Futuro

Noun

 * 1) A prefabricated house shaped like a flying saucer, made of plastics and polymers, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen and produced from 1968 to the 1980s.
 * 2) * 2003, Sean Topham, Where's My Space Age?: The Rise and Fall of Futuristic Design, Prestel Pub:
 * The film raised many questions about the utopian future that was promised at the height of the space age and how quickly such promises were forgotten. The documentary closes on the poignant image of one of the few remaining Futuro [structures].
 * 1) * 2003, Liesbeth Melis, Parasite Paradise: A Manifesto for Temporary Architecture and Flexible Urbanism, Nai Uitgevers Pub:
 * All in all, 20 Futuros were produced in Finland between 1968 and 1978 and at least 25 countries were sold a production license. Marko Horne and Mika Taanila, who have made a film and a book about the Futuro, have managed to track ...