Risto-Veikko Luukkonen

Finnish architect

Risto-Veikko Luukkonen (25 June 1902, Mikkeli – 7 September 1972, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. He is best known for designing the Töölö Sports Hall and the Olympia Terminal in Helsinki together with Aarne Hytönen, both of which are listed by Docomomo (a global organization preserving modernist architecture) as significant examples of modern architecture in Finland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Works

Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen
Finnish pavilion at the Brussels International Exposition (1935) – together with Aarne Hytönen
Suomi-yhtiö office building, Helsinki (1938) – together with Aarne Hytönen
Turku Concert Hall (1952)
Olympia Terminal, Helsinki (1953) – together with Aarne Hytönen
Valkeakoski Town Hall (1955) – together with Aarne Hytönen
Turku City Theatre (1962) – together with Helmer Stenroos
Kuopio City Theatre (1963) – together with Helmer Stenroos
State Office Building, Turku (1967) – together with Helmer Stenroos

Töölö Sports Hall
Olympia Terminal
Turku Concert Hall
Turku City Theatre
Kuopio City Theater
State Office Building, Turku

References

^ "Risto-Veikko Luukkonen" (in Finnish). Museum of Finnish Architecture. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Messuhalli (Töölön kisahalli) - Helsinki Exhibition Hall (Töölö Sports Hall)". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Olympiaterminaali - Olympic terminal". Docomomo Suomi Finland ry. Retrieved 9 March 2014.