, as well as our aspirations for the future. Find the piece here. In Finnish, you will find the interview here.