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The3rdAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkSeminar–WhyAalto?9–10June2017,Jyväskylä,Finland

TheAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkisaninternationalcollaboration,whichservesasachannelfordiscussionandcooperationbetweenAlvarAaltoresearchers.ThenetworkismanagedbytheAlvarAaltoAcademy,whichorganizesmulti-discipline,academicseminarsincollaborationwithotherpartners,andpublishesarticlesrelatedtotheAlvarAaltoresearchontheAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkwebsiteatwww.alvaraaltoresearch.fi.

The3rdAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkSeminar–WhyAalto?istobeheldinJyväskylä,Finland,9–10June2017.

TheseminarisarrangedbytheAlvarAaltoAcademyincollaborationwiththeCityofJyväskylä.Anadditionalprogram,SäynätsaloTownHallWorkshop–ModernMasterpieceinContemporarySociety,willbeheldinSäynätsalo,7–8June2017.

AdetailedprogrammeandregistrationlinkfortheResearchersNetworkSeminarandtheworkshopinSäynätsalowillbeavailableonlinefrom1March2017.

CallforPapersisopennow!

TheAlvarAaltoAcademyinvitesresearchersandpractitionerstocometoaresearchseminarandexplorethequestion:WhyAalto?

Thequestionprovokesustoponder,fromavarietyofperspectives,whatAaltomeansfortoday’sarchitecture.Whatarethespecialchallengesofconservation,renovationortransformationofbuildingsorsitesdesignedbyAalto?WhatarethespecialneedsforthepreservationorrenewalofurbanareasdesignedbyAalto?Howaretheytobeadaptedtothechallengesofreuse,accessibilityandnewtechnicalinstallations?AretherenewconceptstoaddtoAalto’svaluesandtheoreticalthinking?WhatcanbelearnedfromspecificareasofAalto’sdesignswithinthecontextoftoday,suchastheirrelationshiptosustainabilityandnatureortotheunderstandingofhistoryandlocaltraditions?Possiblethemesarenotlimitedtothoselistedabove.TheAlvarAaltoAcademyislookingforinnovativeapproachesandinterestingresponsestothequestion:WhyAalto?

TheCallforPapersisopenfrom1February–15March2017.Notificationofacceptanceofabstractswillbegivenby30March2017.Thedeadlineforfinalpapersis30April2017.

TheAlvarAaltoAcademylooksforwardtoreceivingproposalsinresponsetothecall,andishappytorespondtoenquiriesfrominterestedparties.Questionsmaybesentviae-mailtoacademy@alvaraalto.fi.

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Abstractsubmissionguidelines

Theseminarprogrammeincludeskeynotespeechesandpresentationsbasedonselectedpapers.Participantsareaskedtosubmitanabstractand,ifselected,toprovideafinalpapertobepresentedattheAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkSeminar–WhyAalto?.

Acceptedpaperswillbepresentedeitherforthewholeseminaraudiencewithinthe30minutesallottedforeachpresentation,orwithinoneofthethemedgroupswithinthe15minutesallottedforeachpresentation.Allsubmissionswillbepeer-reviewedandconsideredforselectionbytheScientificCommitteetoensuretheirqualityofexpositionandrelevance.TheScientificCommitteewillalsodecideaboutthedivisionofpapersintothematicgroups.

Allacceptedfullpaperswillbepublishedwiththeauthor’spermissionontheAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworksitewww.alvaraaltoresearch.fi.

Pleasesubmityourabstractaccordingtothefollowingrequirements:

1. Abstract(500wordsmaximum).Theabstractshoulddefinethesubjectandsummarizetheargumenttobepresentedintheproposedpaper.

2. Author’sbiographyandphotograph.(200wordsmax.)3. Author’sinformation(name,university/company/organization,

address,country,telephonenumber,e-mailaddress).4. Finalpaper(3,000–5,000wordsincludingfootnotesorendnotes,and

upto10illustrations).

Alldocumentsmustbesavedastextfiles(suchas,.doc,.docx,.txt,.rtf)andbee-mailed,accordingtotheschedule,toacademy@alvaraalto.fi.

ScientificCommittee

MembersoftheScientificCommitteeare:

• MarkkuHedman,Professor,AlvarAaltoAcademy• AriHynynen,Professor,TampereUniversityofTechnology• Olli-PaavoKoponen,Professor,TampereUniversityofTechnology• TommiLindh,Director,AlvarAaltoFoundation• AinoNiskanen,Professor,AaltoUniversity

Schedule

1February2017–Callforpapersnotification

15March2017–Deadlineforabstracts

Theabstract,author’sbiographyandinformationshouldbee-mailedtoacademy@alvaraalto.fiby15March2017atthelatest.

30March2017–Notificationofacceptanceofabstracts

Notificationofacceptanceofabstractswillbegivenby30March2017.Thenumberofacceptedproposalswillbelimited.Afterreceivinganotificationofacceptance,speakerscanhaveaccesstolow-resolutionimagesofdrawingsandphotographsrelatedtotheirresearchfromtheAlvarAaltoMuseumArchives.

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30April2017–Deadlineforfinalpapers

Finalpapersmustbee-mailedtoacademy@alvaraalto.fiby30April2017atthelatest.TheCommitteemayrequiresomerewritingofapapertobringituptoanacceptablestandard.

15May2017–Submissionofrevisedpapers(ifrequestedbytheCommittee)

1March2017–9June2017–RegistrationfortheSeminar

Allparticipantsmustpayaregistrationfee.Thefeewillcoverregistrationfortheseminar,coffeeservedduring9–10June2017,aneveningpartyon9June2017,andVAT.

REGISTRATIONFEES

Registrationtype EARLYBIRD,till30April2017 FULLPRICE,1May–9June2017

Fullregistration €180 €220

Onedayregistration €100 €120

Student(undergraduate) €50 €50

9–10June2017The3rdAlvarAaltoResearchersNetworkSeminar–WhyAalto?,Jyväskylä,Finland

PROGRAMME

Fri.9June2017 12:00–13:00 Registrationfortheseminar

13:00–17:00 Seminarprogramme,day1

19:00–22:00 EveningpartyatAlvarAaltoMuseum

Sat.10June2017 9:00–11:00 Excursion,AlvarAaltoarchitectureinJyväskylä

12:30–17:00 Seminarprogramme,day2

ADDITIONALPROGRAMME(notincludedintheSeminarregistrationfee)

7–8June2017SäynätsaloTownHallWorkshop–ModernMasterpieceinContemporarySociety,Säynätsalo,Finland

Thistwo-dayworkshopwilltakeplaceinSäynätsaloTownHall(16kmfromtheCityofJyväskylä).ThethemeoftheworkshopisthisModernMasterpieceinContemporarySociety.Theaimoftheworkshopistoprovidenewmulti-disciplineinformationandunderstandingofthevaluesandprerequisitesfortheuseoftheSäynätsaloTownHall.Theuseofthebuildingiscurrentlyinastateofflux,sincethemunicipalityofSäynätsalomergedwiththeCityofJyväskyläin1993,whichputanendtoitsoriginalfunctionsasatownhall.Theprogrammeincludeslectures,workshopsessionsanddiscussions.Amaximumof30participantswillbeselectedintheorderofregistration.

Theregistrationfeefortheworkshopis€120.Thefeecoversregistrationfortheworkshop,coffeesservedthroughout7–8June2017,lunchon8June,andVAT.Theregistrationlinkfortheeventwillbeavailableonlinefrom1March2017.

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11June2017–AlvarAaltoarchitectureexcursion,Jyväskylä–Helsinki

TheexcursionisatourofAlvarAalto’sarchitectureinthecitiesofJyväskylä,Lahti,EspooandHelsinki.Theexcursionwilltakeplaceifthereisaminimumof20participants.Amaximumof40participantscanattend,andplaceswillbesoldinorderofregistration.

Theregistrationfeefortheexcursionis€160.IncludedinthepricearetheguidedtourandbustransportationfromJyväskylätoHelsinki,lunchandcoffeeduringthetrip,abuffetdinnerattheAaltostudioinHelsinki,andVAT.Theregistrationlinkwillbeavailableonlinefrom1March2017.

Theorganizersreservetherighttoaltertheprogrammes.Definitiveprogrammeswillbepublishedatalaterdate.Staytuned!

FurtherInformation

NinaHeikkonenAlvarAaltoAcademy+358445001257nina.heikkonen@alvaraalto.fi

www.alvaraalto.fi