Rainer Mahlamäki (born 12 June 1956) is a Finnish architect, president of the
Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) from 2007 to 2011, Professor of Contemporary Architecture at the
University of Oulu, and joint partner with Ilmari Lahdelma of the Helsinki-based architecture firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, one of the most prolific such firms in Finland. A significant part of their work started as entries in architectural competitions, in which they have received 35 first prizes (and 59 other prizes).
Mahlamäki studied architecture at the
Tampere University of Technology, and was awarded the
Master of Science in Architecture in 1987. He, along with Lahdelma and 6 others, was a partner in the architecture firm 8 Studio from 1986 to 1993. From 1992 he together with Lahdelma and architect Mikko Kaira founded Kaira-Lahdelma-Mahlamäki Architecture, and from 1997 Mahlamäki and Lahdelma have been in partnership in the firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects.
Mahlamäki was appointed Professor of Contemporary Architecture at the
University of Oulu Department of Architecture in 1997, from 2000 to 2007 he was head of the department and since 2007 vice-head of the department. In 2007 to 2011 he was appointed President of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
Mahlamäki was the Chair of the Jury for the 2009
International Architecture Awards.
Selection of works by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
The work of the firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects is generally split between the two partners, though with each having some input in all the works. The style of the firm has been described as contextual, varying dramatically in character depending on the project, from minimalism to expressionism. The contextualism is typified by Lahdelma's design of the Jyväskylä University Teacher Training School (2002) built adjacent to several buildings on the university campus designed by
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...
. The form of the new building complex was generated by the "site lines" of the surrounding buildings, resulting in a "fortress-like" appearance.
[Kristo Vesikansa, "Seminaarinmäki architecture after Alvar Aalto", in ''Alvar Aalto Architect, Volume 16, Jyväskylä University 1951-71'', Alvar Aalto Foundation, Helsinki, 2009, p.107-8.]
* Finnish Nature Centre Haltia,
Espoo, Finland 2013
* Derby Business Park, Espoo, Finland, 2013
* Helsingin Studio, Residential Building, Helsinki, Finland, 2013
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Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews ( pl, Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich) is a museum on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Hebrew word ''Polin'' in the museum's English name means either "Poland" or "rest here" and relates to a ...
,
Warsaw,
Poland, 2013
* Helsingin Vanhalinna, Residential Building, Helsinki, Finland, 2012
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Meilahti Hospital
The Meilahti Tower Hospital, part of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH), is the largest hospital in Finland, located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki.
The hospital has a helipad with the ICAO airport code
The ICAO airport ...
Area, New Entrance Lobby, Helsinki, Finland, 2010
* Maritime Centre Vellamo,
Kotka, Finland, 2008
* Wooden Boat Centre, Kotka, Finland, 2008
* Joensuu Primary School,
Joensuu, Finland, 2006
* Evira, Finnish Food Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
* ICT-Building, Turku, 2006
* Helsingin Pasaatituuli, Residential Building, Helsinki, Finland, 2006
* Lusto Finnish Forest Museum, Extension
Punkaharju, Finland, 2005
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Lohja City Library, Finland, 2005
* Exactum building,
University of Helsinki, Finland, 2004
* Iiris, Office Building and Service Centre for the Visually Impaired, Helsinki, Finland, 2004
* Tapiola Church Yard, Urn Cemetery, Espoo, Finland, 2004
* Rauma Main Library,
Rauma, Finland, 2003
* Office Building for Finland Post Corporation, Helsinki, Finland, 2003
* Jyväskylä University Teacher Training School, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2002
*
Vaasa City Library, Vaasa, Finland, 2001
* Skanska Ltd. Headquarters, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
* Bulevardin Aaria, Residential Building, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
* Physicum building,
University of Helsinki, Finland, 2001
* Folks Arts Centre,
Kaustinen, Finland, 1997
* Soininen Primary School, Helsinki, Finland, 1997
* Festia building,
Tampere University of Technology, Finland, 1995
* Lusto Finnish Forest Museum,
Punkaharju, Finland, 1994
Awards to Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
* Architectural Arts Suomi Award, 1997
* Finland Prize, Ministry of Education Award, 2008
Gallery of works by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects
File:Rauman uusi kirjasto 2013.jpg, Rauma Library (2003).
Image:Lohja City Library.jpg, Lohja City Library (2005).
Image:Lusto 1 AB.jpg, Lusto Finnish Forest Museum, Punkaharju, (1994/2005).
Image:Kaustinen CAP.JPG, Folks Arts Centre, Kaustinen, (1997).
Image:Iiris-keskus 2010 2.jpg, Iiris, Offices and Service Centre for the Visually Impaired, Helsinki (2004)
Image:Suomen luontokeskus Haltia.jpg, Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, Espoo, (2013)
Image:Exactum building, University of Helsinki.jpg, Exactum building, University of Helsinki, (2004)
File:Lahdelma_&_Mahlamäki,_Meilahti_Hospital,_Helsinki.jpg, Meilahti Hospital, new entrance, Helsinki (2013)
See also
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Architecture of Finland
The architecture of Finland has a history spanning over 800 years, and while up until the modern era the architecture was strongly influenced by currents from Finland's two respective neighbouring ruling nations Sweden and Russia, from the early ...
References
External links
Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects official website
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1956 births
Living people
People from Ilmajoki
Finnish architects
Academic staff of the University of Oulu