Thomas Herzog

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Thomas Herzog (born August 3, 1941 in Munich ) is a German architect and scientist . His merits are based on the research and development of structural shells and materials for buildings using the prevailing climatic conditions and solar radiation as well as new types of buildings as a whole for different uses.

Life

Herzog studied from 1960 to 1965 and obtained his diploma from the Technical University of Munich . In the following years he worked for Professor Peter C. von Seidlein until 1969 . In 1971 he set up his own office. In 1972 he was at the University of Rome on Pneumatic structures doctorate .

Herzog's academic career began at the University of Stuttgart as a research assistant and lecturer. He became Germany's youngest architecture professor in 1973 at the Kassel University , now the University of Kassel . Further appointments were to the Technical University of Darmstadt in 1986 and to the Technical University of Munich in 1993 , where he retired in 2006 and received the honorary title Emeritus of Excellence in 2007 . Visiting professorships led him to Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2003 and in the same year he was Graham Professor at the University of Pennsylvania . In 2004 he was visiting professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen . In 2007 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ferrara.

Since 1982 Herzog has been working on various research and development projects for private and public clients.

Memberships

Prizes and awards (selection)

Planning and buildings (selection)

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1991: Thomas Herzog: Glass wings, buildings from the years 1978 to 1992. Architecture gallery, Munich. Catalog.
  • 2000: Ten Shades of Green. New York City, Urban Center, The Architectural League Austin, University of Texas, 2001 Washington, National Building, Houston, Texas, University of Houston, Denver, Museum of Temporary Art, Portland, National Capital Center, Berkeley, University of California, 2002 Salt Lake City, Public Library, New Port, California, Orange County Museum, Boston, Architectural Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, Neonopolis, 2003 St. Louis Missouri, Washington University, Louisville, Kentucky, Glassworks Gallery, 2004 Portland, Institute of Contemporary Art
  • 2001: Thomas Herzog - Architektur + Technologie , Deutsches Architekturmuseum , Frankfurt am Main, 2002 Rome, Acquario Romano, 2003 Beijing, Chinese National Library, Tokyo, Hill Side Forum Gallery, Linz, Design Center, Shanghai, Urban Planning Exhibition Center, 2004 Ciudad de México, DF, Palacio de Bellas Artes
  • 2004: Thomas Herzog in the French Pavilion, Venice, Architecture Biennale
  • 2005: Hombroich Raum Ort Labor. Hombroich, missile station, The Architectural League, New York City
  • 2005: Métamorphoses Durables. Paris, Palais de la Dorée
  • 2005: thomas herzog - reacting skin. Ascoli Piceno, Napoli, Prescara, Milano
  • 2008/09: Updating Germany - 100 projects for a better future. Venice Biennale, DAM, Frankfurt a. M.
  • 2009: Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine , Paris

Literature (selection)

  • Thomas Herzog, Buildings 1978 to 1992. A work report . Hatje, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-7757-0385-3 .
  • Thomas Herzog: Architecture + Technology. German and English, Prestel, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7913-2577-9 .
  • Thomas Herzog, Roland Krippner, Werner Lang: Facade Atlas. Edition Detail, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7643-7031-9 .
    • Facade Construction Manual. Birkhäuser, Basel, 2005. (English edition)
    • Atlante delle Facciate. UTET, Torino, 2005. (Italian edition)
    • Facade Construction Manual. Edition Detail, Munich / Guangzhou, 2006. (Chinese edition)
    • Construire des façades. Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne, 2007. (French edition)
  • Holzbau-Atlas , Birkhäuser, Basel / Boston / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-7643-6984-1 .
  • Thomas Herzog (Ed.): Building types: Working with students; Courtyard house, skyscraper, narrow house, train station, work environment, through-house , Technical University of Munich Verlag Das Example, Darmstadt 2003, ISBN 3-935243-10-3 .
    • Thomas Herzog: Construire en bois. 3rd revised edition. Presses Polythechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-88074-602-7 .
  • Thomas Herzog (Ed.): SOKA-Bau: Use-Efficiency-Sustainability. German English. Prestel, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7913-3765-3 .
  • Thomas Herzog (Ed.): Solar Charter. Prestel, Munich / Berlin / London / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-7913-3928-3 . (German, English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Greek, Arabic)
  • Thomas Herzog (Ed.): Oskar-von-Miller-Forum. Hirmer, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-7774-2921-2 . (German and English)
  • Thomas Herzog (Ed.): Wuhan: Engineering Design Made in Wuhan, China , exhibition catalog in German, English and Chinese. Hirmer, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7774-2029-5 .

Web links

Commons : Thomas Herzog  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Building for the sun and freedom in: FAZ from August 1, 2011
  2. ↑ It is so green in: FAZ of January 7, 2012, page 35
personal data
SURNAME Duke, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and scientist
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich