Pedro Aibéo is an internationally awarded architect and civil engineer, researcher and founder working across architecture, democracy, gamified cohousing, music education, science communication and cultural projects in Europe, Nepal and Australia.

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Aibéo invited to a UNESCO event in Croatia

Aibéo invited to the international professional and networking gathering of the UNESCO Creative Cities Forum in Varaždin, Croatia, August 2026
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Air Guitar World Championships at the World Music School AIR

The World Music School AIR will once again host Airientation, the official welcome event of the Air Guitar World Championships, on 26 August 2026
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Gamified Cohousing recognized by the United Nations

UN-Habitat selected Gamified Cohousing to be featured at the World Urban Forum in Baku as a good-practice example for new housing solutions
Democracy article toda institute aibeo 2026

New article by Aibéo published by the Japanese Toda Peace Institute

"Democracy and the spaces we can no longer shape"
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Gamified Cohousing in Urban Studies Conference 2026

Pedro Aibéo’s paper on Gamified Cohousing has been included in the programme of the Urban Studies Conference 2026 at Tampere University
Gamified Cohousing presentation lecture Sydney 2026

Gamified Cohousing in Australia

Aibéo will be giving an expert talk on Gamified Cohousing at Sydney University on 14.04.2026
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Aibéo’s 1st architectural design in Pokhara, Nepal, under construction.

The project was recently featured on local television, including coverage with the Mayor of Pokhara, highlighting its role in innovative urban development.
Fundraiser Concert for Nepal Cancer Support Group

Fundraiser Concert for Nepal Cancer Support Group

Aibéo will be playing live on a 3D printed Portuguese Bagpipe, in Kathmandu, with the great Kanta dAb dAB. Do please donate for the fundraising.
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Groundbreaking of Japanese Learning Centre

Aibéo invited for the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Fordays Centre, the new Japanese Learning Centre at the Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Nepal.

Architectural Design Award

Pedro Aibéo won his 3rd public architectural competition in a row, for the design of a new campus for a Polytechnical School. More updates soon.

The World Music School in Nepal

The WMS is holding meetings in Nepal to expand its work globally

Re Renovate Symposium in Venice

We are continuing our talks on renovation from Oulu to Venice on Nov. 13th

Latest Press on Gamified Cohousing Oulu

Kaleva newspaper talks about Gamified Cohousing and the New European Bauhaus Award ceremony

Gamified Cohousing heading to the EU Parliament

On 30 September, GC will receive the New European Bauhaus Prize at the EU Parliament, as Finland’s only finalist in 2025.

Pedro Aibéo Interviewed in Helsingin Sanomat

Pedro Aibéo calls for a pause and deeper public engagement in the design of the new museum in Helsinki, in a prominently featured interview in HS.

Prof. John Keane from Sydney University and Architectural Democracy

The research work by Aibeo will now be supervised by the prestigious Prof. John Keane

Aibeo invited as a judge for the USA Nationals

Judge for the Air Guitar Finals in San Francisco

Aalto University’s “Cohousing and Digital Transformations”

Aibéo invited to speak at this event aimed at professionals

Gamified Cohousing is a finalist for the 2025 New European Bauhaus Prizes

Vote NOW here

Gamified Cohousing Lappeenranta on the news

Newspaper Etelä-Saimaa published an article about GC, read it in full here

New article by Aibéo, published in ARK magazine

An OpEd about the new Architecture & Design Museum of Helsinki, read here

Why is Gamified Cohousing Oulu not in the Housing Fair 2025?

Read it in the latest Kaleva newspaper article

Partnerships ongoing between Gamified Cohousing and KAMK

Students of the Kajaani University made a series of marketing studies for GC

Aibeo as new board member of Taikabox

Aibeo accepted the invitation by TaikaBox, an association based in Oulu, Finland, dedicated to creating new ways to experience dance.

Construction started on new project in Nepal

Aibeo's design for a "Recycling and Upcycling Centre for Job Creation and Innovation", for Pokhara, Nepal, has now finally started construction.

Candidate for the 2025 elections in Lohja

On invitation by Meidän Lohja ry, Aibeo is once again, a candidate for the 2025 municipal elections of Lohja, Finland

New page for the Air Guitar School

The work continues at Gamified Cohousing Oulu to build up the 1st Worldwide permanent Air Guitar School in Oulu.

Lecture Tour in South America

Aibeo is currently on a lecture tour across Argentina and Brazil

Gamified Cohousing app moving forward

The 1st draft of the Gamified Cohousing Oulu digitization is complete, and Gamified Cohousing, together with our partners are now in the process of treating the data to incorporate it into the gaming app.

Keynote lecture on Gamified Cohousing

Aibeo was invited to give a Keynote about Gamified Cohousing, at the EU funded project "Asumisen Uudet Tuulet", for the development of rural living of three regions / 20 municipalities in Central Finland.

Hospital designed by Aibéo has now started construction

Awarded the 1st prize by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Nepal, the ceremony took place with the national media.

New Architectural Democracy’s podcast recorded this week

This week Aibéo talked with Henrik Ilvesmäki. Next show will be in 2025

Two ongoing Architecture projects in Asia

Aibéo is currently finnishing the design of two projects for Nepal, a private residency and an ambassador's residency

Interview with Aibéo in Oulu

A video interview about Aibéo's work and next steps in Oulu

Grand opening of the Gamified Cohousing Oulu

We have now opened our 5th Gamified Cohousing, in the heart of Oulu

Air Guitar World Championships

On the 21st of August, we will be part of the Air Guitar World Championships' ofical program hosted at the new Gamified Cohousing Oulu

Gamified Cohousing in YLE, Finnish National TV

"People live like in shoe boxes" - a Portuguese man came up with a way to intervene in Finns' expensive housing

Gamified Cohousing as research case

Gamified Cohousing has been invited to be a study case of a research project conducted by a Finnish University that focuses on the role of digital technologies in cohousing and coliving, funded by the Research Council of Finland and the EU.

Keynote Speaker at BILT in Riga

On the 7th May, by 10:00AM, Aibéo will be the Keynote Speaker opening the BILT conference, with a special new talk entitled "The Future of Construction, Democratic or Autocratic?"

Guest Speaker on Enterpreneurship and Business

Aibéo gave a lecture to business students of the University of Applied Sciences of Kajaani, Finland

University of Porto writes about Aibéo

Aibéo’s 1st Alma Mater, University of Porto (FEUP, MSc Civil Engineering), published an article about him and his work.

Gamified Cohousing invites all in Kannus to plan together

Article from Lestijoki

Speaker in Oulu’s Business Asema

Aibeo will be presenting its plans for Oulu around the Gamified Cohousing and the World Music Schoolon the 30th May at the Business Asema

1st Prize for Architectural Design

Aibéo's architectural design for a Recycling Study Centre in Pokhara, Nepal, won the 1st prize. Negotiations are ongoing for its construction.

Gamified Cohousing in Kajaani

Kainuun Sanomat wrote a news piece about Gamified Cohousing.

Finnish State Prize for Arts

Our Art Gallery, Myymälä2, has just been awarded the prestigious State Prize for Multidisciplinary art!

Gamified Cohousing presentation in Kannus

Public presentation at the Kannuksen Työväentalo of our ideas and goals for the Gamified Cohousing Kannus

World Music event at Caisa, Helsinki

Aibeo will be hosting another event of the World Music School at Caisa in Helsinki

Debate on Architectural Democracy with the Museum of Finnish Architecture now online

The recording of the debate of Architectural Democracy with the Museum of Finnish Architecture is now available on the Helsinki channel (1st part in Finnish, last debate, in english)

1st Prize for the Hospital Design in Nepal

The Hospital designed by Aibéo for Nepal, for the Korean Development Aid Agency KOICA has won 1st place and it will soon be built. It was just featured on national TV.

World Music event at Caisa, Helsinki

Aibeo will be hosting another event of the World Music School at Caisa in Helsinki

Aibeo as a Film Jury in Venice

Aibéo has been invited to be one of the juries for the Venice Architecture Film Festival 2023

Renovation at GC Kannus started

The works at the Gamified Cohousing are being conducted by Laaksojen ilmastointityö Ay under the supervision of Aibéo

Gamified Cohousing acquired a new property

The former school of Kanavansuu in Lappeenranta will be renovated into the 4th Gamified Cohousing in Finland

Event for the Nights of the Arts

The World Music School will be producing an event for the Nights of the Arts of Helsinki in August 2023

Gamified Cohousing in Central Finland

By invitation of the City of Pihtipudas, Gamified Cohousing is likely to expand its work up north!

Architectural Democracy podcast now live

The "Architectural Democracy" Podcast has now its first episodes published at the Helsinki Open Waves-HOW

New European Bauhaus

The Gamified Cohousing has passed the eligibility criteria to be part of the New European Bauhaus EIT community booster program.

Gamified Cohousing at Oulu’s Housing Fair

We will be showcasing there our living and working concept in 2025

Decisions City Consortium

Architectural Democracy is undergoing a series of meetings in Portugal for a Consortium build up around the "Decisions.City", the work we brought to the Venice Biennale of 2021

Gamified Cohousing in Nepal

Gamified Cohousing is building up new partnerships for future projects in Nepal

New radio show on “Architectural Democracy”

Starting on the 23rd Nov. 2022 at Helsinki Open Waves

New book out “Towards a more beautiful city”

With a chapter on Architectural Democracy, order now here

Debate with John Keane, Saskia Sassen and Aibéo

The discussion at the Venice Biennale on Architectural Democracy is now published

Opinion article

Read here Aibéo´s latest opinion article about the urban planning for Pitkäniemi in Lohja published in Länsi-Uusimaa

Aibéo as Keynote Speaker in Colombia

Should everyone learn how to read plans?

Newspaper article by Aibéo published in Länsi-Uusimaa, on Urbanism

A new peer reviewed paper

Co-authored by Aibéo, a new peer-reviewed academic paper is out now on "Observing the World Music School Helsinki as a social ecological system to enhance community connectivity and resilience"

Aibéo will be a speaker at the Summit of the World Digital Built Environment

Aibéo will be talking about the developments around the "Decisions City", an urban planning serious game brought into the Venice Biennale and now furthering its implementation on real sites.

Aibéo hosting another Open Mic Show

This Wednesday May 25th 2022, Aibéo hosting a radio show at the Helsinki Open Waves, live at 16:00

Urban Studies Conference

Aibéo is speaking today at Tampere's University on the topic of Gamified Cohousing

Croquis Workshops at HAM

Aibéo will be teaching Croquis and Animations at HAM, The Helsinki Art Museum, for the upcoming three weeks. Join us Thursdays at 16:30

Newspaper article on Aibéo’s Political Evenings

Published at Länsi-Uusima Newspaper

New academic paper on Architectural Democracy

Aibéo just published a new paper on the prestigious AMPS, available to read here

Monthly Political Evenings of Lohja in English starting this February

Aibéo is organizing, together with Meidän Lohja, political discussions in Lohja

The facility management app for Gamified Cohousing has a new update

The facility management for Gamified Cohousing's pilot project, Hyrsylän Koulu, is now out, in collaboration with the Metropolia University

The latest book from John Keane features a comment by Aibéo

The latest Book from John Keane, "The Shortest History Of Democracy", features a review by Aibéo

New App for Gamified Cohousing

On the 16th, we will be presenting our new App for Gamified Cohousing's pilot project of Hyrsylän Koulu Cohousing. You can follow it online or come to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myyrmäki

Aibéo moderating a debate between Saskia Sassen and John Keane

This Sunday Aibéo will be moderating a debate between two huge names of Sociology and Politics: Prof. Saskia Sassen and Prof. John Keane. It's online and for free all the way from the Venice Biennale.

Social Inclusion in Architecture

Aibéos thoughts on social inclusion in Architecture published at the ECC

World Music School at EU Comission discussions

Aibéo represented the World Music School Helsinki in Amsterdam in invitation by the EMX and funded by the European Commission and implemented by a consortium of European music export offices and cultural institutions, aimed at finding new strategies to develop and promote European music in the world.

Host of the World Music School’s latest event at Caisa

Aibéo hosted at Caisa, Helsinki, Finland, another music and dancing event of the World Music School. See here the full event.

Architectural Democracy at the New European Bauhaus

Architectural Democracy has been invited to present Decisions.City at the New European Bauhaus Goes Digital event

Speaker at the World Digital Built Environment

Aibéo to be speaking about Decisions.City (currently being showcased at Venice Biennale) at the WDBE 2021 this 29th Sep.

Press release from Metsä Wood

Aibéo and his work on Architectural Democracy and at the venice Biennale mentioned in the latest Newsletter from Metsä Wood

Aibéo has been elected a Deputy Member of Lohja’s Town Planning Board

Despite some reluctance for not being a Finnish nor a Swedish speaker and with the brave support of Meidän Lohja ry, Aibéo has been elected a Deputy Member of Lohja's Town Planning Board

Arts Award

TAIKE granted an award for Aibéo's work on drawing classes, the Croquis Nights

New Music Book launch: Takilka

Aibéo hosted an event, on behalf of the World Music School, of the launching of a new publication on pre colombian music. See the full event here

Keynote Speaker in India

The BRICK School of Architecture invited Aibéo to be a speaker at their conference, ‘Blurred Boundaries: In Search of an Identity’, on the 25th September 2021.

World Summit on Digital Built Environment 2021

This september, Pedro Aibéo will be a speaker on behalf of Architectural Democracy at the World Summit on Digital Built Environment 2021, speaking about the Decisions.City

New architecture trainees at Gamified Cohousing

Two new architecture students are making an internship at Gamified Cohousing's architectural office at Hyrsylän Koulu. From Japan and India. They work half of the day on the computer and the other half on small maintenance works. Internees need to work on that sweet balance between planning and building.

Decisions.City now live

ArcDem together with Metsä Wood and Accenture Interactive presents Decisions.City

Speaker at the Media Architecture Biennale

Pedro Aibeo will be a speaker at the MEDIA ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE, on the newly developed participatory urban planning tools by Architectural Democracy.

Grant for the World Music School

Niilo Helanderin Foundation from Finland granted the World Music School a substantial financial support. Kiitos Niilo Helanderin Säätiö

Speaker at the WDBE2021

Aibéo to be a speaker at the World of Digital Built Environment WDBE 2021 presenting the latest works on participatory urban planning by Architectural Democracy.

Multi-Party Political Event

Tomorrow the 3rd June, large political event organized by Pedro Aibéo at Hyrsylän Koulu with 9 parties from Finland

Architectural Democracy at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021

Aibéo, along with Architectural Democracy were invited in 2019 to showcase its work at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021. After 2 years, today is the opening!

Grant for a new Book co-authored by Aibéo

The Finnish Music Foundation granted a financial support to the World Music School for the publication of a new book on the "World Music in Helsinki" co-authored by Aibéo. Expected publication in 2022.

Host of 4 new music events

Aibéo will be hosting 4 new events this year with the World Music School Helsinki at Caisa

New Book

New Book published with our work on Architectural Democracy featured in it

World Music School in the newspapers

The work of the World Music School Helsinki, lead by Aibéo, is featured on a news article at the Maailman Kuvalehti

Conference in NY

Aibéo will be presenting the research of Architectural Democracy at a conference in New York at the Architecture Mps

Supporting member of G.A.P.

Aibéo is now a supporting member of G.A.P. (Globe Art Point)

Partnership with Metropolia

Gamified Cohousing to be partnering once more with Metropolia University in 2021. This time for software development.

Political debate

The political campaign of Aibéo to implement direct democracy into Lohja will make an event today with the guest speaker Niklas Tuomola of VoteOn

Art Gallery Award

The Art Gallery Myymälä2, of which Aibéo is a board member, won the prestigious grant by TAIKE, the activity grant for 2021

Political Candidate in Lohja, Finland

The work for Direct Democracy and an end to political careerism continues in Finland in Lohja. Aibéo is now an official candidate for the Lohja Municipal elections.

RTP Interview to Aibéo

An interview to Aibéo in portuguese, by the RTP, the Portuguese national broadcasting service, is now online as a podcast, click here to listen to it or check the press page

Invited Lecturer at Tampere University

Aibéo to be an invited lecturer at Tampere University for the 2021's Urban Design and Planning Theory course, on the topics of "Games and algorithmic urbanism and urban utopias" and "Appropriating the city and changing views to nature"

Master thesis supervision in India

Aibéo to be a Master Thesis Supervisior of Mr. Subhagata Mukhopadhyay, Department of Architecture of the National Institute of Technology Patna for the deisgn of the "Museum of Norse Civilization"

Award for the Croquis Classes

For the second year, the Croquis Classes of Helsinki won the Travel Hospitality Award

Radio Interview

On the 8th december 2020 Aibéo to be interviewed live by the RDP Internacional, the international radio broadcasting station of Portugal that aims at overseas Portuguese communities

Gamified Cohousing on track

Renovations works in good pace at Gamified Cohousing's pilot project, Hyrsylän Koulu

Radio Moderator for Music

Aibéo is now a moderator of a new "radio" show about World Music. The World Music School Open Mic can be listened online at the Helsinki Open Waves website

Event hosting

Aibéo hosting the upcoming World Music School event at Caisa Cultural Center in Helsinki

Keynote Speaker

Aibéo to be a keynote speaker at the "Conference IF - Social Design for Sustainable Cities" in Poland with the title: "If You Want to Change Society, Don’t Build Anything"

New Website

New website of Architectural Democracy now online

Award Nomination

Gamified Cohousing has been nominated for the Nordic Startup Awards, the world’s largest independent startup ecosystem competition

World Music Event

Upcoming event of the World Music School Helsinki at Caisa, this 30th, Portugal and Poland folk dances

Croquis reload

Croquis Classes in Helsinki started, book your class here

Helsinki Energy Challenge

Architectural Democracy preparing a proposal with key partners for the Helsinki Energy Challenge

Press article

Full article on Meillä kotona about Hyrsylän Koulu Cohousing now online here

Music in restaurants

The World Music School is now producing a series of musical concerts at the restaurant Nolla in Helsinki

Academic paper now online

The latest peer-reviewed paper with Aibéo as co-author now available online at the Journal of Cultural Heritage

New croquis classes season

The 2020-2021 croquis season is now up, classes start on the 9th September in Helsinki.

Croquis classes starting

The 2020.2021 croquis season is now up, classes start on the 9th September in Helsinki.

Caisa & the World Music School

Upcoming event of the World Music School on the 20th August 2020 at Caisa

Aibéo at a radio show in Oslo

Aibéo radio interviewed in Oslo at the feminist radio RadiOrakel

Printed press on Aibéo’s political work

Aibéo featured today in an article by Yle News on his efforts on politics

Live drawing event

Aibéo doing 3 days of live drawing at Myymälä2 art gallery in Helsinki, from 10th to 12th August

Press on Gamified Cohousing

Article about Aibeo´s work on Gamified Cohousing at Hyrsylän Koulu Cohousing published in the Finnish Design magazine Talo

Radio Show host

Tomorrow from 15:00, Aibéo will be playing bagpipes at the radio show Helsinki Open Waves

Radio interview on politics

New radio interview to Pedro Aibéo on his work around architecture and politics, hear it here

Headquarters moving to Hyryslän Koulu

The World Music School Helsinki has officially moved its headquarters to Hyrsylän Koulu in Lohja, Finland

World Music School videos

New 360 video of the latest World Music School Event now available here

World Music School meetings

World Music School now doing Group Work meetings online all Wednesdays at 18:30

Architectural Democracy in Moscow

Watch here the Architectural Democracy video for the Moscow Exhibition

Michael Sorkin is dead

It's a sad day for the architectural world with the death of Michael Sorkin. I was honoured to have worked with him and will past down his insights further.

More World Music in Helsinki

The World Music School Helsinki will be making 4 new events in autumn 2020 in Helsinki

Events cancelled

The World Music School events for April and May with Caisa have been cancelled dut to the covid-19 global pandemic

Croquis cancelled

All croquis classes are cancelled till further notice, dut to the covid-19 pandemic in Helsinki

Gamified Cohousing expanding

Gamified Cohousing invited for a renovation project in Portugal

Palestine & Argentine

This 11th March, the World Music School Helsinki brings Palestine and Argentine together

Keynote Speaker in Poland

Aibéo invited to be a Keynote Speaker in Poland at a sustainable development of cities symposium for late 2020

Architectural Democracy in Moscow

Today is the opening of the exhibition "Public Architecture - Future for Europe" in Moscow, Architectural Democracy is in it!

Guest Speaker in Moscow

Pedro Aibéo will be a Guest Speaker in Moscow at the symposium of "Public Architecture - Future For Europe", 30 January 2020

Architectural Democracy with Japan and Moscow

Architectural Democracy and a Cohousing company from Japan to team up for the upcoming exhibitions in Moscow and Venice Biennale

Funding Campaign

Croquis classes by Aibéo and Juuso have launched a funding campaign together with fundyou

Press on Hyrsylän Koulu

The newspaper Karkkilan Tienoo published an article about the latest event at Hyrsylän Koulu Cohousing

Architectural Democracy in Qatar

Series of workshops confirmed on Architectural Democracy, Nov 19-21, Qatar, at the Wise Summit

New Urban Planning Game

Watch here our new Urban Planning Game: Urban Dots

Mural in Helsinki

Vernissage today of the new mural in Helsinki by Aibeo: Helthinking

Workshop in Qatar

Pedro Aibéo will be giving a workshop on Architecture at the WISE Summit, on invitation by the Qatar Foundation

Workshop in Qatar

Pedro Aibéo will be giving a workshop on Architecture at the WISE Summit, on invitation by the Qatar Foundation
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New interactive Urban Game by Aibéo at the MIT Media Lab

Urban Dots, the new interactive urban game by Aibéo at the MIT Media Lab is out today

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A recycling centre as public architecture

Can a recycling centre become a civic landmark? The Green Venture Zone in Pokhara, Nepal, reimagines waste management as public architecture, combining recycling, education, entrepreneurship, and community into a space that makes the circular economy visible and accessible.

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