In this essay and through this specific but symptomatic example, I meant to question the little interest architectural circles express to that church in particular, and the entire 1920s Classicist production of buildings; and thereby investigate its pertinence for today’s architecture. In a first part, I draw the general picture of the political, cultural and architectural context of this building. The second part endeavours to understand the building in a complex urban context and, finally, the third part analyses in details its architectural characteristics.

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Original text in English
Spring Term 2010

TaiK Aalto University, Helsinki, FI

Teacher: Pekka Korvenmaa​