Thom Mayne

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Thom Mayne (born January 19, 1944 in Waterbury , Connecticut ) is an American architect. In 1972 he founded the Morphosis architectural office , where he still works today. In 2005, his life's work was honored with the Pritzker Prize for Architecture , one of the world's most renowned architecture prizes .

Life

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Hypo Alpe Adria headquarters in Klagenfurt , built in 2002 according to plans by Thom Mayne

Thom Mayne studied architecture at the University of Southern California, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1968 . He received his Masters Degree in 1978 from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University . He is a founding member of the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).

Mayne's architecture is characterized by complex geometric shapes. His courageous style reflects the "unique, somewhat rootless culture of Southern California," said the Hyatt Foundation on March 20, 2005 that he would be this year's Pritzker Prize winner.

The Californian was also described by the Pritzker jury as an innovator, as a “product of the turbulent 1960s” with a “rebellious spirit and passion for change”. Mayne, who is known for his explosive choleric temperament, likes to adorn himself with the reputation of the "bad boy" of architecture.

In 1987 he received the Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome . In 1994 Thom Mayne was elected a member ( NA ) of the National Academy of Design . In 2008 he was honored with admission to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2010 . In 2019 he was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art .

In June 2014, Mayne and his wife, Blythe Alison-Mayne, purchased the Los Angeles house that writer Ray Bradbury lived in from 1958 until his death and demolished it to build a new home on the property. Mayne was surprised by the public criticism of the demolition and declared that the new wall surrounding the property should bear the titles of his works in honor of Bradbury.

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For structures erected within the framework of the Morphosis office , see the article Morphosis .

In Austria, the building opened in 1999 as the headquarters for Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank in Klagenfurt , which has been criticized for its functionality.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nationalacademy.org: Living Academicians "M" / Mayne, Thom, NA 1994 ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2013 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. (accessed on July 3, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalacademy.org
  2. ↑ Academy Members. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed January 18, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Annual reception for members of the Curia for Science and Art. In: bundespraesident.at. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Christopher Hawthorne: Bulldoze first, apologize later: a true LA landmark , Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2015, accessed May 10, 2019
  5. ↑ Alex Sheperd: Why was Ray Bradbury's home demolished? An interview with architect Thom Mayne on the Melville House website , January 16, 2015, accessed May 10, 2019
  6. ↑ http://www.bauberufe.eu/images/doks/Hypo_Palazzo_Prozzo_Scan.pdf Martin Behr. The Hypo parent company: a symbol of mismanagement: Palazzo Prozzo. Salzburger Nachrichten, print, April 18, 2015, Architekzur p. 16. On: www.bauberufe.eu. Quoted from jury member Otto Kapfinger, architect, publicist from 2003. Accessed December 16, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Mayne, Thom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mayne, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American architect
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Waterbury , Connecticut