Archinect - News2024-05-02T07:23:06-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150010190/2017-rice-design-alliance-spotlight-prize-goes-to-oopeaa
2017 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize goes to OOPEAA Mackenzie Goldberg2017-05-31T14:12:00-04:00>2017-06-02T12:01:04-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/i6/i6uhu8mtwcscrwjo.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The ninth annual Spotlight Prize has been awarded to the Finnish firm OOPEAA. The award, given by <a href="http://www.ricedesignalliance.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Rice Design Alliance</a>—a non-profit program connected to <a href="http://archinect.com/rice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rice's School of Architecture</a>—celebrates the work of emerging architects from the U.S. and abroad. Eligible candidates must be within the first 15 years of professional practice as the prize intends to highlight the work of exceptionally gifted architects at an early stage in their architectural careers. Previous winners have included <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/65588/sou-fujimoto-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/67675/ensamble-studio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anton Garcia Abril</a>, and <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/1643/la-dallman-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Dallman</a> among others. </p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/7n/7na4fyyugr3zo511.jpg"><br><em>Periscope Tower. Image Courtesy of Rice Design Alliance.</em></p><p>This year's recipient, Anssi Lassila, founded OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture in 2004, and gained international recognition for his Kärsämäki Shingle Church. He is known for combining sculptural forms with traditional materials and innovative techniques, which in Finland, often means working with wood, a material Lassila has extensive knowledge of. He has won numerous aw...</p>