The 80cm City Nowadays, Helsinki is more fun because it’s designed from many different perspectives. Children and free-spirited seniors are taken into better consideration by encouraging the creation of ‘living rooms’ in the city, places that are comfortable to spend time in without necessarily doling out much money. Even in the winter, when parks are not in use, people have free places to hang out. Wouldn’t a winter garden be a nice place to while – and play – away the days? Developing programmes for these living rooms makes it more natural for different age groups to interact. A combination of games, seating, plants, and nearby cafés make these spaces truly livable. Advocacy for many different kinds of citizens within the planning process enables the creation of more robust design briefs.

The 80cm City

Nowadays, Helsinki is more fun because it’s designed from many different perspectives. Children and free-spirited seniors are taken into better consideration by encouraging the creation of ‘living rooms’ in the city, places that are comfortable to spend time in without necessarily doling out much money. Even in the winter, when parks are not in use, people have free places to hang out.

Wouldn’t a winter garden be a nice place to while – and play – away the days? Developing programmes for these living rooms makes it more natural for different age groups to interact. A combination of games, seating, plants, and nearby cafés make these spaces truly livable. Advocacy for many different kinds of citizens within the planning process enables the creation of more robust design briefs.

The 80cm City Nowadays, Helsinki is more fun because it’s designed from many different perspectives. Children and free-spirited seniors are taken into better consideration by encouraging the creation of ‘living rooms’ in the city, places that are comfortable to spend time in without necessarily doling out much money. Even in the winter, when parks are not in use, people have free places to hang out. Wouldn’t a winter garden be a nice place to while – and play – away the days? Developing programmes for these living rooms makes it more natural for different age groups to interact. A combination of games, seating, plants, and nearby cafés make these spaces truly livable. Advocacy for many different kinds of citizens within the planning process enables the creation of more robust design briefs.

The 80cm City

Nowadays, Helsinki is more fun because it’s designed from many different perspectives. Children and free-spirited seniors are taken into better consideration by encouraging the creation of ‘living rooms’ in the city, places that are comfortable to spend time in without necessarily doling out much money. Even in the winter, when parks are not in use, people have free places to hang out.

Wouldn’t a winter garden be a nice place to while – and play – away the days? Developing programmes for these living rooms makes it more natural for different age groups to interact. A combination of games, seating, plants, and nearby cafés make these spaces truly livable. Advocacy for many different kinds of citizens within the planning process enables the creation of more robust design briefs.

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Hello from Helsinki 2012!

This site features a collection of postcards from the future with clues to an open and happier Helsinki.

As a collaboration between Sitra and OK Do, Clues to Open Helsinki project suggests strategic changes that might make Helsinki the best World Design Capital to date. In doing so it redefines the role of design in the contemporary city.