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Periscope Tower is now open to the public

The Periscope Tower is a giant wooden periscope structure that serves as an observation tower and engages the viewer in a dialogue with the landscape. With the help of a large mirror the Periscope Tower makes it possible for everyone […]

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Plan Forum Perspective EU 2016

Venice, Lido Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Society: Creating a More Friendly Built Environment Anssi Lassila will be lecturing at the Perspective 2016 Forum organized by Plan on Lido in Venice  In this lecture Anssi Lassila will focus on presenting some of […]

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Anssi Lassila lecturing at 57°10 Lecture Series in Scotland

Anssi Lassila, OOPEAA 57°10 Lecture Series Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, Scotland March 24, 2016 at 17.00  Anssi Lassila of OOPEAA will give a talk in the 57°10 architecture lecture series at the Scott Sutherland School […]

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Puukuokka highlighted at the Venice Biennale 2016

Puukuokka by OOPEAA has been chosen as one of the nine highlighted projects to represent Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish architecture at the Venice Biennale in 2016. David Basulto, curator of In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face – the exhibition […]

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Puukuokka Housing Block, the full height atrium space with a lot of light

Anssi Lassila lecturing at the SUPERWOOD congress in Stuttgart

On February 4th, 2016 at 10.35  Anssi Lassila will give a lecture at the „SUPERWOOD” congress at Architekturforum DACH+HOLZ INTERNATIONAL 2016 Stuttgart, Germany. In this talk Anssi Lassila will focus on presenting the Puukuokka Apartment Block as an example of housing in wood on a large scale. He will […]

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PUUKUOKKA WINS THE WOOD PRIZE 2015

The Puukuokka Housing Block designed by Anssi Lassila / OOPEAA has been selected winner of the Wood Prize  2015. The Wood Prize is awarded annually as a sign of recognition to a building, interior or structure that represents Finnish wood […]

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Anssi Lassila lecturing at Puupäivä

Anssi Lassila is giving a lecture tomorrow on November 26th, 2015 in Helsinki. The event is part of Puupäivä (Wood Day) organized by Puuinfo Oy / the Wood Information Center Finland. Puupäivä brings together hundreds of industry, commerce and local government […]

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OOPEAA Helsinki moves!

The OOPEAA Helsinki office has moved to Töölö. The new office is located along the lively Hesperia esplanade just a few blocks away from the central Railway Station and right next to the Töölönlahti Bay park in the very center […]

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