Bernd Upmeyer

Bernd Upmeyer (born July 2, 1973 in Göttingen ) is a German architect and urbanist . In 2005 he founded the architectural office Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD) in Rotterdam . He has a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) In urban studies from the University of Kassel .

Upmeyer is the author of the English-language book Binational Urbanism - On the Road to Paradise In the book he developed a theory of binational urbanism , a term he coined. The book examines the urban way of life of people who begin to live in a second city of a second state without saying goodbye to the first city. This way of life is described as binational urbanism .

Life

He studied architecture and urban planning at the University of Kassel and the Technical University of Delft . Upmeyer lives in Rotterdam .

MONU

Upmeyer is the founder and editor-in-chief of the English-language, semi-annual magazine MONU .

Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP)

Since June 2012 Upmeyer and his architecture firm BOARD have been part of the group, led by the architecture firm STAR strategies + architecture , selected and appointed as one of the six new teams of architects and urban planners from Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP) , part of the scientific Committee for the Grand Paris Mission : pour une metropole to be durable .

Publications

• Binational Urbanism - On the Road to Paradise (2015)

Web links

• Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design
• MONU Magazine on Urbanism

Individual evidence

1. ^ "German architect" . Retrieved January 8, 2013.
2. ↑ "BOARD was founded in Rotterdam in 2005" . Retrieved January 8, 2013.
3. ^ "Rotterdam architectural office" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
4. ^ "Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design" . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
5. ↑ Completed doctorates at the University of Kassel: "He has a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) In urban studies". Retrieved November 3, 2015.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Binational Urbanism ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at trancity.nl. Retrieved November 3, 2015.  
7. ↑ Bart Lootsma on Innsbruck, City Branding and "Geographical Urbanism" : "Upmeyer coined the term binational urbanism ". Retrieved November 3, 2015.
8. ↑ "Founder of MONU Magazine on Urbanism" . Retrieved November 3, 2015.
9. ↑ "BOARD is part of the scientific committee for the mission: Grand Paris" ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 9, 2013.