Peter Eisenman is an architect and educator. He is known for his writing and speaking about deconstructive architecture as well as his housing and urban design projects, innovative facilities for educational institutions, and series of inventive private houses.
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About his life
Peter Eisenman(born 1932) is an Americanarchitect. He studied atCornell University, Ithaca, New York (B.A., 1955),Columbia University, New York City(M.S., 1960), and theUniversity of Cambridge(M.A., 1962; Ph.D., 1963). In 1967 he founded theInstitute for Architecture and Urban Studiesin New York City, and from 1973 to 1982 he was editor of the institute’s publication,Oppositions, which was one of the foremost journals of architectural thought.
What are Eisenman’s style main features ?
Whether built, written or drawn, Eisenman’s work is characterized byDeconstructivism, with an interest insigns,symbolsand the processes of makingmeaningalways at the foreground. As such, Eisenman has been one of architecture’s foremost theorists of recent decades.
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What are his most famous creations?
- Falk House(House II Eisenman), Hardwick, Vermont, 1969
- House VI(Frank residence), Cornwall, Connecticut, Design: 1972.
- Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1989
- Nunotani building, Edogawa Tokyo Japan, 1991
- Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, 1993
- Aronoff Center for Design and Art, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996
- City of Culture of Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 1999
- Il giardino dei passi perduti, Castelvecchio Museum, Verona, 2004
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, 2005
- University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, 2006
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Info sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Eisenman
