Detail View: Architecture and Urban Planning Collection: Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C.
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Work Record ID:
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3028
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Reproduction Record ID:
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3028
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Work Class:
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Architecture
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Work Type:
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embassies
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Title:
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Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C.
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Title Type:
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preferred
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Material:
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glass (material)
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Material Type:
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medium
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Material:
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bronze (metal)
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Material Type:
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medium
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Material:
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wood and wood products
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Material Type:
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medium
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Creator:
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Heikkinen and Komonen, active 1990s-present
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Creator Dates:
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1990-2008
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Creator Nationality:
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Finnish
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Creator Type:
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personal
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Creator Role:
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architect
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Date:
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1990
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Date Type:
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creation
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Location:
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Washington (D.C.)
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Location Type:
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site
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Location:
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3301 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington D.C.
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Style Period:
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Postmodern
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Culture:
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American
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Culture:
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Finnish
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Subject:
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embassies
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Subject:
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flat roofs
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Subject:
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Washington (D.C.)
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Description:
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"Located at 3301 Massachusetts Avenue, the Finnish Embassy occupies a site previously inhabited by a 1950s Federal-style mansion. Designed by the Finnish architectural team of Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen, the new embassy is surrounded by the embassies of Norway and Belgium; the Nunciature of the Holy See (Vatican); and the U.S. Naval Observatory. A bold steel-and-glass box nestled among its stately masonry neighbors, the Finnish Embassy maximizes an awkward, sloping site, condesnig offices, library, and ceremonial room within 4,750 square meters, one-third of which is devoted to parking. Its assemblage of glass block, green-tinted glass, patinated copper and bronze, and polished granite walls conceals a naturalistic haven created behind the building. Replete with natural light, the interior combines the precision of stainless steel nautical detailing with natural wood surfaces. Heikkinen and Komonen's design epitomizes Finland's Modern traditions."
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Information Source:
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Sulivan, Ann G. "New Embassies Open in Washington, D.C." Architecture, September 1994. V. 93. N.9. 28-29.
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Reproduction Creator:
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Larson, Jerry
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Reproduction Creator Type:
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donor
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Reproduction Date:
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2007
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Reproduction Date Type:
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creation
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Reproduction View:
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View of stairway
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Reproduction View Type:
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interior view
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Reproduction Rights Statement:
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These images are for non-profit use educational use. Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of material in physical or digital form requires prior written permission from the copyright holder.
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