In this episode Hanna Harris discusses with Kieran Long about how institutions can help us to have a common playing field in polarizing public conversations? What can big institutions like V&A learn from their histories? Why do we need personal commitment at the core of great institution? And can architecture still heal?

Join Kieran Long and Hanna Harris in Spirit of Paimio.

Kieran Long is director of ArkDes, Sweden's National Center for Architecture and Design was interviewed by Hanna Harris, Chief Design Officer at the City of Helsinki.

 Paimio Sanatorium is a modernist master piece from 1930’s by Alvar and Aino Aalto.