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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.
Artistic and research interests
Professor Antti Ahlava's research interests include architecture, design, urban design and building design.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Arts (Art and Design)
Master of Science (Architecture)
External positions
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
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
2004 → …Keywords
- architecture
- design
- urban design
- Building Design
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Research Output
A competition entry in Helsinki Housing Reform open international architectural design competition: Jätkäsaari block, Helsinki
Ahlava, A., Mäkynen, T. & Niemeyer, M., 18 Apr 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
A competition entry in the invitational competition for a new campus of Padova University, Italy: Piave Futura
Ahlava, A., Garbin, E., Benedetti, A., Toniolo, M., Tomba, F., Darteni, F., Papadhopulli, P., Lagrecacolonna, M. & Girello, A., 5 Apr 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
A competition entry in Viinikanlahti open international architectural design competition
Ahlava, A., Sotamaa, K. & Lindberg, F., 27 Sep 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Bogenviertel, Bissingen, Germany: Entry in open architecture competition
Ahlava, A., Mäkynen, T. & Niemeyer, M., 29 Nov 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in non-art work › peer-review
House in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland: Private client, schematic design
Ahlava, A., 11 Oct 2019Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Art in coproduction
Projects
Attractive and programmatic infill building
01/08/2010 → 28/02/2013
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Prizes
1st prize, international architectural competition for Mühlkanal area, Salach, DE
Antti Ahlava (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 20 Dec 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
3rd prize, Quartier Herti in Bülach, Switzerland
Antti Ahlava (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
3rd prize in invitational architectural competition for Quartier Herti in Bülach, Switzerland
Antti Ahlava (Recipient), 20 Aug 2016
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Andermatt station area regeneration architectural competition, Andermatt 2011, Switzerland, First Prize
Antti Ahlava (Recipient), Tommi Mäkynen (Recipient) & Mirjam Niemeyer (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Activities
Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design (Event)
Antti Ahlava (Member)30 Apr 2020 → 14 Dec 2020
Activity: Membership types › Membership of a competition jury
Design Indaba (Event)
Antti Ahlava (Member)25 Feb 2020 → 28 Feb 2020
Activity: Membership types › Membership of a competition jury
Application for research project funding from EU Horizon 2020: Heritage4 project
Antti Ahlava (Visitor), Alejandro Campos Uribe (Contributor)15 Mar 2019
Activity: Other activity types › Other expert tasks or merit
OpenLivingLab Days
Antti Ahlava (Chair)4 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Chair of conference, workshop, panel, session or tutorial
Press / Media
Presidentti Mauno Koivistolle muistomerkki Helsinkiin
Antti Ahlava & Pirjo Sanaksenaho
10/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Memorial for former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto
05/12/2019 → 10/12/2019
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Finland : Memorial for former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto
10/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Memorial for Koivisto to be unveiled in 2023
06/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance