Published in 2/2023 - Care

Project Review

Modern System Got a Homely Reform – 1970s Hospital Was Transformed into a Modern Senior Centre in Myllypuro, Helsinki

Karita Rytivaara

Photo: Tuomas Uusheimo

The rational architecture of 1970s provided a flexible framework for transforming a geriatric hospital into a modern senior centre in Myllypuro, Helsinki.

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