Juhani Pallasmaa

Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa (born 1936, Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a Finnish architect and former professor of Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. Pallasmaa is a former Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture (1978-1983). He also runs his own architect's office - Arkkitehtitoimisto Juhani Pallasmaa KY - in Helsinki.

His exhibitions of Finnish architecture, planning and visual arts have been displayed in more that thirty countries and he has written numerous articles on cultural philosophy, environmental psychology and theories of architecture and the arts. His articles are often featured in ARK (The Finnish Architectural Review).

Among his many books on architectural theory is "The Eyes of the Skin - Architecture and the Senses", a book that has become a classic of architectural theory and is required reading on courses in many schools of architecture around the world.

A selection of essays written by Pallasmaa, from the early years to more recent ones, has been translated into English and collated together in the book "Encounters - Architectural Essays" (Helsinki, 2005), edited by Peter MacKeith.

Pallasmaa is a member of the International Academy of Architecture and honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

A SELECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL WORKS DESIGNED BY JUHANI PALLASMAA

Kamppi Shopping Centre, Helsinki, 2003-2006.
Snow Show, Lapland (with Rachel Whiteread), 2004.
Bank of Finland Museum, Helsinki, 2003.
Pedestrian and cycle bridge, Viikki Eco-village, Helsinki, 2002.
Itä Keskus Shopping Centre, Helsinki; major extension, glass covered boulevard (interior, bridge and kiosk structures, street furniture, advertizing systems) 1989-91.
Ruoholahti Residential Area, Helsinki: design of outdoor spaces (canal, parks, bridges, materials, lighting, street furniture, etc.), 1990-91.
Institut Finlandais (Finnish Institute), 60, Rue des Ecoles, Paris, 1986-91.
Helsinki Telephone Association, phone booth design, 1987.
Helsinki Old Market Hall, Helsinki, renovation 1986.
Art Museum, Rovaniemi, renovation 1984-86.
Moduli 225, model industrial summer house, 1969-1971.