sara camponez teacher
simon kay-jones teacher
fernando nieto professor
ville-veikko vilenius teacher
xianwen zheng teacher
CSS
Contemporary Sacredness and Secularity: A Lutheran Church Complex in Ranta-Tampella, Tampere
Spring 2025
Teachers: Sara Camponez, Simon Kay-Jones, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Ville-Veikko Vilenius, Xianwen Zheng
Guest lecturers and critics: Elisa Valero (Elisa Valero Architects, University of Granada), Teemu Hirvilammi (Hirvilammi Architects, Tampere University), Riina Palva (Verstas Architects), Kaisa Härkönen (Raami Architects)
Students’ works showcased: Selin Agic, Mahua Chakma, Nea Heinonen, Selja Hytönen, Jasper Jutila, Anna Mascher, Reeta Pihlajaviita, Minttu Puustinen, Jemina Tabor, Veetu Varala, Rita Verba
CMC
Cultural and Media Centre in Ratina, Tampere
Spring 2024
Course in connection with VOF (Visualising Our Future Public Realm), a research project in collaboration with Aalto University, the Royal College of Art, SmartViz and five Finnish architecture offices
Teachers: Simon Kay-Jones, Elina Luotonen, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Ville-Veikko Vilenius, Xianwen Zheng
Guest lecturers: Antti Ahlava (Aalto University, helsinkizurich), Antti Nousjoki (ALA Architects)
Students’ works showcased: Matti Chan, Angéla Gerey, Michal Hruška, Anni Hämäläinen, Venla Härmä, Amanda Ikonen, Olga Juhola, Anni Kansonen, Ukko Koivisto, Loranne Legavre, Venla Leppälä, Maria Lomiak, Asal Mohebbi, Olivia Myntti, Andreea Petre, Sofia Savikuja, Mikko-Ville Sirola, Bertille Vinot
MCC
Multigenerational Community Centre in Hervanta, Tampere
Spring 2023
Course in connection with AIsola, a multidisciplinary research project involving Tampere University’s Faculty of Built Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences and Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Teachers: Maria Ahokas, Simon Kay-Jones, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Rosana Rubio, Ville-Veikko Vilenius
Guest lecturers: Kimmo Lintula (K2S Architects), Outi Jolanki (Tampere University)
Students’ works showcased: Nataliia Bila, Marthe Casteele, Selina Hämäläinen, Zehra Pinar Okur, Annamaria Puumala, Shayeste Shamsi
ECL
Educational Centre and Library in Kaukajärvi, Tampere
Spring 2022
Course in collaboration with the City of Tampere
Teachers: Maria Ahokas, Simon Kay-Jones, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Rosana Rubio, Ville-Veikko Vilenius
Guest lecturers: Anni Vartola (Aalto University), Edit Bajsz and Freja Ståhlberg-Aalto (JKMM Architects), Jussi Palva (Verstas Architects), Miguel Ángel Díaz Camacho (MADC Architects), Esa Ruskeepää (ERA)
Students’ works showcased: Elisa Enlund, Aino Horn, Jani Jukonen, Markus Miettinen, Ila Narjus, Elena Sitrakova, Marina Suvorova, Emmi Villberg
LSC
Leisure and Sports Centre in Viinikanlahti, Tampere
Spring 2021
Course in collaboration with the City of Tampere (Viinikanlahti area)
Teachers: Maria Ahokas, Simon Kay-Jones, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Teemu Paasiaho, Rosana Rubio
Guest lecturers: Anu Puustinen (Avanto Architects), Toni Kotnik (Aalto University)
Students’ works showcased: Sara Annala, Sini Antila, Maeva Diopus’kin, Paula Halonen, Camille Jan, Juha Korpela, Juho Kuovi, Joona Lukka, Anni Marttinen, Essi Nisonen, Isa Pakkala, Santeri Paronen, Martti Peuransalo, Joakim Pihlajaniemi, Lotta Syväniemi, Jarna Virolainen, Sara Voutilainen
RSH
Research and Social Hub in Hervanta, Tampere
Spring 2020
Course in collaboration with the Tampere University’s Campus Development office
Teachers: Maria Ahokas, Simon Kay-Jones, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Teemu Paasiaho, Rosana Rubio, Ville-Veikko Vilenius
Guest lecturer: Jens Richter (estudio Herreros)
Students’ works showcased: Primesa Arapi, Emile Corbeel, Riinamari Fagerström, Marina Galán Escondrillas, Manon Hazard, Marcel Heras Toledo, Sini Hurri, Ramon Illan Salas, Andrea Jiménez Pérez, Sandra Kangaspeska, Anna Kokkonen, Xing Li, Nella Rajala, Roosa Sippola, Dennis Somelar, Ulla Viitikko
MAD
Museum of Architecture and Design in Eteläsatama, Helsinki
Spring 2019
Course in collaboration with the Aalto University’s Department of Architecture and the Museum of Finnish Architecture in Helsinki
Teachers: Maria Ahokas, Susanna Elmnäinen, Antti Moisala, Fernando Nieto (responsible professor), Teemu Paasiaho, Sanna Peltoniemi, Jenni Poutanen
Guest lecturers and critics: Erkko Aarti (AOR Architects), Asmo Jaaksi (JKMM Architects), Reetta Heiskanen (Museum of Finnish Architecture), Alejandro Campos (Aalto University)
Students’ works showcased: Laura Kömi, Elvira Lehostaieva, Jonna Miettinen, Mari-Sohvi Miettinen, Antero Rummukainen, Ava Samimizad
MTH
Master’s Theses
2019-
Exploration of three alternatives for a wooden tower in Vaasa (2021), Daniel Burneo Lyra de Lemos
Supervisors: Fernando Nieto, Markku Karjalainen
Adaptive reuse of a hypermarket building in Kotka (2020), Ville-Pekka Säkkinen
Supervisors: Satu Huuhka, Fernando Nieto
Lapinlahti Retreat Center in Helsinki (2019), Khuong Nguyen
Supervisors: Fernando Nieto, Ilmari Lahdelma