Panorama from the lake

On the other end of the scale, one of Aalto’s biggest civic buildings the Finlandia Hall. In fact, this is the only one finished building of an entire urban renewal scheme planned for Helsinki.

Up close, the famous 3cm Carrara marble slabs bending problems are much more apparent in real life.

Outside Art Installation made from Old Farming Equipment

The building still feels incredibly relevant despite its age. In fact, as time goes by I’m drawing more and more parallels – such as with Snøhetta’s opera house.