Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman (left), Andrew Lazaris and Panayotis Pangalos, 2013

Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American architect , architectural theorist and university professor .

Life

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Peter Eisenman was born in Newark in 1932. He studied architecture at Cornell and Columbia Universities . In 1967 he founded the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies and received international awards for his architectural achievements. Alongside Michael Graves , Charles Gwathmey , John Hejduk and Richard Meier, Eisenman was part of the New York Five architectural group , which was dedicated to reviving the style of Le Corbusier . In 1984 Eisenman took part in the International Building Exhibition in Berlin and built a block perimeter at Checkpoint Charlie . In 1991 he represented the USA at the 5th Architecture Biennale in Venice . At the 9th Biennale he presented his designs for Santiago de Compostela . Peter Eisenman has taught at Harvard , Princeton and Ohio State University . He currently holds chairs at Yale University .

In Germany , Peter Eisenman was best known for his design for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin .

Buildings (selection)

House VI in Cornwall, Frank residence, 1975

Wexner Center for the Visual Arts in Columbus, 1989

• House VI in Cornwall, Connecticut , 1975
• House at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin , 1985/1986
• Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus , 1989
• Bus shelter on Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz in Aachen , 1996
• Ciudad de la Cultura de Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, from 1999
• Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin , 2005
• University of Phoenix Stadium , Glendale , 2006

Awards / distinctions (selection)

• 1985 First prize at the 3rd Architecture Biennale, Venice
• 1997 Honorary Doctorate from the Pratt Institute , New York City
• 1997 honorary membership in the Association of German Architects BDA
• 2000 appointment as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters , New York City
• 2000 admission to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2003 Honorary Doctorate from Sapienza University , Rome
• 2004 Honorary Lion of the 9th Architecture Biennale, Venice

Exhibitions

• 2005: Peter Eisenman - barefoot on glowing white walls , December 15, 2004 - May 22, 2005 in the Museum of Applied Arts, MAK Vienna

literature

Own publications

• The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture. Dissertation 1963. Facsimile, Lars Müller Publishers, 1st edition, 2006, ISBN 978-3037780718 . (English)
• Holocaust memorial Berlin. Lars Müller Publishers, Zurich 2005, ISBN 978-3-03778-059-6
• The Architecture of the Disaster . Passagen Verlag , Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85165-599-5 .
• Written in the void. Writings & Interviews 2 . 1st edition. Passagen Verlag, Vienna 2005, ISBN 978-3-85165-675-6 .
• Barefoot on glowing white walls. Edited by Peter Noever. Hatje Cantz, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-7757-1561-4 .
• Aura and excess. To overcome the metaphysics of architecture. Edited by Ullrich Schwarz. Passagen Verlag, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-85165-165-0 .
• Houses of Cards . New York, Oxford 1987.

Secondary literature

• Cynthia Davidson (Ed.): In the footsteps of Peter Eisenman. Peter Eisenman - All work. Niggli , Sulgen / Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-7212-0589-8 .
• Werner Oechslin (Ed.): Peter Eisenman. The formal foundation of modern architecture . gta Verlag, Zurich 2005. ISBN 978-3-85676-067-0 .
• Gerber, Andri: Theory of urban metaphors. Peter Eisenman and the city as text. Chronos Verlag, Zurich 2012. ISBN 978-3-0340-1114-3

Web links

Commons : Peter Eisenman  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Peter Eisenman in the catalog of the German National Library
• Peter Eisenman. In: arch INFORM .
• Internet presence of the office of Peter Eisenman
• Book review of “Peter Eisenman. Barefoot on glowing white walls "
• Publishing program, with works by Peter Eisenman in Passagen Verlag
• Sabine Gundlach: What is so bad about the cracks in the steles? Interview with Peter Eisenman Welt online, May 5, 2010, accessed on September 26, 2012
• Peter Eisenmann on the Yale University website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Fritz Neumeyer: Source texts for the theory of architecture . Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7913-2602-3 , p. 524 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Residential and commercial building at Checkpoint Charlie New building in an urban context. In: internationale-bauausstellungen.de. Retrieved July 8, 2020 . 
3. ^ Peter Eisenman - Visiting Professor. In: yale.edu. Retrieved July 8, 2020 . 
4. ↑ HOUSE VI. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 . 
5. ↑ WEXNER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS AND FINE ARTS LIBRARY. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 . 
6. ↑ JC DECAUX BUS SHELTER. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 . 
7. ↑ CITY OF CULTURE OF GALICIA. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020 . 
8. ↑ BERLIN MEMORIAL TO THE MURDERED JEWS OF EUROPE. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020 . 
9. ↑ STATE FARM STADIUM. In: eisenmanarchitects.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .