Turku and the Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper

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The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
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Architect Alvar Aalto lived in Turku 1927 – 1933. This period saw the rise of a new era of architecture and furniture design. Aalto co-operated with Erik Bryggman, one of the earliest representatives of Finnish functionalist architecture, who had founded an office in Turku in early 1920s.

The office for the newspaper Turun Sanomat is an Aalto-designed office building located in city centre, constructed in 1928-29. Turku region is also home to furniture factory Korhonen, the traditional manufacturer of Artek furniture.

The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper, along with Aalto’s other works, Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building and the Standard Apartment House, are included in the listing of Built Cultural Environments of National Importance. The international Docomomo organization also includes these sites in its list of iconic 1920s-1970s Finnish modernist sites.

Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building was the first building that Aalto designed to Turku. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building was the first building that Aalto designed to Turku. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Photo: Gustaf Welin, Alvar Aalto -museum
Photo: Gustaf Welin, Alvar Aalto -museum
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper had originally a two-storey-high display window. Photo: Alvar Aalto museum
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper had originally a two-storey-high display window. Photo: Alvar Aalto museum
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building. Photo: Maija Holma, Alvar Aalto Foundation
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper
The Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper

Turku and the Office Building for Turun Sanomat Newspaper

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Kauppiaskatu 5, 20100 Turku, Finland