Alvar Aalto's Silo to be Transformed into Research Centre Promoting Architectural Preservation in Oulu, Finland
Copy Skene Catling de la Peña and Factum Foundation are transforming Alvar Aalto’s iconic wood chip Silo into a research Centre promoting architectural preservation and re-use. The AALTOSIILO, a cathedral-like concrete structure “ will become a point of focus for digitizing and communicating the importance of the industrial architecture of the north and – in turn - the impact industry has had on the environment”. Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature. -- Alvar Aalto Located in Oulu, Finland, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the Toppila Silo was design...
Source: archdaily.com