Born:
September 14, 1936 in Hämeenlinna, Finland
Education:
1966: Helsinki University of Technology, Diploma in Architecture
Important Projects:
- 2003-2006: Kamppi Centre, Helsinki.
- 2004: Snow Show (with Rachel Whiteread), Lapland
- 2002-2003: Bank of Finland Museum, Helsinki
- 2002: Pedestrian and cycle bridge, Viikki Eco-village, Helsinki
- 1989-91 Major extensions to Itäkeskus Shopping Centre, Helsinki
- 1990-91: Outdoor spaces for Ruoholahti Residential Area, Helsinki
- 1986-1991: Institut Finlandais (with Roland Schweitzer), Paris
- 1987: Phone Booth Design for Helsinki Telephone Association
- 1986: Renovation of Helsinki Old Market Hall, Helsinki
- 1984-1986: Renovation of the Art Museum in Rovaniemi
- 1970: Summer atelier of artist Tor Arne, Vänö Island
Major Awards:
- 2009: American Academy of Arts and Letters, Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture
- 1999: Jean Tschumi Prize for Architectural Criticism, International Union of Architects
- 1997: Fritz Schumacher Prize (Germany)
- 1996: Russian Federation Architecture Award
- 1993: Helsinki City Culture Award
- 1992: Finnish State Architecture Award
Teaching :
- 1991-1997: Professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology, served as Dean 1993-1996
- 1978-1983: Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture
- Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor at Washington University, St. Louis, USA
- Has taught at universities in Europe, South America, and Africa
Writing:
Juhani Pallasmaa writes prolifically about architectural theory. His works are read in many architecture classrooms.
- The Eyes of the Skin - Architecture and the Senses (compare prices)
- Encounters - Architectural Essays. Peter MacKeith, editor (compare prices)
- Archipelago - Essays on Architecture. Peter MacKeith, editor (compare prices)
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About Juhani Pallasmaa:
Juhani Pallasmaa is an enormously prolific architect involved in architectural, product, and graphic design. He is also a writer and lecturer on topics related to cultural philosophy, environmental psychology, and architectural theory.
In Finland, Juhani Pallasmaa is known as a Constructivist. His work has been inspired by the simplicity of Japanese architecture and the abstraction of modern Deconstructivism.
