ALA Architects is an architecture firm based in Helsinki, operating globally. Our design principals are Juho Gr?nholm, Antti Nousjoki and Samuli Woolston. The firm was founded in 2005 and employs 52 architects and interior designers.

Based in Helsinki, we are experienced in designing complex public buildings in demanding urban settings, as well as additions in delicate historical contexts and natural surroundings. We have particular expertise in designing future learning environments for the world-renowned Finnish national curriculum. Our work includes a research project on learning environments for the city of Helsinki as well as the design of a new open-plan school for 800 pupils in Helsinki.

JKMM Architects is a group of architects and designers based in Helsinki, Finland. We started in 1998 with four founding partners – Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, Samuli Miettinen and Juha Mäki-Jyllilä. Today, we are a team of more than 90 people.

OOPEAA works on a wide range of projects on varying scales from churches and daycare centers to housing and town planning as well as extensions to historically valuable landmarks.

PES–Architects’ Shanghai studio was established in 2010, although the architects have been working in China since 2003. During this period, the practice has won 1st prizes in nine Chinese architectural competitions and worked in just under twenty different cities in the country. The Wuxi Grand Theatre was completed in 2012 and the Icon Yunduan Tower in Chengdu in 2017.

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