Munkkiniemi-Haaga and Greater Helsinki : Urban Planning Studies and Proposals
Munkkiniemi-Haaga and Greater Helsinki : Urban Planning Studies and Proposals
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Author(s): Polyzoides, Stefanos
ISBN No.: 9781966515937
Pages: 176
Year: 202609
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 84.00
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Saarinen's Munkkiniemi-Haaga (1910-15), was commissioned by businessman Julius Tallberg. His masterplan bears the influences of urban thinkers like Camillo Sitte, Raymond Unwin, as well as Georges-Eugène Haussmann. Saarinen provided urban and building typologies, which included terraced houses (a new development in Finland), and blocks with apartments centered around courtyards. The unrealized plan was published in book form as well as a model. As part of Tallberg's Pro Helsingfors project (1918), Saarinen's future vision for Helsinki envisaged a decentralized but radial organization linking various nodes to the urban centre by an ample hierarchy of streets. Saarinen's social vision included accommodating citizens with a a mix of various income levels.


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