academic career

born:
05-27-49 in Kymi/ Finland

education:
diploma, University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH), 1980

languages:
Finnish, Swedish, English, German

previous places of work:
architecture office Juhani Katainen 1970 - 72
Oy Sistem 1972 - 73
Studio Turkka Oy 1973 - 75
Interior architecture office Esa Vapaavuori

own offices, partnerships:
Interior architecture office Kari Uusiheimala, Helsinki, since 1978
U&W Interior architects (partnership), Helsinki since 1992
independent interior architect since 1993 in Braunschweig

journeys for working and study:
Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Österreich, Russia, France,
Hungary, Italy, Tchechien, Holland, Belgium, England, USA, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina

teaching history:
evening school of UIAH
University of Art and Design Helsinki (UIAH)
Burg Giebichenstein, Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle/ Saale, Germany