Casagrande Laboratory is a Finland based multidisciplinary architecture and innovation office working on the field of built human environment.We are focused on wood architecture, landscape architecture, cross-over architecture, urban acupuncture and biourbanism.
Ruin is when man-made has become part of nature.With our designs we aim in realizing ruins.There is no other reality than nature.Architecture is the art of reality.
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2015, European Prize for Architecture 2013, Committee of International Architecture Critics CICA Award 2013.
Venice Architecture Biennale (2000, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2016) and in Havana Biennale 2000, Firenze Biennial 2001, Yokohama Triennial2001, Montreal Biennial 2002, Puerto Rico Biennial 2002, Demeter Hokkaido 2002, Alaska Design Forum 2003, Echigo-Tsumari Triennial 2003, Taipei on the Move 2004, London Architecture Biennial 2004, Sensoria Melbourne 2004, Taiwan Design Expo 2005 and 2014, Urban Flashes Mumbai 2006, 7-ELEVEN City 2007, World Architecture Festival 2009, Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale, Buenos Aires Biennale, Porto Biennale etc.

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Casagrande Laboratory, Aalto University, Ruin Academy

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News Articles by Marco Casagrande (297)

Interactive floor plan: Apelle House, Finland, by Marco Casagrande

Apr 30, 2014 - 11:26 • 2,924

Real Reality

Mar 24, 2014 - 08:34 • 2,729

Professor Marco Casagrande (Finland) appointed Vice-President of the International Society of Biourb

Feb 07, 2014 - 11:22 • 3,057

The Third Infoscape: Michel De Certeau, Gilles Clément, Marco Casagrande and the re-creation of our

Nov 25, 2013 - 13:25 • 2,618

Chen House wins the Union of Russian Architects Award

Oct 25, 2013 - 09:46 • 3,007

FINNISH ARCHITECT MARCO CASAGRANDE WINS EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE

Sep 17, 2013 - 15:10 • 3,686

Urban Applications: Urban Acupuncture

Mar 11, 2013 - 15:58 • 4,020

A man in the woods

Aug 24, 2012 - 16:15 • 9,233

Marco Casagrande’s Woven Willow Sandworm Rises from a Belgian Beach

Apr 11, 2012 - 13:02 • 5,152

Cicada by Marco Casagrande

Jan 31, 2012 - 14:14 • 12,108

Signs of Life

Jan 25, 2012 - 20:13 • 8,398

Cicada, un rifugio naturale nel caos metropolitano di Tapei

Jan 20, 2012 - 13:14 • 6,591

Cicada par Marco Casagrande

Jan 18, 2012 - 09:09 • 8,439

Cicada by Marco Casagrande is a Reminder of the Simple Life

Jan 18, 2012 - 09:07 • 9,418

Marco Casagrande’s Gorgeous Bamboo “Cicada” Pavilion Snakes its Way Through Urban Taipei

Jan 17, 2012 - 08:48 • 7,049

marco casagrande: cicada

Jan 16, 2012 - 08:45 • 10,372

Urban Acupuncture - Treasure Hill

Dec 30, 2011 - 10:07 • 9,775

http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/amsterdam-urban-acupuncture-creates-new-life-in-t

Dec 27, 2011 - 14:55 • 8,885

Compost City

Dec 12, 2011 - 07:43 • 9,904

WIKIPEDIA: Urban Acupuncture

Dec 06, 2011 - 18:56 • 8,369

Better Blocks: One of Many Urban Acupuncture Needles

Dec 06, 2011 - 18:46 • 5,279

London’s Urban Acupuncture: The Urban Physic Garden

Dec 04, 2011 - 11:54 • 6,052

Urban Acupuncture: Revivifying Our Cities Through Targeted Renewal

Dec 01, 2011 - 08:26 • 9,108

Could cities problems be solved by urban acupuncture?

Nov 29, 2011 - 08:17 • 8,207

Ruin Academy: Towards the Third Generation City

Nov 11, 2011 - 15:02 • 11,164

URBAN ECOPUNCTURE

Oct 24, 2011 - 12:16 • 10,217

Nikita Wu / Wikipedia

May 30, 2011 - 15:48 • 10,809

Anarchist Gardener

May 30, 2011 - 15:46 • 12,400

Anarchist Gardener

May 21, 2011 - 09:15 • 11,515

Taipei River Urbanism

May 20, 2011 - 15:03 • 10,822

Returning Humans to Nature and Reality

May 05, 2011 - 08:10 • 10,183

Building the Third Generation City

May 05, 2011 - 08:05 • 6,404

Inspire by...Japan

Apr 26, 2011 - 19:58 • 7,531

Illegal Architecture

Apr 21, 2011 - 10:16 • 5,788

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Apr 10, 2011 - 10:46 • 12,132

ELEMENTS

Apr 08, 2011 - 06:57 • 5,535

Taipei from the River

Apr 06, 2011 - 22:56 • 6,522

Taipei from the River

Apr 06, 2011 - 13:54 • 4,964

Urban Compost / Turning Over Taipei

Apr 06, 2011 - 08:46 • 10,492

Illegal Architecture

Apr 05, 2011 - 08:52 • 10,865

Illegal Architecture in Taipei

Apr 04, 2011 - 13:11 • 14,083

Illegal Architecture in Taipei

Apr 02, 2011 - 11:24 • 13,266

Taipei from the River

Mar 29, 2011 - 05:02 • 8,127

Taipei from the River

Mar 28, 2011 - 07:02 • 11,711

Taipei from the River

Mar 28, 2011 - 07:00 • 10,706

Taipei River Urbanism

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:10 • 11,874

Anarchist Gardener

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:07 • 10,797

Anarchist Gardener

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:05 • 6,436

Urban Ruins: Abandoned Building Houses Architecture Academy

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:03 • 9,738

Parque Potemkin

Dec 29, 2010 - 09:40 • 12,125

POTEMKIN - park for post industrial meditation by Casagrande & Rintala

Dec 22, 2010 - 15:44 • 9,299

Ruin Academy

Nov 22, 2010 - 08:21 • 9,576

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Nov 07, 2010 - 08:17 • 6,878

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Nov 07, 2010 - 08:15 • 11,424

Ruin Academy in Taipei

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:34 • 6,538

Ruin Academy

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:31 • 8,954

Ruin Academy active and kicking

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:29 • 9,835

Ruin Academy - What We Do Is Secret

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:40 • 12,085

Ruin Academy in Taipei | Marco Casagrande

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:39 • 7,111

c laboratory: ruin academy

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:37 • 9,336

Facebook

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:34 • 5,481

Ruin Academy Blog

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:33 • 4,321

FLICKR set of photos

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:32 • 7,030

Ruin Academy

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:12 • 8,807

Ruin Academy

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:09 • 5,691

Casagrande opens up Ruin Academy in Taipei

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:07 • 12,274

AR House Awards

Aug 02, 2010 - 09:25 • 10,373

Laurits Elkjær - Marco Casagrande: Urban Acupuncture

Jun 18, 2010 - 11:36 • 13,184

Laurits Elkjær - Marco Casagrande: Urban Acupuncture

Jun 18, 2010 - 11:33 • 13,175

6th Cycle of 20+10+X Architecture Awards

Mar 16, 2010 - 22:24 • 12,031

Floating Sauna

Mar 10, 2010 - 19:47 • 12,341

Chen House / The Taiwanese House Which Embraces Nature

Mar 10, 2010 - 15:11 • 8,415

Treasure Hill

Mar 10, 2010 - 14:40 • 5,648

Bug Dome

Mar 05, 2010 - 08:38 • 8,552

Anarchitect

Mar 01, 2010 - 12:37 • 8,124

Anarchitect

Mar 01, 2010 - 10:24 • 8,023

ANARCHITECT

Mar 01, 2010 - 10:23 • 7,295

Chen House

Feb 26, 2010 - 19:10 • 6,291

Guandu: River Urbanism

Feb 22, 2010 - 21:58 • 6,261

Floating Sauna

Feb 15, 2010 - 17:59 • 7,077

Floating Sauna

Feb 15, 2010 - 13:16 • 6,660

Floating Sauna

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:47 • 10,089

Treasure Hill

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:42 • 6,671

Chain Reactor

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:39 • 4,964

Obihiro Walking Street

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:37 • 4,664

Redrum

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:34 • 6,405

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Architecture Biennale

Feb 08, 2010 - 08:39 • 7,977

Projet insolite en bambou

Feb 08, 2010 - 08:37 • 7,742

Arquitectura natural: Bug Dome

Feb 07, 2010 - 20:12 • 10,223

Bug Dome by The WEAK!

Jan 31, 2010 - 11:10 • 6,717

Shenzhen Biennale article

Jan 18, 2010 - 20:59 • 7,587

Bug Dome / the WEAK!

Jan 16, 2010 - 18:45 • 4,901

Cicada

Jan 15, 2010 - 12:37 • 5,376

Bug Dome czyli pelna prowizorka na Biennale w Shenzen...

Jan 15, 2010 - 12:35 • 9,329

Ultra Ruin

Jan 13, 2010 - 11:16 • 10,618

Ultra Ruin

Jan 12, 2010 - 22:20 • 8,512

Bug Dome

Jan 12, 2010 - 19:57 • 10,188

Arquitectura débil

Jan 12, 2010 - 19:55 • 7,947

8 artsy reasons to go to Shenzhen

Jan 05, 2010 - 20:35 • 6,084

Students

Jan 05, 2010 - 11:55 • 11,797

Projects by Marco Casagrande

Architecture
TIKKU
Finland
Nov 17, 2017 - 15:55 • 3760
Architecture
ULTRA-RUIN
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2014 - 08:45 • 7250 Winner
Winners
Architecture
APELLE
Finland
May 13, 2013 - 12:57 • 3842
Architecture
Nomad Sauna
Norway
Jun 06, 2012 - 08:28 • 6823
Architecture
S A N D W O R M
Belgium
Apr 05, 2012 - 12:46 • 7185 Winner
Winners
Architecture
CICADA
Taiwan
Jan 08, 2012 - 07:25 • 5213
Architecture
Ruin Academy
Taiwan
Oct 29, 2010 - 04:19 • 11298 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Guandu River City
Taiwan
Feb 22, 2010 - 21:35 • 5772
Architecture
T-Factory
Taiwan
Jan 02, 2010 - 22:16 • 5612
Architecture
Bug Dome
China
Dec 14, 2009 - 17:21 • 12075
Architecture
Pekkaniska Shelter
Finland
Apr 14, 2009 - 22:07 • 11091
Architecture
Uunisaari Summer Theatre
Finland
Apr 14, 2009 - 21:50 • 15748
Architecture
Human Layer_Taipei
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 18:26 • 8125
Architecture
Chamber of the Post Urbanist
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 18:08 • 10394
Architecture
7-Eleven Sauna
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 17:35 • 14875
Architecture
Installation 1:2001
Italy
Apr 14, 2009 - 10:13 • 12197
Architecture
Obihiro Walking Street
Japan
Mar 17, 2009 - 21:45 • 8529
Architecture
Bird Cage
Japan
Mar 17, 2009 - 21:12 • 15191
Architecture
Future Pavilion
Taiwan
Mar 16, 2009 - 23:24 • 8682
Architecture
Public Attic
Finland
Mar 16, 2009 - 23:06 • 9933
Architecture
Post Industrial Fleet
Denmark
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:52 • 14400
Architecture
Redrum
United States
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:37 • 13292
Architecture
Chain Reactor
Canada
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:01 • 12309
Architecture
Floating Sauna
Norway
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:51 • 14880 Winner
Winners
Architecture
60 Minute Man (construction)
Italy
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:42 • 9582
Architecture
POTEMKIN - park for Post Industrial Meditation
Japan
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:23 • 11234
Architecture
Land(e)scape
Finland
Mar 16, 2009 - 14:51 • 9961
Architecture
Treasure Hill
Taiwan
Mar 16, 2009 - 10:45 • 11860
Architecture
Chen House
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2009 - 14:30 • 12509 Winner
Winners

Favorited Projects (3)

Architecture
Ruin Academy
Taiwan
Oct 29, 2010 - 04:19 • 11298 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Bug Dome
China
Dec 14, 2009 - 17:21 • 12075 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Chen House
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2009 - 14:30 • 12509 Winner
Winners