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Puukuokka Housing Block and the Kuokkala Church

Anssi Lassila Speaking at Carnegie Mellon University

Anssi Lassila will be speaking at Carnegie Mellon University on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The Dual Lecture together with Brian MacKay Lyons of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is part of the Public Program series at the School of Architecture at Carnegie […]

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A wintery image of the OOPEAA Team in front of the Seinäjoki Station complex under construction

Happy Holidays!

It is time again to wind down and enjoy time with family and friends during the holidays. It has been a busy year in the office with a mix of several long-term projects completed during the year and new ones […]

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Europan 17 site on the Eastern Islands in Helsinki

EUROPAN 17 Competition Results Announced

The winners of the Europan 17 Competition have been announced today. 11 juries selected 49 winners, 52 runners-up and 57 special mentions on 51 sites in 12 European countries. The theme of Europan 17 was Living Cities 2 – Reimagining Architecture […]

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The new Campus House for the STEP Professionnal Training Center in Järvenpää

Anssi Lassila Speaking at the Wood Day 2023

Anssi Lassila will be speaking at the Puupäivä, Wood Day, on November 2, 2023. The annual Wood Day conference addresses topical issues in the field of wood construction. The goal of the event is to foster dialogue to deepen awareness […]

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Perspective view of the future central square in Ylöjärvi

OOPEAA Awarded 2nd Prize for a Vision for Ylöjärvi

The proposal, ”Kitara, taivas ja tähdet” (‘Guitar, Sky and Stars’) by OOPEAA together with tmi Otto Samuli Heinonen has been awarded second prize in a competition seeking for ideas for the vision for the future development of Ylöjärvi. Vision for Future […]

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Casa B transforms the remains of an old building from the 17th century into a house of contemporary standards and give it new life

Casa B nominated for the 2024 EU Mies Awards

Casa B by OOPEAA has been nominated for the 2024 EU Mies Awards, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award Mies Awards. The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have today announced the list of works nominated […]

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Anssi Lassila

Anssi Lassila Appointed to the National Arts Council

Anssi Lassila has been appointed to the National Arts Council of Finland. He will be Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Design of the National Arts Council in 2023-2024. The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Taike, funds artistic activities and […]

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Puukuokka Housing Block with surrounding landscape

New European Bauhaus Seminar Into the Woods

Puukuokka is a wooden housing block in the Kuokkala neighborhood in Jyväskylä
The image shows a view of the block in its surroundings. The wooden block is designed to take its place in the city and in the landscape. It mediates between the city and the surrounding natural landscape.

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