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2017 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize goes to OOPEAA

By Mackenzie Goldberg|

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Kärsämäki Shingle Church. Photograph by Jussi Tiainen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

The ninth annual Spotlight Prize has been awarded to the Finnish firm OOPEAA. The award, given by the Rice Design Alliance—a non-profit program connected to Rice University's School of Architecture—celebrates the work of emerging architects from the U.S. and abroad. Eligible candidates must be within the first 15 years of professional practice as the prize intends to highlight the work of exceptionally gifted architects at an early stage in their architectural careers. Previous winners have included Sou Fujimoto, Anton Garcia Abril, and LA Dallman among others.  

Periscope Tower. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

This year's recipient, Anssi Lassila, founded OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture in 2004, and gained international recognition for his Kärsämäki Shingle Church. He is known for combining sculptural forms with traditional materials and innovative techniques, which in Finland, often means working with wood, a material Lassila has extensive knowledge of. He has won numerous awards over the years including the Finlandia Prize for Architecture in 2015, the 2016 Canadian Wood Design and Building Award, two American Architecture Prizes and has been shortlisted on occasion for the Mies van der Rohe European Prize. 

He will visit Houston later this year to accept the prize and give a lecture on September 6th that is free and open to the public.

Check out more images of his work below!

Suvela Chapel. Photo by Marc Goodwin. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Suvela Chapel. Photo by Mika Huisman. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Kärsämäki Shingle Church. Photograph by Jussi Tiainen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Puukuokka Housing Block. Photo by Mikko Auernitty. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Riihi House. Photo by Jussi Tianinen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

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2017 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize goes to OOPEAA

By Mackenzie Goldberg|

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

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Kärsämäki Shingle Church. Photograph by Jussi Tiainen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

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oopeaa ● spotlight prize ● rice design alliance ● rice school of architecture ● prizes ● houston ● finland
Rice University
Rice University

The ninth annual Spotlight Prize has been awarded to the Finnish firm OOPEAA. The award, given by the Rice Design Alliance—a non-profit program connected to Rice University's School of Architecture—celebrates the work of emerging architects from the U.S. and abroad. Eligible candidates must be within the first 15 years of professional practice as the prize intends to highlight the work of exceptionally gifted architects at an early stage in their architectural careers. Previous winners have included Sou Fujimoto, Anton Garcia Abril, and LA Dallman among others.  

Periscope Tower. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

This year's recipient, Anssi Lassila, founded OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture in 2004, and gained international recognition for his Kärsämäki Shingle Church. He is known for combining sculptural forms with traditional materials and innovative techniques, which in Finland, often means working with wood, a material Lassila has extensive knowledge of. He has won numerous awards over the years including the Finlandia Prize for Architecture in 2015, the 2016 Canadian Wood Design and Building Award, two American Architecture Prizes and has been shortlisted on occasion for the Mies van der Rohe European Prize. 

He will visit Houston later this year to accept the prize and give a lecture on September 6th that is free and open to the public.

Check out more images of his work below!

Suvela Chapel. Photo by Marc Goodwin. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Suvela Chapel. Photo by Mika Huisman. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Kärsämäki Shingle Church. Photograph by Jussi Tiainen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Puukuokka Housing Block. Photo by Mikko Auernitty. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.
Riihi House. Photo by Jussi Tianinen. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.

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