Oulu School in Architecture Exhibition
The Oulu School of Architecture exhibition revisits the unconventional regional attitude on architecture that emerged in 1970s in Oulu through the lens of the 2020s.
Movements can fade but ideas remain!
The exhibition examines the unconventional attitude towards architecture that emerged among young architects in Oulu and architecture students at Oulu University in the late 1970’s. Oulu School in Architecture is a co-production by Proto—Designers of Northern Finland and SAFA (Association of Finnish Architects) in North Finland.
Oulu School in Architecture follows the movement from early years with the heated debate between architects in the north and the modernist elite in the south until 2020’s when concerns regarding mitigating climate change and renovating the buildings, including who can decide what is valuable, have replaced the early topics related to regionalism.
20 March — 24 May 2026
Designcenter Proto
Pikisaarentie 17, Oulu
Thu-Fri 12 – 6 pm
Sat 10 am – 4 pm