International Institute of Applied Aesthetics
Encyclopedia
The International Institute of Applied Aesthetics (IIAA) is an institute operating under the Palmenia Center for Continuing Education of the University of Helsinki
. It is focused on environmental aesthetics
and other kinds of humanistic environmental research.
, Finland
and it's functional fields include research, education and publishing. It is also active in organizing international and domestic seminars.
In 2008 the Institute was affiliated with the Aesthetics department of the University of Helsinki and in 2010 it became a part of the Palmenia Center.
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
. It is focused on environmental aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
and other kinds of humanistic environmental research.
General information
The Institute is situated in LahtiLahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and it's functional fields include research, education and publishing. It is also active in organizing international and domestic seminars.
In 2008 the Institute was affiliated with the Aesthetics department of the University of Helsinki and in 2010 it became a part of the Palmenia Center.
List of IIAA publications in English
- Aesthetics in the Human Environment (Eds. von Bonsdorff, Pauline & Arto Haapala) 1999
- Aesthetics of the Unavoidable – Aesthetic Variations in Human Appearance (by Naukkarinen, Ossi) 1998 (Full text)
- The City as Cultural Metaphor (Ed. Haapala, Arto) 1998
- The Human Habitat – Aesthetic and Axiological Perspectives (by von Bonsdorff, Pauline) 1998 (Full text)
- Art and Beyond – Finnish Approaches to Aesthetics (Eds. Naukkarinen, Ossi & Olli Immonen) 1995