HELENA
SANDMAN

Helena Sandman is a Finnish architect whose practice spans architecture, research, and co-design rooted in empathy and social engagement. With a Doctorate in Arts from Aalto University, a Master’s in Architecture from Helsinki University of Technology, and as co-founder of Ukumbi NGO, she has long worked at the intersection of built environments and the lived realities of the world’s majority. Helena is the founder of Helena Sandman Architecture where her current focus is on regeneration, construction with bio-based materials, and climate resilience of the built environment. As a founding partner of Leapfrog Projects, she also engages in transdisciplinary work that complements her architectural practice and teaching with broader systemic and pedagogical inquiries. Her work, recognized with the honorary title of Artist Professor by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, reflects a sustained commitment to relational responsibility, cultural humility, and spatial justice across local and global contexts.

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