TAPIOLA 
GARDEN 
CONCEPT 
CITY 













Architecture competiton 
won by Aarne Ervi 








“A HOME OR A BARRACK FOR OUR CHILDREN?” The manifesto for Tapiola written by the founder Heikki Von Hertzen 1946








FIRST MAPS 
























FOCUSING MY RESEARCH ON THE CENTER 













Three first buildings in the center 

FIRST “WHATEVER YOU WANT” MALL 
RISE OF BUYING POWER IN FINLAND, THE POST WAR MARKET 

FUNDALISM
MODERNISM 














“THE WELLBEING OF THE CITIZENS” DIAGRAM 



 




CRITIQUE WRITTEN IN THE 80S OF THE ORGANISATION OF TAPIOLA 
LACK OF CULTURE 







CURRENT TAPIOLA 







FROM PARTS OF THE CITY WITH CONNECTIONS - AND A POSSIBILITY FOR IMAGINATION TO A COMPLEX WITH EVERYTHING IN THIS ONE MALL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE 

LIVING 
THE GYM 
RESTAURANT AND CAFES 
GROCERY SHOPS 
SHOPPING 
 CONNECTION TO HELSINKI 
PARKING 


“MINI TAPIOLA” 





 
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