Big bang of the arts sets Turku ablaze

Illustration: GROSS. MAX
Hofplein Viaduct in Rotterdam is visualised here by Edinburgh-based landscape architecture bureau GROSS. MAX, which takes part in Turku’s Urban Nature seminar in September 2011 during the Finnish city’s year as European Capital of Culture.

For all of 2011, Turku enjoys the status of European Capital of Culture, ushering in a schedule of hundreds of unique events that engage audiences and encourage interaction. In Finnish the theme for the year is Turku palaa, which can mean either "Turku is burning" or "Turku returns."

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