Urban Dream Management is a strategic design practice striving towards creative and sustainable cities. We are passionate about the changing city and its people. Get in touch, if you need an expert on smart use of existing resources or involving users and stakeholders in the development of built environment.
Talks, Mentoring and Education
We give inspiring lectures and talks on public or private arenas and at schools or universities. We offer mentoring and education services to your organization around our areas of expertise, for example helping you to engage stakeholders, bring design thinking to your organization, or revitalise abandoned spaces. We have a solid experience of teaching and lecturing at university level.
Latest Blog Posts
Tilat avoimiksi – open spaces
In autumn 2015 I took part as an expert of human-centered design and smart use of spaces, in an experimental project by City of Helsinki. This project, titled “Open spaces” (Tilat avoimiksi), called for a more flexible use of spaces owned … Read More
Nordic Urban Lab and Metropolis Publication
In April, Urban Dream Management presented at the Nordic Urban Lab conference, which took place in Borås and Gothemburg, south Sweden. The conference focused on ‘cultural planning’, which is a culturally sensitive approach to planning and policy working with the … Read More
Discussion on vacant spaces at Radio Helsinki
Last Wednesday I was invited to speak at Radio Helsinki’s new program “Hesa meidän” (Our Helsinki) about vacant spaces and their reuse, together with Tommi Laitio, head of Helsinki youth department and Hannu Kurki, development manager of Helsinki real estate … Read More
11 Views to Changing Helsinki
What is Helsinki’s future and are there alternatives? A new book in three languages, edited by Eeva Berglund and Cindy Kohtala and published by Nemo, looks at the pocket-sized metropolis, its development and future with a loving heart and a … Read More