ator ▁of ▁Pap an ek ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Pur due ▁he ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Buck min ster ▁Full er ▁who ' s ▁World ▁Resources ▁In ventory ▁Centre ▁was ▁closely ▁located ▁to ▁Pur due ▁in ▁Car b ond ale , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 - 7 3 ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁a ▁Finn ish ▁State ▁Grant ▁nom adic ▁cult ures ▁and ▁hand ic raft s ▁in ▁East ▁Africa . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁S ot ama a ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁T A IK ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁Architecture ▁and ▁F urn iture ▁Design ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Government ▁to ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁President ▁( 1 9 8 6 - 2 0 0 8 ) ▁of ▁T A IK ▁the ▁University ▁grew ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁art ▁and ▁design ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁President ▁S ot ama a ▁had ▁also ▁a ▁visible ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁City , ▁the ▁Arab ian r anta ▁area ▁of ▁Hels ink i ▁ ▁where ▁the ▁University ▁is ▁situated , ▁under ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁the ▁Living ▁Lab . ▁The ▁concept ▁was ▁first ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁M IT ▁Professor ▁William ▁Mitchell , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁a ▁research ▁method ology ▁for ▁sens ing , ▁pro tot yp ing , ▁valid ating ▁and ▁ref ining ▁complex ▁solutions ▁in ▁multiple ▁and ▁evol ving ▁real ▁life