Pekka Pitkänen : concrete modernism in Finland : 1927-2018 / Mikko Laaksonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laaksonen, Mikko, author.

Contributor:

Pitkänen, Pekka, architect.

Series:

Grundlagen (Berlin, Germany) ; Bd. 118.

Basics, 2365-7324 ; volume 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pitkänen, Pekka--Criticism and interpretation.

Pitkänen, Pekka.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

202 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 23 cm.

Edition:

English edition.

Other Title:

Concrete modernism in Finland : 1927-2018

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Dom Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

Pekka Pitkänen (? 2018) was one of the most significant Finnish architects of the post-war period and is known as a master of concrete buildings and as a supporter of modernist approach. The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Turku is usually considered as his main work. From 1950?s to 1980?s Pitkänen built numerous residential and commercial buildings. Together with Ola Laiho and Ilpo Raunio, he planned the extension of the Finnish Parliament, Helsinki. This book presents Pitkänen?s architecture through his whole career, based on research of his archive, the presentations of the works in contemporary magazines as well as the memoir of Pitkänen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and sources (pages 200-201).

ISBN:

9783869227443

3869227443

OCLC:

1240702488

Publisher Number:

9783869227443