Arto Sipinen
Arto Sipinen (20 March 1936 – 23 December 2017) was a Finnish architect. He worked in the office of architects Alvar Aalto in 1959–61 and Viljo Revell in 1961–63. He founded his own architect's office in 1965.
Also recorded as Arto Kalevi Sipinen
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- Name
- Arto Sipinen
- Born
- 20 March 1936
- Birthplace
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- 23 December 2017
- Place of death
- Espoo, Finland
- Education
- Helsinki University of Technology
- Full name
- Arto Kalevi Sipinen.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Professor, Medal of the University of Jyväskylä and Finnish State Prize for Architecture.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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Arto Sipinen (20 March 1936 – 23 December 2017) was a Finnish architect. He worked in the office of architects Alvar Aalto in 1959–61 and Viljo Revell in 1961–63. He founded his own architect's office in 1965.
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Sipinen has taught at Helsinki University of Technology Department of Architecture. In 1970 Sipinen won the architectural competition for the design of a new campus at the University of Jyväskylä, his former employer Aalto having designed the first campus. Among Sipinen's other best known works are the cultural centres for the cities of Espoo, Mikkeli, Imatra and Kuusamo. Sipinen's son Ari Sipinen is a practicing architect who has designed several refurbishments for his father's buildings, most notably the Jyväskylä University Library that won the 2022 Finlandia Prize for Architecture.
Arto Sipinen studied at Helsinki University of Technology. The recorded working language is Finnish. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Professor, Medal of the University of Jyväskylä and Finnish State Prize for Architecture.
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• Name — Arto Sipinen • Born — 20 March 1936 • Birthplace — Helsinki, Finland • Died — 23 December 2017 • Place of death — Espoo, Finland • Education — Helsinki University of Technology • Illustration — University of Jyväskylä, Ylistönrinne campus • Illustration — Espoo cultural centre • Illustration — Innova tower in Jyväskylä
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