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Research Output per year
Mr, Dr.
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Research output per year
Antti Ahlava, architect SAFA, is full professor in Emergent Design Methodologies and leader of Group X at Aalto University and has been a visiting professor in Århus, Copenhagen and Vienna. He was recently a visiting fellow at Harvard GSD and Head of Architecture Department at Aalto University. Ahlava has expertise in urban cultures and interdisciplinarity. His architecture office, helsinkizürich, located in Helsinki and Zürich, created international fame with smaller design projects such as Helsinki City Art Museum renovation and Hive nightclub and today works on larger scale urban design projects in Finland, Central Europe and China. Ahlava's current design projects include Aviapolis Centre at Helsinki Vantaa airport and the urban renewal of Espoo and Finnoo centres. Ahlava's earlier commissions include Munktellstaden housing development in Eskilstuna, Sweden, infill for the City of Helsinki and the urban design of Helsinki City Hall quartiers.
Ahlava won first prize in Andermatt city centre competition and in Espoo City Hospital competition (with K2S Architects) and third prize in Katara Hills competition in Qatar. He received a honorable mention in Helsinki Guggenheim competition. Ahlava’s work was recently exhibited in Milan Design Week.
Professor Antti Ahlava's research interests include architecture, design, urban design and building design.
Board member of the Foundation of Finnish Institute in Japan
1 Jan 2019 → …Visiting Critic of Diploma Works, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan KTH, School of Architecture, Stockholm
2016 → …Visiting Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design
2013 → …Visiting Critic, University of California at Los Angeles
2013 → …Visiting Professor in Architecture, Technische Universität Wien
2008 → 2009Visiting Professor in Architecture, Aarhus School of Architecture
2005 → 2006Visiting Professor in Architecture, Royal Art Academy School of Architecture
2004 → …Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in non-art work › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
01/08/2010 → 28/02/2013
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Ahlava, Antti (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 20 Dec 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Ahlava, Antti (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Ahlava, Antti (Recipient), 20 Aug 2016
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Ahlava, Antti (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Antti Ahlava (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
Antti Ahlava (Chair)
Activity: Membership types › Position of trust in the public sector
Antti Ahlava (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participant of a conference, workshop, session or tutorial
Antti Ahlava (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of a competition jury
Antti Ahlava & Pirjo Sanaksenaho
10/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
05/12/2019 → 10/12/2019
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
10/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Antti Ahlava & Pirjo Sanaksenaho
05/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance