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Helander, Vilhelm (1995), Modern Architecture in Finland, Helsinki: Kirjayhtymä. Korvenmaa, Pekka, ed. (1992), The Work of Architects - The Finnish Association of Architects 1892-1992, Helsinki: Finnish Building Centre, ISBN 951-682-243-6. Lilius, Henrik (1985), The Finnish Wooden Town, Birthe Krüger, Denmark: Anders Nyborg, ISBN 87-85176-23-0.
Pages in category "Modernist architecture in Finland" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The school of architecture, when part of Helsinki University of Technology, produced the foremost names in the history of modern Finnish architecture, most notably Signe Hornborg, Eliel Saarinen, Alvar Aalto – after whom the new university is named – Viljo Revell, Reima Pietilä, Timo Penttilä and Juhani Pallasmaa.
The Museum of Finnish Architecture (Finnish: Suomen arkkitehtuurimuseo, Swedish: Finlands arkitekturmuseum) is an architectural museum in Helsinki, Finland. Established in 1956, it is the second oldest museum of its kind (after the Shchusev Museum of Architecture in Moscow ) devoted specifically to architecture.
Pihlajamäki is an important site for modern Finnish architecture, and it is the first of Helsinki's suburbs built in the 1960s that was conserved en bloc with a town plan. [1] The architecture of the suburb is unassuming, but there is a distinct polarity in the buildings and surrounding scenery, which creates rich nuances.
Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) was a Finnish architect, and one of the key figures of modernist architecture during the twentieth century. In addition to architecture, his oeuvre includes furniture, textiles and glassware.
A Futuro at Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland The entrance to a Futuro is by stairs. A Futuro house, or Futuro Pod, is a round, prefabricated house designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, of which fewer than 100 were built during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Eero Saarinen (/ ˈ eɪ r oʊ ˈ s ɑːr ɪ n ə n, ˈ ɛər oʊ-/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport ...