National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum was designed by the Norwegian-basedarchitecture firm, Snøhetta

Steven Holl Architects designed the Bloch Building, an addition to theNelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City

Morphosis Architects designed the Perot Museum of Nature & Science, currentlyunder construction in Dallas

Members of the Rice Design Alliance Finland tour in front of Villa Mairea,designed by architect Alvar Aalto

Academic Bookstore in Helsinki, designed by architect Alvar Aalto

Architect Alvar Aalto's famous Finlandia Hall

Turku Castle, Turku, Finland, 13th-16th centuries

Tour member enjoy cocktails on the balcony at the Hotel Tammer in Tampere.

Alvar Aalto House

Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland, 1939, Alvar Aalto, architect

Split-level reading room, National Pension Institution, Helsinki, Finland, 1956,Alvar Aalto, architect

Skyline of downtown Helsinki, with the Lutheran Cathedral the white, domedbuilding on the left. The Orthodox Cathedral is the red brick building to theright.

Resurrection Chapel, Turku, Finland, 1941, Erik Bryggman, architect

Detail of column capital at the Pohjola Fire Insurance Co. Building, Helsinki,1901, Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen, architects

Paimio Sanatorium, Paimio, Finland, 1933, Alvar Aalto, architect

Hvitträsk, Kirkkonuumi, Finland, 1903, Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen,architects

Holy Cross Church, Hattula, Finland, late 15th century

Carol Barden with Tree House architects Erick Ragni and Scott Strasser