Juha Leiviskä

Juha Ilmari Leiviskä ( born March 17, 1936 in Helsinki) is a Finnish architect.

Life

Juha Ilmari Leiviskä graduated in 1963 graduated from the Technical University of Helsinki. In 1967 he established his own architectural office. In the same year Leiviskä received the Väinö Vähäkallio scholarship and 1973, the state scholarship for artists. In 1978 he began the serviced office space with Vilhelm Helander.

In 1982 Juha Ilmari Leiviskä was awarded the State Prize for Architecture and Urban Planning. Since 1991 he is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm ( Kungliga Konsthögskolan Stockholm ). In 1995 he received the Carlsberg Prize from the Carlsberg Foundation. In 2007 he was awarded the Antonio Feltrinelli Prize -.

Selected Projects

• City Hall in Kouvola ( construction period 1964-1968 in collaboration with Bertel Saarnio )
• Parish hall and church in Nakkila (built 1968-1970 )
• House Aira in Jollas (built 1971-1972 )
• St. Thomas Church and Community Centre in Oulu (built 1971-1975 )
• Villa Heikinkallio in Lahti (built 1980-1982 )
• Myyrmäki Church in Vantaa (built 1980-1984 )
• Extension of Niuvanniemi clinic in Kuopio (built 1980-1985 )
• Community center in Kirkkonummi (1984 )
• Auroranlinna Housing in Helsinki (built 1985-1990 )
• German Embassy in Helsinki (1986-1993)
• Männistön church in Kuopio (built 1986-1992 )
• Villa Thoren - Söderström Tammisaari (built 1987-1990)
• Cultural Center - Dar al - Kalima College, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine (built 2004)

Publications

• Finnish Architecture and the Modernist tradition. Spon Press, 1995
• Juha Leiviskä. Museum of Finnish architecture, Helsinki, 1999
• Juha Leiviskä. And the Continuity of Finnish Modern Architecture. John Wiley & Sons, 2001