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"