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ROVANIEMI Alvar Aalto planned administrative and cultural centres for
ADMINISTRATIVE three Finnish towns: Seinäjoki, Rovaniemi and Jyväskylä.
AND CULTURAL The centre in Rovaniemi already secured its foundation in
CENTRE 1945 when Aalto drew up the Reindeer Antler Plan. The two
forthcoming buildings were also already envisaged in the first
1961–1988 sketch of the city library dating from 1961.
The public buildings are sited in a fan shape on a park-like
square between two streets. They face the city and overlook
one another, forming a closed wall-like mass when viewed
from the back. The administrative and cultural centre of
Rovaniemi may be viewed as a total work of art, owing to
the essential presence of furnishings designed by Aalto as
well.
