Juha Leiviskä and the continuity of Finnish modern architecture / Malcolm Quantrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quantrill, Malcolm, 1931-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leiviskä, Juha, 1936-.

Architecture--Finland--20th century.

Architecture.

Leiviskä, Juha, 1936---Criticism and interpretation.

Leiviskä, Juha.

Criticism and interpretation.

Finland.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; New York : Wiley-Academy, 2001.

Summary:

Juha Ilmari Leviska has enjoyed a distinguished career as one of Finland's leading architects. This book provides a perceptive account of his work to date, locating it within both Finnish modernism and that of Dutch De Stijl.

Leiviska's profound interest in architectural history has not led him to mere imitation of historic forms: even in his faithful adherence to the principles of De Stijl he succeeds in dissolving its formal vocabulary of abstraction by his uncanny and totally unnerving use of daylight. What is reflected in Professor Quantrill's authoritative account is not only Leviska's sensitivity to the chemistry of built form when immersed in light, but the interaction of physical form and musical structure in his designs.

Born in Helsinki in 1936, Leiviska studied architecture at Helsinki's celebrated University of Technology in Otaniemi. After graduating in 1959, he began lecturing there on the history of architecture, and continued to do so until 1971. His architectural practice dates from 1964, when he was only 28, and his best known and most admired work -- both executed buildings and projects -- has centred on the design of religious buildings for the Lutheran Church. The qualities of his architecture, as well as his own uniquely personal talents as a designer, have been widely recognised since the completion of St Thomas's Parish Church and Centre in Oulu (1975).

Leiviska was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1991, and was appointed as an 'Artist Professor' by the Finnish President in 1992. In 1994 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He was awarded the prestigious Carlsberg Prize in 1995, and in 1997 he followed Alvar Aalto and Reima Pietila in becoming the architecture Member of the Academy of Finland.

Contents:

Introduction to Juha Leiviska in the Context of Finnish Modern Architecture

Kouvola Town Hall, Kouvola, Finland 22

Villa Nikamaa, Lemi, Finland 28

Cemetery and Chapels of Rest, Vaasa, Finland 30

Nakkila Parish Hall, Nakkila, Finland 34

Town Plan for the Centre of Puolivalinkangas, with St Thomas's Church and Parish Centre, Oulu, Finland 40

Parish Church and Centre for Myyrmaki, Vantaa, Finland 46

Branch Library and Day Nursery for the suburb of Vallila, Helsinki, Finland 54

Kajaani Art Museum, Kajaani, Finland 62

Embassy for the Federal Republic of Germany, Helsinki, Finland 68

Parish Church and Centre for the suburb of Mannisto, Kuopio, Finland 76

Newspaper Offices, Vateras, Sweden 84

Villa Thoren-Soderstrom, Tammisaari, Finland 88

Church and Parish Centre, Pirkkala, Finland 92

Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland 96

National Museum of Art, Tallinn, Estonia 100

Harju Funeral Chapel: Remodelling and Additions, Mikkeli, Finland 106

Dar Al-Kalima Academy, Meeting Hall and Restaurant, Bethlehem, Palestine 114

Juha Leviska: Biographical Notes 122.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 125-127).

ISBN:

0471489670

OCLC:

46810065