CONSERVATION AND REDEVELOPMENT ON THE POSTWAR SUBURBS IN HELSINKI(ARCHITECTURE,50th anniversary edition)

The postwar suburbs built from the 1950's to the 1970's is one type of modern cultural heritages and the time has now come for such places to be examined for large-scale improvement. In this paper, I studied three postwar suburbs in Helsinki: Olympiakyla, Maunula and Pihlajamaki, and outlined the history of each, its characteristics, present situation, and conservation and redevelopment plan. The process of redevelopment, in keeping with the areas' value as cultural property, has been carried out gradually in Helsinki. First of all, a detailed investigation and publication of its results are carried out and specialists exchange information with inhabitants. A redevelopment plan is then drawn up through discussion.