Juhani Pallasmaa, Finnish Architect

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)

Juhani Pallasmaa on the Web:

Juhani Pallasmaa

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.