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Risto-Veikko Luukkonen
Risto-Veikko Luukkonen (25 June 1902, Mikkeli – 7 September 1972, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He is best known for designing the Töölö Sports Hall and the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki together with Aarne Hytönen, both of which are listed by Docomomo (a global organization preserving modernist architecture) as significant examples of modern architecture in Finland. Works * Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen * Finnish pavilion at the Brussels International Exposition (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen * Suomi-yhtiö office building, Helsinki (1938) – together with Aarne Hytönen * Turku Concert Hall (1952) * Olympia Terminal, Helsinki (1953) – together with Aarne Hytönen * Valkeakoski Town Hall (1955) – together with Aarne Hytönen * Turku City Theatre (1962) – together with Helmer Stenroos * Kuopio City Theatre Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkeli
Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34,000 in the town itself) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is The town is located on lake Saimaa. Together with Savonlinna, it is one of the largest towns in the South Savonia region and one of the concentrations in the region's hospital districts. Mikkeli was the site for the headquarters of the Finnish armed forces during World War II. In recognition of this, the town's coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal Mannerheim's batons, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th class, to be displayed with the coat of arms. History The earliest signs of human life in Mikkeli are the Astuvansalmi rock paintings in Ristiina, dating back to 4000-2200 BCE. The Astuvansalmi is the largest rock painti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The Helsinki urban area, city's urban area has a population of , making it by far the List of urban areas in Finland by population, most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research; while Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region, located to the north from Helsinki, is the second largest urban area in Finland. Helsinki is located north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has History of Helsinki, close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen (and surrounding commuter towns, including the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Töölö Sports Hall
sv, Tölö sporthall , image = Töölön Kisahalli.jpg , caption = Töölö Sports Hall photographed from the tower of the Olympic Stadium (2004) , fullname = , former_names = Messuhalli , address = Paavo Nurmen kuja 1c , location = Taka-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland , coordinates = , broke_ground = , built = 1935 , opened = 1935 , renovated = , expanded = 1952 , closed = , owner = , operator = , cost = , architect = Aarne HytönenRisto-Veikko Luukkonen , capacity = 2,000 (seated) , tenants = Torpan Pojat Helsinki Seagulls , website = Töölö Sports Hall ( fi, Töölön kisahalli, sv, Tölö sporthall) is a sports venue located in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by Aarne Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia Terminal
The Olympia Terminal ( fi, Olympiaterminaali, sv, Olympiaterminalen) is a dock in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by the Hytönen- Luukkonen architects bureau and opened for the 1952 Summer Olympics. Today, the terminal has a regular connection to Stockholm, acting as Silja Line's Helsinki terminal. Over 1.5 million passengers travel through the Olympia Terminal annually. A currency exchange point, an ATM and a café are present in the building. Silja Line’s MS Silja Serenade and MS Silja Symphony operate daily to Stockholm’s Värtahamnen, departing at 17:00. History The ( en, Helsinki Marine Station), was opened on 16 July 1952, just before the Olympics. The building was designed by architects Aarre Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen. The first ship to use the new passenger pavilion was , arriving from Stockholm on the opening day. SS ''Bore I'' was also the first ship to depart from the harbour, as it set off on its return journey at 19:0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarne Hytönen
Aarne Jonatan Hytönen (10 October 1901, Turku - 29 April 1972) was a Finnish architect. He is best known for designing the Töölö Sports Hall and the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki together with Risto-Veikko Luukkonen, both of which are listed by Docomomo as significant examples of modern architecture in Finland. Works * Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki (1935) – together with Risto-Veikko Luukkonen * Finnish pavilion at the Brussels International Exposition (1935) – together with Risto-Veikko Luukkonen * Suomi-yhtiö office building, Helsinki (1938) – together with Risto-Veikko Luukkonen * Olympia Terminal The Olympia Terminal ( fi, Olympiaterminaali, sv, Olympiaterminalen) is a dock in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by the Hytönen- Luukkonen architects bureau and opened for the 1952 Summer Olympics. Today, the termina ..., Helsinki (1953) – together with Risto-Veikko Luukkonen * Ii Church (1950) – together with Gustav Strandberg * Valkeako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docomomo International
Docomomo International (sometimes written as DoCoMoMo or simply Docomomo) is a non-profit organization whose full title is: International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement. Mrinalini Rajagopalan, author of "Preservation and Modernity: Competing Perspectives, Contested Histories and the Question of Authenticity," described it as "the key body for the preservation of modernist architecture". History Its foundation was inspired by the work of ICOMOS, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, established in 1965. The work of Icomos was concerned with the protection and conservation of historical buildings and sites, whereas Docomomo was founded to take up the challenge of the protection and conservation of Modern Architecture and Urbanism. Docomomo International was founded in Eindhoven in 1988 by Dutch architects Hubert-Jan Henket and Wessel de Jonge. Henket chaired Docomomo International with de Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Architecture
Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function ( functionalism); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture. Origins File:Crystal Palace.PNG, The Crystal Palace (1851) was one of the first buildings to have cast plate glass windows supported by a cast-iron frame File:Maison François Coignet 2.jpg, The first house built of reinforced concrete, designed by François Coignet (1853) in Saint-Denis near Paris File:Home Insurance Building.JPG, The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, by William Le Baron Jenney (1884) File:Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels International Exposition (1935)
The Brussels International Exposition of 1935 (french: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles de 1935, nl, Brusselse Wereldtentoonstelling van 1935) was a world's fair held between 27 April and 6 November 1935 on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium. History The 1935 World's Fair was the tenth world's fair hosted by Belgium, and the fourth in Brussels, following the fairs in 1888, 1897 and 1910. Officially sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), twenty-five countries officially participated and a further five were unofficially represented. The theme was colonisation, on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Congo Free State. The exhibition attracted some twenty million visitors. The Belgian architect Joseph van Neck was the principal architect of the fair and of the Art Deco ''Palais des Expositions'' (also known as the ''Grand Palais''), with its interior concrete parabolic arches, and four heroic bronze statues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku Concert Hall
Turku Concert Hall ( fi, Turun konserttitalo, sv, Åbo konserthus) is located on the north side of the Puutori market square in Turku, Finland. The hall was designed by architect Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and constructed in 1952. It was the first concert hall in Finland. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra primarily performs at the concert hall but there are many top international venues that perform there as well. There is one auditorium in the building and it was designed for concerts. Its audience capacity is 1,002. The acoustics Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician ... are excellent. In addition to concerts, conferences, plays, fairs and other events take place in the hall. External links Meet Turku: Turku Concert HallTurku Philharmonic Orchestra & Turku Concert Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku City Theatre
Turku City Theatre is a theatre in the City of Turku. It was founded in 1946, when "Turun Teatteri" and "Turun Työväen Teatteri" merged. It was the oldest fully municipality owned theatre in Finland, until 2014, when it became a joint-stock company owned by the City of Turku. Theatre directors *Jorma Nortimo 1946–1958 * Jouko Paavola 1958–1963 *Kalervo Nissilä 1963–1968 *Kaija Siikala 1968–1972 *Ralf Långbacka (art director) and Kalle Holmberg (director) 1972–1977 * Jussi Valtakoski 1977 * Risto Saanila 1977–1981 * Taisto-Bertil Orsmaa 1981–1985 *Aulis Ruostepuro 1985 *Mikko Majanlahti 1986–1990 *Alpo Suhonen 1991–1992 *Ilpo Tuomarila 1993–2007 * Raija-Liisa Seilo 2008–2013 *Arto Valkama 2014– (director) and Mikko Kouki Mikko Kouki (born 14 September 1967) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kouki, Mikko 1967 births Living people Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopio City Theatre
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs of Eastern Finland. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of 89,307. Kuopio has a total area of , of which is water and half is forest. Though the city's population is a spread-out , the city's urban areas are populated comparably densely (urban area: 1,618 /km²), making Kuopio Finland's second-most densely populated city. Kuopio is known nationwide as one of the most important study cities and centers of attraction and growth, but on the other hand, the history of Kuopio has been characterized by several municipality mergers since 1969, as a result of which Kuopio now includes much countryside; Kuopio's population surpassed 100,000 when the town of Nilsiä joined the city at the beginning of 2013, and when Maa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
