Mari-Sohvi Miettinen

I am an Architect, University Instructor in Architectural Design Basics and a Doctoral Researcher in Doctoral Programme of Built Environment. I am part of and one of the co-founders of research group ForHer – Future-oriented Heritage, lead by Iida Kalakoski.

Working as a teacher is a constant learning event for me. The imagination and unique ideas of the young architects-to-be is ever so inspiring. As a community in Tampere School of Architecture, we are exploring the role of an architect in the changing world, aiming towards a collaborative, care-taking practitioner with a holistic view on the environment we habit. As architects we do not only design environments, but need to strive to cherish the built and unbuilt.

My doctoral research is about a very unique building typology and cultural heritage in Finland: wilderness huts (autiotupa). What kind of knowledge can these modest huts and occupying them teach us about our "normal" way of living and inhabiting a place?

Having a degree in fine arts, creating images is close to my heart. As a teacher I am especially interested in verbal and visual communication on the field of architecture. Another topic dear to me is detached houses and other small-scale buildings and dwellings. I keep on building up my experience on design and construction working under my own architectural practice, Arkkitehtistudio Patio.

My former research work in JUSTHEAT project by Sustainable Housing Research Group ASUTUT studied people's experiences and memories on domestic heating in Finland. KERAKE project under Seinäjoki Urban Laboratory used the means of architectural design to find for low-carbon construction solutions to offer shelter for people in crisis.

University Instructor in Architectural Design Basics; Doctoral Researcher; Co-Founder of ForHer – Future-oriented Heritage Research Group