Bagsvaerd Church

Bagsvaerd Church, Copenhagen, Jorn Utzon 1974-6




Haiku

"Pale sky manifest
In billowing concrete cloud,
Frames prayer in warm light"

Aalto Experimental House

Aalto Experimental House, Muuratsalo, Alvar Aalto 1952-3




Haiku

"Nestled by the lake
Treading lightly on the ground,
Aalto's Modest Cave"

Kaleva

Kaleva Church, Tampere, Reima and Raili Pietila 1964-6




Haiku

"Such weighty pillars
Create unfillable void,
Dwarfing those who kneel"

Hyvinkaa

Hyvinkaa Church, Hyvinkaa, Aarno Ruusuvuori, 1961




Haiku

"The collision of
Two euclidean giants,
Drew my gaze aloft"

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"