Finnish buildings go back to the future

Photo: Sinimaaria KangasIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s – Futuro, a plastic blast from the past that resembles a UFO but is actually a house.

A UFO has been sighted behind the WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Espoo, just outside Helsinki. A restored plastic Futuro house from 1968, it forms a whimsical capsule of Space Age idealism – one that still inspires debate over sustainable construction methods and materials.

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