- December 18, 2017
Inner-city campuses cause less travel and provide greater choice of freedom for campus tenants
Two-years-survey about campus-related mobility in Tartu, Estonia, has given profound evidence of the impact of campus location on urban travel load and individual activity choices in space and time. By studying the mobility and activity patterns of students and staff members of knowledge institutions, we found that well-integrated inner-city campus is favourable in front of […]
- December 12, 2017
Expert discussion in Riga regarding cooperation models for developing campuses
Recently, Riga Planning Region (RPR) presented the potential cooperation models for developing the knowledge hub on the west bank region of River Daugava (Pārdaugava) in Riga, and invited the experts to a discussion on creating successful cooperation models, also involving the representatives from municipalities, educational institutions, as well as entrepreneurs. Presentation and the discussion is […]
- November 16, 2017
Four visions for future Myllypuro – presentation raised lively discussion
Myllypuro will be the home of the future campus of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, introducing some 6000 students and 500 members of staff to the area. What will be the shared goals for the city and campus, and how can their actions be aligned in the future? How could this cooperation show up in […]
- September 29, 2017
New spatial vision of Tartu as an open, international, and smart university city
September 2017 brought a new spatial agenda to the city of Tartu when the new comprehensive plan of the city was imposed by the City Council. Four years of development process and consultations of the comprehensive plan has resulted in a balanced, yet ambitious framework that sets spatial development principles for the next 15 years. […]
- September 8, 2017
The Collaborative Urban Garden in Uppsala
The year of 2017 is the year of urban gardening in Uppsala Municipality. It has been celebrated and visible all around the city with several different initiatives such as gardening allotments distributed to citizens and organizations, place-making activities connected to the gardens, and vegetables planted instead of flowers on the streets of the city. Inspired […]
- August 23, 2017
Meanwhile in Myllypuro…
Myllypuro Campus of Metropolia UAS is under construction and campus buildings are rising rapidly. The campus will be completed in two phases: July 2018 and August 2019. Follow the construction on webcam, you can also take a peek through the construction site fence! The following operations will move to Myllypuro Campus: Social Sciences and Health […]
- June 26, 2017
Campuses for smarter, better Baltic cities? Notes and discussion from the EUSBSR Forum 2017
On 13 and 14 June, Project Manager Päivi Keränen and WP leader Emils Rode participated in the 8th EU Strategy for Baltic Sea Region Annual Forum, held in Berlin. This year’s theme was ‘Connectivity’. The Forum was preceded by Baltic Development Forum Summit – a separate but thematically related event. The Summit lined up two […]
- May 17, 2017
Co-ideation for Myllypuro Campus Square
”Is it ok for me to be here? Higher education campuses are often perceived to be inaccessible and distant. On the other hand there are plenty of expectations towards them in spreading the knowledge and expertise as well as fostering innovations. Streets and squares connect campuses to the rest of the city and are excellent […]
- May 16, 2017
Campus Albano: Experiences and Insights from the Planning Process
Looking at the planning process design as a critical element of the Campus Albano project can provide valuable insights to others who are or will be working with similar inclusive and integrated design processes. The campus, which currently is under construction, is located in the Stockholm National Urban Park, the world’s first urban national park. […]
- May 12, 2017
UL and RISEBA FAD: Design studio on mobility culture in the new campus area
On 27 April 2017 more than 16 spatial planning and architecture students from the University of Latvia (UL) and RISEBA Faculty of Architecture and Design gathered for a design session on the future of mobility in the new campus area of Pardaugava. The challenging brief for the studio stated that in the coming decade, the left […]
- April 10, 2017
Opening a new space for collaboration and social innovation in central Uppsala
We are excited to say that on April 4 we officially opened Kollaboratoriet Uppsala as part of the Uppsala pilot for Live Baltic Campus! Kollaboratoriet Uppsala is a physical space located in central Uppsala overlooking the river. A multi-purpose space for different types of activities and events – collaborations, crossing boundaries, and developing ideas for a better world. […]
- March 21, 2017
Live Baltic Campus at MINNOfest
Helsinki Pilot took part to the MINNOfest on 16th of March in the sports hall Liikuntamylly in Myllypuro, in the neighbour of the future campus of Metropolia UAS. In cooperation with Living Well, the Health & Wellbeing Competence Hub of Metropolia, opinions of senior citizens about good assisted living space were gathered by using a toolkit developed […]
- March 9, 2017
Making MINNOfest
While new campus building is being build, Metropolia UAS is already increasing its visibility in Myllypuro. Currently we are preparing for MINNOfest which will be held on March 16 in Myllypuro. This innovation party is the display window of joint innovation projects of Metropolia’s students and enterprises and associations of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Students will present […]
- February 27, 2017
Latest News of Campus Albano
Campus Albano is the newest addition to the Stockholm University campus in Sweden. Production commenced in November 2015, after a five-year planning and design process. The student and researcher accommodations, and the university buildings are expected to be ready by 2018 and 2019, respectively. On January 17, Live Baltic Campus partners Stephan Barthel and Johan […]
- February 16, 2017
In or out?
Illustration: “ICONICUM” – the winning design of the architectural competition by Architect11. The new multifunctional study building Delta in the centre of Tartu Age Poom, Tõnis Arjus Finding the best location for a new IT study complex was the most influential spatial decision in the University of Tartu in year 2016. The principal question was […]