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Pia Fricker serves as Professor and Vice Head of the Department of Architecture at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Finland. She holds the Professorship of Computational Methodologies in Landscape Architecture and Urbanism and directs the interdisciplinary Urban Studies and Planning Programme at the Department of Architecture. Pia Fricker’s research and teaching link urban design and landscape architecture to the field of digital design culture through the lens of emerging technologies.
Her research is actively collaborating with other Departments at Aalto University, international academic partners (ETH Zurich, The Singapore University of Technology and Design - SUTD, Hafencity University Hamburg) as well as with professional partners on a national and international level.
She is currently leading research projects in data-driven design methods for dynamic urban landscapes and in the field of immersive, collaborative design environments, featuring a new reading and interaction of ecosystem datasets in the realm of Mixed Reality.
Pia Fricker holds a PhD in Architecture and a postgraduate degree in Computer Aided Architectural Design from ETH Zurich, a master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Architecture, specialising in Urban Design and Landscape Architecture from the Technical University of Karlsruhe.
Prior to her current position, she was Director of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture – Landscape Architecture Design Simulation – at ETH Zurich, Chair of Landscape Architecture, Prof. Christophe Girot from 2009-2015.
Pia Fricker is a member of the editorial board of the JoDLA (Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture), the Scientific Program Committee of the DLA conference, the peer review committees of ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture) and eCAADe (Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe), as well as expert peer reviewer for the International Journal of Architectural Computing, Landscape and Urban Planning Journal, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and the Journal of Architecture and Urbanism. Pia Fricker has published extensively, and her work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the National Design Centre Singapore, the National Library of Singapore, at EMMA - Museum of Modern Art, as well as a part of Helsinki Design Week.
In addition to her academic work, she works as a consultant to municipalities and large-scale landscape and urban projects in the area of digitalization, with special focus on adaptive urban development.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral Degree: Dr. sc. ETH Zürich, ETH Zurich
Award Date: 27 Jan 2021
Postgraduate Degree in Didactics and Pedagogy, ETH Zurich
Award Date: 20 Nov 2011
Master of Advanced Studies in Computer Aided Architectural Design (MAS.CAAD.ETHZ):, ETH Zurich
Award Date: 31 Aug 2003
MSc Arch, University of Karlsruhe
Award Date: 31 Jul 2001
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Beloff, L., Fricker, P. D. P., Tahiroglu, K. & Del Rio, A.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: EU: Other research funding
Fricker, Prof. Dr. Pia (Recipient), 1 Jun 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Fricker, Prof. Dr. Pia (Recipient) & Chaowen, Y. (Recipient), 26 Mar 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Fricker, Prof. Dr. Pia (Recipient), 14 Apr 2020
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Fricker, Prof. Dr. Pia (Recipient), 27 Mar 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Fricker, Prof. Dr. Pia (Recipient), 8 Jun 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Pia Fricker (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Pia Fricker (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Pia Fricker (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Laura Beloff (Member), Pia Fricker (Member) & Kaan Unlu (Member)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Pia Fricker (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
30/08/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
30/08/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Enni Äijälä, Syed Ghufran Hashmi, Taina Lamminmäki, Maarit Mäkelä, Kirsi Niinimäki, Tua Björklund, Pekka Heikkinen, Markus Joutsela, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Noora Yau, Pia Fricker, Jenni Reuter, Julia Lohman, Tiina Toivola, Idil Gaziulusoy, Tiina Tovola & Matti Kuittinen
02/06/2018 → 23/09/2020
14 items of Media coverage
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Karin Krokfors, Pia Fricker & Toni Kotnik
26/06/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance