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Marco Casagrande* 1971 in Turku, Finnland
1990 - 2001 studied architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology
1988 - 1990 Journalist, Etelä-Uusimaa-newspaper
1991 Assistant-Architect at the office C & H
1994 Naval Architect at the office Lasse Heikkinen
since 1998 founded office with Sami Rintala
1999 - 2000 TV-programme-production/ National Broadcasting System, ATV
since 2000 Architect, navigation and information technology/ Neon Zion visiting lecturer, workshops in Scandinavia and Japan
Sami Rinatala* 1969 in Finnland
1990 - 1999 studied architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology (Masters course 1995 - 1996)
1993 - 1994 Århus Arkitektskole, Denmark
1996 Islenski Arkitektaskolinn, Iceland
since 1998 founded office with Marco Casagrande
since 1999 TV-programme, digital video production
since 2000 architect, navigation and information technology/ Neon Zion
since 2001 visiting lecturer, workshops in Scandinavia and Japan
 
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Realized projects (selection):
2001 Birdcage, architectonic installation to the Yokohama Triennial 2001 / Yokohama, Japan
2001 Corda / urban performance with Bergen Arkitektskole, Trollhättan/ Sweden
2000 PekkaNiska Shelter, glass and steel roofing construction for a mobile crain fleet, Petikko, Vantaa/ Finland/ until 2002
2000 Quatzalcoathus architectonic installation to the Havana Biennale, Havana/ Cuba
2000 Uunisaari Summer Theatre, 400 seat round wooden theatre building and theatre set-ups, Helsinki/ Finland
2000 Convoy, landscape, water installation on the surface of lake Saimaa, Rantasalmi/ Finland
2000 1000 White Flags, landscape installation, Koli national park/ Finland
2000 60 Minute Man, architectonic installation, La Biennale di Venezia/ Italy
1999 Ex-Traktorfan, artistic study of the subcontious meaning of the countryside to the modern man, architectonic installations, video works, books - ongoing process of 10 years / since 1999
1999 Slaughter Carnival Burning of the barn installation with dancer Reijo Kela, Savonlinna/ Finland
1999 Land(e)scape, architectonic landscape installation, Savonlinna/ Finland
1999 Villa Anchovis, renovation of a traditional torppa-house in the Parsonage of Karjaa/ Finland
1999 Leppävuori apartment, interior design and furniture, Helsinki/ Finland
1999 Villa Ville, interior design for a two family house, Karjaa/ Finland
Competitions/awards and grants (selection):
2001 Borromini Award, nomination
2001 Mies van der Rohe Award, nomination
2001 World Architecture Award, nomination
2001 various funds and grants for the Yokohama Triennale
2000 Settlement, national landscape-art competition, 1st price
2000 various funds and grants for the Biennale in Venice and Havana
1999 AR + D - Emerging Architecture, The Architectural Review - magazine Annual Award 1999 (GB) / 2nd price
1998 Kouvola Development plan, national competition, purchase
1997 Jyväskylä Center for Arts and Music, EU - competition, honourable mention
1996 Cable Park, national competition, 2nd price
1995 Kiosk, national competition, honourable mention