Helsinki Espoo. Architectural Guide
Buildings and projects since 1917
Published in December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-3-86922-927-0 (ISBN)
Description
Helsinki is among the European cities that have undergone profound transformation in recent years. This third edition of the architectural guide offers a comprehensive record of these changes. While central districts have largely retained their historic character, peripheral areas have been reshaped through the conversion of former industrial and harbour sites into new residential and commercial quarters.
Featuring 210 buildings designed since Finland's independence from Russia in 1917, the guide is organised chronologically, allowing readers to trace architectural developments and stylistic shifts over time. Two introductory essays provide architectural history and urban-planning context, while profiles of Finnish architects offer insight into the key figures who have shaped the city's built environment. Owing to its close proximity, selected buildings in Espoo are also included.
Extensive maps, QR codes for precise location details, and up-to-date aerial photographs make this guide an indispensable companion for exploring one of northern Europe's leading centres of architectural culture and design.
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02/2018
DOM publishers
€38.00
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Persons
Author
Ulf Meyer, born 1970, studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin
and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Held lectureship positions abroad in Tokyo, Japan and Berkeley , California, among other places. 2008 - 2010 Assistant Professor for Sustainable Urban Construction at Kansas State University. 2010 - 2011 Hyde Chair of Excellence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lectures and publications on contemporary architecture.
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Introduction
Laura Kolbe, born 1957, Professor for European History at the University of Helsinki with focus on urban, cultural and social history. Membership of countless cultural organisations and municipal institutions. Participation in national committees and academic research activities.
Contributions
Douglas Gordon, born 1951, studied architecture at The Bartlett, University College London. Architect and planner. Involvement in several urban development projects for the Greater London Council (GLC), the London Borough of Camden and the Housing Fund of Finland with focus on the urban development of Helsinki and spatial strategies within the metropolitan region.
Heikki Mäntymäki, born 1970, Head of Communications at the Helsinki City Planning Department and in charge of public relations. Numerous publications on the future of the Finnish capital.
Cornelia Dörries, 1969-2025, studied urban sociology in Manchester and Berlin. As a freelance author she primarily wrote about urban development, urban history, architecture and interior design. From 2010 to 2016, she was an editor for the "Deutsches Architektenblatt". She lived and worked in Berlin.