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Anssi Lassila will be speaking at the South-North Architectural Dialogues on March 14 and 15, 2023. The event is jointly organized by the Department of Architecture at the University of Oulu and the Department of Architecture at the Aalto University. […]

Last week we celebrated the topping out of the Järvenpää Professional Training Center Campus House. 

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 […]

After an eventful year with a broad range of projects of different scales and types, it is again time to reflect on the past year and direct our thoughts towards the future to welcome the new year. This is a […]

Highlighting the qualities of the original building, as much as possible of the existing structure was restored and the original structure with its brick walls, arched ceilings and staircases was uncovered.

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.

Two OOPEAA projects were selected as winners of THE PLAN AWARD 2022: The Karlsson Housing for Housing and the Tikkurila Church and Housing for Public Space.

The Karlsson Housing features generous balconies and terraces to extend the living space of its residents. It has been selected as a finalist for THE PLAN Awards 2022.

Housing all functions under one roof, the building of Konsthall Tornedalen is divided into three distinct zones according to use: galleries for exhibiting art, public spaces and a restaurant for people to come together in, and supportive spaces for the staff to work in.

The new block of the Seinäjoki Station Area provides both housing and services. With a balanced mix of housing, services, businesses and open public space, it helps to strengthen social sustainability in the area.

The performance stage of the Kontra pavilion in the heart of Seinäjoki will be inaugurated this weekend with a full day of programming on Saturday.

Two projects by OOPEAA have been shortlisted as finalists for the World Architecture Festival Building of the Year 2022 Awards: The Villa B in Ciutadella de Menorca and the Tikkurila Church and Housing. The World Architecture Festival, WAF, is a […]

OOPEAA has been prequalified together with WE Architecture and OJ Rådgivende Ingeniører for an architecture competition for a new church to be built in Ørestad, Copenhagen.

Get a peek behind the scenes of the Tikkurila Church and Housing! Meet the architects and the users and join a tour through the building with them on May 13, 2022. TIKKURILA CHURCH AND HOUSING Out & About – Discovering […]

The Construction of the Kontra Pavilion for the Seinäjoki Central Square Has Started The Kontra Pavilion will be ready for use in the summer and an active calendar of events is already being planned. The new Seinäjoki Central Square was […]

OOPEAA receives the 2nd prize in the open architecture competition for the Kankaan Suvanto area in Jyväskylä. OOPEAA receives the 2nd prize in the open architecture competition for the Kankaan Suvanto area in Jyväskylä. The open architecture competition for the Kankaan Suvanto […]

Katharina Heidkamp will present the JOKOTAI Material Impact Screener in the “Rakentamisen hiilijalanjälki ja elinkaarilaskenta” seminar on March 23, 2022. The seminar is focused on tools for lifecycle analysis and for the evaluation of the carbon footprint in building and […]

Anssi Lassila will be speaking at the National Convention on Wood Construction in Rauma on March 10, 2022. The National Convention on Wood Construction is organized by the City of Rauma. It is part of the Program for the Development […]

Three OOPEAA projects have been nominated for the ArchDaily 2022 Building of the Year Awards: Tikkurila Church and Housing, Villa Koivikko, and Puuhi Community Space. Voting to decide the best architecture of the Year is now open and will continue […]

The Tikkurila Church and Housing has been included in the shortlist of 40 buildings to be considered for the 2022 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. This is the edition with the most nominated […]

After a busy year in the office, the holidays give us a welcome chance to slow down for a moment. This is a time to pause to reflect on the past year and to say thanks to our amazing team […]

Anssi Lassila, Professor, architect will receive the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland. The Medal will be awarded by the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö as the Grand Master of the Orders of Finland today, […]

The November issue of THE PLAN Magazine 134 features the Tikkurila Church and Housing. ” Strikingly varied and articulated, the OOPEAA architectural program has a fundamental consistency. Not only a truly interesting addition to the urban scene, it also serves […]

Anssi Lassila is taking part in the Architecture, Design & More, ADM Summit on Designing the New World Order. He will be having a dialogue on Designing in/with Technology with Naresh Narasimhan on November 13, 2021 in a session starting at 9.30 Indian […]