This Week’s Crazy Building: Amos Rex
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Helsinki, Finland is home to a unique new art museum, Amos Rex. The historic 1930s Lasipalatsi building became its new home. Gallery space lies beneath a unique topography of hill-like shapes in a busy public square. Visitors can shop, dine, and catch a movie in the restored Bio Rex theater. Those under 18 can enter
- Published in Crazy Buildings
No Comments
This Week’s Crazy Building: Oodi
Friday, 14 June 2019
The undulating shape of Oodi evokes the feeling of a passing cloud. While that image may conjure the feeling of a daydream, this new public library is the opposite, being practical and well thought out. Designed by ALA Architects it sits across the street from the parliament building in Helsinki, Finnland. Oodi means “ode” in
- Published in Crazy Buildings
This Week’s Crazy Building: Glass Igloos
Monday, 13 November 2017
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the aurora borealis in person? At the Kakslauttanen vacation resort in Finland, you can actually spend the night in a glass igloo where you can gaze in comfort. The glass igloos were the first of their kind when they were built in 1999. Resort
- Published in Crazy Buildings