Otaniemi Chapel

Chapel, Otaniemi University Campus, Kaija and Heikki Siren 1957





Haiku

"The Finnish spirit,
Nurtured not by the priest's word,
But nature beyond."

Hvittrask

Hvittrask, Studio home of Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen, 1902



Haiku

"A peace transcending
Empirical responses,
Sky reflecting lake"

Myyrmaki Church

Myyrmaki Church, Helsinki, Juha Leiviska 1984





Haiku

"Composed rhythm
and clinical complexity
diffuse shifting light"

Viikki Church

Viikki Church, Helsinki, JKMM 2005




Haiki

"A timber sanctum,
While skin cracks the organ shows
No sign of aging"

House of Culture

House of Culture, Helsinki, Alvar Aalto 1958




Haiku

"We gather to hear
Ideals of social zeitgeist
Preserved in music"

Aalto House

Aalto House and Studio, Helsinki, Alvar Aalto 1935-6




Haiku

"Refined modesty,
Family life and work in
Close proximity"

Aalto Studio

Aalto Studio, Helsinki, Alvar Aalto 1955




Haiku

"Shaped by skillful hand,
A suitable setting for
The master at work"

Temppeliaukio Church

Temppeliaukio (Rock) Church, Timo and Tuollo Suomalainen, 1969





Haiku

"Down into the Earth
I contemplate the quiet
Altar of stone."

Kiasma

Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Steven Holl 1993-8




Haiku

"Collision of forms
And their interstitial voids
Snapshot life in Art."

Helsinki University Library

Helsinki University Library, Helsinki, Carl Ludvig Engel 1840

Paimio Sanitorium

Paimio Sanitorium, Paimio, Alvar Aalto 1929-33





Haiku

"Noble Quarantine,
To cure the uncurable
With fresh air and light."