Project Name

Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church)

Files

Project Location

Helsinki, Finland

Year of Completion

1969

Project Architect

Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen

Owner

N/A

Student Author

Emily Rosa

Archived Year

2013

Climate

Dfb

Application

Exterior Facade

Material and its Properties

solid, unworked rock

Environmental Response

This material is sustainable because it came directly from the earth and has not been altered in any way that would make it artificial or hard to return to the earth at the end of its use.

Recommended Citation

Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen, "Temppeliaukio Kirkko (Rock Church)" (1969). Building Case Studies. 174.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/174