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    History of Finnish Architecture 2 - 2022, Mondays 3.15 - 5 pm 

    The lecture course is a compact introductory package of the history of Finnish architecture, from the early 20thcentury to the hi-tech architecture of the 1990s, what was built, when and why? The aim is to become more aware of the architecture you encounter in, for instance, Helsinki, and to understand how building and architecture are interconnected with the general development of Finnish culture and society.

    The course leaders are 

    Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen (architect M.Sc.), sirkkaliisa.jetsonen@museovirasto.fi. and 

    Özlem Özer-Kemppainen ozlem.ozer-kemppainen@aalto.fi

    The lectures will be given on Mondays 3.15–5.00 p.m.

    Lectures will be delivered on zoom.


    Lectures:

    10.1. Introduction and overview of the course

    17.1. Helsinki history

    24.1. National Romantic period and the 1920s

    31.1. Functionalism and the 1930s

    7.2. Alvar Aalto’s works 

    14.2. Reconstruction and new generation: 1940s and the 1950s 

    21.2. Green week, no lecture

    28.2. Urbanisation and modernism: 1960s

    7.3. Visions and realities: 1970s

    14.3. Towards the end of the 20th century 

    How you earn credits:

    Attend lectures, write a short essay. Selection of essay topics will be provided.

    Submission of the review / essays: 28.3.2022