Dominique Gauzin-Müller

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Dominique Gauzin-Müller

Dominique Gauzin-Müller (* 1960 in Vincennes ) is a French architect and architecture critic who specializes in timber construction and sustainability in architecture and urban planning. She is the author of several books on these subjects that have been translated into several languages, including Construire avec le Bois (1999), L'architecture écologique (2001), 25 maisons en bois (2003) and 25 maisons écologiques (2005). She works with several publishers and also publishes essays in joint works such as "Les éléments des projets de construction" (Neufert, 2007) or the "Encyclopedia Universalis" (2008). Dominique Gauzin-Müller has been writing in numerous European architecture magazines since the early 1980s: D'Architectures (France), Techniques et architecture (France), Maisons à vivre (France), Séquences bois (France), Architecture intérieure créé (France), Le Moniteur des travaux publics et du bâtiment (France), L'Architettura naturale (Italy), Deutsche Bauzeitung (Germany), Detail (Germany) etc. Since it was founded in 2007, she has also been editor-in-chief of the French architecture magazine écologiK , which deals with sustainability issues engaged in architecture and urban planning. Dominique Gauzin-Müller, who gives numerous lectures all over Europe, has already been invited to several international architecture universities, including Vienna and La Coruňa (Spain). After teaching at the "École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture" in Nancy from 2004 to 2007, she is currently professor at the " École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture " in Strasbourg .

Education

Dominique Gauzin-Müller (* 1960) was born in Vincennes, but grew up in Saint Céré (Lot). She completed her architecture studies at the " École d'Architecture Paris-Tolbiac " in the studios of Roland Schweizer , the French specialist in timber construction, and Marion Tournon-Branly. In 1984 she received her diploma and in 1985 a "Certificat d'études approfondies" (Master, equivalent Dipl.-Ing.) From the same university. In 1983 she also took part in a seminar called "Energy planning and the environment" at the Oslo Summer University. Dominique Gauzin-Müller has lived in Stuttgart since she married a German engineer in 1986 .

Professional background

Dominique Gauzin-Müller began working as an architect, but soon turned to writing and teaching. From 1988–89 she taught at the University of Stuttgart , and in 1990 she published " Le bois dans la Construction ". From 1998 to 2004 she was responsible for editing the book "Jean Prouvé - oeuvres complétes" in three volumes by Peter Sulzer. Since 1994 she has organized over 40 study trips for French architects and civil engineers, especially in southern Germany and Vorarlberg, including for the French Chamber of Architects and for the "Comité national pour le développement du bois", the national committee for the development of timber construction. In 1995 Dominique Gauzin-Müller received the "Prix Henri Courbeau" for her book "Le bois dans la Construction". In 1997 she published, in German, the book " Benhnisch & Partner - 50 Years of Architecture " about the German architect Günter Behnisch , in the same year this book received the "Most Beautiful Books in Germany" award. In 1999 she published " Construire avec le Bois ", for which she received the "Prix Henri Le Même" from the French Academy of Architecture. In the same year she took part in the competition for the Collège von Mirecourt with the Stuttgart architects Jockers. In 2001 she published " L'architecture écologique ", which has been translated into 6 languages, including Chinese. She also took part with Joel Gimbert as co-planner on the waste incineration plant project in Changé (Mayenne, France). In 2003 Dominique Gauzin-Müller published 25 maisons en bois and in 2005 25 maisons écologique , which was translated into 5 languages. In 2007 she received the Prix Dejean from the French Academy of Architecture for her research on the application of the principles of sustainability in architecture and urban planning. In addition to her personal publications, Dominique Gauzin-Müller has also published essays in numerous collective works, including Une Terre humaine in "L'architecte e (s) t l'autre", Développement durable dans l'architecture et l'urbanisme , and Les énergies renouvelables dans le bâtiment im Neufert (2007), L'exemple du Vorarlberg in "La maison individuelle" and L'architecture éco-responsable in "La science au présent 2008, une année d'actualité scientifique et technique" de l ' Encyclopædia Universalis .

Teaching

Since 1999 Dominique Gauzin-Müller has given lectures at a number of European universities, including Louvain-la-neuve (Belgium), Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), La Coruňa (Spain) as well as Paris-La Villette, Epinal, Nancy, Strasbourg , Montpellier, etc. Between 2004 and 2007 she was a professor at the Ecole d'architecture in Nancy. In the "Department of Architecture et Cultures Constructives" she taught the seminar "De l'urbanisme durable à l'architecture écologique" and directed several studios on sustainable architecture. She has been teaching at the Ecole d'architecture de Strasbourg since 2007.

Prize judges

Dominique Gauzin-Müller has participated in a large number of European juries since 2000. Among other things, she was:

  • Member of the jury for the Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis (2011)
  • Jury member for the first " Global Award for Sustainable Architecture " (2007)
  • Jury member for the Austrian " State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability " (2006)
  • Chair of the first "Prix de l'habitat durable" in Grenoble (2006)
  • Jury member of the first "Energy & Architecture Award" (2006)
  • President of the "Palmarès national de la maison bois" in Angers (2005)
  • Chair of the "Prix de l'Architecture en bois d'Auvergne" (2005)
  • Member of the jury for the student competition "J'esquisse pour demain" organized by the Brussels Institute for the Environment IBGE-BIM (2004)
  • Jury member of the student competition "L'esquisse verte", organized by l'Arene Ile-de-France (2000)

philosophy

In her books, articles, lectures, lectures and editorials for the magazine ecologiK, Dominique Gauzin-Müller expresses her philosophy, which is characterized by a holistic approach to architecture and ecologically responsible urban planning . It questions the constant growth in the industrialized countries in favor of a more equitable redistribution of the increasingly scarce resources. It also defends the slogan "think globally, act locally" and the search for a balance between tradition and progress. In this context, she tries to highlight the ecological qualities of traditional architecture and to revitalize the traditional craft methods, since these are carriers of regional economic, social and cultural development. She feels very strongly connected to the collective intelligence and tries to emphasize the importance of the cooperation between the various parties involved in construction: political decision-makers, builders, architects, engineers, entrepreneurs, craftsmen and users. Exchange and mutual respect are the foundation of a constructive working atmosphere and a new solidarity between professions and generations.

Dominique Gauzin-Müller's motto is humanistic : "The future lies in the human, not in the technical", she explains in the editorial of the third edition of ecologiK (June / July 2008). For them, architecture and urban planning are at the center of the new, global challenges; they not only have to be "ecologically correct", but also "socially just and economically feasible", the aim is to support the weakest and to create a more humane space for everyone create. But her philosophy is also anchored in her actions, and she tries, together with the négaWatt network , to which she has been a member since 2007, to find concrete solutions to the dangers our society is facing, from climate change and the waste of raw materials to the inequality of the two Hemispheres. She is convinced that the "ecological approach does not prescribe a model, that it can be implemented with slight adjustments to countries in the northern and southern hemispheres, and above all that it promotes architectural creativity."

Dominique Gauzin-Müller attaches great importance to the inner revolution that such an approach to architecture and urban planning requires, and to its positive aspects: "The ecologically responsible approach is not a handicap like many other things, it is a state of mind that affects the realm of the Redefined possible! "

Exhibition "Habiter écologique"

Dominique Gauzin-Müller is curator of an exhibition on ecologically responsible living that will take place from April to September 2009 in the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine "(City of Architecture and Cultural Heritage) in the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. This exhibition and the events associated with it are aimed not only at architects, but also at people who are interested in ecological building. The aim is to participate in the search for solutions to the great challenges of the 21st century, especially urban growth, the reduction of available resources and pollution. According to Dominique Gauzin-Müller, "The purpose of this exhibition is to inspire users and architects to take on this challenge together." The exhibition will show examples of single-family houses and small apartment buildings that use resources as well as being energy efficient. You will take the approach of about a dozen nd pioneers of the 20th century ( Alvar Aalto , Hassan Fathy , Glenn Murcutt , Zanine ...) as well as contemporary architects from all continents. Many events will take place as part of the exhibition: lectures, courses, studios where students design housing for the homeless, studios for schoolchildren, etc.

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personal data
SURNAME Gauzin-Müller, Dominique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French architect and architecture critic
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Vincennes