Risto-Veikko Luukkonen
Risto-Veikko Luukkonen (25 June 1902, Mikkeli – 7 September 1972, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He is best known for designing the Töölö Sports Hall and the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki together with Aarne Hytönen, both of which are listed by Docomomo (a global organization preserving modernist architecture) as significant examples of modern architecture in Finland.[1][2][3]
Works[]
- Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen
- Finnish pavilion at the Brussels International Exposition (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen
- Suomi-yhtiö office building, Helsinki (1938) – together with Aarne Hytönen
- Turku Concert Hall (1952)
- Olympia Terminal, Helsinki (1953) – together with Aarne Hytönen
- Valkeakoski Town Hall (1955) – together with Aarne Hytönen
- Turku City Theatre (1962) – together with Helmer Stenroos
- (1963) – together with Helmer Stenroos
- State Office Building, Turku (1967) – together with Helmer Stenroos
Töölö Sports Hall
Olympia Terminal
Turku Concert Hall
Turku City Theatre
Kuopio City Theater
State Office Building, Turku
References[]
- ^ "Risto-Veikko Luukkonen" (in Finnish). Museum of Finnish Architecture. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Messuhalli (Töölön kisahalli) - Helsinki Exhibition Hall (Töölö Sports Hall)". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Olympiaterminaali - Olympic terminal". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links[]
- Media related to Risto-Veikko Luukkonen at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Mikkeli
- People from Mikkeli Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- 20th-century Finnish architects