Postmodernism.2C Critical Regionalism.2C Deconstruction.2C Minimalism.2C Parametricism Architecture of Finland

however, greatest influence postmodernism in finland came through urban planning. part of southern , central european trend late 1970s onwards reassessed european city had been decimated war modernist planning principles. key architect-theorists in viewpoint were, rationalist architects italy aldo rossi , giorgio grassi, swiss architect mario botta, , german architect oswald mathias ungers, , more historicist-minded luxembourg postmodernists rob krier , leon krier. of these in different ways concerned in reviving idea of typology, is, precedents in urban form. 1 of key forums reconstruction of european city international building exhibition berlin (iba), built in west berlin 1979 1985, , above architects had profound influence. no finnish architects present in iba, yet in finnish cities renewed urban attitude became evident in planning practices extent urban planning under control of city planning authorities set precise demands on urban development; example, layouts of traditional street grids, , overall appearance of buildings in terms of height, streetscape, roof line, , building materials. key examples planning of areas of itä-pasila (western edge) , länsi-pasila , katajanokka in helsinki. in terms of architectural form, materialised postmodernist details added overall mass. example, in otavamedia (publishers) offices in länsi-pasila, helsinki (1986) ilmo valjakka, postmodern versions of central , southern european details such corner towers, blind (i.e. unusable) colonnades , scenographic bridges, added overall mass. also, in bepop shopping centre (1989), pori, nurmela-raimoranta-tasa architects, idiosyncratic postmodern interior , curved medieval street cutting through building, overall urban block still fits within strict height parameters area. kankaanpää public office centre (1994) architects sinikka kouvo , erkki partanen applied heterotopic ordering - clashes of different volumes - discernible in mature work of aalto postmodernist twist of mario botta-esque round houses , striking striped bands of brickwork.

the aims @ new understanding of regionalism yet in modern idiom materialised in greater use of timber - building material associated historically finnish architecture. however, there lies dichotomy in use: between inherent positive values , use symbolising nostalgia, not mention exploiting industrial potential pervading timber industry. in 1956 alvar aalto argued use of wood not nostalgic return traditional material; case of biological characteristics, limited heat conductivity, kinship man , living nature, pleasant sensation touch gives. . special unit, so-called wood studio - partly funded finnish wood industry - founded @ aalto university not research wood construction build experimental structures in wood, using computer-based parametric design principles. example of observation tower @ helsinki zoo (2002) ville hara , wood studio. similarly, kärsämäki shingle church (1999-2004) anssi lassila, result of student competition held university of oulu department of architecture, based on idea of modern church built using 18th century timber construction techniques, reminder of previous church on same site. other notable large-scale wooden constructions since 2000 include sibelius concert hall, lahti (1997-2000), aprt; east stand roof of helsinki olympic stadium (2005) k2s architects; , kilden performing arts centre, kristiansand, norway (2012), ala architects. museum of history of polish jews, warsaw, poland (2013), lahdelma & mahlamäki characterised principle of complex objects in glass box , including parametrically-designed organic forms.

if deconstructivism can said have had influence on finnish architecture in 1990s , 2000s, through global influence of dutch architect rem koolhaas; architecture typified playful formal disjunctions of forms , use of generic , anti-architecture aesthetic value. prime examples of have been work of kai wartiainen (e.g. high tech centre, ruoholahti, helsinki, 2001) , ark-house architects (e.g. helsinki city college of technology, audio visual school, 2001). examples of more biomorphic works, if not using parametric design principles, seen in work of jyrki tasa of arkkitehdit nrt (e.g. moby dick house, espoo, 2008; house, espoo, 1998), , anttinen

oiva architects (kaisa house, university of helsinki library, 2012). whimsy , populism of postmodernism , concern playing architecture form of language took few finnish architects realm of conceptual art or theoretical or paper architecture: example, works of casagrande & rintala more installations art or architecture biennales. work land(e)scape (1999) involved raising old , abandoned log barns onto 10-metre high stilts - comment on exodus of rural population finnish rural areas - artwork culminating setting barns on fire.