The Church of Hyvinkää, 1961.

Aarno Emil Ruusuvuori (January 14, 1925, Kuopio - February 22, 1992, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect, professor and director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture. He studied at Helsinki University of Technology, completing his studies in 1951. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kuopio is a Finnish city located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Auditorium of the main building. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Aarno Ruusuvuori was one of the central architects in Finland during the 1960s, well known for designing modern buildings, often using exposed concrete, often in a Brutalist style. His best-known work is the Church of Hyvinkää (1961, located in Hyvinkää, Uusimaa). Other churches are Huutoniemi Church (1964, located in Vaasa), Tapiola Church (1965, located in Espoo) and the Chapel of Rauhanummi cemetery (1972, located in Hyvinkää). Modernism is a term which covers a variety of political, cultural and artistic movements rooted in the changes in Western society at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... Hyvinkää (IPA: /ˈhyÊ‹iÅ‹kæː/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 km² 183 km² ranked 345th Population - Population density - Rank 57,266 311,2 inh. ... Tapiola center at summer time. ... Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Density - Change - Rank 229,443 (2005) 729 inh. ... Hyvinkää (IPA: /ˈhyÊ‹iÅ‹kæː/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ...

Ruusuvuori courted much controversy during the early 1970s with his ambitious plans for the modernisation of the Helsinki City Hall in the very centre of Helsinki. The City Hall takes up an entire city block, consisting mostly of several buildings built in the neo-classical style, including buildings designed by C.L. Engel. Ruusuvuori preserved the main festival hall, but demolished many of the interiors, preserving only their facades. This saga, together with many other developments where historical buildings were demolished was captured in an influential book by architects Vilhelm Helander and Mikael Sundman, titled Kenen Helsinki? (Whose Helsinki?) (1970). Ruusuvuori continued to work on the large scheme throughout the 1970s, completing it in 1988, but toned down the scale of the earlier proposed demolitions. Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... In German and Dutch Engel means Angel. ...

The Weilin & Göös Print Works (1964–66), Espoo, designed by Ruusuvuori, was closed down at the end of the 20th century. It was then purchased by the City of Espoo, who had it converted into the Weegee Exhbition Centre, for culture and the arts, which opened its doors to the public in October 2006.

Key works

• Hyvinkä church, 1961.
• Merimiehenkatu 32, apartment block, Helsinki, 1962.
• Huutoniemi Church, Vaasa, 1964.
• Hämeenlinna Church, renovation, 1964.
• Weilin & Göös Print Works, Espoo, 1964–66 (converted into the Weegee Exhibition Centre, 2006).
• Tapiola Church, Espoo, 1965.
• Roihuvuori School, Helsinki, 1967.
• Marimekko Print Works, Helsinki, 1967 (demolished).
• Mikkeli Police Station, 1968.
• Paragon office building, Helsinki, 1973.
• Sauna Bonsdorff, Padasjoki, 1987.
• Helsinki City Hall "restoration" and modernization, 1970 and 1988.
• Finnish National Museum extension (1985) (unrealised)

References

• Aarno Ruusuvuori, Structure is the Key to Beauty. Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, 1992.

External Links

• Weegee Homepage (English)