Pekka Salminen (born 11 August 1937 in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

) is a Finnish Professor of Architecture and founder and a senior partner of PES-Architects, formed in 1968, in

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. He is also the founder of Unije Workshop International UWI, and the Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning, formed in

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, in 1987. He received a BSc in architecture from Tampere Institute of Technology in 1960, and an MSc in architecture from

Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; fi, Teknillinen korkeakoulu; sv, Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in ...

, 1966. At that time he was employed by notable Finnish architect

Timo Penttilä Timo Jussi Penttilä (16 March 1931 – 25 February 2011) was one of Finland's most important modernist architects and was for over 15 years a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Austria. He is most renowned for the design of th ...

and worked on the design of Penttilä's most notable work Helsinki City Theatre, completed in 1967. On Penttilä's death in 2011, Salminen wrote the chief obituary in the Finnish architectural press. Salminen is a member of the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA and the Association of Croatian Architects.

Memberships and honors

* Professor, honorary title granted by the

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, 1998 * President of

Finnish Association of Architects SAFA ( fi, Suomen Arkkitehtiliitto, sv, Finlands Arkitektförbund, en, Finnish Association of Architects) is the professional body representing architects in Finland. Overview The Association SAFA is a non-profit, professional organization op ...

(SAFA), 1986–1987 * President of Association of Finnish Architects' Offices (ATL), 1998–1999 * Member of

Finnish Academy of Sciences The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Finnish ''Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia''; Latin ''Academia Scientiarum Fennica'') is a Finnish learned society. It was founded in 1908 and is thus the second oldest academy in Finland. The oldest is the Fi ...

, 2002– * Finnish State Prize for the Arts, 2002 * The Order of the Croatian Star, Medal for Merits in Culture, 2003 * Member of Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA), 1966– * Member of Croatian Association of Architects (UHA), 1996– * Member of Berlin Chamber of Architects,

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, 1997– * Honorary member of

OISTAT The International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1968 in Prague, Czech Republic. According to its founding name, the organization is mainly a network ...

Finland (International Organization of Scenographers and Theatre Architects), 2009– * Founder and Senior Partner of PES-Architects (1968–), Helsinki, Finland. * PES-Architects Consulting (

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) Co. Ltd, China, established in 2011 * Founder of Unije Workshop International UWI, Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning, Unije, Croatia, 1987– * In China, over 50 architecture competitions, 10 first prizes, 2003–2012

Major awards

* Finnish Concrete Prize 1977, 1982, 1994, 2001; honorary mention 1990 * Finnish Steel Prize 1999, honorary mention 2001 * State Prize Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2002, Germany * European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award, 2003 nominee, 2003 * German Architecture Prize, 2003 * German Concrete Architecture Prize, 2003 * City of Wuxi Architecture Award 2012, China

Main works

* Lahti Sports Centre and

Lahti Ski Museum Lahti Ski Museum is a sports museum located in Lahti, Finland, specialising in skiing and other winter sports. It is situated in the city's main sports complex adjacent to the Salpausselkä ski-jumping venue. History The museum traces its roo ...

, Finland 1977, 1999 * Lahti City Theatre, Finland, 1983 *

Police College of Finland The Police University College ( fi, Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu (Polamk), sv, Polisyrkeshögskolan) is a university of applied sciences in Tampere, Finland providing police academy training and research under the Ministry of the Interior for the Po ...

1992-1999 *

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (; fi, Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, sv, Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats), or simply Helsinki Airport, is the main international airport of the city of Helsinki, its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. ...

, Terminal T2, 1996–99; Terminal T3, 2001–2004 * Concert Hall St. Mary's Church,

Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ''New Brandenburg'', ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its ...

1996–2001 *

Wuxi Grand Theatre Wuxi Grand Theatre is one of the key cultural projects in Wuxi, China.http://en.chinawuxi.gov.cn/web111/TravelinWuxi/Culture/WuxiGrandTheatre/902766.shtml Wuxi Grand Theater stands on the south bank of Taihu Lake and covers a total area of more th ...

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2008–2012Future of Finnish design lies with China

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28.8.2011 * Own office and atelier, Helsinki, Finland 1976–2012 * Strait Culture Art Center,

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

2015-2018 File:Neubrandenburg-konzertkirche-1.JPG, Modern interior of the Marienkirche, Neubrandenburg, Germany (1996–2001) File:Helsinki vantaa.jpg, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Vantaa (1996-2004) File:Architect Pekka Salminen, own architect's office, Helsinki.jpg, PES-Architects Office, Itäkeskus, Helsinki (1976-2012) File:The National Police School of Finland.jpg, Police College of Finland, Tampere (1992-1999)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salminen, Pekka 1937 births Living people People from Tampere Finnish architects