Articles Tagged with ''Finland''

Alvar and Aino Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium Opens its Doors to Overnight Guests

May 24, 2024

Completed in 1933, the erstwhile medical facility in rural southwest Finland stands as an early landmark of Modern design.

Villa K by Saukkonen + Partners

Mikkeli, Finland

RECORD Editors

December 26, 2023

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Tucked away on a remote lake three hours northeast of Helsinki, this quaint cottage with a detached sauna is an intimate weekend hideaway enshrouded by nature.

In Finland, JKMM Shoehorns the Chappe Art House into a Historic Town

Clifford A. Pearson

July 17, 2023

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The small museum defers to its urban context while asserting its own identity.

Villa Sjöviken by Jenni Reuter Architects

Kemiö Island, Finland

RECORD Editors

April 26, 2023

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The wood-framed, Y-shaped residence takes inspiration from the island-dotted landscape of southern Finland.

Villa Koivikko by OOPEAA

Espoo, Finland

Wendy Moonan

September 11, 2021

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A residential complex near Helsinki by OOPEAA smoothly combines renovation with construction.

Urban Environment House by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects

Helsinki

Tim Abrahams

March 8, 2021

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In Helsinki’s former docklands, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki builds loftlike government offices.

Finland Proposes Alvar Aalto Sites for UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Kara Mavros

February 3, 2021

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February 3, 2021 would have been the Finnish architect’s 123rd birthday.

Helsinki Central Library Oodi by ALA Architects

Finland

Peter MacKeith

March 1, 2019

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A bold addition to a cultural center in Finland fosters the exchange of ideas and inspires creativity.

Suvela Chapel by OOPEAA

Espoo, Finland

Peter MacKeith

January 1, 2017

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A striking copper-clad assembly combines the sacred and the secular for a diverse community in Finland.

Out from the Master's shadow: Just as Alvar Aalto pioneered a softer, less severe form of Modernism, a young Finnish firm innovates with social spaces that point a library addition—and a small town—in the direction of the future.

Clifford A. Pearson

October 16, 2013

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Designing an addition to an Alvar Aalto building is hard enough—try doing it with five other Aalto structures hovering nearby, in a Finnish town whose identity has been indelibly linked to the master since the 1960s.

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