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Summer Evening Melodies – Cultural Encounter at Hanko Casino
On Friday evening, July 10, the historic Hanko Casino came alive with music after a long silence, as the Summer Evening Melodies event brought together a large audience to enjoy chamber music in a unique…
Hanko Casino
Leppänen Architects has been selected as the architectural and main designers for the restoration planning phase of Hanko Casino.
Hanko Casino represents an exceptional layer of Finnish spa history and coastal architecture. Originally completed in 1879, the building underwent a transformation at…
MODERNIST ARCHITECTS
The 1950s were the “golden age” of Finnish architecture, leaving the handprints of the era’s most significant architects. Known as modernism, this era is characterized by its humanity and close relationship with nature.
Architects such as Alvar Aalto, Aarne Ervi, Viljo Revell,…
“From Father to Son” 50 years
The “From Father to Son” 50th-anniversary celebration was held over the weekend at Finlandia Hall in a solemn and festive atmosphere.
The event celebrated the combined 50-year history of the architectural offices of architects Kaarlo and Kari Leppänen.
Leppänen Architects featured in Rakennuslehti
An article about Kari Leppänen and Leppänen Architects published in Rakennuslehti on October 3, 2025.
It has been very close. This is how Helsinki-based architect and entrepreneur Kari Leppänen responds when asked whether, amidst this economic downturn, he has…
A House Like a Brick Exhibition
An article published by Wienerberger about our recently completed project.
As Oy Niittyportti 16, completed in Niittykumpu, Espoo, consists of two mainly brick-clad apartment buildings, which Architect SAFA Kari Leppänen playfully calls Matti and…
Kestävä Kivitalo excursion to Tallinn
We participated in the excursion to Tallinn organized by Kestävä Kivitalo on September 4, 2025, at the invitation of Wienerberger.
After a tour of the Estonian Business School construction site, we explored high-quality brick projects outside Tallinn as well…
Facade renovation of Bulevardinpuisto begins
Right after the summer holidays, we were able to start the architectural and main design for the facade renovation of As Oy Bulevardinpuisto.
The demanding and protected sr-2 site is located right by Sinebrychoff Park at Uudenmaankatu 39.
Kaarlo…
Kaarlo Leppänen was Alvar Aalto’s “motor man”
Eeva Marjatta Snellman has written the book TEHTÄVÄ ARKKITEHTITOIMISTOSSA – Elissa ja Alvar Aalto & kumppanit (Task in an Architectural Office – Elissa and Alvar Aalto & partners).
In the article Kaarlo Leppänen was Alvar Aalto’s “motor…
The renovation of the protected heritage building located in Kulosaari, built in the early 1920s, is progressing. The urban villa, full of history, was originally built as a residence for a wealthy family and later served as a municipal home for the City of…
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