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萬里飛碟屋 the UFO house in Wanli, Taiwan The finnish architect Matti Suuronen designed these houses in the end of 1960´s. They were made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The “Ufo” is a Futuro house, designed as lightweight skiing cottage, easy to transport to remote places. The other houses are Venturo houses, designed as apartments and shops. His other plastic house designs were a kiosk and a service station. Photo: Cypherone
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萬里飛碟屋 the UFO house in Wanli, Taiwan

The finnish architect Matti Suuronen designed these houses in the end of 1960´s. They were made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The “Ufo” is a Futuro house, designed as lightweight skiing cottage, easy to transport to remote places. The other houses are Venturo houses, designed as apartments and shops. His other plastic house designs were a kiosk and a service station.

Photo: Cypherone

Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen, of Finland, from below, in the Hall of States during a media preview of “Nordic Cool,” an international festival being held at the Kennedy Center in Washington. February 19-March 17, 2013, the Kennedy Center presents Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival of theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, design, cuisine, and film to highlight the diverse cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Áland Islands. Photo: Glyn Lowe Photoworks
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Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen

Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen, of Finland, from below, in the Hall of States during a media preview of “Nordic Cool,” an international festival being held at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

February 19-March 17, 2013, the Kennedy Center presents Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival of theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, design, cuisine, and film to highlight the diverse cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Áland Islands.

Photo: Glyn Lowe Photoworks

Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen, of Finland, from below, in the Hall of States during a media preview of “Nordic Cool,” an international festival being held at the Kennedy Center in Washington. February 19-March 17, 2013, the Kennedy Center presents Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival of theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, design, cuisine, and film to highlight the diverse cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Áland Islands. Photo: Glyn Lowe Photoworks
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Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen

Are We Still Afloat by artist Kaarina Kaikkonen, of Finland, from below, in the Hall of States during a media preview of “Nordic Cool,” an international festival being held at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

February 19-March 17, 2013, the Kennedy Center presents Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival of theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, design, cuisine, and film to highlight the diverse cultures of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as the territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Áland Islands.

Photo: Glyn Lowe Photoworks

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