21.03.2013
The design competition challenged architecture students in Finland as well as around the world to visualize rental living in 2049. The competition site was an old vacated industrial area in Lahtis The popularity of the competition was a positive surprise – 148 competition entries were submitted, also from far away countries like: Taiwan, Korea, Venezuela and the United States. The competition entries reflected on new living trends such as local food, local energy, communality and the adaptability of apartments.
The winner Mikki Ristola and the second prize contestant Joakim Breitenstein, are both architecture students from Aalto University Department of Architecture. Third prize: Kentaro Mabe, University of Tampere/Tokyo Metropolitan University.
