Johanna Hurme
{{Infobox architect
| name = Johanna Hurme
| practice = 5468796 Architecture
| significant_buildings = YouCube, OMS Stage, BGBX, Bloc_10, Parallelogram House, 62M, CMLC Parkade of the Future, CY33, LIFE, IW09
| significant_projects = Chair Your Idea, Table for 12/1200, Migrating Landscapes
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| website = {{URL|5468796.ca}}
| alma_mater = Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba (FAUM)
| nationality = Canadian, Finnish
| awards = Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Emerging Business (2010), Architectural Review’s International Moira Gemmill prize for Women in Architecture (2017, shortlist)
| birth_date = August 2, 1975
| image = Johanna Hurme.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Johanna Hurme, by Bruce Heinrichs Photography, courtesy Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
}}
Johanna Hurme is a co-founding and managing partner of the Winnipeg-based studio, 5468796 Architecture, which she leads with Sasa Radulovic and Colin Neufeld. Through her leadership the practice strives to address architectural and civic issues—from city building to contemporary habitation - through inventive solutions engaging design and collaborative experiences to create outstanding architecture irrespective of budget.{{Cite news|title=Reimagining Winnipeg: What these fearless architects can teach the rest of Canada|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/winnipeg-architecture/article19157111/|access-date=2020-07-31}}
Background
Hurme was born and grew up in Helsinki, Finland{{Cite journal|last=Rhys|first=Phillips|date=January–February 2011|title=Rooms with a view|journal=Canadian Interiors|volume=48; 1|pages=20–23|via=ProQuest}}{{Cite journal|last=Slessor|first=Catherine|date=2012|title=Emerging architecture and creative resilience|journal=Architectural Review|volume=232|issue=1390|pages=36–9|via=EBSCOhost}} and first came to Canada as a high school exchange student.{{Cite journal|last=Boddy|first=Trevor|date=2017|title=Community Action|journal=Architectural Review|volume=241|issue=1439|pages=104–110|via=EBSCOhost}} After studying at the Helsinki University of Technology, Hurme returned to Winnipeg{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/5468796s-johanna-hurme-chair-winnipeg-chamber-commerce/|title=5468796's Johanna Hurme to Chair Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce|date=Oct 13, 2017|website=Canadian Architect|access-date=2020-03-08}} in 1996 and completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree and Master of Architecture degree at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba (FAUM).{{Cite web|url=https://www.winnipegarchitecture.ca/johanna-hurme/|title=People: Architects: Johanna Hurme|website=Winnipeg Architecture Foundation|access-date=2020-03-08}} She has lived in Canada ever since.
Career
Hurme is a co-founding partner of 5468796 Architecture located in Winnipeg, Canada.{{Cite journal|date=2015|title=Public Presence|journal=Canadian Architect|volume=60|issue=12|pages=11–13|via=EBSCOhost}} She established the firm in 2007 with University of Manitoba colleague Sasa Radulovic,{{Cite journal|last=Totzke|first=Michael|date=May–June 2015|title=The corrections|journal=Canadian Interiors|volume=52, 3|pages=50|via=ProQuest}} after the two worked together at [https://www.cohlarch.ca/ Cohlmeyer Architecture]. Colin Neufeld, a former university colleague of Hurme and Radulovic, later joined 5468796 Architecture as a partner.{{Cite web|url=http://www.5468796.ca/|title=Updates|website=5468796 Architecture|access-date=2020-03-22}} According to Canadian Architect Magazine, “As a conceptual and design innovator, Hurme’s work includes a full range of projects and public initiatives including the Crossroads Garden Shed in Calgary, Winnipeg’s 62M Housing and Old Market Square Stage, The Forks Railside Masterplan, Table for 12 and 1200 dinners, Migrating Landscapes (Canada’s official entry to the 13th annual Venice Biennale), and Chair Your Idea, a crowdsourced and crowdfunded idea competition celebrating urban design.”{{Cite web|date=2017-02-28|title=Johanna Hurme of 5468796 Architecture shortlisted for Moira Gemmill Prize|url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/johanna-hurme-5468796/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Canadian Architect|language=en-US}} Both her architectural projects and her urban and design advocacy initiatives have been recognized through awards and publications internationally{{Cite web|url=http://www.5468796.ca/|title=Awards|website=5468796 Architecture|access-date=2020-03-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5468796_Architecture|title=5468796 Architecture|date=Feb 12, 2020|website=Wikipedia|access-date=March 25, 2020}}{{Circular reference|date=November 2020}} and have been widely published.{{Cite web|url=https://raic.org/news/raic-welcomes-two-new-board-members-2020|title=RAIC welcomes two new board members for 2020|website=RAIC {{!}} IRAC Royal Architectural Institute of Canada / Institut royal d'architecture du Canada|access-date=2020-03-22}} Under her leadership 5468786 was recognized by the Rice [university] Design Alliance ‘...to be one of the most talented young design firms worldwide’.{{Cite web|date=2014-06-23|title=5468796 ranks number 1|url=https://www.constructioncanada.net/5468796-ranks-number-1/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Construction Canada|language=en-US}}
Public leadership and recognition
Hurme is a board member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) as a regional director for Manitoba (2020-2023 term). She has served as Director of [https://www.winnipeg-chamber.com/ Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce] (WCC), which she chaired 2017–2018, and on the Council of the [https://www.mbarchitects.org/ Manitoba Association of Architects]. She was a chair of the WCC's Creative Council and president of the [http://www.rawgallery.ca/ RAW Gallery] Board of Directors. She is the Founder and CEO of [https://www.designquarterwinnipeg.ca/ Design Quarter Winnipeg], and is at the forefront of a Manitoba initiative for Quality [and not fee] Based Procurement of architectural services. Hurme is also a member of the [https://www.vanalen.org/get-involved/councils/international-council/ International Council of the Van Allen Institute].{{Cite web|title=Johanna Hurme, FRAIC|url=https://raic.org/johanna-hurme-fraic|access-date=2020-03-08|website=RAIC {{!}} IRAC}}
Hurme was awarded the Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Emerging business in 2010, and in 2017, was shortlisted for Architectural Review’s International Moira Gemmill prize for Women in Architecture. She has participated in several architectural awards juries including for Canadian Architect, the RAIC, Canada Council, and the Governor General's Medal.
Advocacy and education
An immigrant to Canada, Hurme's external perspective has helped her to advocate for alternative approaches to community-building and value-conscious design. She has been instrumental in instigating events like the [https://www.warminghuts.com/ Warming Huts Competition], Chair Your Idea, and Table for 12 /1200. In a presentation made at [https://tedxwinnipeg.ca/ Ted x Winnipeg], Hurme explained the importance of design quality over quantity, economies of overlap or sharing, and the benefits of walkable density for saving money and time.{{Cite web|title=Johanna Hurme: Design Economy|url=https://tedxwinnipeg.ca/speaker/johanna-hurme/|access-date=2020-03-08|website=TEDxWinnipeg}}
Hurme teaches and lectures nationally and internationally. She has taught design at the [http://umanitoba.ca/architecture/ Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba], The [https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture], the [https://architecture.umontreal.ca/accueil/ University of Montreal]'s faculty of architecture. In 2019, she was Visiting Professor Morgenstern Chair at the [http://arch.iit.edu/ College of Architecture, IIT, Chicago]. For the 2022 Spring Semester, Hurme is a Gensler Visiting Critic at Cornell AAP.{{Cite web |title=Johanna Hurme: Practice Ecosystem {{!}} Cornell AAP |url=https://aap.cornell.edu/news-events/johanna-hurme-practice-ecosystem |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=aap.cornell.edu |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.5468796.ca/ 5468796 Architecture] website
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Category:Canadian women architects
Category:Architects from Winnipeg
Category:Aalto University alumni
Category:University of Manitoba alumni