Open House Helsinki is coming up on 2nd October and is part of the larger Helsinki Design Week (which has an equally cool logo). We'll be trying to take in some of the buildings on the list then, and no doubt, making a post or two, but as London's very own Open House is coming up on 20 & 21 September we'd like to hear what buildings you lot in London are planning to see - just add a comment here.
In the meantime we have been making our own visits, to Sibeliustalo Concert Hall, Lahti (see separate posts below) and also taking advantage of the tours organised by MFA (Museum of Finnish Architecture or Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo in Helsinki - wonder why it's acronym isn't SRM? but I digress...) to accompany it's exhibition (and book) of "25 designs selected by a jury of experts ... presented in the third biennial of current Finnish architecture"; and the freebie tours on Artists Night to get inside the Finlandia concert hall.
I also found this blog by a Scottish Architect here in Finland since 2004 (see links on side bar) - so it's not just me then!
2 comments:
Hello! It's not just you! You seem to have done more Architectural sightseeing than me in a much shorter space of time as well. Anyway I've signed up to your blog and am looking forward to reading your insights into life in Finland and Finnish design.
Thanks Lewism, Konna doesn't like to sit around... once we start working/studying I expect it will slow down a bit!
Can't promise too many insights, but you're welcome & likewise.
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