1935 The Glass Palace
Viljo Revell's breakthrough project was the shoppingcenter building called the Glass Palace, which is the first totally functionalistic building in the capital. Revell was a 25 year old architectural student when he drew the house with two of his classmates. Today it is considered a very valuable building and will be preserved.
1948 Palace Hotel
Hotel Palace is an early representative of the modern international building technique, which Revell designed along with two colleagues in 1948. Despite that, Revell was the forerunner with respect to technically difficult solutions, he never forgot the human aspect - the sauna on the Palace Hotel's top floor is considered to be the most enjoyable in Helsinki.
1953 "The Blue Band"
The most daring suggestion for community planning during the 1950s was "The Blue Band", which never was realized, and yet remained an unachievable dream for Revell. He saw this as the most democratic way to live. The "Blue Band" was planned for North Haaga, and the thought was for a long two-story blue rowhouse stretching all the way to the horizon. Here we see the first sign of Revell's effort to find the complete solution to the "long line", which led later to the designing of the City Hall of Toronto
1958 Skyscraper in Tapiola
It is difficult to imagine Tapiola without Revell's "wing topped" Tornitalo. Revell made the sketches with quick flowing movements, using a thick felt tipped pen. Revell designed several other houses in Tapiola.
1960 City Block - Makkaratalo
Distinctive for Revell is accentuated horizontalism and incredibly detailed solutions. He was influenced by concrete brutalism, which evolved in England after World War II. One can see this especially in Revell's Makkaratalo, directly opposite the train station in Helsinki.