Foundation for Building Culture

National Building Center sustained by the Foundation for Building Culture is stable, non-profit and self sufficient institute, which serves the society. It is open on regular hours and it has professional staff.


The Center saves, preserves and displays material evidence of building for research, study and development. There are materials, structures and techniques for study since the early cultural environment and traditional building to today. Center combines public exhibition about building to its internet pages and to information service it provides.

Center orientates mainly towards schools and industry of construction materials, but the Center wants to inspire the public to have interest towards building and construction as well as understanding and appreciation of constructed environment.


Pages under construction (Oct. 9.10. 2010).



Rakennuskulttuurin Edistämissäätiö
Rantakatu 9
80100 Joensuu - Finland
email: info@rkes.fi