The paper analyses placemaking in a small Finnish single-industry town through two architectural projects: the municipality’s downtown rejuvenation plan and new visitor centre of transnational corporation. It deploys Relph’s concept placelessness interpreting it relationally with assemblage, how projects resonate place’s material expressive elements. They represent high-quality architecture but...

COPYRIGHT NOTE This paper may be cited or quoted in line with the usual academic conventions. It must not be used for commercial purposes or gain in any way, or published without the author's explicit permission. ABSTRACT This paper summarizes and concludes a part of my PhD-project, Vision, Plan and Reality, which is currently in the phase of completion. The paper is organized into four parts. ...

Urban design problems have become so complex that no single designer is able to consider all aspects of a design area simultaneously. Lately the application of computerized and scientific methods have helped designers analyze complex problems. One of these new methods is Space Syntax. The purpose of this study is to first investigate the strengths and weaknesses of this method and then suggest ...