The Raccoon’s Washroom
A swimming hall adapts skilfully to its diverse neighbours – a zoo and 1970s hotel.
Echoes of the Past
The renovation of a 1970s office building utilized an exceptional amount of old building components.
The Difficult Art of Restraint
The renovation of Finlandia Hall has sought to preserve the building’s 1970s atmosphere while avoiding the creation of a new temporal layer. Even subtle changes nevertheless pose a risk to the original architecture.
New Lease of Life for an Architectural Gem
Myyrmäki Church, considered Juha Leiviskä’s magnus opus, underwent a major renovation in which the ambience in the most central spaces was preserved.
The Fifty-Year Myth
An often-repeated claim in the media and popular discussions is that 1970s buildings were not designed to last for more than thirty or fifty years. Where did this belief come from? Might there be some truth to it?
The Fate of Modern Office Buildings
Without a heritage listing, the preservation or demolition of an office building is up to the property owner. The deciding factor is whether the owner can see beyond an outdated mass of construction.
The Other Side of Neighbourhood Shopping Centres
By tearing down old neighbourhood shopping centres, we are losing not only high-quality architecture but also services, extraordinary culture and tax euros, argues Juhana Heikonen.
Suburbia, Nothing But Trouble?
Models for a more urban suburb have been sought in a number of directions for half a century already – with varying results.
Three Cases of Nordic Suburban Renewal
The renovation, infill and renewal of suburban neighbourhoods built during the 1960s and 1970s is a burning issue across Europe. The three examples demonstrate the ways in which this problem has been addressed in Sweden and Denmark.