Ruusuvuori, Aarno (Emil) 1925-1992

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RUUSUVUORI, Aarno (Emil) 1925-1992

PERSONAL: Born January 14, 1925, in Kuopio, Finland; died February 22, 1992, in Helsinki, Finland; son of Armas and Aune (Hamalainen) Ruusuvuori; married Anna Maria E. Jäämeri, 1970; children: Eva, Anu. Education: Technical University, Helsinki, Finland, diploma, 1951.

CAREER: Architect in private practice, Helsinki, Finland, 1952-92. Technical University, Helsinki, assistant, 1952-59, acting professor, 1959-63, professor of architecture, 1963-66; appointed state professor of art, 1978-83. International Council of Monuments and Sites, member of Finnish national committee, beginning 1967, committee chair, 1967-70; Museum of Finnish Architecture, member of administrative board, 1969-83, director, 1975-78, 1983-88; member of jury for international and national competitions. Architecture represented in exhibitions around the world, including U.S. tour of Finnish architecture, 1955. Military service: Finnish Army, 1943-45.

MEMBER: Finnish Architects' Association (founding member; member of administrative board, 1961-62; president, 1982), Finnish Association of Arts and Crafts (member of administrative council, 1961-88), Finnish Friends of Architecture (chair, 1967-76), Architectguild (honorary member), American Institute of Architects (fellow).

AWARDS, HONORS: Vainö Vähäkallio scholar, 1955; Lindahl-Thomé scholar, 1955; Kordelin Award, 1957; artist state scholar, 1970, 1973-75; Northern scholar, University of Edinburgh, 1980; named commander, Order of the Lion of Finland, 1983; first prize in design competition, National Museum (Helsinki, Finland), 1987; Bronze Medal, Association of Finnish Sculptors, 1989; plaque, Finnish Museum of Architecture, 1990; other awards include prizes from architecture competitions.

WRITINGS:

Business Architecture in Finland, [Helsinki, Finland], 1959.

Single-Family Houses, [Helsinki, Finland], 1960.

(With Antti Nurmesniemi and Leens Peltola) Finland1900: Schilderkunst, Architectuur, Kunstnijverheid (exhibition catalog), Paleis voor Schone Kunsten (Brussels, Belgium), 1974.

Alvar Aalto, 1898-1976 (exhibition catalog), Suomen Rakennustaiteen Museo (Helsinki, Finland), 1978.

Contributor to architecture journals. Arkkitehtilehti, editor, 1952-55, editor-in-chief, 1956-57.