Tuomas Ilmavirta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4621116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tuomas Ilmavirta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tuomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Ilmavirta |
| SIGNATURE | ILMAVIRTA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalto University |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-4271-0177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lost in translation: Urbanity as a floating signifier in the planning of Kalasatama Centre, Helsinki
Urbanity has recently become an important objective in planning and regeneration. This paper explores urbanity as a planning objective of a large-scale regeneration project, Kalasatama, in Helsinki. Analysing both the planning process and plan contents, the findings indicate drastic changes in the plans, and a shift in the meanings of urbanity during the regeneration process. The paper argues that urbanity may be viewed as a floating signifier, w…
Place ‐ Framing Urbanity: The Case of Kalasatama, Helsinki
Narratives, visuality and symbolic representations are increasingly important in contemporary urban planning and development. This article seeks to understand how urbanity, one of the key goals of Helsinki's recent planning, has been constructed in the Kalasatama regeneration area. The construction of urban image and identity is viewed as soft planning, framing social space, and aiming to affect the socio‐economic future of the neighbourhood. The…
Between Fixed and Flexible. Soft Planning and Informality in the Regeneration of Kalasatama, Helsinki
This paper analyses the practices of soft planning in the regeneration of Kalasatama, Helsinki, by asking how and why informal planning approaches have been used in the planning and development of the area. Discursive planning, temporary uses of space, and cultural planning are recognised as practices of soft planning in Kalasatama. The findings suggest that soft planning primarily aims to create imagery and narratives of urbanity, decrease econo…
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Between Fixed and Flexible. Soft Planning and Informality in the Regeneration of Kalasatama, Helsinki
This paper analyses the practices of soft planning in the regeneration of Kalasatama, Helsinki, by asking how and why informal planning approaches have been used in the planning and development of the area. Discursive planning, temporary uses of space, and cultural planning are recognised as practices of soft planning in Kalasatama. The findings suggest that soft planning primarily aims to create imagery and narratives of urbanity, decrease econo…
Lost in translation: Urbanity as a floating signifier in the planning of Kalasatama Centre, Helsinki
Urbanity has recently become an important objective in planning and regeneration. This paper explores urbanity as a planning objective of a large-scale regeneration project, Kalasatama, in Helsinki. Analysing both the planning process and plan contents, the findings indicate drastic changes in the plans, and a shift in the meanings of urbanity during the regeneration process. The paper argues that urbanity may be viewed as a floating signifier, w…
Place ‐ Framing Urbanity: The Case of Kalasatama, Helsinki
Narratives, visuality and symbolic representations are increasingly important in contemporary urban planning and development. This article seeks to understand how urbanity, one of the key goals of Helsinki's recent planning, has been constructed in the Kalasatama regeneration area. The construction of urban image and identity is viewed as soft planning, framing social space, and aiming to affect the socio‐economic future of the neighbourhood. The…
Urban Planning and Governance (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Urbanity (2 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Framing (construction) (1 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (1 works) · Identity (music) (1 works) · Narrative (1 works)