I've visited quite a few libraries in Espoo and Helsinki and have struggled to find some information/books/papers to do with Tapiola in English as my thesis has to be in English (direct quotations).
I was wondering if there is a chance you could potentially find any information about Tapiolan Garden City architecture/city planning from 1950s - onwards?
Answer
Helmet-libraries have the following books about Tapiola in English:
- Tapiola : life and architecture / Timo Tuomi (editor), Rakennustieto, 2003, isbn 9516827195
- Tapiola : a history and architectural guide / Timo Tuomi, Espoo City Museum, 1992, isbn 9518572046
- Building a new town : Finland's new garden city : Tapiola / Heikki von Hertzen and Paul D. Spreiregen, MIT Press, 1974, isbn 0262220180 (only available to use in the Pasila library)
- Tapiola : the garden city = Tapiola - puutarhakaupunki / Uolevi Itkonen, Liisa Immonen, Kirjayhtymä, 1986, isbn 9512630214
When searching other libraries databases, for. ex. Finna.fi, I recommend you use search words arkkitehtuuri or kaupunkisuunnittelu and Tapiola.
Espoo City Museum may have other sources available - see https://www.espoo.fi/en/kamu-espoo-city-museum/contact-us
Also Espoo City City Planning department https://www.espoo.fi/en/housing-and-building/city-planning/contact-information-city-planning
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