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Land(e)scape

in Architecture by Casagrande & Rintala
  contributed by 663 casagrande, 24 February 2010
Three abandoned barnhouses have cut their primeval union with the soil and have risen on their legs in order to follow the farmers to the cities of the south. On a dark night of October...

Laajasalo Church

in Architecture by Järvinen - Nieminen
  contributed by 128 miesvanderrohe, 3 November 2009
Source: Mies Arch Prize: http://www.miesarch.com/

Church of Hyvinkää

in Architecture by Aarno Ruusuvuori ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 20 February 2009
The Church of Hyvinkää, also known as The New Church of Hyvinkää, is a modern church located in the town of Hyvinkää, Finland. It was designed by Professor Aarno Ruusuvuori and built in 1961....

Gastropod House

in Architecture by Olavi Koponen Architect
contributed by 128 miesvanderrohe, 19 November 2009
Single family house in housing fair area. The idea is a spiral space in a single-family house form. A new unity of contemporary, academic and vernancular tradition.Photograph by: Jussi...

Hvitträsk

in Architecture by Eliel Saarinen ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 1 September 2009
Hvitträsk was designed to be a studio home for the members of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen. It later became the private residence of Eliel Saarinen. It is located about 30 kilometers (18 miles)...

Lohja Main Library

in Architecture by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
contributed by 128 miesvanderrohe, 19 November 2009
The city of Lohja organised an open architectural competition for a new main library in 2002. In Finland many even smaller municipalities have their own public library. They act as the public...

Viikki Teacher Training School

in Architecture by ARK-House architects Ltd
contributed by 128 miesvanderrohe, 18 September 2009
Viikki Teacher Training School is the teacher training and further education institution of the University of Helsinki providing primary as well as lower and upper secondary level education. It is...

National Library of Finland

in Architecture by Carl Ludvig Engel ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 25 August 2009
The National Library of Finland is the foremost scientific library in Finland. Organizatorily, the library is part of the University of Helsinki. Until 1 August 2006, it was known as the Library of...

East Stand Canopy of the Olympic Stadium

in Architecture by K2S Architects LTD
contributed by 128 miesvanderrohe, 16 November 2009
The new canopy of the stadium covers the east-side bleachers, roughly one fourth of the stadium. The roof has two characters. It is almost invisible from the stadium exterior respecting the pure...

Sakarinmäki School

The Sipoo Commune arranged an invited competition of designing a building complex including schools for Finnish and Swedish speaking children, kindergarten, sports facilities and parish facilities....
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