Waldemar Wilenius was a renowned Finnish architect at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century designing buildings in first a Neo-Renaissance

Neo-Renaissance

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 style before moving to an Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

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 style. Wilenius completed his studies at the Finnish Polytechnical Institute

Helsinki University of Technology

Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University...

 in 1889, after which he undertook further studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts

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 in Stockholm

Stockholm

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 and the Technical University of Berlin

Technical University of Berlin

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. After his studies he returned to Helsinki where he worked at the National Board of Building, fulfilling various positions until 1889. He also established his own architect's office. Wilenius is particularly known for a number of apartment blocks built in the centre of Helsinki.

Buildings by Waldemar Wilenius

• Park Pavilion, Kemi
  Kemi
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  – 1893.
• Kontio apartment building, Kruunuvuorenkatu 5/Kauppiaankatu 1–3, Helsinki − 1898.
• Merilinna apartment building, Merikatu 1/Neitsytpolku 2, Helsinki − 1900.
• Gunnebo Gård apartment building, Pietarinkatu 23/Huvilakatu 18, Helsinki − 1905.

External links

• Pictures of apartment buildings in Helsinki by Waldemar Wilenius