Architectural photographer Jussi Tiainen has photographed Finnish contemporary architecture for already 30 years and has over the decades polished his recognizable style to the point of perfection. For this book he has photographed Finnish wooden architecture from recent years designed by well-known Finnish architects. The ten selected buildings are situated in different parts of Finland from south to north, from rocky seashore to verdant inland.
This book is a cross-section through the whole phenomena of wood architecture, from small-scale spaces to stunning structures, from housing to public buildings such as offices, churches, schools and conference and holiday facilities. The buildings are designed in different styles and built using different methods, from revived traditional 18th century building methods to present day flexible fir glulam post-beam-slab structural system.
'Jussi Tiainen's photography emphasizes the essential features of the material, how light meets wood softly, how wooden surfaces humanize the scale, how the structures receive natural and understandable dimensions, and how the material entices the viewer to touch the architecture. The wood material makes a difference in architecture. It has to be designed 'stick by stick', and the architect has to be aware of the influence of each selection. Even the small details are structural. Thus one could say that wood architecture is an absolutely structural architecture.' (Martti Rautiola, Director General, Building Information Foundation RTS)
In addition to the photographs, the book also includes site plans, floor plans, sections and short presentation texts written by the architects of the buildings. The project presentations are complemented by architect Sarlotta Narjus's article 'The Wood Tradition Continues'.
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