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kamppi
just after i moved to helsinki a hole in the centre of the city appeared. i dont really have any memories of what was there before. back in the summer of 2003 i showed a photo of the big hole in the ground. well the whole project is pretty much finished now – ahead of…
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lahti
i went back to taivallahti today – walked around and stared at the amazing sunset. i walked across the frozen bay and saw all these people off in the distance skating. there is 10cm or so of snow on the ice – but there is a huge skating circuit on the ice – the city…
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quotes
a wonderful quote from eliel saarinen in 1931. “we are confronted with a thick wall through which we have to force a way. this wall is composed of inertia on the part of bystanders; their inability to comprehend necessities of town planning derives from the evolution of the city. the same inertia is often a…
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new town
following on from this a few years back, the adamstown development in dublin has just gone on sale. people started queueing yesterday to buy houses from the first phase. more information here in todays irish times.