EDUCATION:
2010 M.Sc. Architect, SAFA
2003 – 2010 University of Oulu, department of architecture
Graduated with grade 5 (of 5), “with distinction / oivallisesti”
2002 Kuninkaanhaka sports senior secondary school, Pori
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2011- Architectural Office Österlund
2012 – 2014 DigiWoodLab, University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture
Project manager
2012 (semester)- Tampere University of Technology, Tampere School of Architecture
Lecturer (Digital Design in Sustainable Urbanism)
2008- University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture
Lecturer, Doctoral student
“Adaptive Urban Lighting – Algorithm aided lighting design” project (2011-2013)
UniOGS (University of Oulu Graduate School) funding (2011-2013)
2008 – 2010 Lundén Österlund architects
2006 – 2009 Architecture Office Laatio Oy, Oulu
Assisting designer, visualizations and technical 3D-modelling
2006 Architecture office M3, Oulu
Oulu11 -Cultural kiosk, building and assembly work, Helsinki
2005 Architectural office Pekka Elomaa, Oulu
Part-time assistant designer
2005 Wood Focus Oy, Oulu
Presenter of wood constructions and industry, Oulu housing fair
WORK REFERENCES:
2014 HILA pavilion, Oulu, Kiikeli island
Collaboration with Oulu University student workshop and DigiWoodLab
2013 Oulu city logo graphical algorithm
Collaboration with advertising agency Työmaa Oy
Developing a complex variating graphical algorithm
2012 NILAs sculpture
For the “Light-Houses – On the Common Nordic Ground” exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Collaboration with Lundén & Wikar
2012 Exhibition structure and exhibition furniture
Collaboration with Architecture Office EST Oy
For the Liminganlahti (Liminka Bay) visitor center
Design of the structure, parametric modeling and creation of fabrication data
2009 Ligna pavilion (Lundén Österlund architects)
Head designer, fabrication coordination
2009 Kudos pavilion
Designer, fabrication coordination
2006 Helsinki Stockmann renovation (Laatio Oy)
Assisting designer, visualisations and technical 3D-modeling
FUNDING
2014 – 2015 Oulu University UniOGS Funding
For doctoral studies
“Designing and Controlling Adaptive Lighting – Non-linear adaptive interactions of lighting”
2011 – 2013 Research project funded by the Finnish Academy
“Adaptive Urban Lighting – Algorithm aided lighting design”
Herneoja, Pihlajaniemi & Österlund
COMPETITIONS
2012 Shortlisted for the “Floating viewpoint for Camley street natural park” invitational competition
Muntola & Österlund
no placing
no placing
2010 Best poster award
one of five awarded
1st international Ubi Summer School 2010
1st prize
2009 Lamminrahka region open design competition
Nykänen, Kallio-Koski & Österlund
Purchase
Honorary mention
2008 ”Onnellinen työ- ja asumistila 2040” (OTA2040) workshop competition
Ervasti, Hautala, Havela, Kangas, Kivelä, Parkkari, Törmänen & Österlund
1st prize
workshop competition organized by Tekes ja RIL
2008 “Innovative ideas for Porto water towers”, Portugal
Jakonen, Logren, Muntola, Palva, Riitahuhta & Österlund
1st prize and Honorary mention
2007 “Kotipesä” – architectural design competition
Jakonen, Muntola, Riitahuhta & Österlund
Three 1st prizes and Grand Prix prize (best competition entry)
2007 Iisalmi Veturinranta environmental construction invitational student competition
3rd prize
1st prize
AWARDS & STIPENDS
2014 Bryggman award
2013 Tekniikan edistämissäätiö (TES) incentive grant for doctoral studies
2012 Pietilä Award
Lundén & Österlund
2012 Oulu University UniOGS travel grant
2011 Diploma work nominated for the Gerda ja Salomo Wuorio Award
2009 Grant by the Finnish Cultural Foundation
”Algorithmic Architecture” -workshop group
For the “Generate – from algorithm to structure” seminar, exhibition and publication
2008 University of Oulu “Rome” -scholarship
Lundén & Österlund
2008 University of Oulu stipend from “Building performance and construction” laboratory
For advanced studies exercise ”Algorithmic architecture”
2007 University of Oulu stipend from “Preservation and Management of Built Environment” laboratory
For the competition entry to the “Le Carre Bleu” -competition
2006 University of Oulu book stipend from “Architectural design” laboratory
2006 University of Oulu stipend from “Planning and Urban Design” laboratory
Hotakainen, Luoma, Mikkola & Österlund
2006 University of Oulu stipend from “Building performance and construction” laboratory
For the “Architectural construction” course
2006 University of Oulu motivation stipend from “Building performance and construction” laboratory
2005 University of Oulu grant for an internship at an architectural office
COURSES & WORKSHOPS
2014 Towards Experiential Urbanism – Reconstruction of Nature
Workshop (4cr)
Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan, 18.-20.8.2014
2014 Oulu University summer workshop
Workshop (5cr)
Oulu University, Faculty of architecture, Oulu, Finland, 14.-17.4.2014 & 19.-23.5.2014
2012 – (present) Digital Design in Sustainable Urbanism
Course (3cr)
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere School of Architecture, Tampere, Finland
2011 – 2013 Digital Design & Research – workshops
Course (4cr)
University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture
2011 PAW2011 – Parametric Architecture Workshop
Workshop
Lunden, Wikar & assisting Österlund
Tallinn academy of arts, Tallinn, Estonia
2008 – 2010 Algorithmic Architecture – rhinoscript
Course (4cr)
University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture
LECTURES
2015 OpenRoom seminar ”Digital Fabrication in Fremtidens Architectur”
Keynote lecture
Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark, 27.05.2015
2014 The Fifth International Conference ”Architectural Opportunities of Wood in Construction”
Keynote lecture
Stieglitz St.Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, St. Petersburg, Russia, 19.09.2014
2013 Voices on Nordic Architecture 1
Keynote presentation
Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, Finland, 16.06.2013
2013 Kone Oy
Lecture on Algorithmic architecture
Kone Oy Design Team, Helsinki, Finland, 31.05.2014
2013 Cold Climate & Territory
Keynote lecture
Hammerfest, Norway
2012 Rakennusfoorumi [Building forum]
Keynote lecture
Rakennustietosäätiö, Helsinki, 07.02.2012
Topic: “Jäähyväiset laatikoille? – uutta arkkitehtuuria etsimässä” [Goodbye to boxes? – in search of new architecture]
2011 Pecha Kucha
Tampere architecture week 2011, 28.09.2011
2010 Digital.material
Keynote lecture
ROM Gallery for Art and Architecture, Oslo, Norway, 26.4.2010
2008 Pecha Kucha
Pohjois-Suomen SAFA, 20.11.2008
2008 Arkkitehtipäivät
Österlund & Lundén
Keynote lecture
Arkkitehtipäivät, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 4.10.2008
University of Oulu
“Algoritmit ja Digitaalinen Suunnittelu” -lecture
University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture, 15.05.2008
ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
2014 “Algoritmit puurakenteissa – menetelmät, mahdollisuudet ja tuotanto”
Tanska & Österlund
DigiWoodLab, University of Oulu, series B32
ISBN: 978-952-62-0455-0 (PRINT), 978-952-62-0456-7 (PDF)
2013 “Uusi sukupolvi kokontui”
Österlund & Tanska
Arkkitehtiuutiset 6-7/2013
2013 “Algorithm Aided Design Methods for Creative Computational Evolution”
Arkkitehtuuritutkimuksenpäivät 2011: tutkimus ja käytäntö
ISBN 978-951-42-9981-0 (PRINT), ISBN 978-951-42-9982-7 (PDF)
2013 Towards Adaptive Urban Lighting
Pihlajaniemi, Österlund & Herneoja
Arkkitehtuuritutkimuksenpäivät 2011: tutkimus ja käytäntö
ISBN 978-951-42-9981-0 (PRINT), ISBN 978-951-42-9982-7 (PDF)
Pihlajaniemi, Österlund, Tanska, Valjus & Herneoja
Valo 1/2013
Botos, Candau, Hatzitheozilou, Gao, Heinz, Minh-Chau, Pollak, Voigtländer, Zhao & Österlund
ISBN 978-952-15-3070-8 (PRINT), ISBN 978-952-15-3071 (PDF)
2012 “Valotarinoita Oulun keskustassa”, -article
Pihlajaniemi, Österlund, Tanska & Luusua
Valo 1/2012
2012 “Tools for interaction and user participation in urban lighting: LightStories case”
Pihlajaniemi, Österlund & Tanska
Physical Digitality – Proceedings of the 30th eCAADe Conference – Volume2
ISBN 978-9-4912070-3-7
Pihlajaniemi, Österlund & Herneoja
Valo 1/2011
Diploma publication
University of Oulu, Faculty of architecture, series A47
ISBN 978-951-42-6256-2 (PRINT), ISBN 978-951-42-6257-9 (PDF)
2010 ”Algorithms of the future”
Österlund & Lundén
Finnish architectural review, 1/2010
“Algorithmic architecture” project group
University of Oulu, series A53
ISBN 978-951-42-9222-4 (PRINT), 978-951-42-9740-3 (PDF)
2009 “Algoritminen arkkitehtuuri”
Arkkitehtiuutiset 9/2009
Österlund & Lundén
Oulu University – Advanced studies publication
EXHIBITIONS
2013 “Digital Design in Sustainable Urbanism – Explorations in Computational Design Strategies”
Presenting course works
Botos, Candau, Hatzitheozilou, Gao, Heinz, Minh-Chau, Pollak, Voigtländer, Zhao & Österlund
Tampere University of Technology 5/2013
Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB-2013 9/2013
2012 – 2013 “Light-Houses – Young Nordic Architecture”
Presenting NILAs sculpture
Lundén, Wikar & Österlund
Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Museum of Finnish Architecture 6/2013
2009 “Generate -From Algorithm To Structure “
International seminar and exhibition
“Algorithmic architecture” project group
University of Oulu 10/2009
2009 ”Ideanäyttely 2009”
Presenting Voronoi structure
organised by Finnish Marketing association, Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, 10/2009
Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland 10/2009
2009 – 2010 “FINN_topo – Topological architecture inspired by Finnish nature and new technology”
Presenting several works
organised by Antti Ahlava and Tapani Launis
Artek Showroom, Helsinki, 3/2009
University of Oulu 3/2010
Finlayson, Tampere 4/2010
2006 “Lagoon city Oulu 2011”
Presenting scale model and school works
Class of 2003
Venice architecture biennale 2006