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Published in 1/2024 - The Heart of the City

Urban design and planning

Turku Market Square

Schauman & Nordgren Architects, Arco Architecture Company, SIGGE Architects, LOCI Landscape Architects, VALOA design

Pavilions and the market square renewal

Architects Ted Schauman, Jonas Nordgren, Kristian Kontula (Schauman & Nordgren Architects), Jari Tschernij (Arco Architecture Company), Pekka Mäki, Rickard Ramberg, Johan Roman (SIGGE Architects), Veera Tolvanen, Pia Kuusiniemi, Milla Hakari, Linda Pääkkönen (LOCI Landscape Architects), Roope Siiroinen, Antti Hiltunen, Marko Kuusisto, Paulina Blomström (VALOA design)
Location Turku
Completion 2022

The wooden pavilions create sheltered spaces in the renovated Turku Market Square. Read Pirjo Sanaksenaho’s review → ”Under the Trees”

Photos Ludvig Holtenäs, Tuomas Uusheimo, Åbo Creative, Venla Rautajoki

© Tuomas Uusheimo
© Ludvig Holtenäs
© Ludvig Holtenäs
© Ludvig Holtenäs
© Ludvig Holtenäs
© Venla Rautajoki
© Ludvig Holtenäs
© Tuomas Uusheimo
© Vesa Loikas
© Vesa Loikas
© Åbo Creative
© Åbo Creative
© Vesa Loikas
© Vesa Loikas

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