Kari Jormakka
Encyclopedia
Kari Jormakka is a Finnish
architect
, historian, critic and pedagogue. He studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology
and Tampere University of Technology, completing his PhD in 1992. He is currently Professor of Architecture Theory at Vienna University of Technology
, Vienna
, Austria
. Previously he has taught at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
, University of Illinois at Chicago
, and Ohio State University
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, historian, critic and pedagogue. He studied architecture at Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology
Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University...
and Tampere University of Technology, completing his PhD in 1992. He is currently Professor of Architecture Theory at Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology
Vienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Previously he has taught at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
The Bauhaus-University Weimar is a university located in Weimar, Germany and specializes in the artistic and technical fields. Established in 1860 as the Great Ducal Saxon Art School, it gained collegiate status on 3 June 1910 and received its present name in 1996...
, University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
, and Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.
Select list of publications
- Design Methods, Birkhauser, 2007.
- Kunst Des Stadtebaus : Neue Perspektiven Auf Camillo Sitte, Bohlau, 2005.
- Flying Dutchmen : Motion in Architecture, Birkhauser, 2002.
- Architektur Und Geschlecht, Edition Selene, 2002.
- The use and abuse of paper : Essays on Alvar Aalto, Datutop, 1999.