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After reading Eric Adams' "Wintry Discontent," I discovered that  Finlandia Hall's marble was deteriorating throughout the years since built! The subtle withering of the marble was chiefly caused by Helsinki's pollution. After a great controversy over how to replace the Aalto's marble, the city of Helsinki decided upon a thicker marble. Elissa Aalto, the widow of Alvar Aalto, insisted upon a stronger marble over a white granite, due to aesthetic and cultural purposes. The building was eventually renovated over a few years after 1998.


Adams, Eric. "Wintry discontent." Architecture Oct. 1998: 166+. Academic OneFile. Web. 5 Feb. 2015.

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.doid=GALE%7CA21244100&v=2.1&u=txshracd2598&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=a9b32bb20ae8380fb782db7c3cb4b910

A website that I found, ArchiTravel, explains how Finlandia Hall is a cultural hallmark of Finland. The website claims that building is a compilation of all the experiments that Aalto has tested throughout his life. I agree with this assertion, for it exhibits intense features of lighting and shape, as the marble glistens, while the interior radiates in light. Also, the building is like a wedge, which is pretty cool.

"Finlandia Hall." ArchiTravel: Online Architecture Guide. ArchiTeam, 1 Jan. 2013. Web. 5 Feb. 2015. <http://www.architravel.com/architravel/building/finlandia-hall/>.

After looking at a compilation of flickr photo caches over Finlandia Hall, I took into notice the glare that radiates off of the the building. The sheen that it reflects is bright and can take on different shades according to the sun. Also, the marble building looks like a smooth texture to me, and the wedge of the building looks sharp and jagged. This combination reminds of something akin to a kind of blade, or a metal spike.

"Finlandia Hall." Flickr. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
<https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=%22finlandia+hall%22&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1>.