Reima and Raili Pietilä
Frans Reima Ilmari Pietilä & Raili Pietilä were Finnish Architects, a married couple and an Architectural Partnership. They worked closely together and since 1963 they have jointly been named as Architects of their buildings. Very influential within Finland and indeed outside.
Important Buildings:
- 1956–1958 Finnish pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair.
- 1959–1966 Kaleva Church in Tampere.
- 1961–1966 Dipoli student assembly building in Otaniemi, Espoo.
- 1962–1982 Suvikumpu residential area in Tapiola Espoo.
- 1963–1985 Finnish Embassy in New Delhi India.
- 1973–1975 The sauna at Hvitträsk in Kirkkonummi.
- 1973–1982 Sief Palace Area Buildings in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
- 1978–1986 Metso, Tampere Central Library.
- 1979–1982 Lieksa Church in Lieksa northern Karelia.
- 1979–1989 Shopping center and community center in Hervanta, Tampere.
- 1984–1993 Mäntyniemi, Official Residence of the President of Finland in Helsinki.