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 • 2,933

Real Reality

Mar 24, 2014 - 08:34 • 2,743

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

Feb 07, 2014 - 11:22 • 3,070

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

Nov 25, 2013 - 13:25 • 2,630

Chen House wins the Union of Russian Architects Award

Oct 25, 2013 - 09:46 • 3,013

FINNISH ARCHITECT MARCO CASAGRANDE WINS EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE

Sep 17, 2013 - 15:10 • 3,699

Urban Applications: Urban Acupuncture

Mar 11, 2013 - 15:58 • 4,033

A man in the woods

Aug 24, 2012 - 16:15 • 9,246

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

Apr 11, 2012 - 13:02 • 5,175

Cicada by Marco Casagrande

Jan 31, 2012 - 14:14 • 12,119

Signs of Life

Jan 25, 2012 - 20:13 • 8,416

Cicada, un rifugio naturale nel caos metropolitano di Tapei

Jan 20, 2012 - 13:14 • 6,605

Cicada par Marco Casagrande

Jan 18, 2012 - 09:09 • 8,453

Cicada by Marco Casagrande is a Reminder of the Simple Life

Jan 18, 2012 - 09:07 • 9,440

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

Jan 17, 2012 - 08:48 • 7,062

marco casagrande: cicada

Jan 16, 2012 - 08:45 • 10,382

Urban Acupuncture - Treasure Hill

Dec 30, 2011 - 10:07 • 9,790

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

Dec 27, 2011 - 14:55 • 8,897

Compost City

Dec 12, 2011 - 07:43 • 9,916

WIKIPEDIA: Urban Acupuncture

Dec 06, 2011 - 18:56 • 8,390

Better Blocks: One of Many Urban Acupuncture Needles

Dec 06, 2011 - 18:46 • 5,290

London’s Urban Acupuncture: The Urban Physic Garden

Dec 04, 2011 - 11:54 • 6,068

Urban Acupuncture: Revivifying Our Cities Through Targeted Renewal

Dec 01, 2011 - 08:26 • 9,120

Could cities problems be solved by urban acupuncture?

Nov 29, 2011 - 08:17 • 8,220

Ruin Academy: Towards the Third Generation City

Nov 11, 2011 - 15:02 • 11,177

URBAN ECOPUNCTURE

Oct 24, 2011 - 12:16 • 10,235

Nikita Wu / Wikipedia

May 30, 2011 - 15:48 • 10,820

Anarchist Gardener

May 30, 2011 - 15:46 • 12,415

Anarchist Gardener

May 21, 2011 - 09:15 • 11,520

Taipei River Urbanism

May 20, 2011 - 15:03 • 10,831

Returning Humans to Nature and Reality

May 05, 2011 - 08:10 • 10,199

Building the Third Generation City

May 05, 2011 - 08:05 • 6,425

Inspire by...Japan

Apr 26, 2011 - 19:58 • 7,546

Illegal Architecture

Apr 21, 2011 - 10:16 • 5,807

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Apr 10, 2011 - 10:46 • 12,143

ELEMENTS

Apr 08, 2011 - 06:57 • 5,547

Taipei from the River

Apr 06, 2011 - 22:56 • 6,528

Taipei from the River

Apr 06, 2011 - 13:54 • 4,973

Urban Compost / Turning Over Taipei

Apr 06, 2011 - 08:46 • 10,503

Illegal Architecture

Apr 05, 2011 - 08:52 • 10,881

Illegal Architecture in Taipei

Apr 04, 2011 - 13:11 • 14,098

Illegal Architecture in Taipei

Apr 02, 2011 - 11:24 • 13,284

Taipei from the River

Mar 29, 2011 - 05:02 • 8,145

Taipei from the River

Mar 28, 2011 - 07:02 • 11,724

Taipei from the River

Mar 28, 2011 - 07:00 • 10,717

Taipei River Urbanism

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:10 • 11,883

Anarchist Gardener

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:07 • 10,807

Anarchist Gardener

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:05 • 6,449

Urban Ruins: Abandoned Building Houses Architecture Academy

Mar 17, 2011 - 03:03 • 9,757

Parque Potemkin

Dec 29, 2010 - 09:40 • 12,173

POTEMKIN - park for post industrial meditation by Casagrande & Rintala

Dec 22, 2010 - 15:44 • 9,315

Ruin Academy

Nov 22, 2010 - 08:21 • 9,590

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Nov 07, 2010 - 08:17 • 6,886

Taipei Organic Acupuncture

Nov 07, 2010 - 08:15 • 11,438

Ruin Academy in Taipei

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:34 • 6,560

Ruin Academy

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:31 • 8,967

Ruin Academy active and kicking

Nov 02, 2010 - 04:29 • 9,853

Ruin Academy - What We Do Is Secret

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:40 • 12,101

Ruin Academy in Taipei | Marco Casagrande

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:39 • 7,126

c laboratory: ruin academy

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:37 • 9,352

Facebook

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:34 • 5,492

Ruin Academy Blog

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:33 • 4,331

FLICKR set of photos

Oct 29, 2010 - 04:32 • 7,044

Ruin Academy

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:12 • 8,825

Ruin Academy

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:09 • 5,728

Casagrande opens up Ruin Academy in Taipei

Aug 15, 2010 - 06:07 • 12,284

AR House Awards

Aug 02, 2010 - 09:25 • 10,392

Laurits Elkjær - Marco Casagrande: Urban Acupuncture

Jun 18, 2010 - 11:36 • 13,200

Laurits Elkjær - Marco Casagrande: Urban Acupuncture

Jun 18, 2010 - 11:33 • 13,195

6th Cycle of 20+10+X Architecture Awards

Mar 16, 2010 - 22:24 • 12,046

Floating Sauna

Mar 10, 2010 - 19:47 • 12,354

Chen House / The Taiwanese House Which Embraces Nature

Mar 10, 2010 - 15:11 • 8,428

Treasure Hill

Mar 10, 2010 - 14:40 • 5,664

Bug Dome

Mar 05, 2010 - 08:38 • 8,563

Anarchitect

Mar 01, 2010 - 12:37 • 8,140

Anarchitect

Mar 01, 2010 - 10:24 • 8,036

ANARCHITECT

Mar 01, 2010 - 10:23 • 7,311

Chen House

Feb 26, 2010 - 19:10 • 6,302

Guandu: River Urbanism

Feb 22, 2010 - 21:58 • 6,275

Floating Sauna

Feb 15, 2010 - 17:59 • 7,093

Floating Sauna

Feb 15, 2010 - 13:16 • 6,670

Floating Sauna

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:47 • 10,098

Treasure Hill

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:42 • 6,683

Chain Reactor

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:39 • 4,976

Obihiro Walking Street

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:37 • 4,672

Redrum

Feb 13, 2010 - 09:34 • 6,415

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Architecture Biennale

Feb 08, 2010 - 08:39 • 7,991

Projet insolite en bambou

Feb 08, 2010 - 08:37 • 7,750

Arquitectura natural: Bug Dome

Feb 07, 2010 - 20:12 • 10,239

Bug Dome by The WEAK!

Jan 31, 2010 - 11:10 • 6,739

Shenzhen Biennale article

Jan 18, 2010 - 20:59 • 7,596

Bug Dome / the WEAK!

Jan 16, 2010 - 18:45 • 4,916

Cicada

Jan 15, 2010 - 12:37 • 5,384

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

Jan 15, 2010 - 12:35 • 9,342

Ultra Ruin

Jan 13, 2010 - 11:16 • 10,630

Ultra Ruin

Jan 12, 2010 - 22:20 • 8,524

Bug Dome

Jan 12, 2010 - 19:57 • 10,207

Arquitectura débil

Jan 12, 2010 - 19:55 • 7,955

8 artsy reasons to go to Shenzhen

Jan 05, 2010 - 20:35 • 6,092

Students

Jan 05, 2010 - 11:55 • 11,806

Projects by Marco Casagrande

Architecture
TIKKU
Finland
Nov 17, 2017 - 15:55 • 3790
Architecture
ULTRA-RUIN
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2014 - 08:45 • 7294 Winner
Winners
Architecture
APELLE
Finland
May 13, 2013 - 12:57 • 3856
Architecture
Nomad Sauna
Norway
Jun 06, 2012 - 08:28 • 6841
Architecture
S A N D W O R M
Belgium
Apr 05, 2012 - 12:46 • 7207 Winner
Winners
Architecture
CICADA
Taiwan
Jan 08, 2012 - 07:25 • 5240
Architecture
Ruin Academy
Taiwan
Oct 29, 2010 - 04:19 • 11333 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Guandu River City
Taiwan
Feb 22, 2010 - 21:35 • 5797
Architecture
T-Factory
Taiwan
Jan 02, 2010 - 22:16 • 5632
Architecture
Bug Dome
China
Dec 14, 2009 - 17:21 • 12106
Architecture
Pekkaniska Shelter
Finland
Apr 14, 2009 - 22:07 • 11111
Architecture
Uunisaari Summer Theatre
Finland
Apr 14, 2009 - 21:50 • 15780
Architecture
Human Layer_Taipei
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 18:26 • 8144
Architecture
Chamber of the Post Urbanist
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 18:08 • 10404
Architecture
7-Eleven Sauna
Taiwan
Apr 14, 2009 - 17:35 • 14897
Architecture
Installation 1:2001
Italy
Apr 14, 2009 - 10:13 • 12220
Architecture
Obihiro Walking Street
Japan
Mar 17, 2009 - 21:45 • 8550
Architecture
Bird Cage
Japan
Mar 17, 2009 - 21:12 • 15205
Architecture
Future Pavilion
Taiwan
Mar 16, 2009 - 23:24 • 8701
Architecture
Public Attic
Finland
Mar 16, 2009 - 23:06 • 9948
Architecture
Post Industrial Fleet
Denmark
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:52 • 14416
Architecture
Redrum
United States
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:37 • 13305
Architecture
Chain Reactor
Canada
Mar 16, 2009 - 22:01 • 12326
Architecture
Floating Sauna
Norway
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:51 • 14911 Winner
Winners
Architecture
60 Minute Man (construction)
Italy
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:42 • 9620
Architecture
POTEMKIN - park for Post Industrial Meditation
Japan
Mar 16, 2009 - 21:23 • 11261
Architecture
Land(e)scape
Finland
Mar 16, 2009 - 14:51 • 9985
Architecture
Treasure Hill
Taiwan
Mar 16, 2009 - 10:45 • 11888
Architecture
Chen House
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2009 - 14:30 • 12528 Winner
Winners

Favorited Projects (3)

Architecture
Ruin Academy
Taiwan
Oct 29, 2010 - 04:19 • 11333 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Bug Dome
China
Dec 14, 2009 - 17:21 • 12106 Winner
Winners
Architecture
Chen House
Taiwan
Mar 11, 2009 - 14:30 • 12528 Winner
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