A place has no spirit without the people
20.01.2012
- The idea for Genius loci book came out of a project exploring the campus identity of the School of Economics and the walking tours arranged at and around the school. A place has no spirit without the people living and working there, and making the place their own, says Docent Annukka Jyrämä. Jyrämä is the second author of the book.
The Genius loci book which introduces art and design at the School of Economics of the Aalto University was published on 16 January 2012. On that day the school was also 101 years old. The book is written by Annukka Jyrämä and Saara Karhunen. Jyrämä works as a Docent at the School of Economics and Karhunen is an art historian.
The beautiful pictures taken by Aki-Pekka Sinikoski take the main role in the book. Pictures show surroundings of the school and its great details. - The light and the amount of it are the most impressive things in the surroundings: almost all the big halls have large windows through which beautiful natural light can enter, says Sinikoski.
The main building of the School of Economics is a great example of post-war reconstruction era architecture in Finland. The building was completed in 1950, and it was realized as a communal effort in a nation recovering from the war. Genius loci book takes you on a tour through the School of Economics, acting as your tour guides will be the school's students, researchers, alumni and personnel.
The walking tours introducing the art, design and architecture treaseures of the School of Economics are arranged when ordered. The next walking tour will be on the World Design Capital weekend, Friday 3 February at 1 pm. The tour starts from the Entrance Hall at the Main building of the School of Economics (Runeberginkatu 14-16).
You can order book at: books.aalto.fi
