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CATALOGUE
Aarno Ruusuvuori. Structure is the Key to Beauty
Works and writings by an architect (1925–1992) especially known for his reinforced concrete buildings of the 1960s. A part in the series 5 Masters of the North.
An Architectural Present. 7 Approaches
Presentation of seven Finnish architects or groups; works in the spirit of modernism mainly from the 1980s.
Animal architecture
A colourful and illustrative book on the wonderful building skills of animals.
Architect Aarne Ervi
Explore architect Aarne Ervi and his versatile architecture. The book includes 15 articles that shed light on Ervi’s architecture from a variety of angles, a list of projects, and plentiful black-and-white and colour illustrations. The book is in both Finnish and English.
Architecture and Cultural Values. 4th International Alvar Aalto Symposium
Report of the symposium held in 1988.
Architecture in the year zero. 8th International Alvar Aalto Symposium
Report of the symposium held in 2000.
Architecture of the Essential. 6th International Alvar Aalto Symposium
Report of the 6th Alvar Aalto Symposium held in 1994.
Arkkitehtuurimme vuosikymmenet 1960–1980
Beauty, Functionality, Durability. Two Centuries of State Building and Development in Finland 1811–2011
The book is published in honour of the bicentennial of state building activities in Finland. Selected works from the Senate Building (1828) by architect C. L. Engel to the Helsinki Music Center opening in 2011 represent the aims of state building activities - beauty, functionality and durability.
Before next. Learning from Roots
The book presenting six small buildings designed by Finnish architects for western Africa was published in connection with the 8th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice in 2002.
City Home
Illustrations, formations, opinions. New residential architecture in the Helsinki area
Concrete Spaces. Architect Aarno Ruusuvuori's works from the 1960s
Eight concrete buildings by a famous Finnish modernist.
DOCOMOMO Denmark. Estonia. Finland. Norway. Sweden. Modern Baltic Heritage: Small Houses.
This publication gives an outline of the activities of several of the DOCOMOMO working groups in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. It also presents some of the Modernist architecture of the region.
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
This major study offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen's career. It is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date. Lavishly illustrated! Awarded: The Society of Architectural Historians Philip Johnson Award 2008, The Author's Club Sir Banister Fletcher Award 2007
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future - exhibition catalogue
Small exhibition cataloque on Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future -exhibition.
Elsi Borg. Abacus 5
A presentation of one of the pioneering women architects in Finland (1893–1958). Texts in Finnish.
En Route! Architects' travel sketches
Finnish architect’s sketches and photographs from the 1830s to the present day.
En Route! Finnish architects' studies abroad
Descriptions of study-trips by Finnish architects over the past 200 years to Europe and beyod the ocean.
Erkki Huttunen 1901-1956. Arkkitehti. Abacus ajankohta 3
A presentation of the work of a Finnish functionalist (1901–1956).
Erkki Kairamo. Sketches
Sketches by one of the leading Finnish architects of the second half of the 1900s.
Finnish Architecture 0607
An update of tomorrow's classics - the third biennial survey intended to make contemporary Finnish architecture known in Finland and internationally. The 25 projects selected by a jury of experts mainly represent housing, public building and urban design. The book also contains the jury's statement, four articles and catalogues of architectural events in 2006 and 2007.
Finnish Architecture 0809
Published in connection with a biennial exhibition, the book displays high-quality Finnish architecture from 2008 and 2009, and this time readers can even enjoy poetry. Judged from this book, current Finnish architecture does not lack colour.
Finnish Architecture 1900-2000
Finnish architecture of the whole 20th century as a chronologically proceeding story. This work presents numerous buildings of architectural significance against the background of general developments in architecture with reference to the works of over 200 architects. Most of the colour photographs of this richly illustrated work belong to the photographer Simo Rista's significant collection of transparencies.
Hilding Ekelund 1893-1984. Architect
Presentation of a central figure in Finnish architecture from the classicism of the 1920s to the late interpretations of modernism of the 1960s and 1970s.
Högna Sigurdardóttir-Anspach: Revealing the Social Content. Birting hins félagslega inntaks
Presentation of an Icelandic architect (born in 1929) working in Paris. A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Icam-Nord
This book provides an overall picture of the most important collections and museums of architecture throughout the Baltic and the Nordic countries.
Juha Leiviskä
An extensive monograph of the Finnish architect Juha Leiviskä (born 1936), winner of the 1995 Carlsberg Prize for Architecture.
Knud Holscher & KHR A/S: A Universal Aesthetic Experience. En altomfattende aestetiske oplevelse
Presentation of a Danish architect (born in 1930). A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Looking at European Architecture: a Critical View
An overview of European architectural criticism has as it's objective to encompass the concerns of writers and practitioners within the 27 Member States of the European Union at the start of this millennium.
Martti Välikangas 1893-1973. Arkkitehti. Abacus ajankohta 4
A survey of an architect's (1893–1973) career spanning from the arly 1900s to the 50s. Texts in Finnish.
Matter and Mind in Architecture. 7th International Alvar Aalto Symposium
Report of the symposium held in 1997.
Modernity and Popular Culture. 3rd International Alvar Aalto Symposium
Report of the symposium held in 1985.
Museum of Finnish Architecture 1956-2006
The Museum of Finnish Architecture is one of the world¹s oldest museums specializing in architecture. In honour of its five decades, the museum published a special anniversary book.
Oiva Kallio
The output of the architect Oiva Kallio (1884-1964) presents an interesting cross-section of architecture in Finland in the first half of the 20th century.
P.E. Blomstedt 1900-1935. Abacus 6
A presentation of a remarkable functionalist who was also a polemic writer (1900–1935). Texts in Finnish.
Participation Tools. Activating Environmental Consciousness
How to offer people tools and media to evaluate architecture and urban enviroment. Projects by four European architectural institutions.
Peter Celsing: The Facade is the Meeting between Outside and Inside. Fasaden är mötet mellan ute och inne
Presentation of a Swedish architect (1920–74). A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Raili and Reima Pietilä. Un desafío a la arquitecta moderna. Challenging Modern Architecture
A new, hardcover edition of an earlier publication by the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Raili ja Reima Pietilä. Modernin arkkitehtuurin haastajat, relating to an exhibition with the same name, was first published in 2008.
Revolution in Architecture
Works by the architect brothers Leonid (1880–1933), Viktor (1882–1950) and Aleksandr (1883–1959) Vesnin.
Sketchbook
Made after the sketchbook the architect K.A. Wrede used during his trips in the 1890s.
Store and Share. Museums and Libraries in Finland
Museums and libraries are important public buildings, which reflect the cultural conception of their time and provide a communal place for people to broaden their minds. Nowadays they are expected to possess both dignity and cosiness, both silence and stimulation, both enlightenment and entertainment. Through eight designs – five new buildings, two renovations and one competition winner – as well as in three articles, this book discusses the function and meaning of places of memory in our modern society.
The Art of Standards. Acanthus 1992
The book surveys early Finnish modernism, focussing on standardization and especially works by Alvar Aalto and Aulis Blomstedt.
The Best School in the World: Seven Finnish Examples from the 21st Century
Finnish students are top performers in the OECD’s PISA studies, but what’s the secret to the success of the Finnish education system? The book explores this question from an architectural perspective: In what type of environments does learning take place today and how contemporary school architecture addresses the varied needs of today’s learners and multiform teaching methods.
The Dream of the New World. American Influence on Finnish Architecture from the Turn of the 20th Century to the Second World War
A quality publication deals with American Influences on Finnish Architecture in the first half of 20th century.
The Place of Man. What is real? Acanthus 1995
Fragments of reality from diverse sources – the universe, the microcosmos of the human mind, aboriginal cultures.
Viljo Revell: "It was teamwork, you see"
The internationally most known project by Finnish architect Viljo Revell (1910-1964) is the City Hall of Toronto, a competition his office won among 531 contestants in 1958. This lavishly designed book presents Revell´s architecture from many angles and includes a vast biography section and a complete list of his projects and competitions.
Yearbook 2 - Abacus
Based on a series of lectures entitled The Language of Architecture, given in 1980.
Yearbook 3 - Abacus
A collection of Finnish writings between 1816 and 1960 on architectural issues.
Aarno Ruusuvuori. Structure is the Key to BeautyWorks and writings by an architect (1925–1992) especially known for his reinforced concrete buildings of the 1960s. A part in the series 5 Masters of the North.
An Architectural Present. 7 ApproachesPresentation of seven Finnish architects or groups; works in the spirit of modernism mainly from the 1980s.
Animal architectureA colourful and illustrative book on the wonderful building skills of animals.
Architect Aarne ErviExplore architect Aarne Ervi and his versatile architecture. The book includes 15 articles that shed light on Ervi’s architecture from a variety of angles, a list of projects, and plentiful black-and-white and colour illustrations. The book is in both Finnish and English.
Architecture and Cultural Values. 4th International Alvar Aalto SymposiumReport of the symposium held in 1988.
Architecture in the year zero. 8th International Alvar Aalto SymposiumReport of the symposium held in 2000.
Architecture of the Essential. 6th International Alvar Aalto SymposiumReport of the 6th Alvar Aalto Symposium held in 1994.
Arkkitehtuurimme vuosikymmenet 1960–1980
Beauty, Functionality, Durability. Two Centuries of State Building and Development in Finland 1811–2011The book is published in honour of the bicentennial of state building activities in Finland. Selected works from the Senate Building (1828) by architect C. L. Engel to the Helsinki Music Center opening in 2011 represent the aims of state building activities - beauty, functionality and durability.
Before next. Learning from RootsThe book presenting six small buildings designed by Finnish architects for western Africa was published in connection with the 8th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice in 2002.
City HomeIllustrations, formations, opinions. New residential architecture in the Helsinki area
Concrete Spaces. Architect Aarno Ruusuvuori's works from the 1960sEight concrete buildings by a famous Finnish modernist.
DOCOMOMO Denmark. Estonia. Finland. Norway. Sweden. Modern Baltic Heritage: Small Houses. This publication gives an outline of the activities of several of the DOCOMOMO working groups in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. It also presents some of the Modernist architecture of the region.
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the FutureThis major study offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen's career. It is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date. Lavishly illustrated! Awarded: The Society of Architectural Historians Philip Johnson Award 2008, The Author's Club Sir Banister Fletcher Award 2007
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future - exhibition catalogueSmall exhibition cataloque on Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future -exhibition.
Elsi Borg. Abacus 5A presentation of one of the pioneering women architects in Finland (1893–1958). Texts in Finnish.
En Route! Architects' travel sketchesFinnish architect’s sketches and photographs from the 1830s to the present day.
En Route! Finnish architects' studies abroadDescriptions of study-trips by Finnish architects over the past 200 years to Europe and beyod the ocean.
Erkki Huttunen 1901-1956. Arkkitehti. Abacus ajankohta 3A presentation of the work of a Finnish functionalist (1901–1956).
Erkki Kairamo. SketchesSketches by one of the leading Finnish architects of the second half of the 1900s.
Finnish Architecture 0607An update of tomorrow's classics - the third biennial survey intended to make contemporary Finnish architecture known in Finland and internationally. The 25 projects selected by a jury of experts mainly represent housing, public building and urban design. The book also contains the jury's statement, four articles and catalogues of architectural events in 2006 and 2007.
Finnish Architecture 0809Published in connection with a biennial exhibition, the book displays high-quality Finnish architecture from 2008 and 2009, and this time readers can even enjoy poetry. Judged from this book, current Finnish architecture does not lack colour.
Finnish Architecture 1900-2000Finnish architecture of the whole 20th century as a chronologically proceeding story. This work presents numerous buildings of architectural significance against the background of general developments in architecture with reference to the works of over 200 architects. Most of the colour photographs of this richly illustrated work belong to the photographer Simo Rista's significant collection of transparencies.
Hilding Ekelund 1893-1984. ArchitectPresentation of a central figure in Finnish architecture from the classicism of the 1920s to the late interpretations of modernism of the 1960s and 1970s.
Högna Sigurdardóttir-Anspach: Revealing the Social Content. Birting hins félagslega inntaksPresentation of an Icelandic architect (born in 1929) working in Paris. A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Icam-NordThis book provides an overall picture of the most important collections and museums of architecture throughout the Baltic and the Nordic countries.
Juha LeiviskäAn extensive monograph of the Finnish architect Juha Leiviskä (born 1936), winner of the 1995 Carlsberg Prize for Architecture.
Knud Holscher & KHR A/S: A Universal Aesthetic Experience. En altomfattende aestetiske oplevelsePresentation of a Danish architect (born in 1930). A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Looking at European Architecture: a Critical ViewAn overview of European architectural criticism has as it's objective to encompass the concerns of writers and practitioners within the 27 Member States of the European Union at the start of this millennium.
Martti Välikangas 1893-1973. Arkkitehti. Abacus ajankohta 4A survey of an architect's (1893–1973) career spanning from the arly 1900s to the 50s. Texts in Finnish.
Matter and Mind in Architecture. 7th International Alvar Aalto SymposiumReport of the symposium held in 1997.
Modernity and Popular Culture. 3rd International Alvar Aalto SymposiumReport of the symposium held in 1985.
Museum of Finnish Architecture 1956-2006The Museum of Finnish Architecture is one of the world¹s oldest museums specializing in architecture. In honour of its five decades, the museum published a special anniversary book.
Oiva KallioThe output of the architect Oiva Kallio (1884-1964) presents an interesting cross-section of architecture in Finland in the first half of the 20th century.
P.E. Blomstedt 1900-1935. Abacus 6A presentation of a remarkable functionalist who was also a polemic writer (1900–1935). Texts in Finnish.
Participation Tools. Activating Environmental ConsciousnessHow to offer people tools and media to evaluate architecture and urban enviroment. Projects by four European architectural institutions.
Peter Celsing: The Facade is the Meeting between Outside and Inside. Fasaden är mötet mellan ute och innePresentation of a Swedish architect (1920–74). A part in the series Five Masters of the North.
Raili and Reima Pietilä. Un desafío a la arquitecta moderna. Challenging Modern ArchitectureA new, hardcover edition of an earlier publication by the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Raili ja Reima Pietilä. Modernin arkkitehtuurin haastajat, relating to an exhibition with the same name, was first published in 2008.
Revolution in ArchitectureWorks by the architect brothers Leonid (1880–1933), Viktor (1882–1950) and Aleksandr (1883–1959) Vesnin.
SketchbookMade after the sketchbook the architect K.A. Wrede used during his trips in the 1890s.
Store and Share. Museums and Libraries in FinlandMuseums and libraries are important public buildings, which reflect the cultural conception of their time and provide a communal place for people to broaden their minds. Nowadays they are expected to possess both dignity and cosiness, both silence and stimulation, both enlightenment and entertainment. Through eight designs – five new buildings, two renovations and one competition winner – as well as in three articles, this book discusses the function and meaning of places of memory in our modern society.
The Art of Standards. Acanthus 1992The book surveys early Finnish modernism, focussing on standardization and especially works by Alvar Aalto and Aulis Blomstedt.
The Best School in the World: Seven Finnish Examples from the 21st CenturyFinnish students are top performers in the OECD’s PISA studies, but what’s the secret to the success of the Finnish education system? The book explores this question from an architectural perspective: In what type of environments does learning take place today and how contemporary school architecture addresses the varied needs of today’s learners and multiform teaching methods.
The Dream of the New World. American Influence on Finnish Architecture from the Turn of the 20th Century to the Second World WarA quality publication deals with American Influences on Finnish Architecture in the first half of 20th century.
The Place of Man. What is real? Acanthus 1995Fragments of reality from diverse sources – the universe, the microcosmos of the human mind, aboriginal cultures.
Viljo Revell: "It was teamwork, you see"The internationally most known project by Finnish architect Viljo Revell (1910-1964) is the City Hall of Toronto, a competition his office won among 531 contestants in 1958. This lavishly designed book presents Revell´s architecture from many angles and includes a vast biography section and a complete list of his projects and competitions.
Yearbook 2 - AbacusBased on a series of lectures entitled The Language of Architecture, given in 1980.
Yearbook 3 - AbacusA collection of Finnish writings between 1816 and 1960 on architectural issues.
