Architect (M.Sc.), D.Sc. (Tech), lighting designer and researcher Henrika Pihlajaniemi (née Ojala) lectures and teaches Architectural Lighting in the Oulu School of Architecture, University of Oulu, since 2003.

She had a leading role in establishing architectural lighting education in the curricula.
In 2016, she defended her doctoral thesis Designing and experiencing adaptive lighting – Case studies with adaptation, interaction and participation.

Currently, she is leading the SenCity – Intelligent lighting as a service platform for innovative cities research project in Oulu School of Architecture.
Additionally, she works as lighting design consultant in her architectural office (M3 Architects).
Her completed lighting projects include urban lighting (e.g. Lighting Masterplan for the City of Oulu, 2010), public buildings (Church of St. Andrew, 2004), dwellings, light art and luminaires.

She and M3 Architects have received numerous prizes in national and international architectural and urban design competitions, and the office was nominated for the Iakov Chernikhov International Prize 2012.