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."