Finnish Architects in China : Discourses and Practices
| dc.contributor | Aalto-yliopisto | fi |
| dc.contributor | Aalto University | en |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nieto Fernandez, Fernando, Tampere University, Finland | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, Yizhou | |
| dc.contributor.department | Arkkitehtuurin laitos | fi |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Architecture | en |
| dc.contributor.school | Taiteiden ja suunnittelun korkeakoulu | fi |
| dc.contributor.school | School of Arts, Design and Architecture | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Sanaksenaho, Pirjo, Prof., Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Finland | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-28T10:00:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-28T10:00:14Z | |
| dc.date.defence | 2024-01-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The expansion of globalization in the architecture industry has primarily changed the methods architects use and the organizational structures of architectural firms. Nowadays, international architectural offices that have advanced design capabilities are working globally. Finnish contemporary architecture has constructed its own identity while engaging extensively in international architectural designs. This doctoral dissertation focuses on the practices and discourses of Finnish architects in China and how Finnish architects have participated in the rapid wave of urbanization since China’s economic reform. Sino-Finnish projects bridge Finnish architectural designs, which is a paradigm of the Scandinavian design tradition. China, with a culture significantly different from Finland, is a fast-developing economy where numerous transnational architectures have occurred and more are expected to take place in the future. The primary research question is: How may Finnish architecture—an architectural tradition often associated with Finland’s identity and imagination—reconcile with the Chinese context at the level of practice and discourse? This research consists of several parts. First, the study investigates the backgrounds China brings to international architects and what China expects from them. Given the geopolitical, social development, and cultural differences between China and the West, Finnish architects in China are often situated in a context where discourses oppose and compete, which inevitably influences architects’ practices and discourses. Meanwhile, China continues to have close exchanges with the outside world in cultural and economic fields. Finnish architects have developed new works based on their design philosophies and methods, considering the Chinese urban scale and demands. Also, the study seeks to understand how Finnish architects construct interpretive discourses in a differentiated cultural background and critically analyze the strengths and limitations of these discourses. By analyzing the networks that conduct transnational architectural designs, this study seeks to understand how Finnish architects realize their buildings through collaborative partnerships involving multiple parties, including Finnish architects and local Chinese design institutes. Finally, this research uses a comprehensive case study to illustrate Finnish architects’ ways of reconciling their ideas based on a specific context and how differentiated circumstances have influenced their designs. This dissertation employs a combined approach of discourse analysis and case studies, drawing from diverse sources including interviews, literature surveys, and original documents. It encompasses interviews with architects from Finland and China, analyzing various documents such as drawings, communication records, and meeting minutes. The study spans architectural competition proposals to completed projects and enhances understanding of recent developments in Finnish architecture and globalized architectural design by examining design thinking, social contexts, design execution, and cross-cultural interactions. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 336 | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-952-64-1582-6 (electronic) | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-952-64-1581-9 (printed) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1799-4942 (electronic) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1799-4934 (printed) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/125286 | |
| dc.identifier.urn | URN:ISBN:978-952-64-1582-6 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.opn | Sarvimäki, Marja, Bond University, Australia | |
| dc.publisher | Aalto University | en |
| dc.publisher | Aalto-yliopisto | fi |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL THESES | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2/2024 | |
| dc.rev | Sarvimäki, Marja, Bond University, Australia | |
| dc.rev | Kettunen-Matilainen, Erja, University of Turku, Finland | |
| dc.rev | Li, Shiqiao, University of Virginia, USA | |
| dc.subject.keyword | architects | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | finnish architects | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | case study | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | discourse analysis | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | design thinking, social contexts, design execution | en |
| dc.subject.keyword | cross-cultural interactions | en |
| dc.subject.other | Architecture | en |
| dc.title | Finnish Architects in China : Discourses and Practices | en |
| dc.type | G4 Monografiaväitöskirja | fi |
| dc.type.dcmitype | text | en |
| dc.type.ontasot | Doctoral dissertation (monograph) | en |
| dc.type.ontasot | Väitöskirja (monografia) | fi |
| local.aalto.acrisexportstatus | checked 2024-01-12_0837 | |
| local.aalto.archive | yes | |
| local.aalto.formfolder | 2023_12_21_klo_14_54 |
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