Looking back to last winter in Helsinki.
It's so hot still in september in seoul, so i miss the winter time in scandinavia.
I think I can say that it was my favourite travel destination. It's not too big and crowded like London, and I felt lost in direction most of time in Milan. Actually it was not too cold even in winter time in helsinki. Above all, there are many hot places abt art and design in Helsinki.
Kiasma is worth to visit to see the architecture itself.

Rather than the architecture (it's national theatre in copenhagen), I like this an easy and composed attitude. They might have been busy, working on riverside, but at least they looked happier than one in office. 

A cafe in Louisiana museum of modern art, Denmark. After seeing inside and outside of the building, I had to have a rest. With the ocean view through wide glass window, it served cozy and warm atmosphere for visitors. I could find some familiar materials like wooden louver ceiling, brick floor, etc, as I worked with those material in 101arch.

It looks like a photo of postcard!! Last time in Copenhagen, I had to go alone to this beautiful amusement park, it was the shortcoming when I travelled alone.
Tivoli Park, Copenhagen

The entrance of church Temppeliaukio in Helsinki. It was too difficult to find here, so called "rock church", because it's covered with the natural rocks. The religious architecture wasn't shallow nor superficial like any other ones with only glamourous surface. Please look at the small cross, it is the only sign that you can recognise that it is a church.

It looks like a lonely place with no one in the picture, but it's actually a subway station in Stockholm. People would come to the platform to pass more than any other place, so public space should be designed properly.

This humourous handrail detail looks like a standing person.

Kiasma by Steven Holl,

Helsinki

Bar Atelier

The Cocktail Aalto and an Aalto candleholder.

This bar is on top of a five-star hotel, Hotel Torni in Helsingki.

Although I could not understand why there were the transparent chairs by Philp Stock, and there weren't anything connected with Alba Aalto apart from the cocktail Aalto and glasses, it was a enjoyable place with its great night view.

Sense of place
Genius loci literally means genius place. It is used to describe places that are deeply memorable for their architectural and experiential qualities.

from Louisiana Museum, Denmark

Can you recognise who's design it is?
Approximatively 1 hour from centre of Copenhagen, you can visit here. Here is a cafe in Ordrupgaard museum.
It was built in 1918 as a country estate and showcase for insurance magnate Wilhelm Hansen's collection of French Impressionist and Danish paintings. A new building designed by Zaha Hadid attached to the old buildings recently.
Although peoples who know about her can recognise her buildings even from 100m away, it was challenging for me to look for. I amazed by its new concept with curves and black colour concrete which made me refresh.
Let's have a dinner at this restaurant of the museum next time.

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/hadid/ordrupgaard4/ordrupgaard4.html
http://www.ordrupgaard.dk/topics/frontpage.aspx

I should have checked. I should have asked!!.. I only asked when the guided tour was in Opera, but didn't asked about admission. If you have got to get into it, you should make a reservation for the guided tour.

When we are travelling, it is necessary to go to toilets as often as we can, but I became to go to toilets everytime if I visit to designed buildings since I've worked at 101architects.

This picture is the interior of a toilet in Kiasma, designed by Steven Holl.

What was interesting is there were a shower faucet in every public toilet in Helsinki. They seemed like hand held bidets.

How can I take a picture of an impression of circular space? The church Temppeliaukio doesn't seem to be made of stones. It's more like being among stones. The timeless design of it was primitive but elegant, and delicate but powerful.

I finally found the music to fill my car air.
Nils Krogh
A jazz artist from Gotenberg, Sweden. The musician says that the sound is like jazz with an electric and an organic touch.








http://www.myspace.com/nilskrogh

Travelling about 1 hour from centre of Copenhagen, I could reach to Louisiana museum of modern art. The exquisite museum is located between the Baltic sea and a garden which is full of sculptures. The scale of the museum is quite extensive, but it never overwhelm the nature.

www.louisiana.dk

As the plan is simple, it seems to get powerful.

Asplund's library is Stockholm's most internationally acclaimed building. While I was getting closer to the library, I could see only cylinder form and squares. Only the orange colour of the elevation looked exotic. However if you get into the library, the panorama of books make an unique view and realise why the outerior had to be. It is said that the inspiration was a temple of wisdom, borrowing form and ornament from ancient Egypt. As we can see in the picture, the building is all about books and history.