Hans Robert Hiegel (born 6 January 1954 in
Kaiserslautern' is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century and is within easy reach of Paris , Frankfurt , and Luxembourg .Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
) is a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
architect.
He lived in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
until 1978 and his first work was
House Agne, 1983. Succeeding projects tend to a classical
language. Important articles include
Werkheft04 (ISBN 3-923222-03-3)
http://www.geocities.com/mensarchitecturae/ackn04.htm, and by Thilo Hilpert in the Frankfurt Lounge, first published in the Japanese architectural journal A+U,
Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
.
He studied architecture at the University of Karlsruhe and at the
Architectural Association, AAThe Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is one of the world’s most renowned and influential schools of architecture. It is the most prestigious and selective architecture school in the United Kingdom...
, together with
Steven HollSteven Holl is an American academic architect and watercolorist best known for the 1998 Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland, the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., and the recently completed Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, China...
.
Hans Robert Hiegel (born 6 January 1954 in
Kaiserslautern' is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century and is within easy reach of Paris , Frankfurt , and Luxembourg .Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
) is a
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
architect.
Career
He lived in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
until 1978 and his first work was
House Agne, 1983. Succeeding projects tend to a classical
language. Important articles include
Werkheft04 (ISBN 3-923222-03-3)
http://www.geocities.com/mensarchitecturae/ackn04.htm, and by Thilo Hilpert in the Frankfurt Lounge, first published in the Japanese architectural journal A+U,
Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
.
He studied architecture at the University of Karlsruhe and at the
Architectural Association, AAThe Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is one of the world’s most renowned and influential schools of architecture. It is the most prestigious and selective architecture school in the United Kingdom...
, together with
Steven HollSteven Holl is an American academic architect and watercolorist best known for the 1998 Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland, the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., and the recently completed Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, China...
. His teaching locations include the
AAThe Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is one of the world’s most renowned and influential schools of architecture. It is the most prestigious and selective architecture school in the United Kingdom...
, the HfG Karlsruhe and the
Bezalel AcademyBezalel Academy of Arts and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1903 by Boris Schatz. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri , who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle .-History:The academy was founded in 1903 by Boris...
, Jerusalem.
Work
In 1983, he designed the project
CampanileCampanile is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" . The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa...
in Frankfurt am Main, which turned out to be most influential on the
MesseturmMesseturm is a skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Its name translates as "Fair Tower" in German. It is the second tallest building in Germany and the also the second tallest in the European Union. Messeturm's ground floor area is just . Messeturm is directly located in the Frankfurt Trade...
.
Personal contacts to
Joseph RykwertJoseph Rykwert was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1926 and emigrated to England in 1939. Rykwert is an architectural historian who has published several books on architecture. He has taught at the University of Essex and the University of Cambridge...
who introduced him to the work and the person of Hans-Georg Gadamer were seminal to his philosophy and his thinking. "Oase" is the name of his prizewinning design for a Kindergarten near
Baden-BadenBaden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe.- History :The German word 'Baden' translates as 'to bath/bathe'...
which continues his quest for classical positions in architectural language.
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