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Antti Ahlava

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Full Professor, Emergent Design Methodologies

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At the moment I'm working on building design, spatial art and the optimization of use. I am a proud member of Group X at the Department of Architecture, pushing architecture over its conventional boundaries further.

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Työskentelen professuurissani rakennussuunnittelun, tilataiteen ja tilojen käytön optimoinnin parissa. Olen myös ylpeä Ryhmä X:n jäsen laitoksellamme, kehittämässä arkkitehtuuria tavanomaisuuden ulkopuolelle. 

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Earlier and now: Helsinki Zürich Office Ltd, partner and consultant in architectural design: building design and urban design, as a secondary job.

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Aiemmin ja edelleen: Sivutoimisesti Helsinki Zürich Office Oy, partneri ja konsultti arkkitehtisuunnittelussa: rakennussuunnittelu ja kaupunkisuunnittelu.

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When the going gets weird the weird turn pro.

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Dipoli, Otakaari 24
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Antti Ahlava M.Arch (TKK) SAFA DA (TAIK) FRSA 

Ahlava has taught urban design and architecture at Aalto University and has been a Visiting professor in Architectural Design at Århus School of Architecture, Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen and TU Vienna and collaborated also with the architecture schools of UCLA, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Keio and Tokio. He was recently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Donghua Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation.

Ahlava has participated research projects on sustainable urban development, infill building and the management of urban development. He has lectured in Estonia, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Greece, India, China and USA.

Ahlava's publications include articles and books published by Taylor & Francis, The Finnish Architectural Review, Intern, Ehituskunst, Maja and the The Finnish Building Information Society. His design work has been featured in several architectural exhibitions. Ahlava has been a jury member in many  international architectural competitions in Estonia and Finland and has been a member of architectural specialist boards in Tallinn, Estonia and Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Ahlava is also an architect and partner at Helsinki Zürich Office Ltd (helsinkizurich), located in Helsinki, Finland and Zürich, Switzerland. The work of helsinkizurich ranges from interior design to building design, landscape architecture and urban development. 

helsinkizurich has special expertise in spatial programming, urban cultures, interdisciplinarity and the consumer sociology of architecture. We have created international fame with smaller design projects too such as Helsinki City Art Museum renovation and Hive nightclub in Zürich. We have been closely integrated with university research at Aalto and ETHZ and have turned innovative development into creative practice and groundbreaking projects. At the moment we have commissions in Finland, Switzerland, Germany and China.

Ahlava is a certified designer both in urban and building architecture. Ahlava's current projects at helsinkizurich include large scale urban development projects such as Aviapolis Centre, a mixed use complex at Helsinki Vantaa airport, as well as the revitalization of ABB Strömberg Park in Vaasa.

Ahlava's earlier commissions in urban design and planning include Munktellstaden housing development in Sweden, Infill models for the City of Helsinki and the urban design of Helsinki City Hall quartiers. His past design and architecture projects include Link-it Technology Culture Centre with Kivi Sotamaa, several exhibition architecture designs, a prefabricated system for summer cottages and industrial and office renovations. Ahlava has won first prize in Nördlich des Werkskanals competition in Germany in 2014, Andermatt station international competition in 2012 and Espoo City Hospital competition with K2S Architects in 2009. He won recently the third prize in Katara Hilld housing competition in Doha, Qatar.

 
Recent accomplishments:
 
 
2017 Architecture competition judge, Tuulirinne, Espoo
 
2017- Adjunct Professor, Donghua University, Shanghai, China (Fashion Innovation)
 
2017- Strömfors area regeneration design, Loviisa
 
2016-17 Architecture competition jury chair, Kemisti, Espoo
 
2016 Visiting critic, Diploma Days, KTH Arkitektur, Stockholm
 
2016 3rd prize, Quartier Herti, Bülach, Switzerland
 
2016 Livewire Prize for excellence in urban design
 
2016 Architect of the year, Build Awards
 
2016 International Quality Innovation Prize (for School as a Service project)
 
2015 2015 Guggenheim Helsinki, Honorary Mention (the largest architecture competition ever held in the world according to the number of participants) 
 
2015 International Sustainable Campus Network Conference, Hong Kong: “Sustainable Campus Development” (lecture)
 
2015 Villa Samurai rbuilt and published: Finnish Architectural Review, World Architecture News and Dezeen
 
2015 Honorary mention in urban design competition Am Langen Rain, Müllheim, Germany
 
2014–18 EU Human Cities Project, Aalto university project leader
 
2014 East Meets West Conference, Taipei, Taiwan: “Helsinki School of Architecture” (lecture)
 
2014 Grey Matter: Experimental Architectural Photography, exhibition in The Finnish Museum of Architecture, curator
 
2014 Nördlich des Werkskanals, open international architecture competition, Kolbermoor, Germany, 1st prize
 
2014 OpenLac, open international architecture competition, Nidau / Biel, Switzerland, 3rd prize
 
2014 Ruskeasuo Urban Regeneration urban design, The City of Helsinki Planning Bureau, invited competition, 3rd prize

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2017 Arkkitehtuurikilpailun tuomari, Tuulirinne, Espoo
 
2017- Adjunct Professor, Donghua University, Shanghai, Kiina (Fashion Innovation)
 
2017- Strömforsin alueen suunnittelu, Loviisa
 
2016-17 Arkkitehtuurikilpailun tuomariston puheenjohtaja, Kemisti, Espoo
 
2016 Vierailukriitikko, Diploma Days, KTH Arkitektur, Tukholma
 
2016 3. palkinto, Quartier Herti, Bülach, Sveitsi
 
2016 Livewire-palkinto ferinomaisuudelle kaupunkisuunnittelussa 2016
 
2016 Vuoden arkkitehti, Build Awards 2016
 
2016 Kansainvälinen Quality Innovation Prize (Koulu palveluna -hankkeelle)
 
2015 Guggenheim Helsinki, kv. arkkitehtuurikilpailu (maailman suurin arkkitehtikilpailu osanottajamäärässä), Guggenheim-säätiö, kunniamaininta (ainoa palkittu suomalainen työ)
2015 International Sustainable Campus Network Conference, Hong Kong: “Sustainable Campus Development” (luento)
 
2015 Villa Samurai rakennettu ja julkaistu: Arkkitehti-lehti, World Architecture News ja Dezeen
 
2015 Honorary mention in urban design competition Am Langen Rain, Müllheim, Germany
 
2014–18 EU Human Cities Project, Aalto-yliopiston vastaava projektinjohtaja
 
2014 East Meets West Conference, Taipei, Taiwan: “Helsinki School of Architecture” (luento)
 
2014 Grey Matter: Experimental Architectural Photography, näyttely Arkkitehtuurimuseossa, kuraattori
 
2014 Nördlich des Werkskanals, avoin kv. arkkitehtikilpailu, Kolbermoor, Saksa, ensimmäinen palkinto
 
2014 OpenLac, avoin kansainvälinen arkkitehtikilpailu, Nidau / Biel, Sveitsi, kolmas  palkinto
 
2014 Ruskeasuon täydennysrakentamiskorttelit, Helsingin kaupunkisuunnitteluvirasto, kutsukilpailu, Helsinki, kolmas palkinto
 
2013- ABB:n Strömberg Parkin kehittäminen, pääsuunnittelija, arkkitehtisuunnittelu
 
2013 Visiting Critic, UCLA Architecture
 
2013 Katara Hills -asuinalue, Doha, Qatar, 3. palkinto kv. arkkitehtikilpailussa
 
2013 Pikku-Huopalahden / Ruskeasuon korttelit Hammaslääketieteellisen ja Patologian laitoksen alueella, arkkitehtisuunnittelu
 
2013 Visiting Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design
 
2013- Kehittyvien suunnittelumenetelmien professori, Aalto-yliopiston arkkitehtuurin laitos
 
2012 Kouvolan keskusta, arkkitehtisuunnittelu (toinen palkinto kutsukilpailussa)
 
2011-12 Imatrankosken keskusta, arkkitehtuurin projektipäällikkö
 
2011-12 Imatran voimalaitosalue, Fortum oyj, pääsuunnittelija
 
2011-12 Finnoon keskus, pääsuunnittelija
 
2011-14 Arkkitehtuurin laitoksen johtaja, Aalto-yliopisto
 
2011 Andermattin keskus, kv. arkkitehtikilpailun 1. p.
 
2010-12 Espoon keskuksen visio, pääsuunnittelija
 
2010-12 Inkoon kyläkeskuksen esikoulun saneeraus ja puisto, pääsuunnittelija
 
2012-13 HS-raadin jäsen
 
2009- Aviapoliksen keskus, kaupunkisuunnittelu
 
2009 Helsingin taidemuseon saneeraus, pääsuunnittelija
 
2009 Espoon sairaala, kilpailun 1. palkinto K2S:n kanssa
 
2009 Artek, Suomalaisen topologisen arkkitehtuurin näyttely 2009 Villa Kir, sisustussuunnittelu
 
2009 Aalto-yliopiston kampusvaihtoehdot, projektipäällikkö, Arkkitehtuurin laitos
 
2009- Tilasuunnittelun dosentti, Muotoilun laitos, Aalto-yliopisto
 
2009- Partneri, arkkitehtikonsultti, Helsinki Zürich Office Oy
 
2008-12 HOT-R Tekes-hanke, tutkimuspäällikkö
 
2008-9 Vieraileva professori, Hochbau, Arkkitehtuurin laitos, TU Wien
 
2008 Munktellstaden, projektipäällikkö, kaupunkisuunnittelu, Ruotsi
 
2007 Helsingin kerrostalolähiöiden täydennysrakentamiskonseptit, KSV, pääsuunnitelija
 
2007 MoA - Taideteollisen korkeakoulun lopputyönäyttelyn arkkitehtuurisuunnittelu
 
2006-07 Arkitektskolen Århus, Tanska: vieraileva professori, Rakennusoppi
 
2006 Helsingin kaupungintalokortteleiden kaupunkisuunnittelu
 
2006- Tallinnan taideakatemian arkkitehtiosaston lopputyökomission jäsen
 
2006-07 Muoto-lehden kolumnisti
 
2006-13 TKK, Arkkitehtiosasto: Kaupunkisuunnittelun yliopisto-opettaja ja vanhempi lehtori
 
2006 Urban Design Management (toim.), Taylor & Francis.
 
2005 Vieraileva professori, Rakennusoppi, Kuninkaallisen taideakatemian arkkitehtikoulu, Kööpenhamina
 
2005-06 Tutkimuspäällikkö (TKK, Tekes ym.): DECOMB (Hankelähtöinen kaupunkisuunnittelu)
 
2004-5 Prefab-mökki: esivalmisteinen kesämökkijärjestelmä
 
2005- Eskilstunan arkkitehtuuriraadin jäsen
 
2003- Teknologiakulttuurin keskus Link-it, Helsinki (Kivi Sotamaan kanssa).
 
2002 Taiteen tohtori, Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu, teoksella "Architecture in Consumer Society"
 
2000-06 Kaupunkisuunnittelun pääassistentti, TKK:n Arkkitehtiosasto.
 
2000-03 Lipputehdas Finnmarin, Luopioinen, saneeraussuunittelu, pääsuunnittelija
 
1996 Arkkitehti, Arkkitehtiosasto, Teknillinen Korkeakoulu
 
Rakennussuunnittelun pääsuunnittelija- ja kaavan laatijoiden rekisterissä. Vierailuopettajana mm. Yalen, Delftin, Kööpenhaminan, Barcelonan ja Chalmersin arkkitehtikouluissa.

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