Helsinki Brutalism

There is something I find beautiful about the Brutalist style. The use of materials and sculptural forms gives brutalist buildings a kind of quality which is compelling in its starkness.

The post war growth of Helsinki means there are some great example of the style in Finlands capitol. I have compiled a list which I hope to add to.

Some Brutalist Projects in Helsinki:

• Asemapäällikönhovi building by Eino Tuompo (1976).
• Esponlahti Church by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen (1980).
• Helsinki Finnish Co-educational School SYK by Kaija and Heikki Siren (1972).
• The WeeGee by Aarno Ruusuvuori (1964, 1966, 1974, 2006).
• Dipoli by Raili and Reima Pietilä (1966).
• Tapiola Church by Aarno Ruusuvuori & Anna Jäämeri-Ruusuvuori (1965).
• Merihaka Housing Area by Peter Bieber, Arvi Ilonen, Sulo Savolainen, Unto Toikkanen (1985).
• Roihuvuori School by Aarno Ruusuvuori (1967) .
• Pihlajamäki Housing Estate by Lauri Silvennoinen (1959-1964)
• Juva-Talo by Kaija and Heikki Siren (1977).
• Teknologföreningen Aalto University by Kurt Moberg  (1966).

I mapped out the buildings also:

• Map of Helsinki Brutalism

Also a shout out to the facebook group for Brutalism in Finland

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