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Sir David Alan Chipperfield wins Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023

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Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan Chipperfield CH has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor. Subtle yet powerful, subdued yet elegant, he is a prolific architect who is radical in his restraint, demonstrating his reverence for history … Read more

Alejandro Zaera-Polo

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co-founded AZPML previously co-founded FOA and got recognised worldwide with his partner Farshid Moussavi by the Yokohama Port Terminal project. After the FOA was dissolved, Alejandro founded AZPA on his own – later AZPML when ex-FOA architect Maider Llaguno joined him. Alejandro Zaera-Polo was an architect at OMA, and unit master at Architectural Association. He also held director position … Read more

Amanda Levete

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Amanda Jane Levete born 17 November 1955 ala.uk.com Amanda Jane Levete CBE (born 17 November 1955) is a Stirling Prize-winning British architect,[2] and principal of AL_A. Training Originally from Bridgend, south Wales, Levete was a student at St Paul’s Girls’ School, London and the Hammersmith School of Art, enrolled at the Architectural Association[3]became a trainee … Read more

Mohsen Mostafavi

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born 1954 in Isfahan, Iran Mohsen Mostafavi is an Iranian-American architect and educator. Mostafavi is currently the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. From 2008 through 2019, Mostafavi served as the school’s dean. Contents1 Career2 Works3 Personal life4 References5 External linksCareerMostafavi received a Bachelor of Architecture … Read more

Bernard Tschumi

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Bernard Tschumi (born 25 January 1944 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is an architect, writer, and educator, commonly associated with deconstructivism. Son of the well-known Swiss architect Jean Tschumi and a French mother, Tschumi is a dual French-Swiss national who works and lives in New York City and Paris. He studied in Paris and at ETH in … Read more

Alvin Boyarsky

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previously Director of Architectural Association The former director of the Architectural Association didn’t suffer fools gladly, but his devoted stewardship to the school helped produce some of the biggest names in architecture working today Arriving at the AA as a student in the late 1950s was the fulfilment of a dream: to rub shoulders with … Read more

Peter Cook

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Sir Peter Cook RA (born 22 October 1936) is an English architect, lecturer and writer on architectural subjects. He was a founder of Archigram,[1] and was knighted in 2007 by the Queen for his services to architecture and teaching. He is also a Royal Academician and a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres … Read more

Brett Steele

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Dean of School of Art and Architecture UCLA previously director of Architectural Association School of Architecture Brett Steele is the first architect appointed as Dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLA Arts). He is a frequent visiting lecturer, presenter, and critic at universities, cultural centers, and offices worldwide, and a recognized … Read more

Alvin Huang

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founder of SDA http://synthesis-dna.com/ Design: Guggenheim Helsinki Volvo V60 Pavilion The Grove, Central World Expansion Daegu Gosan Public Library Central Plaza Lampang Teaching: USC, Los Angeles, Assistant Profesor Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture, Design Research Lab Past: Future Systems, London / United Kingdom Zaha Hadid Architects, London / United Kingdom

Richard Rogers

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founder of Rogers Stirk+Harbour graduated from AA Diploma School in 1959 Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA, FCSD, FREng, RA (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was an Italian-born British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture. He was a Senior Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + … Read more

Rem Koolhaas

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Remment Lucas Koolhaas (Rem Koolhaas) founded OMA born November 17th, 1944 teaches at Harvard GSD previously unit master at AA Education: Architectural Association School of Architecture Cornell University Published: “Architecture has a serious problem today” fastcodesign.com May 21st, 2016 “Chasing Rem” archdaily.com 11 June 2014 Videos: Rem Koolhaas at Work youtube.com 11 June 2014 Remment Lucas Koolhaas … Read more

Michael Hensel

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ocean-a-e.com Michael Hensel is an architect and one of the international team Ocean North, a design practice drawing on a wide range of disciplines, that is at the cutting edge of architectural and urban design thinking. He is also co-Founder and co-Director of Emergent Technologies and Design at the Architectural Association – School of Architecture … Read more

Stephan Petermann

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co-founder of Mann Office previously Associate at OMA Stephan Petermann holds a Master’s degree in the History of Architecture and the Theory of Building Preservation from the University of Utrecht (2001-2007) and studied Architecture at the Technical University of Eindhoven (2001-2005).He worked for architecture magazine VOLUME in 2005 and joined OMA in 2006 assisting OMA’s … Read more

Ben van Berkel

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born 1957, Utrecht, Netherlands founder UN Studio Graduated with an honour degree from AA Diploma School in 1987 previously unit master at AA Awards A&W Architect of the Year 2017 KUBUS Award 2016 Honorary Fellowship AIA 2013 RIBA International Fellowship 2009 Charles Jencks Award 2007 1822-Kunstpreis 2003 Charlotte Köhler Award 1991 Eileen Gray Award 1983 … Read more

Asif Khan

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Founder of Asif Khan asif-khan.com Expo Gates by Asif Khan Asif Khan was born in 1979 in London, England. Asif studied Architecture at both the Bartlett School, University College London and earned a full scholarship to the Architectural Association School, London, where he completed his studies in 2007. Khan has his own architectural practice in … Read more

Sylvia Lavin, AA (2007)

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date:
2007
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London, UK
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“Building upon the recognition that contemporaneity is as much an epistemological and historical problem as it is a question of novelty, Sylvia Lavin discusses different cultural and social manifestations of the contemporary in relation to architecture. A leading figure in current debates on affect and mood, Lavin is known both for her scholarship and for her criticism in contemporary architecture and design. Lavin is working on her next book, The Flash in the Pan and Other Forms of Architectural Contemporaneity and a series of exhibitions on design culture of the late 1960s. She is an editor of Crib Sheets – a compilation of polemical writings – and author of Form Follows Libido? Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoanalytic Culture. Sylvia Lavin is Professor of Architectural History and Theory in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA.”

Suha Ozkan

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Suha Ozkan is an architect and architectural theorist, and is the former Secretary-General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Suha Ozkan is an architect and architectural theorist, and is the former Secretary-General of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Working from 1982-2007, he helped establish the Aga Khan Award as one of the premier … Read more

Eva Franch i Gilabert

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Eva Franch i Gilabert (born 10 December 1978 in Ebro Delta) is a Catalan architect, curator, critic and educator based in New York City who works in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, and public space. From 2010 to 2018, she was executive director and chief curator of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. From 2018 to 2020, Franch was director of … Read more

Aras Burak

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founder of Building Office and Reading Officearchitect at OMA New York buildingoffice.com and readingoffice.comarasburak.com born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. He completed his architectural education at the Architectural Association (AA) in London, graduating from the Diploma School in 2012. He worked at OMA – Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam, Dubai, and New York for … Read more

Clement Blanchet

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1981 born clementblanchet.com founder of Clement Blanchet Architects former Associate at OMA Clement Blanchet is a French architect, teacher and critic, actively practicing in the fields of architectural theory, urbanism, and cultural investigations. Clement Blanchet is an ex -Associate of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, where he joined in 2004. In 2011, Blanchet was appointed … Read more

Melike Altınışık

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founder of MAAmelikealtinisik.com Melike Altınışık as an award winning architect and designer, is dedicated to develop an innovative and visionary projects towards architecture, urbanism and design. She leads her international architecture practice Melike Altınışık Architects- MAA with offices based in Istanbul, Turkey and in Seoul, South Korea. She has been listed in RIBA’s book ‘100 … Read more

Eugene Han

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commonformdesign.com Eugene Han’s studio work and research are driven by the problem of form, as conceived through aesthetics, computation, and stochastic processes. His current research integrates theories of phenomenological aesthetics with the psychology of perception, as developed through the analysis of eye movements. The broader scope of his work identifies interdisciplinary possibilities through new forms … Read more

Monia de Marchi

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Monia De Marchi is an architect and Head of the First Year Undergraduate Programme at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. She completed her architecture studies at Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia and holds the DRL MArch from the Architectural Association. Monia has been teaching at the AA School of Architecture since … Read more

Shumon Basar

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Shumon Basar (born 15 October 1974) is a British writer, editor and curator. Contents 1 Life and education 2 Books 3 Magazines 4 Global Art Forum 5 Format 6 Curating 7 External links 8 Notes Life and education[edit] Basar was born in Pabna, Bangladesh, in 1974. His mother Dilruba Basar emigrated with him to the United Kingdom, to … Read more

Jeff Turko

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founder of Nekton Studio Senior Lecturer at University of Brighton nekton.org Jeffrey Paul Turko currently works at the School of Architecture and Design, University of Brighton. Jeffrey does research in Industrial Design, Architectural Engineering and Visual Arts. Their most recent publication is ‘Grounds and Envelopes – Reshaping Architecture and the Built Environment.’

Mark Hayduk

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Mark Hayduk, who studied at the AA under Peter Salter graduating in 1991, died in November 2012 at the age of 53 following a short battle with cancer. Mark was a much-loved tutor at the University of East London’s School of Architecture, where he co-ordinated the degree course and led the celebrated Diploma Unit 3. … Read more

David Chipperfield

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Sir David Alan Chipperfield Born 18 December 1953 London, England Practice David Chipperfield Architects Awards Pritzker Prize RIBA Stirling Prize Royal Gold Medal Andrea Palladio Prize Tessenow Gold Medal Projects Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach, Germany (2002–2008) America’s Cup Building, Valencia, Spain (2005) The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK (2003–2011) Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK (2006–2011) Museo … Read more

Zaha Hadid

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born October 31st,1950 died March 31st, 2016 Zaha Mohammad Hadid founder of ZHA   Awards: Pritzker Prize (2004) RIBA Gold Medal (2016) Education: American University of Beirut, Lebanon Architectural Association School of Architecture, Diploma School Teaching: Architectural Association School of Architecture, Diploma 9 Past: Office for Metropolitan Architecture, London

Mark Cousins

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Mark Cousins (8 October 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a British cultural critic and architectural theorist. He studied Art History at Merton College, Oxford and was a research student at the Warburg Institute. From 1993 he was the Director of General Studies and Head of the Graduate Programme in Histories and Theories at the … Read more

Elia Zenghelis

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co-founded OMA with Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vrisendorp Elia Zenghelis (Born 1937, Athens, Greece) is a Greek architect and teacher. He studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, completing his studies in 1961. From 1961 to 1971 he worked for architects Douglas Stephen and Partners, London, while also (from 1963) teaching at the … Read more

Charles Jencks

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Charles Alexander Jencks (born June 21, 1939) is a cultural theorist, landscape designer, architectural historian, and co-founder of the Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres. He has published over thirty books and became famous in the 1980s as theorist of Postmodernism.[1] In recent years Jencks has devoted time to landform architecture, especially in Scotland.[1] These landscapes include … Read more

Cedric Price

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Cedric Price FRIBA (11 September 1934 – 10 August 2003) was an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture. The son of an architect (A.G. Price, who worked with Harry Weedon),[1] Price was born in Stone, Staffordshire and studied architecture at Cambridge University (St John’s College – graduating in 1955) and the Architectural … Read more

Kenneth Frampton

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Kenneth Frampton (born 1930 in Woking, UK), is a British architect, critic, historian and the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. He has been a permanent resident of the USA since the mid-1980s. Frampton is regarded as one of the world’s leading architecture … Read more

Ron Herron

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Ronald James Herron (12 August 1930 – 1 October 1994) was an English architect and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his work with the seminal experimental architecture collective Archigram, which was formed in London in the early 1960s. Herron was the creator of one of the group’s best known and celebrated projects, the … Read more

Architectural Association

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The Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications have given it a central position in global discussions and developments … Read more