Helsinki Central Station

Outline
In a competition held in 1904 against a background of population growth and traffic changes, Saarinen won with a proposal of national romanticism. After five years of modifications, the building was clad in reinforced concrete with granite cladding, and it became an architectural expression of the dynamism of modern technology.
Location
  • Finland
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Special Link
Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
Category
New Building Types
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Decade
pre 1920
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