Museum of Finnish Architecture
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Inquiries: Exhibition Manager Hannu Hellman, forename.surname@mfa.fi, tel. +358 9 8567 5153
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Picks from the top of today's architecture – a number of future classics selected by a jury of experts. The works in the newest biennial survey represent different approaches and various architectural languages, and their sizes vary from small structures to entire urban areas. Common to them is a carefully considered relation to context in terms of culture, time and place. The selectors were architects Selina Anttinen, Heikki Aitoaho and, invited from Sweden, Johan Celsing. The exhibition is produced by the Alvar Aalto Academy, the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA and the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Read more »
An intimate relation with nature and respect for landscape were the underlying principles in the work of Aarne Ervi (1910–1977). His architecture is harmonious, controlled and comfortable. It opens up and leaves room for the human being. Innovative in approach, Ervi was a pioneer in using prefabricated components and new building materials, such as plastic. His oeuvre is large in number and wide in scope. Read more »
In Finland, education has been regarded as a pillar of democracy and the welfare state, and also as the mainstay of our social and economic development. Our school system has attained international interest as Finnish pupils have achieved top-level results in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). New schools have begun to genuinely address the spatial needs of today's multiform learning methods. Ideally, a well-designed school building is itself an educational experience for its occupants. The seven schools on display represent different functional and architectural approaches. Read more »
Four museums and four libraries from around Finland, designed 1998–2008: new buildings, a renovation, an alteration and a competition entry. A short historical survey of Finnish museum and library buildings also included. Read more »
Inquiries: Exhibition Manager Hannu Hellman, forename.surname@mfa.fi, tel. +358 9 8567 5153
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FINNISH ARCHITECTURE 0809
Picks from the top of today's architecture – a number of future classics selected by a jury of experts. The works in the newest biennial survey represent different approaches and various architectural languages, and their sizes vary from small structures to entire urban areas. Common to them is a carefully considered relation to context in terms of culture, time and place. The selectors were architects Selina Anttinen, Heikki Aitoaho and, invited from Sweden, Johan Celsing. The exhibition is produced by the Alvar Aalto Academy, the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA and the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Read more »
ARCHITECT AARNE ERVI
An intimate relation with nature and respect for landscape were the underlying principles in the work of Aarne Ervi (1910–1977). His architecture is harmonious, controlled and comfortable. It opens up and leaves room for the human being. Innovative in approach, Ervi was a pioneer in using prefabricated components and new building materials, such as plastic. His oeuvre is large in number and wide in scope. Read more »
SCHOOLS
In Finland, education has been regarded as a pillar of democracy and the welfare state, and also as the mainstay of our social and economic development. Our school system has attained international interest as Finnish pupils have achieved top-level results in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). New schools have begun to genuinely address the spatial needs of today's multiform learning methods. Ideally, a well-designed school building is itself an educational experience for its occupants. The seven schools on display represent different functional and architectural approaches. Read more »
STORE AND SHARE. MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES IN FINLAND
Four museums and four libraries from around Finland, designed 1998–2008: new buildings, a renovation, an alteration and a competition entry. A short historical survey of Finnish museum and library buildings also included. Read more »
