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ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Helsinki, Finland

Finnish Architecture 0607
4 June - 28 September 2008

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.

The book Finnish Architecture 0607 is published in English. Besides presentations of all the works of the
exhibition, it contains an introduction by the jury of experts and four articles. More information from
the museum bookshop.

The Finnish Architecture surveys are the joint project of the Alvar Aalto Academy, the Finnish Association
of Architects SAFA and the Museum of Finnish Architecture. The works were selected by Aki Davidsson,
architect, Helka-Liisa Hentilä, architect and professor, and Markku Komonen, architect and professor.

The selected works are:

Housing
House Holappa, Espoo by Archeus Ltd
House Humlegård, Fiskars by Friman.Laaksonen architects
Villa Pinia, Jurmala, Latvia by Ark-house Architects Ltd
Villa Nuotta, Kerimäki by Tuomo Siitonen Architects
Villa O, Inkoo by A-piste arkkitehdit Oy
Triadi Apartments, Helsinki by Architects Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Ltd
Hansarinne Row Houses, Espoo by ARK-house Architects Ltd
Housing Block in Hermanni, Helsinki by A-konsultit Architects
Student Housing Kumpula, Helsinki by Brunow & Maunula Architects
Apartment Buildings in Katajanokka, Helsinki by Architects NRT Ltd
Public building
Welfare Centre Onni, Pukkila by L&M Sievänen Architects
Enter, Upper Secondary School and Vocational College, Sipoo by K2S Architects Ltd
Joensuun Lyseo Comprehensive School, Joensuu by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki
Main Library, Turku by JKMM Architects
Cultural Centre Sandels, Helsinki by Juha Leiviskä and Rosemarie Schnitzler, Architects SAFA
Porthania, Renovation of University Faculty Building, Helsinki by Architects NRT Ltd
WeeGee Exhibition Centre, Espoo by Airas Architects
Arts and Congress Centre Verkatehdas, Hämeenlinna by JKMM Architects
Finnish Food Safety Authority, Helsinki by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki
Travel Centre, Mikkeli by B&M Architects Ltd
Public Toilets, Helsinki by P & P Manner Architects
Club Building, Vanke Deep Blue, Shanghai, China by PES Architects
Urban planning
Kamppi Centre, Above Ground Parts, Helsinki by Juhani Pallasmaa Architects, Helin & Co Architects,
Marja-Riitta Norri Architects, ARX Architects
Korteniitty Housing Area, Jyväskylä by Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala Architects
Pihlajamäki, Protection of a 1960s Suburban Neighbourhood, Helsinki by Helsinki City Planning Department

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CREDITS:
Text: Museum of Finnish Architecture
Photographs :
1. Main Library, Turku, 2007, JKMM Architects, Photo: Michael Perlmutter
2. Finnish Food Safety Authority, Helsinki, 2006, Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki, Photo: Jussi Tiainen
3. Apartment Buildings in Katajanokka, Helsinki, 2007, Architects NRT Ltd, Photo: Jussi Tiainen