Architecture in Context: Helin Workshop by Peter Davey (Author)

The Finnish architect Pekka Helin has been a major figure on the scene of Scandinavian architecture for more than 30 years, creating his first firm in 1979. In his design approach, he draws in a specifically Scandinavian manner both on functionalism as well as the organic architecture of Alvar Aalto, Viljo Revell and Heikki Siren, but also Aarne Ervi.

This book presents the firm's wide range of building expertise organized by typological task, with the focus on life in nature, urban public buildings, residential structures, and various types of workspace. Among the structures presented are Nokia's corporate headquarters, the Finnforest Modular Office, the tallest office building in Europe with a supporting structure made of timber, several highly innovative housing estates as well as master planning projects for the redesign of industrial wastelands in Helsinki and Oslo.