ARE WE CURRENTLY DESIGNING A BETTER WORLD?

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A COLLECTIVE FOR A BETTER BUILT ENVIRONMENT

 
 

YOU TELL ME -COLLECTIVE

You Tell Me is a collective of architecture students and young architects whose goal is to promote a paradigm change in the field of construction. The biggest challenges of our time are climate change, over-consumption of natural resources and mass extinctions. We find that meeting these challenges is easier together than alone. The collective was created as a platform for sharing information and solutions so that we could design a more sustainable built environment. Information sharing and peer learning takes place through the collective communication channels and regular meetings.

 
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IT’S TIME TO TALK ABOUT MONSTROSITIES

You Tell Me is participating in the Visitors Biennale, taking place 14.-24.7.2022 in Helsinki's Meri-Rastila and Kallahti area. Our piece “It’s Time to Talk About Monstrosities” looks into themes of demolition, construction materials and value of buildings.

 

BUILDINGS WE LIVE IN -CAMPAIGN

In 2020 You Tell Me Collective launched a campaign to share information about the environmental impact on the built environment.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

The main goal of the collective is to bring students, architects and others interested in the field together to share information and find ways to achieve a more sustainable built environment. In the spring of 2020, the team set out to find a new way of thinking through peer learning. The collective began to organize regular gatherings, evening schools. Evening schools are open events where both students and various experts can share information and discuss fascinating topics at any given time.

 
 

FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY

 
Class Warfare – An Analysis of Architecture, Property and the City In February 2023 YLE published an article about how there was a record number of empty apartments in Helsinki and yet the rental prices had not come down. The article illustrat
The second evening school of the spring will be held next wednessday! You Tell Me Collective is hosting a series of discussion events bringing together students, young architects, professionals, experts from various fields and anyone interested to le
The evening schools have returned! You Tell Me Collective is hosting a series of discussion events bringing together students, young architects, professionals, experts from various fields and anyone interested to learn from one another. The first eve
📢 Let's save Merirasti chappel! Pro Meri-Rastila on julkaissut vaatimuksensa Merirasti-kappelin säilyttämisestä: "Pro Meri-Rastila vaatii, että Merirasti-kappelin rakennus säilytetään. Helsingin kaupungin tu
You can read some reflections on our project in Meri-Rastila in the latest Arkkitehtiuutiset. 🧱 In July the collective participated in Pori Biennale 2022 - Visitors organized by @porinkulttuurisaato . Our piece It's Time to Talk About Monstrositie
📢 Pelastetaan Merirasti-kappeli! 🏚 Merirasti-kappelin kohtalo on epävarma Vuosaaren seurakunnan luopuessa sen käytöstä. Jopa purkaminen uhkaa. Pro Meri-Rastila ja You Tell Me -kollektiivi järjestävät avoimen kesk
Terveiset Vähä-Kiljavalta ☀️ You Tell Me -kollektiivi majailee tällä viikolla SAFAn lomakiinteistössä Hyvinkäällä. Kollektiivi ottaa SAFAn instatilin haltuun ja postailemme tunnelmia vierailun ajalta. Kii
What a time to talk about buildings and their worth on this beautiful and windy summer day! We are delighted to see how many people gathered around Hotel Vuoranta yesterday and participated in our organized tour to discuss the topics of building demo
(In English below) “Tuollaisia röttelöitä, talorumiluksia suojellaan, tämä menee jo tahattoman komiikan puolelle. Tämä suojeluhulluus on mennyt yli äyräidensä aikapäiviä sitten.&rdquo
Kollektiivilaisemme viettävät kesää Vähä-Kiljavalla! 🌻 This summer members of You Tell Me Collective are spending time in Vähä-Kiljava, a holiday village owned by the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA. S
You Tell Me -kollektiivi on tänäkin vuonna mukana järjestämässä @mfa_arkkitehtuurimuseo n kanssa Fill This Space -kesäkouluja. Haku maksuttomiin kesäkouluihin 16–20-vuotialle on avoinna 1.–29.4.2022
DIRECT ACTION – Elokapina, XR Finland How could we use non-violent direct action to demand a more responsible way to build our cities? In this evening school we will have guests from @elokapina – Extinction Rebellion Finland to talk abo
You Tell Me -kollektiivia haastateltiin @yleuutiset artikkeliin rakentamisesta, ympäristökriiseistä ja ekologisesta kestävyydestä🌱 ”You Tell Me -kollektiivi toivoo, että ekologinen kestävyys olisi tulevaisuu
FILL THIS SPACE AUTUMN SCHOOL During the Autumn break @ode.ilo from the collective took part in hosting @mfa_arkkitehtuurimuseo 's "Autumn School" for 16-20 year olds interested in architecture. The Autumn School is continuation for the su
The evening schools are back as live-zoom-hybrids! Here is a taste from yesterday's evening school at the @mfa_arkkitehtuurimuseo . Thank you everyone who attended in person or via zoom. Was great to return to live meetings after a year and a half o
IS THIS AN APOCALYPSE? – WHAT ARCHITECTS SHOULD REMEMBER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Korbinian Schütze is fresh alumni of Aalto University's Master's program of Architecture and asked 'Is this an Apocalypse?' recently in his Master's Thesi

CONTACT US!

You Tell Me -collective is constantly searching for people to collaborate with. If you’re interested in hosting an evening school for example, you can contact us by e-mail or fill in the form below.

youtellmecollective@gmail.com