CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Oliver Walter WEBADDRESS: www.ark-ow.com www.pareled.com www-luo-light.com ADDRESS: Myllypadontie 14 F 00920 Helsinki Tel +358 50 789 468 e- mail: [email protected] DATE OF BIRTH: 06. March 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH: Darmstadt (Germany) NATIONALITY: German CIVIL STATUS: Married EDUCATION: 5 years studies of architecture at ETH in Zürich. Graduated as an architect in November 1992 LANGUAGES speech writing German Mother tongue Swiss German fluent English fluent very good French fluent very good Italian good good Finnish good good Chinese basic knowledge COMPANY Arkkitehtitoimisto Oliver Walter (toiminimi 2000-2006,1812107-0) Architectural Office Oliver Walter oy (since 2006, 2077710-8) LUOlight oy (since 2019, 3018395-2) PRACTICAL WORK 2000 -with Pekka Salminen Architect Associates (Helsinki): -”Hafenhaus Travemünde” passengerterminal, offices grossarea 17000 m2. (http://www.hafenhaus-luebeck.de/) 2001 -glas-steel igloos with Aulis Bertin, Saariselkä, Lapland, (http://www.kakslauttanen.fi/virtual_tours.php) visualizations -Projectstudy for Jussi Eiramo “Restaurant Auroraborealis” Kakslauttanen in Lappland. 2002 -Sundsberg, feasibility for condensed living, study for SKANSKA -”sound tower”, Souru complex wooden structure,detail planning for Vesa Honkonen 2003 -Lennuki tower, appartment building 17 storeys, Tallinn with AW2, 20 800m2 gross area -TMT industrial park, project study and masterplan, Tallinn Surface: 60 000m2 2004 -Pajari bridge, Lighting -Lightning Master Plan of Hakamäki Road, Lighting -Light arcs 38 m spanning steel structure Hakamäentie, client Ramboll Finland oy -Pirkkala public park, Lighting -with Helena Hietanen: Creation of technical drawings for lasercut steelpannels in organic treemotives, auditorium of the governement pension institution 2005 -Bus terminal - Espoo Lighting -Stockmann department store, Helsinki Lighting -Lastenlehto, park design competition Lighting -Theater - Opera House - Kristiansand, Norway ALA- arkkitehdit, lighting 2006 -Vuosaari harbour, lighting -Shanghai international passenger terminal, lighting -attic project 350m2, Töölö, Helsinki with P. Jääskeläinen, H.Yanar 2007 -Raisio Lumparlan housing area: refurnishment -Viikinmäki, Kivikaupunki, lighting -Old Wooden villa, Meilahdi HKI, 360 m2 new arrangement of apartments and artist ateliers. -Hoivakoti Kirkkonummi, elderly people home, 3300 m2 gross area with Mikko Marja-Aho architects -Rannatee 46 Tallinn, Estonia, Gross Area: 6500m2 3600m2 commercial centre and 2900m2 of luxury housing, with AW2 2008-09 - “Metroclub” Bar and night club in Kontula, Interior design 600 m2 - Maarianhamina West Harbour, lighting 2011 - Johannesbergintie 6, one family house, 95 m2 -support for Helena Hietanen and Jaakko Niemelä, Mäntyniemi print for stone carving motive 30 *30meter 2012 -analyses and inventory of the historical wooden villas in Vähä- Meilahti, Helsinki 2013 - exterior lighting concept for the national opera Helsinki - Alminsali lighting design, national opera Helsinki - structural design for a paraboloid light reflector for "Asunto Oy Runko" with P.Nisunen and Misal Oy 2014 -lighting design for housing block, Ullanlinnankatu 3 and Robertinkatu 4-6, Helsinki. 2016 Structural design for “Porin kattokruunu” by Jaakko Niemelä 2017 Building permit application for restaurant Hämeentie 7 2018 Conceptual planning for Kangasala parking, artist Tarja Pitkanen-Walter Supporting visualisations for Väre art collection by Grönlund- Nisunen 2018-2019 Facade Art Hotel, Jätkäsaari daylight studies, and visualizations with Grönlund&Nisunen 2019 Structural Design and visualisations for Quay 6 at Helsinki Biennial, artist Jaakko Niemelä COMPETITIONS 2000 -”Ferryterminal Travemünde” passengerterminal 1. Prize, with Pekka Salminen Architects. http://www.hafenhaus-luebeck.de 2001 -citycenter Tikkurila with Kyösti Meinilä and Ritva Kotilainen 3. Prize -“University extension”, Oulu with Kyösti Meinilä 2.Prize -“University extension”,Jyväskylä with Kyösti Meinilä 2002 -”ARMI”, Design center, Helsinki 2003 -”Duntes upes office”, with AW2 -”Rannatee 46”, housings and shopping mall, Tallinn 1. prize with AW2 2005 -”Tammisaari” - invited, Lighting with JO 2009 - “Huurre” competition for art installation at the new music hall Helsinki with Jaakko Niemelä and Helena Hietanen 2018 Supporting work for “Les taches solairs” Geneva competition by Grönlund-Nisunen Supporting work for “Metsä ja Leikkipiha” Jyväskylä, competition by Grönlund-Nisunen Supporting work for Kruunuvuorenranta court yard lighting, competition by Grönlund-Nisunen Supporting work for lighting design forTullikamarinaukio, competition by Grönlund-Nisunen Supporting work and visulizations for Fiskars development plan by Arkkitehtitoimisto Kristina Karlsson RESEARCH PROJECTS 2009 -ORE (Open Rendering Environment) -at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, participation as external expert. 2015-2018 Inachus, EU funded R&D project for the Simulation of collapsing building structures at Laurea University of Applied Sciences. Lead by the Fraunhofer Ernst Mach Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, EMI. Forensic research on Prime Trust Heights, Moulivakkam, Chennai/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2bQtIS69g&t=2s 2020 Forensic research on Albiano bridge collapse, https://youtu.be/a9wW- xl8gRQ PRODUCT DESIGN 2006 -“Plane” outdoor luminaire, special product with JO, Iguzzini 2007 -“Brando” outdoor luminaire, special product 2009 with JO, Iguzzini -”Avenir” LED street luminaire with JO 2008 -Street luminaire “Arca” for Selux with Jold 2009 -”Tar” outdoor luminaire, special product with JO, Iguzzini 2010 -”Jätkä” prototype for mobile wooden luminaire 2011 -”Päre” foldable wooden LED luminaire 2012 -”Omlit” series of luminaires using vaste material - luminaire concept proposals for Keraplast oy - LED ring for Keraplast oy 2013 - “Jätkä” production design 2014 - Revolve light, lighting fixture with changable optics for wall and ceiling installation, design for Onike, China - “ikkuna “luminaire” production design and sample 2015-2021 - LUO-light luminaire system made from bamboo, LUO-light.com DVD VIDEO INSTALLATIONS 2002 -”Raisio city center” 2 min, for Vesa Honkonen 2003 -”sounds and voices”, 15 min. for Vesa Honkonen 2004 -”The fear of loss” 90 sec for Jaakko Niemelä, exhibition in Forum Box Helsinki, New Zealand and New York 2006 -“Cecilie“, classical Schooner” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ__T8EO_BA -“Genesis” 2,5 min in gallery Candyland, Stockholm for Jaakko Niemelä and Helena Hietanen 2007 -”Jack in the box”, Turku Wäinö Aaltonen museum, curator Jan- Erik Andersson 2010 - “innovative zebra crossing system” 90 sec for Okapi Oy 2012 -Keilaniemi metro station, art installation, Artists: Grönlund-Nisunen 2013 -sunlight studies for Kastellin monitoimitalo, Oulu, Artists: Grönlund- Nisunen 2018 “Nostalghia” Video installation with Kai Kostack for Jaakko Niemelä TEACHING AND LECTURES 2004 -3D course for art students at the art institute in Lahti 2005 -Lecture “lighting design projects”, i Guzzini, Recanati, Italy with J. Oksanen 2006 -“moodne valgustus seminari” in Tallinn and Tartu lectures about lighting design projects for 150 architects and designers with J. Oksanen 2009 -regular Blender 3D courses in Punavuorenkatu 1, Helsinki -ORE (Open Rendering Environment) -seminar Leppävaara -Blender 3D as a design tool, Laurea ammattikorkeakoulu 2010 “Pare” the making of an LED luminaire, Arkadia international book shop 2013 -"Let´s design with LED" one week seminar at Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel 2014 screening of “the old elm” co-production with Joakim Pusenius Arkadia international book shop 2015 -Blender conference 2015, Amsterdam with Kai Kostack, introduction of the Bullet Constraints Builder add-on 2019 -M.A.D. Seminar “Pioneers in interior design” introduction of LUO-light GDL objects EXHIBITIONS 1992 -“La città e il lago”, Lugano, Switzerland 2003 -“computervisions in architecture”, Suomeen rakennustaiteen museo. 2011 -"Die Finnische Dunkelheit oder wie gestaltet man Licht?" , Berlin -To Declare - Exhibition & Pop Up Customs Shop, Helsinki design week 2012 -”Design Finland”Hangaram Design Museum Seoul Arts Center - Finland-Venice design market, Associazione Spiazzi Castello, Venice 2013 -"Die Finnische Dunkelheit oder wie gestaltet man Licht?", Kiel, Design Forum Finland -"Päreet paanut piilutus" Pro Puu -gallery Satamakatu 2 A, 15140 Lahti 2014 - LOKAL Annankatu 19 00120 Helsinki/ “animal” - Kaede Gallery "Colors of a Far-Away Land: Contemporary Finnish Art" Osaka, Japan. - Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair from 04.-08.February, stand B15:20 - Hong Kong autumn LIGHTING FAIR Hong Kong Convention and exhibition center Booth 5B - D14 with revolving luminaire - LOKAL Annankatu 19 Helsinki/ “summer love” with Jätkä luminaire - LOKAL Annankatu 19 Helsinki/ “white” with “Ikkuna” luminaire 2017 - “Puun valo” Pro Puu- galleria, Lahti - Suomi Pop-up, Finnis.ch, Baden, Schweiz 2018 - Habitare, furniture fair, Helsinki, Finland 2019 - Habitare, furniture fair, Helsinki, Finland Awards Habitare 2018, “Best Concept” innovation award by Cara McCarty Grants 2010 4000€ Risto Mäenpään Säätiö 6000€ Arts Council of Finland 4000€ Foundation for Finnish inventions 2019 4000€ Grant IOT-forge 2020 4000€ Grant IOT-forge 14000€ Grant IOT-forge Patents -Patent for 360 deg turning, electricity guiding gears -Design patent for Päre luminaire.