Pekka Salminen (architect)
From right: Timo Penttilä , Pekka Salminen, Jukka Siivola (1964)
Pekka Einari Salminen (born August 11, 1937 in Tampere ) is a Finnish architect.
Life
Salminen studied architecture at the Technical University of Tampere and at the Technical University of Helsinki until 1966 .
In 1968 he founded the Pekka Salminen architecture office, later called PES - Architects , in Helsinki , which he leads and which employs around 70 people in 2016. In 2011, PES Architects opened an office in Shanghai .
In China, his office has won prizes in over 50 competitions, including first prize more than ten times.
Memberships
- In 1986/87 he was president of the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA.
- He is a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences .
- He is a member of the Chamber of Architects in Finland, Croatia and some German federal states.
honors and awards
- He was made an honorary professor in 1998.
- Finnish Concrete Architecture Prize: 1977, 1982, 1994, 2001
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Building Prize , 2002
- Balthasar-Neumann Prize of the Association of German Builders and the German Bauzeitung : Award, 2002
- German Architecture Prize , recognition, 2003
- German Architecture Prize, Concrete, 2003
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture : European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award , Nomination 2003
- Finnish State Prize for Art, 2003
- Croatian Medal of Honor for Culture, 2003
- Recognition at the Architecture Prize of Wuxi , 2012
Works
- Sports center and ski stadium in Lahti , 1977.
- Lahti City Theater, 1982.
- University buildings in Vantaa , 1988–2001
- Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, renovation and remodeling in 1990
- Kanneltalo Cultural Center in Helsinki, 1992
- Tampere Police Academy, 1992
- Helsinki-Vantaa Airport , 1995
- Lahti Ski Museum, extension, 1999.
- Concert church Neubrandenburg in Neubrandenburg , 2001
- Port terminal and port house in Lübeck
- Shenyang Exhibition Hall, 2006
- Latokartano Primary School in Helsinki, 2009
- Grand Theater in Wuxi , 2012.
- Pedestrian bridge in Wuxi, 2015
- Culture and arts center in Fuzhou , work in progress in 2016
Helsinki Architects' Office
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Police school in Hervanta
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salt mines, Pekka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salt mines, Pekka Einari |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere |