Kaisa Karvinen is an architect, curator, and researcher based in Helsinki. Through writing and exhibitions, she explores the principles that shape the construction of diverse futures and histories in architecture and design. She currently works as a curator at the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design.
She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Aalto University (ca. 2017) and a Master of Research in Art and Design from Sint Lucas School of Arts in Antwerp. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Oulu, focusing on modern architecture and the role of concrete in urban environments.
Her recent projects include Stripped Frame (2021), an exhibition addressing the demolition of modern architecture, and the urban research platform (Re)configuring Territories (2019–2022), which explored post-industrial landscapes in the Baltic Sea region. Karvinen is also a member of the Trojan Horse collective and co-editor of the publication Borrowing Positions: Role-Playing Design and Architecture (2019).
