TY - JFULL AU - A. Soikkeli PY - 2014/7/ TI - The Early Stages of the Standardization of Finnish Building Sector T2 - International Journal of Architectural and Environmental Engineering SP - 627 EP - 634 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9998428 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 90, 2014 N2 - Early 20th century functionalism aimed at generalising living and rationalising construction, thus laying the foundation for the standardisation of construction components and products. From the 1930s onwards, all measurement and quality instructions for building products, different types of building components, descriptions of working methods complying with advisable building practises, planning, measurement and calculation guidelines, terminology, etc. were called standards. Standardisation was regarded as a necessary prerequisite for the mass production of housing. This article examines the early stages of standardisation in Finland in the 1940s and 1950s, as reflected on the working history of an individual architect, ErkkiKoiso-Kanttila (1914-2006). In 1950 Koiso-Kanttila was appointed the Head of Design of the Finnish Association of Architects’ Building Standards Committee, a position which he held until 1958. His main responsibilities were the development of the RT Building Information File and compiling of the files. ER -