{"id":1216,"date":"1984-12-08T14:31:53","date_gmt":"1984-12-08T19:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2016-12-28T23:32:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T04:32:18","slug":"suomi-college-finlandia-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ss.sites.mtu.edu\/cca\/suomi-college-finlandia-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Suomi College, Finlandia Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Brett Schlager<\/p>\n

Architect: TMP Associates, Inc.<\/a>
\nLocation: Finlandia University Campus, Hancock
\nBuilt: 1983-1984
\nContractor: Herman Gundlach, Inc.<\/p>\n

\"finlandiahall\" — South fa\u00e7ade of Finlandia Hall. Photograph from TMP Associates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Finlandia Hall is a four-story, 192-room, co-ed student dormitory that is home to 184 students.^{1<\/sup>\u00a0Finlandia Hall was completed and ready for occupation in September of 1984 after a $3.5 million loan from the Federal Department of Education.^{2<\/sup><\/p>\n}}
The building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade faces south and is said to have a \u201cdomestic character\u201d that resembles the local homes surrounding it. The hall is built on a steep hill and has a steeply pitched roof and division of four staggered sections of red brick trimmed with white belt course.^{3<\/sup>\u00a0Finlandia Hall made it possible to consolidate the entire student housing, which was previously scattered across campus, into one hall. The hall has separate study areas and comfortable living spaces, making it easier for students on campus to enjoy college life.^{4<\/sup>\u00a0The architectural design and materials used help to incorporate this new building with the historic campus surroundings.<\/p>\n}}
TMP Associates won two awards for the design of Finlandia Hall: the American Institute of Architects Detroit Chapter\/Honor Award in 1985, and the Masonry Institute of Michigan & Michigan Society of Architects\/Michigan Award for Excellence in Masonry Design.^{5<\/sup><\/p>\n}
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