Jarmo Suominen has background from Architecture and Design and is working in both of these fields. His research of service logic in architecture and design will enable service driven urban development in novel and sustainable way. Current research is focusing to the new ways of learning, working, and living based on service logic and innovation. He has received numerous grants and over 5 million euros worth of funding for research projects he has led. He had strong understanding both of academic requirements and practicalities of business life.He has led various multidisciplinary projects between industry, academia and public organizations. Jarmo Suominen has won numerous architectural competitions and has got prizes from 20 architectural and design competitions.
Since 1999 Jarmo Suominen has been working in Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT as a visiting scientist in MIT Media Lab and from 2002 as professor in University of Art and design, now part of Aalto and Department of Architecture in Aalto. Since 2012 he has been working with Tongji university, and from 2015 got High end foreign expert status from China Foreign experts Bureau and is now professor at Tongji Design & Innovation. He has a practice focused on service innovations in architecture since 2001. He is a board member of Radical Design Week and is now leading a Sino Finnish Challenge program for 2017 year China.
Jarmo Suominen is the owner of Suominen Architects Ltd, an architectural practice since 1991.He has won numerous prizes in architectural competitions in Finland and in Europe and heldseveral art exhibitions in Europe.As a director of EcoDigiCity Ltd Jarmo Suominen has been developing sustainable andtechnically highly advanced city concepts and design manuals for especially Chinese markets.Jarmo Suominen is also a Senior Advisor in Ogilvy One Finland and Taivas Group, part of theWPP one of the world's leading communications services groups. He develops multi channelcustomer experience and communication strategies for Ogilvy Taivas Group.
J A R M O I L M A R I S U O M I N E N
C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
A R C H I T E C T– ARK F I S E
DATE OF BIRTH 03.06.1959 Helsinki, Finland
EDUCATION
1980-1983 University of Helsinki, Department of History of Art
1981-1983 University of Helsinki, Department of Art
1982-1990 Tampere University of Technology, Department of Architecture
2002- Aalto University / PhD. Postgraduate degree studies, currently work is on formal
evaluation process, estimated delivery on fall 2018
PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
1990 Master of Science in Architecture
2002 PhD work, expected delivery, Spring 2018s
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Authorized Member of the Association of Finnish Architects SAFA Since 1990
Registered member of FISE n:o 480 since 2000 (for practicing architecture and planning)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish (ml), English (fluent), Swedish (good), German (moderate), French (moderate)
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Since 2018, vice president TRACTR Ltd
Founding Partner, Head of the development, Espoo, Finland
Since 2018Sou Sou Consulting Ltd
Chairman of the Board, Director, Espoo, Finland
Since 2012, vice president, NGIN workplace
Founding Partner, Head of the development, Cambridge, USA
Since 2000 Senior Consultant Suominen Consulting
Chairman of the Board
Since 1997 Director of Architects Suominen Oy
Chairman of the Board
2006-2009 EcoDigiCity Consulting Ltd
Founding Partner, Member of the Board, Vice President
Since 2005 Ogilvy One Finland
Senior advisor, customer experience management
Since 2002 Taivas Group (part of WPP, including Sulake labs, Habbo Hotel)
Senior Advisor
1991-2008 SRMT Oy Architects Suominen - Raveala - Mäntylä Oy
Founding Partner, Chairman of the Board
1989-1997 Architects Sopanen – Suominen- Svärd - de la Chapelle Oy, Trollius
Founding Partner, Chairman of the Board
1984-1989 A-consultants Ltd,
Project manager, Project architect
AWARDS
2018 Best Intelligent Community Global Award for City as a Service research and development
2018 Award for best learning community, Espoo for educational research and development
2017 International Innovation Award for School as a Service research and development
2017 Espoo Medal for Innovation for City as a Service research and development
2017 Mayors Award for Innovation for City as a Service research and development
2017 National Award for Innovation for School as a Service research and development
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
1998 Pöytyä Parish Hall (with K.Miettinen), invited competition, 1st prize
1997 Finnish Embassy in Canberra Australia (with K.Miettinen), purchased entry
1997 Ecological Day Care Centre in Viikki Helsinki, honorary mention
1996 Europan, Home in the City; Italy, 1st prize, SRMT Oy
1996 Tampere Central Square (with P.Jukola), honorary mention
1996 Helsinki City Residential Environments Competition (with P.Jukola), honorary mention
1996 Residential Block of Flats for ATT in Malminkartano Helsinki, honorary mention
1995 Village in Archipelago 2000, (with P.Jukola), honorary mention
1995 Helsinki City Kiosk Competition (with P.Jukola), higher category entry
1994 Elementary School in Soininen Helsinki (with P.Jukola), honorary mention
1992 Ideas Competition of the Banks of River Aura in Turku, (with M.Anttila, P.Jukola),
purchased entry
1992 Nordic Ideas Competion of Marja-Vantaa Areas in Vantaa
(with P.Jukola J.Raveala, S.Mantyla, J.Tissari), honorary mention
1990 Residences in Tammisalontie in Helsinki / invited competition, 2nd prize
1989 Western Highway Environmental Structures in Espoo
(with P.Sopanen, I. Svärd), 1st prize
1989 Kiuruvesi Market Square (with P.Sopanen, I.Svärd) 3rd prize
1989 Imatrankoski City Centre Ideas Competition in Imatra,
(with P.Sopanen, I.Svärd), 3rd prize
1989 Lielahti T-Central Ideas Competition by Tampere University of Technology,
purchased entry
1988 Suburban Renewal Competition in Imatra (with P.Sopanen, I.Svärd), purchased entry
1987 MalmiVilla Community Hall in Helsinki, honorary mention
1985 One -Family House in Wood / The International Anonymous Design Competition
Jugoslavia, honorary mention
1984 Concorso di Architettura, Biennale di Venezia in Italia, exhibition entry
ART EXHIBITIONS
2000 Digital Me, installation, Sitra, Nykyaika Gallery Lasipalatsi Helsinki
1998 Design museum Helsinki/Homo Mobilis,
1998 Futurehome Institute, "MediaHome"
1992 Kluuvi Gallery in Helsinki, private exhibition
1992 Cité des Arts Galerie, Pariisi,"Boites D´arts I", Suominen and Jukola
1993 Cité des Arts Galerie, Pariisi,"Boites D´arts II", Suominen and Jukola
1993 USF Kulturhus, Bergen Norja, "Boites D´arts III",Suominen and Jukola
1983 Helsinki Biennale1983, "Wood/Space/Time”Puu-Tila-Taide" 1st prize and realization
Helsinki Museum of Art
1984 Biennale di Venezia, Italia
1985 The Art Gallery Slovenj Gradec, Jugoslavia
CREATIVE ART COMPETITIONS
1983 Wood-Space-Art Competition, Helsinki Festival Week, 1st prize
MEMBERSHIPS IN JURYS OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS SAFA
2016 Scinece corner, science communication platform and co working and cocreation environment for University of Helsinki, Jury expert member
2014 New housing area, Kuopio, Finland, Jury expert member
1997 Kouvola Pedestrian Street, Open Architectural Competition, member of jury
1992 Environmental Arts Competition "Through the Grey Stone" Kuopio, member of jury
SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Cite des Arts, Paris, France, residency and scholarship for atelier and accommodation
in Paris for 2019
1996 Danish Finnish Cultural Foundation, scholarship for travel in Greenland
Culture specific living situations
1995 Foundation of Visual Arts, a studio scholarship in New York USA
Environmental art
1995 Finnish Cultural Fund, scholarship for design "Scenery and ParkWay " in USA
Environmental art
1993 Wihuri Foundation, scholarship for creative work in Paris
Art exhibition
1993 Norwegian Finnish Cultural Foundation, scholarship for creative work in Bergen
Art exhibition
1993 Council of Arts Finland, scholarship for creative work
Art exhibition
1992 Foundation of Kordelin, scholarship for creative work and travel in France
Art exhibition
1992 The Building Information Institute/ scholarship to the group MOUKARI
for an exhibition pavilion in Helsinki
APPOINTMENTS
2018 - current Program Director, Environmental Design program, Tongji Design& Innovation
2017 - current MIT City Science Lab Tongji, Vice director
2017 - currentAalto Campus development, service Innovations expert, Aalto University Properties
2017 - current MIT City Science Lab Aalto, Vice director
2014 - current Visiting Professor, Tongji Design& Innovation
2014 - current SINO FINNISH Challenge Director
2014 - current Professor of service architecture (adjunct) Aalto University, Finland
2013 - current MIT City Science Lab Reserach Fellow
2014 Aalto curator for Radical Design Week 2014 exhibition in Shanghai
2013 Executive in Residence, department of Architecture, School of Art Design and Architecture
Aalto University
2012 Professor, Department of Design, School of Art Design and Architecture
Aalto University
2008-09 MCPC2009 Conference General Chair
Mass Customization and Personalization Biannual World Conference 2009
2008 Head of the Aalto Metrics and Criterias Transformation team, (HSE, HUT, UIAH)
University of Art and Design, Helsinki School of Economics, HUT
2006- 2009 Director 24 living research consortium
Tekes, UIAH, MIT, Companies
2005- 2012 MIT House_n, Senior Advisor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2004- 2012 Director Future Home Institute
University of Art and Design
2003-04 MIT House_n, Media Laboratory, Visiting Scientist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2002- 2012 Professor of mass customization, Department of Design
University of Art and Design
2000-02 MIT House_n, Department of Architecture, Visiting Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1999 Invited visiting Professor (not filled due personal matters)
Carnegie-Mellon University
1996-02 Senior lecturer, Department of Interior Design
University of Industrial Arts Helsinki,
1992–00 Assistant Teacher. Lecturer, Department of Architecture
Tampere University of Technology
1996 Expert advisor and lecturer of Vasa Interactive Studio Vitech, Project teacher
Vasa Polytechnic Institute
1997 Nordplus Workshop in Trondheim Norway, Nordic Schools of Architecture
Tampere University of Technology,
1993 Nordplus Workshop in Stockholm, Nordic Schools of Architecture
Tampere University of Technology,
1989-92 Department of Architecture, Assistant Lecturer
Tampere University of Technology
GUEST LECTURES
2018 Keynotes in conferences in Shanghai, Helsinki and Paris
2018 Presentations in Las Vegas, Boston, London and Guangzhou
2018 London, Intelligent Community 2018
2018 Espoo, Indoor as a service, Global HVAC conference
2018 Shanghai, City Science Summit 2018 with MIT
2017 Shanghai; International Forum on Innovation and Emerging Industries Development (IEID 2017)
2017 Bolzano, Italy, urban service platforms
2017 Boston, City as a Service, City Science seminar
2017 Paris, School as a Service, Keynote, Educational conference
2016 Montreal, Service architecture of downtowns
2016 Boston, MIT City Science seminar, City as a Service
2015 Paris, Education platforms, Edutech
2015 Edinburgh, Scotland, City as a Service
2014 Urban Service Architectures, Rio De Janeiro, PUC
2014 Future of Cities, Rakli, Finland
2013 Urban Planning conference, keynote, Montreal
2013 Service innovation conference, keynote, Montreal
2013 Urban Design Conference, keynote, Rio de Janeiro
2013 Boston, MIT, City Science, presentation
2012 Smart Customization Seminar, MIT Boston
2012 City On Demand workshop Montreal, Keynote
2012 New working Paradigms, MIT seminar
2012 Radical Design Week, value co creation in cities presentation, Shanghai
2011 Biomimicry in architecture, Keio University, Tokyo
2011 New working paradigms, MIT Boston
2010 Design and Urban Innovations, Montreal, HEC
2009 Aalto University Helsinki, Workplace Strategy
2008 MIT Smart Customization Group
2007 Yonsei University, Korea; U_LIVE, Ubiquitous living
2007 Keio University, Japan; Sustainable solutions in customer decision process, Winter
2007 HEC, Montreal, Canada; Avatar marketing, MCPC 2007
2007 MIT, Cambridge, USA; Customer experience and interaction process, MCPC 2007
2007 IU, Innovation University Finland, 24 Living Multidisciplinary research
2007 CKIR, Helsinki School of Economics, Areal Balanced Scorecard
2007 Elisa Vodafone, Steering Group, Ubiquitous living (at) Home
2007 Keio University, Japan; Mass customized City, Spring 2007
2007 Customer Experience and Real Estate, KIINKO 2007 Executive workshop
2006 Keynote, Tampere University, MassCustomization In Finland (II conference)
2006 Overview, Living Concepts, design manual, Peking, China EU energy initiative
2006 IST EU living lab program launch, Helsinki, Finland
2006 China Shangai Cihaf 2006, Ecological city
2006 BIAS 2006, Milano Fair
2006 Seoul, Korea, Global Living Labs, Digilog Conference, Yonsei university
2006 Ogilvy CEM seminar, Ogilvy, Canary Warf, London
2005 Mass customization in Housing, Tokyo, Japan , Keio university
2005 CEM Metrics, Ogilvy Consults world wide seminar seminar, Ogilvy, St Paul de Vence,
Nice, France
2005 Keynote, Mass Customization Conference MCPC 2005, Hongkong
2005 China Shangai Cihaf 2005, Configurable City
2005 Keynote, mass customization in housing, Bergamo, Italy
2005 Keynote, mass customization in housing, Wellington New Zealand
2005 Mass customization In Workplace, Nokia, Espoo, Senior executive seminar
2004 Mass Customized City, University of Salford, England
2004 Living Lab research concepts, EU IST conference, Brussels
2004 Mass Customization and user innovation, Kiinko seminar, Helsinki, Finland
2004 Turku University, MassCustomization In Finland (I conference)
2004 Living Lab research concepts, EU IST conference, Brussels
2003 Sophia Antipolis, masscustomized work environments
2003 Barcelona, mass customized personal public information, 22@Barcelona
2003 Amsterdam, Mobile City , Zeeburg
2003 Copenhagen, Personalized hotspots, Crossroads Copenhagen
2003 Göteborg, Mobile Work, Älvstrand project
2003 Paris, RfiD in masscustomization, Cstb
2002 Mobile City, City of Espoo
2002 Customized City, city of Helsinki
2002 Living Trends, Apartmenttietokeskus
2002 User Innovation in Housing, University of Art and Design Design Seminar
2002 User interaction process in interior design
2001 Academy of Finland, Future Home
2001 YIT, Living trends
2001 Customer behavior in real-estate engagement process, Apartmentkeskus
2001 MyHome, Cremona
2000 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Cambridge, Thesis Critiques
2000 NCC, IT Seminar, Information Technology in Building Construction Business
2000 Interiors 2000, Virtual Apartment Planning
2000 Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Architecture, Wood Architecture
2000 TEKES, Vera Seminar, Virtual Apartment Planning
Lectures prior 2000 (sample of)
Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Architecture, Masscustomized Housing
Design
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, guest lecture, Modula Architecture
Salzburg / Digital Cities 4th Framework Congress, "Virtual Apartment Planning"
Vasa Polytechnic Institute, “Space-Time-Motion”
Trondheim University of Technology, Department of Architecture, "Virtual Teaching"
California Polytechnic University, Department of Architecture, Personalized Place
Royal Academy of Stockholm Sweden, guest lecture, Virtual apartment
L´École d´Architecture de Paris Belleville, France, guest lecture and critiques session
ARTICLES
2018 City as a Service Platform
Suominen
HCII conference roceedings, Las Vegas
2017 Happy together vs. melancholy of loneliness: Disruptive practices on community and privacy
Ministry of Education publication type:
Ahlava, A., Hertsberg, M., Nieto Fernandez, F., Suominen, J., Tynkkynen, P.
School as a service
Ministry of Education publication type:
Ahlava, A., Suominen, J., Nieto Fernandez, F., Rossi, S., Vladykina, N.
Repoprt, school as a service, Koulu Palveluna kokeilu: Haukilahden Lukion uusien ja vanhojen tilojen
Ministry of Education publication type: D4 Published development or research report or study
Suominen, J.
Service platform as a community: Konseptin kuvaus ja soveltaminen erilaisiin taajamiin
Verma, I. (ed.), Kurkela, T., Sanaksenaho, P., Suominen, J., Taegen, J-S. & Vauramo, E. 27 Feb 2017 Helsinki: SUOMEN YMPÄRISTÖKESKUS.
Responsive City: Liikkumisen käytäntöjä ja uusia mahdollisuuksia Espoon Tapiolassa, Otaniemessä ja Keilaniemessä
Hyvärinen, J., Karinki, J-P., Väistö, T., Pirinen, A., Suominen, J. & Hämäläinen, M. 2011 H
2013 Respo, Responsive materials in Spaces, research report,
Principa Scientist Jarmo Suominen
Rikka Townsed, Kirsten Sainio, Tero Heikkinen , Ramyah Gowrishankar
2012 Fortum Core, research report, Jarmo Suominen et
Rikka Rahtola, Kirsten Sainio, Kirsi Turkia, Renita Niemi, Karin Paris
2011 Responsive City research report Jarmo Suominen et
Jaana Hyvärinen, Juha-Pekka Karinki, Terhi Väistö, Antti Pirinen, Matti Hämäläinen
2011 Redefining the apartment - The facilitation of industry collaboration as a tool for change
Heikkinen, Tero; Niemi, Renita; Suominen, Jarmo; Karinki, Juha-Pekka
Julkaisun nimi:
2010 SIN Situated Innovations research report, Jarmo Suominen et
Johanna Lappi, Juha-Pekka Karinki
2010 24 Living, research report Jarmo Suominen
Renita Niemi, Juha-Pekka Karinki
Kent Larson MIT
2009 work + Life, Research report, Jarmo Suominen
Riiikka Rahtola, Kirsi Turkia, Kirsten Sainio
2008 SAWE, Situated Activities in Working Environments
Riikka Rahtola, Johanna Lappi, Juha-Pekka Karinki, Kirsten Sainio
2007 Research Report 2007
Differentation in Housing, Ministry of Environment publications
Suominen, Pirinen, Jacobson
2007 ABS, Areal Balanced Scorecard
Research Report 2007, Tekes publications
Jarmo Suominen, Renita Niemi, JaanaHyvärinen
2007 ACE, Areal Customer Experience
Research Report 2007
Suominen, Niemi, Hyvärinen
2007 24 Multifunctional Living, KOREA, Yonsei University, Future Design Conference,
Article, Conference proceedings
Jarmo Suominen
2007 Mass Customized models for culture specific localization of living concepts
JAPAN, Keio University, Seminar proceedings
Jarmo Suominen
2007 Customer journey and choice architecture, MIT MCPC 07 Academic Conference,
Customer Experience management process
Jarmo Suominen, Kirsti Lehmusto, Toni keskinen
2007 DNA of virtual interaction, Montreal MCPC 07 Business Seminar, Avatar marketing,
Seminar proceedings
Jarmo Suominen
2007 Customer relationship management in housing AHAA,
Tekes research review
Jarmo Suominen, Antti Pirinen, Susanne Jacobsen
2007 One Experience, Engagement process of high interest, high involvement consumer
goods.St Paul de Vence, Nice, France
Ogilvy business seminar, Customer management book
Jarmo Suominen
2006 EcoDigiCity, Mass customizable city concepts
CHINA, Shanghai, Cihaf Conference 2006 , Ecological and Digital City,
Jarmo Suominen
2006 Engagement process in high interest, high involvement products
Nice, Ogilvy Report
Jarmo Suominen
2006 Mass Customization and workplace
Research Report, Tekes
Jarmo Suominen
2005 One Experience, Keynote MCPC Hong Kong 2005
MCPC 2005 Conference proceedings
Jarmo Suominen
2005 New service concepts in housing
New product and service concepts in housuing. Research report 318/05.
Heinonen, Sirkka; Lahti, Pekka; Rönkä, Kimmo; Pirinen, Antti & Suominen, Jarmo.
2005 Enabling Multi-Mode Work.
Mass.Be Mass Customization in Built Environment project, research report.
Suominen, Jarmo, Pirinen, Antti; & Virtanen, Katja University of Art and Design
Helsinki.
2005 Workshops - Collaborative Arena for Generative Research.
In Proceedings of DPPI 2005, Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces
Conference. Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Soini,
Katja & Pirinen, Antti, Suominen Jarmo .
2005 My Home: Mass Customization in Housing. In Proceedings of 3rd Interdisciplinary
World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization. The Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology,
Suominen, Jarmo I.; Pirinen, Antti; Karkku, Hanna & Mononen, Tommi [2005].
2004 Workplace Mass Customization. In Proceedings of 3rd Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass
Customization and Personalization. The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, Hong Kong. Suominen, Jarmo I.; Pirinen, Antti; Soini, Katja & Aminoff, Christian.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
As a head of the FHI research group I have lead the scientific teams, coordinating training sessions for scientific personnel, overseeing staff performance reviews and been providing technical guidance in scientific projects.
2013 Respo, Responsive materials in Spaces, research of responsive active materials
Principal Scientist Jarmo Suominen
2012 Fortum Core, development of control rooms for power plants
Principal Scientist Jarmo Suominen
2011 Responsive City , people flow and urban innovations, urban design interventions
Principal Scientist Jarmo Suominen
2010 SIN Situated Innovations, workplace resrach,
Principal Scientist Jarmo Suominen et
2009 Work + Life ; Nokia, NCC, Kone, Elisa, Senaatti properties
Project partners; Tekes,, UIAH / MIT
2008 Kalasatama, Roadmap to Sustainable Community
Project partners; SRV, VVO, Kesko
2008 Multichannel Customer Journey ;
Project partners; Tekes,, UIAH /Fujitsu Services, Kesko
2007 Situated Innovations; Tracking and validating context related user innovations
Project partners; Tekes, Elisa, Nordea, Ego, Taivas, UIAH / MIT
Resources; 2007-2010, Jarmo Suominen, Kent Larson, Stephen Intille, Antti Pirinen
2007 Digital Natives; Digital identities and user innovation in virtual worlds
Project partners; Tekes
Resources; 2007, Jaana Hyvärinen, Jarmo Suominen
2007 SAWE, Situated Activities in working environments, User experience and
organizational enablers
Project partners; Elisa, NCC Finland, Workspace, ISS, Tekes, UIAH / MIT
Resources; 2007-2009, Jarmo Suominen, Riikka Rahtola, Jaana Hyvärinen, Kent
Larson (advisor)
2006 24 Living, User innovation and value networks, engagement process and new
service providers
Project partners; Elisa, Igglo, Kesko, SRV, VVO, Tekes, UIAH / MIT
Resources; 2006-2010, Jarmo Suominen, Kent Larson, Renita Niemi, Juha Villanen
(Finpro)
2006 AHAA - Customer Experience management in Housing
Project partners; Aso-Kodit, KONE, YIT, 4AS securities, Tekes, Uiah / MIT
Resources; Jarmo Suominen , Antti Pirinen , Susanne Jacobsen, Kent Larson
2006 ACE - Areal Customer Experience; Area development and user experience,
tracking and evaluating
Project partners; Art and Design City Helsinki, Surpelto Espoo, Vuores Tampere,
UIAH, Helsinki University
Resources 2006-2007; Jarmo Suominen, Jaana Hyvärinen, Renita Niemi, Janne
Orava
2005 ABS Area balanced Scorecard; Benchmarking, comparison and evaluation of
strategic city development
Project partners; Art and Design City Helsinki, Kesko, Arabianrannan kauppakeskus,
Tekes, UIAH
Resources 2005-2006; Jarmo Suominen, Jaana Hyvärinen, Renita Niemi, Janne
Orava
2006 Living Cluster definition; Value networks and service providers, enablers and
infrastructure in housing
Project partners; UIAH, Tekes
Resources 2006; Jarmo Suominen
2005 ASTAT - Technology and building automation in housing
Project partners; 22 Technology companies, 5 Universities (UIAH)
Resources 2006; Antti Pirinen, Jarmo Suominen
2006 EA – Customer Differentiation and new community based segmentation in Housing
Project partners; Ministry of Environment, University of Jyväskylä, Helsinki University
of technology, UIAH
Resources 2006-2007; Jarmo Suominen, Antti Piirinen, Susanne Jacobsen
2004 Active@Work; Value adding processes and 60+ seniors in modern society
Project partners; EU IST Funding Program, UIAH
Resources 2004-2006 ; Kirsten Sainio, Jarmo Suominen
2004 TSA Future of Senior Housing, New design drivers in senior and disables housing
Project partners; 12 companies in various fields of housing, UIAH, Tekes
Resources 2004-2006 ; Susanne Jacobsen, Jarmo Suominen
2004 HISSI tuli Villaon; User driven renovations (case elevator renovation)
Project partners; UIAH, Tekes
Resources 2004-2005; Riikka Rahtola, Kimmo Rönkä, Jarmo Suominen
200 IKE; Lifecycles of people and buildings (case building infrastructure renovation)
Project partners; UIAH, Tekes
Resources 2004-2005;
2004 Smart Store, New ways of interaction in the context of RFID, Multichannel
experience, WWW
Project partners; S_Group (Shopping malls), Turo tailor, Luhta
Resources 2004-2005; Jaana Hyvärinen, Eija Nieminen, Jarmo Suominen
2004 Living trends, Consumer trends at housing
Project partners; Tekes, Future Home Institute
Resources; Virpi Vaittinen, Jarmo Suominen
2004-05 IntelCities - Intelligent Cities; User innovation and e-goverment
Project partners; City of Manchester, City of Paris, City of Helsinki
Resources 2004-2005; UIAH, CKIR, UM
2004 Living Logistics at Helsingin Jätkäsaari; new impacts of e-commerce and new
service modells
Project partners; City of Helsinki, UIAH, Tekes
Resources 2004-2005; Kimmo Rönkä, Jarmo Suominen
2005 Living Services; service provisioning, user innovation, service integrator on new
service models
Project partners; UIAH / Tekes
Resources 2005 ; Jarmo Suominen
2005 Creative campus (case Kumpula-Arabianranta); 1.1.2005-31.5.2005
Project partners; City of Helsinki, Tekes
Resources; Jarmo Suominen, Kimmo Rönkä
2004 Common Ground; Living Logistics and Neighborhood Integration in Arabianranta.;
2004-2005
Project partners; Art and Design, Helsinki, Iiitala, Apartmentsäätiö
Resources; Kirsten Sainio, Kimmo Rönkä, Jarmo Suominen
2003-05 Mass.Be Mass Customization in Built Environment; 2002-2005
Project partners; NOKIA, YIT, ELISA, Tekes, Uiah
Resources 2003-2005 ; Jarmo Suominen, Kaisa Soini, Antti Pirinen
2002 Mobile Work / Enabling Environments, Tekes, Nokia
Project partners; NOKIA, Tekes
Resources 2002-2003; Jarmo Suominen
2002 Customer Experience Design , Ogilvy / Taivas / Uiah
Project partners; Ogilvy One Finland
Resources2002-2005; Jarmo Suominen
2001 Mass.A , Mass customization in Housing, Tekes
Project partners; Skanska, Elisa, Telia-Sonera, Luhta Home, YIT, Tekes, UIAH
Resources 2001-2003; Jarmo Suominen, Antti Pirinen
2000 New technologies in Building cluster, Tekes
Project partners; YIT, Elisa, Tekes
Resources 2000-2002; Jarmo Suominen
2001 Virtual apartment service, mass customization of housing; 1999-2001
Project partners; YIT, Apartmentsäätiö. VVO, Sato, Tekes, Uiah
Resources; Jarmo Suominen, Tommi Mononen, Hanna Karkku, Jan Wervijen
2000 Virtual apartment interface, mass customization of housing; 1999-2001
Project partners; YIT, Apartmentsäätiö. VVO, Sato, Tekes, Uiah
Resources; Jarmo Suominen, Tommi Mononen, Hanna Karkku, Jan Wervijen
1998-01 Mediahome, University of Industrial Arts Helsinki FutureHome Institute,
Project partners; UIAH, Tekes
Resources; Jarmo Suominen
1998-01 VirAps Research Project University of Industrial Arts Helsinki, Project Manager
Project partners; YIT, Apartmentsäätiö. VVO, Sato, Tekes, Uiah
Resources; Jarmo Suominen, Tommi Mononen, Hanna Karkku, Jan Wervijen
SOCIAL IMPACT
Jarmo Suominen has organized international research workshop in Boston, Shanghai, Montreal, Rio De Janeiro and Espoo/Helsinki. He has been the chair of international conference for Customization and Personalization (2008-09 MCPC2009 Conference General Chair). Jarmo Suominen was in charge for developing Head of the Aalto Metrics and Criteria's Transformation team. He has also been involving of organizing Smart Customization MIT seminars in MIT and numerous workshops in Aalto, Tongji and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2018 Co-Chair of Emerging Practices Conference at Tongji Design & Innovations
2011 Smart Customization MIT, committee member
2010 Smart Customization MIT
2008-09 MCPC2009 Conference General Chair
Mass Customization and Personalization Biannual World Conference 2009
2008 Head of the Aalto Metrics and Criteria's Transformation team, (HSE, HUT, UIAH) University of Art and Design, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology
MEMBERSHIPS IN JURYS OF ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS SAFA
2014 University of Helsinki, Architectural competition for Science Center, advisor for the jury
2011 Jyväskylän Kangas Architectural Competition,
advisor for the Jury
1997 Kouvola Pedestrian Street, Open Architectural Competition,
member of jury
1992 Environmental Arts Competition "Through the Grey Stone" Kuopio, jury member
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Jarmo Suominen has been running Future Home Institute as director from 2004 to 2012. He has taken care of more than 20 research project as principal researcher. He has been developing multidisciplinary research projects between MIT and Aalto/Taik and inside Aalto/Taik involving cross industry partners from service operators to construction companies, real estate brokers and technology companies. Since 1999 Jarmo Suominen has been working in Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT as a visiting scientist in MIT Media Lab and a visiting scholar in the Department of Architecture.Jarmo Suominen has been supervising numerous thesis projects in Aalto/Taik and mentoring 3 thesis projects in MIT. He has been organizing seminars for industry collaboration and for project development in all Aalto Schools. He developed consortia model for thematic research projects with MIT for 24 living and work Life industry consortia's and planned EUE Shok program structure.
Academic leader of RYM SHOK Energizing Urban Ecosystems 2010-2013
Academic Director of RYM SHOK Indoor Foresight process 2011-
2007-2012 Visiting Scientist MIT
2006-2010 Director 24 living research consortium, Tekes, UIAH, MIT, Companies
2005-6 MIT House_n, Senior Advisor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2004- Director Future Home Institute, University of Art and Design
2003-04 MIT House_n, Media Laboratory, Visiting Scientist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2002- Professor of mass customization, Department of Design, University of Art and Design
2000-02 MIT House_n, Department of Architecture, Visiting Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sample of research projects where Jarmo Suominen has been as principal scientist:
2009 Work + Life ; Nokia, NCC, Kone, Elisa, Senaatti properties, Project partners; Tekes,, UIAH / MIT
2008 Kalasatama, Roadmap to Sustainable Community, Project partners; SRV, VVO, Kesko
2008 Multichannel Customer Journey ;, Project partners; Tekes,, UIAH /Fujitsu Services,
2007 Situated Innovations; Tracking and validating context related user innovations, Project partners; Tekes, Elisa, Nordea, Ego, Taivas, UIAH / MIT
Resources; 2007-2010, Jarmo Suominen, Kent Larson, Stephen Intille, Antti Pirinen
2007 Digital Natives; Digital identities and user innovation in virtual worlds,
Resources; 2007, Jaana Hyvärinen, Jarmo Suominen, 2007 SAWE, Situated Activities in working environments,
SOCIAL IMPACT AND INTERACTION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
Jarmo Suominen has been running numerous activities with university partners as an expert and advisor. He has been in charge of workshops for urban development with cities like Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Joensuu and Mikkeli. He has also been organizing Urban Design Workshops in Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal and Boston. He has been expert advisor for Nokia for urban development and location services as well as for mass customization strategies. He has been involving with multi-stakeholder processes for development of Suurpelto and T3 areas in Espoo.
Sample of projects:
Co founder of Urban Mill, developer of operational model
Urban development projects with TAIK/FINPRO, urban design program for 6 cities 2009-2011
T3 project development workshops and analyses of activities and customer value in each of three areas (Otaniemi, Tapiola, Keilaniemi)
Suurpelto Urban Design Manual for master plan and development phase
International workshops for Nokia about mass customization of services and user engagement (Helsinki, Copenhagen, Bangalore, Peking)
Radical design Week Shanghai, Urban design seminar with Aalto/MIT/Tongji
MEDIA COVERAGE
Jarmo Suominen has been visible in numerous articles around various medias of design, urban development and research. He was running Urban design workshop in Rio de Janeiro which reaches 23 magazines and newspapers with covering articles. Numerous interviews to local TV stations.
Shanghai Radical Design Week was also widely published and Urban Design workshop was covered in numerous articles. Jarmo Suominen's work has been published in all relevant architectural and design magazines in Finland and in numerous other magazines internationally.
Sample of projects:
Co founder of Urban Mill, developer of operational model
Urban development projects with TAIK/FINPRO, urban design program for 6 cities 2009-2011
T3 project development workshops and analyses of activities and customer value in each of three areas (Otaniemi, Tapiola, Keilaniemi)
Suurpelto Urban Design Manual for master plan and development phase
International workshops for Nokia about mass customization of services and user engagement (Helsinki, Copenhagen, Bangalore, Peking)
Radical design Week Shanghai, Urban design seminar with Aalto/MIT/Tongji
ACADEMIC COLLABORATION
Jarmo Suominen has been working parallel in Taik/Aalto and MIT from 1999. He jas organized numerous events, projects, seminars and collaborative processes between Aalto and MIT. Since 2011 he has also been working with Tongji and is now in the process of applying visiting professorship there. He has also been working with University of Helsinki since 2011 regarding to Science Communication Platform and development of HU Learning Center and co creation Platform, Think Center. He has also been working with University of Technology in Tampere since 1990.
Sample of projects:
Co founder of Urban Mill, over 20 tangible demos, 200 events and 5000 people in 2013
Urban development projects with TAIK/FINPRO, urban design program for 6 cities 2009-2011
T3 project development workshops and analyses of activities and customer value in each of three areas (Otaniemi, Tapiola, Keilaniemi)
Suurpelto Urban Design Manual for master plan and development phase
International workshops for Nokia about mass customization of services and user engagement (Helsinki, Copenhagen, Bangalore, Peking)
Radical design Week Shanghai, Urban design seminar with Aalto/MIT/Tongji
NEW PROCESSES AND PRACTICES
Jarmo Suominen has been developing Demo processes for building and real-estate industry. Learning by doing practices have been novelty in building sector and Suominen has introduce methodologies and practices to test new solution concepts before actually building them. He has also been adapting Story Board practices for movie industry and concept development methodologies from industrial design to be transferred to built environment. He has studied impacts of shared economy and service dominant logic for architecture and developed shaerability index for analyzing accessible resources. He has also developed industrial customer journey tools for mapping multichannel customer journeys.
Sample of projects:
One experience Multichannel customer journey tool for Ogilvy One worldwide
Demo process for Indoor SHOK foresight process with 5 industry partners
T3 Aalto Spine storyboard project for urban design within T3 area
Learning by Doing methodology for affordances in Built environment
Place Lab MIT, living lab for residential living, fully equipped with observation tools
Memory of the Space, Urban Mill and Think Corner, methodology for cumulative knowledge and social learning
Jarmo Suominen has working with numerous industrial partners and collaborators. He has been advising and teaching in various level of educational organizations in construction sector (like Kiinko, kiinteistöalan koulutuskeskus and Rakli, Rakennuttaja Liitto). He was the co founder of european network of living labs with Veli-Pekka Niitamo from Nokia. He has worked with numerous agencies in relation to urban design, interior design, building services and interfaces and is currently an advisor fro N2 marketing agency for developing Urban Concepts. He was also co founder of Digi Eco city, urban developer for China Urbanization and city development. He is principal in Suominen Consulting Oy having various clients around urban development. He is also advisor in HubConcepts Ltd, developing innovation hubs globally and partner in NGIN Workplace in Boston, developing co working facilities and services there.
Sample of projects:
European network of Living Labs, founding member
Ogilvy One , One Experience multichannel customer experience tool, head of the development
Digi eco city Urban development, new urban scalable concepts for sustainable city development
NGIN Workplace, co founder, director of development
