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D.Sc (arch)
Otakaari 1 X, 02150 Espoo
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My teaching field is designing of public buildings. Architecture of schools, day care centers, cultural buildings, offices and social and healthcare buildings and hybrids are in the focus of the tecahing. I'm director of SOTERA institue, which is a research institute at the department of architecture dealing with social and health care facilities. I'm as well responsible as academic leader for Living+ platform, a multidisciplinary research platform for human centered living environments. I used to teach housing design before I became profesor of builiding design, so the questions concerning housing are also close to my heart.
Modularity and especially new modular learning environments are special research interest of mine. My own doctoral dissertation was about single-family houses and ideals for living in 1950-1960's. My aim is also to strengthen the collaboartion between artists and architects and I have organised some common courses for art students and architecture students.
The societal impact of architecture is important for me and I'm active in professional networks, like in the Association of Finnish Architects SAFA and the governmental board of Museum of Finnish Architecture as chairman. I like to attend the public discussion on architecture and construction industry both in social media and in other forums.
My background is in practice. I've been a partner at Sanaksenaho Architects ltd. since 1997. Our office has designed students housing, elderly homes, day care center, private villas and public buildings like ecumenical chapel in Turku and student health care center YTHS in Helsinki. We have had projects also in China. Sanaksenaho Architects was invited to CIPEA - China International Practical Exhibition of Architecture in Nanjing in 2004 and ORDOS 100 in Inner Mongolia in 2008 and to a competition on Sino-Finnish Center in Nanjing in 2016. Sanaksenaho Architects has been invited to Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2004 "Metamorph" exhbition in Arsenale and Italian pavilion and our projects have been presented in common exhibitions in Nordic pavilion in 1996 and 2012. Sanaksenaho Architects' projects have been published widely in international architectural magazines, both printed and online.
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Doctoral degree, Architecture, Aalto University
Award Date: 31 Dec 2017
Master's degree, Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 26 Jan 1993
partner, Sanaksenaho Arkkitehdit Oy
2 Jan 1997 → …
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: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Architecture › Solo art production › peer-review
Naukkarinen, O. & Sanaksenaho, P.
01/01/2021 → 31/08/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles
Verma, I., Sanaksenaho, P. & Taegen, J.
01/09/2018 → 30/09/2020
Project: Other external funding: Other public funding
Verma, I., Suominen, J. & Sanaksenaho, P.
01/11/2016 → 31/12/2019
Project: Other external funding: Other government funding
Suominen, J., Verma, I., Sanaksenaho, P., Taegen, J. & Aaltonen, M.
01/10/2015 → 30/09/2017
Project: Other external funding: Other public funding
Sanaksenaho, Pirjo (Recipient) & Sanaksenaho, M. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Sanaksenaho, Pirjo (Recipient), 6 Dec 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career
Sanaksenaho, Pirjo (Recipient), 20 Sep 2017
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic career
Berger, Laura (Recipient), Niskanen, Aino (Supervisor) & Sanaksenaho, Pirjo (Supervisor), 3 Mar 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Sanaksenaho, Pirjo (Supervising professor) & Wäre, M. (Recipient), 7 May 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Pirjo Sanaksenaho (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer of conference article
Pirjo Sanaksenaho (Examiner)
Activity: Examination types › Statement of assessment of professorship
Pirjo Sanaksenaho (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public or invited talk
Pirjo Sanaksenaho (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Position of trust in a society or network
Pirjo Sanaksenaho (Host)
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting a visitor
18/01/2022
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10/12/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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08/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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19/07/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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