Bob Martens

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Bob Martens

Bob Martens (born March 11, 1961 in Eindhoven ) is an Austrian-based architect and university professor who specializes in spatial simulation and design .

Life

Martens studied architecture and urban planning in Eindhoven and Vienna (diploma 1984; doctorate 1987) and has been working at the Vienna University of Technology at the Institute for Architecture and Design since 1988 . In particular, the realization of the first Austrian “spatial experiment laboratory” should be emphasized in the course of his work. It represents a simulation environment for the testing of spatial constructions and designs in real size. The habilitated scientist Martens has been propagating and conceiving student design exercises since then, which have an intensive relationship with the users and various stakeholders. At the same time, Martens is strongly committed to putting the analog and digital environment in an effective dialogue. In this context, the virtual reconstruction of (Viennese) synagogues contains an important research focus.

When the Continuing Education Center was founded in 2005, a roof over further education at the Vienna University of Technology was established, since then this has represented a further field of activity (Dean of Studies). In particular, the further development of the property management courses is promoted by him as the course leader.

Fonts (selection)

  • with Herbert Peter: BIM and Virtual Reconstruction: A Long-term View of (Re-) Modeling. [Book chapter in: Kensek / Noble (eds.), Building Information Modeling. Wiley, Hoboken (New Jersey) 2014].
  • with Herbert Peter: The destroyed synagogues of Vienna. Virtual city walks . Mandelbaum, Vienna 2009.
  • with A. Keul: Designing Social Innovation: Planning, Building, Evaluating . Hogrefe, Göttingen 2005.
  • with Herbert Peter: ArchiCAD - Practical Virtual Construction . Springer, Vienna, New York 2005.
  • Full-scale modeling and the simulation of light . ÖKK, Vienna 1999.
  • Spatial simulation techniques in architecture . Paths to a modern interior design. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1995.
  • The station forecourt in the big city in the 19th and 20th centuries , VWGÖ, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-85369-718-6 (= dissertations of the Technical University of Vienna , Volume 46, also dissertation at the TU Vienna 1988).

Awards

  • 1994: Promotion Prize of the City of Vienna in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
  • 2018: Lower Austrian Culture Prize - recognition prize in the adult education category together with Herbert Peter

Web links

Commons : Bob Martens  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ orf.at: cultural prizes awarded by the state . Article dated November 10, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Culture Prize Winners of the State of Lower Austria 2018 . Retrieved November 10, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Martens, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch-Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Eindhoven