Estonia is only a short boat ride across the baltic sea and doesn’t require a special visa (unlike Russia). It would appear that many Finns and Swedes go there as a day trip with the sole intention of loading up on cheaper alchohol (like the fellows pictured below with their shopping cart).
But the city of [...]
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I spent the week with a group of students from the University on Nötö Island, in the Turku Archipelago, measuring and documenting a wooden chuch. The church was constructed in 1756 and the paintings were completed in 1771. When we return to the school in Otaneimi we will complete some detailed drawings and a [...]
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Finnish people in the metropolian area of Helsinki are so fashionable! Everyone seems to have a unique and indefinable look and the variety of hairstyles is impressive. Sonia Rykiel, Japanese Lolita (gothic, cute and punk) and metal are all big here. The best styles I’ve seen are a mix of thrift, hand-me-downs and a sprinkle [...]
No classes this weekend so I spent most of the time walking around Helsinki, visiting buildings, museums and design shops. The Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Design Museum, located in the Helsinki Design District, have excellent collections of the modern architecture and furniture for which Finland and Scandenavia are known.
Kiasma is Helsinki’s Modern Art [...]
After taking a flight directly from Seattle to Copenhagen (only 9 hours!) via the arctic jet stream over Canada and Iceland, I flew into Helsinki and navigated by metro to the apartment the school had arranged for us to sublet for the 2 months we will be here. In a region called Voosari, our apartment [...]
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I have arrived in Helsinki, Finland for an 8 week program at Teknillinen korkeakoulu (Helsinki University of Technology) for Architectural studies. Please feel free to follow me and leave comments if you will!
My address in Finland is:
Pohjavedenkatu 4a #18
00980, Helsinki
This week, I participated in a seminar with Professor Cartwright, Jari Jetsonen; our guest lecturer from Finland, and 8 other U of O students to construct 2 exhibition quality models of Aalto’s summer houses, Muurasalto (the experimental house) and Villa Flora . The two models will be included in the exhibition curated by Jari and [...]