Maija Kasvio (editor) : Finnish architecture 0607

Fresh top architecture - 25 designs selected by a jury of experts are presented in the third biennial of current Finnish architecture. The survey includes topical examples of housing, public building and town planning, ranging from a small holiday home to a large-scale public office complex.The survey includes topical examples of housing, public building and town planning, ranging from a small holiday home to a large-scale public office complex. Half of the works are situated in the Helsinki metropolitan area, the other half elsewhere in Finland or abroad. In addition to new buildings, on display are dealings with modern heritage from the 1950s-1970s: renovations of buildings as well as infill designs and town plan revisions.

This presentation is the third in the biennial surveys of top contemporary Finnish architecture. It is intended for cultural export as well as for the Finnish public.