Helsinki Espoo. Architectural Guide: Buildings and projects since 1917 (Architekturführer/Architectural Guide) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Ulf Meyer, born 1970, studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin and the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Held lectureship positions abroad in Tokyo,  Japan and Berkeley , California, among other places. 2008 – 2010 Assistant Professor for Sustainable Urban Construction at Kansas State University. 2010 – 2011 Hyde Chair of Excellence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lectures and publications on contemporary architecture.

Laura Kolbe, born 1957, Professor for European History at the ­University of Helsinki with focus on urban, cultural and social history. ­Membership of ­countless cultural organisations and ­municipal insti­tutions. Participation in ­national committees and academic ­research ­activities.

Douglas Gordon, born 1951, studied archi­tecture at The Bartlett, ­University College London. Archi­tect and ­planner. Involvement in several urban development projects for the ­Greater London Council (GLC), the London Borough of Camden and the Housing Fund of Finland with focus on the urban development of Helsinki and spatial strategies within the metropolitan region.

Heikki Mäntymäki, born 1970, Head of Communications at the ­Helsinki City Planning Department and in charge of public relations. Numerous publications on the future of the Finnish capital.

Cornelia Dörries, 1969–2025, studied urban sociology in ­Manchester and ­Berlin. As a freelance author she ­primarily wrote about urban development, ­urban history, architecture and ­interior design. From 2010 to 2016, she was an editor for the "Deutsches Architektenblatt". She lived and worked in Berlin.