Modern Helsinki Map

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Modern Helsinki Map / Moderni Helsinki -kartta is a bilingual English–Finnish guide to over 50 significant examples of Modernist and contemporary architecture in the Helsinki regio n. Written by architectural historian Anni Vartola with original photography by Tuukka Niemi, the map documents a century of architectural achievement across Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen. The map includes exemplary projects by Alvar Aalto, such as the Aalto House, Studio Aalto, the National Pensions Institute and the House of Culture, alongside buildings by Viljo Revell, Yrjö Lindegren, Toivo Jäntti, Heikki and Kaija Siren, Olavi Sorta and others. More recent works, including the renewal of the Olympic Stadium by K2S Architects and Architects NRT, JKMM Architects’ Think Corner and Amos Rex, and ALA Architects’ Helsinki Central Library Oodi, demonstrate the continuing vitality of the city’s architectural scene. Show more