FinlandMarja-Riitta Norri, Elina Standertskjöld, Wilfried Wang This book, which is one of a series devoted to European building traditions, takes the reader to Finland which has been a leader in architectural design throughout the 20th century. It has carved out its national identity using a new language of form, with designers like, Alvar Aalto. |
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Aarne Ervi Aarno Ruusuvuori Alvar Aalto apartment blocks archi architects architectural competition Arkkitehti Armas Lindgren Aulis Blomstedt Bertel Jung brick building mass built central centre chapel church classical colour commercial building competition entry completed concrete construction courtyard cultural decade decorative Eliel Saarinen emphasised entrance environment Erik Bryggman Erkki Espoo example exterior façade factory Finland Finnish Architecture floor Frosterus functionalism functionalist granite ground-plan Gullichsen hall Heikki Siren Helsinki Herman Gesellius Hilding Ekelund housing area industrial interior spaces Jyväskylä Kallio Kristian Gullichsen Lars Sonck linked located materials ment modern motifs Museum of Finnish nature Nordic Olympic parish Pekka power station prefabricated proposal public buildings realised Reima Pietilä residential roof Sigurd Frosterus spatial square stone storeys street structure style surfaces Tampere Tapiola tecture terraced tion tower town tradition ture Turku urban landscape urban planning Viipuri Viljo Revell Villa walls wooden