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'''Alejandro Aravena''' (born 1967) is an architect from [[Santiago, Chile]]. He is executive director of the firm ''' |
'''Alejandro Aravena''' (born 1967) is an architect from [[Santiago, Chile]]. He is executive director of the firm '''Elemental S.A.''' |
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==Education and career== |
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Aravena graduated from the [[Universidad Católica de Chile]] in 1992. He established Alejandro Aravena Architects in 1994.<ref name=fest/> |
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| ⚫ | Aravena designed the "Siamese Towers", school of architecture, and faculty buildings at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Chile|Universidad Católica]]. He designed the [[Colegio Huelquen Montessori]], the Casa para una Escultora (House for a Sculptor), Casa en el lago Pirehueico (House en the side of [[Pirehueico]], the new offices of [[St. Edward’s University]] in |
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Aravena was a visiting professor at [[Harvard Graduate School of Design]] from 2000–05 and is the Elemental-Copec Professor at Universidad Católica de Chile. Aravena authored Los Hechos de la Arquitectura (ARQ, 1999), El Lugar de la Arquitectura (ARQ, 2002) and a monograph on Elemental (Actar, 2010).<ref name=fest/> He is a member of the Pritzker Prize Jury<ref name=fest/> and is an International Fellow of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].<ref name=fest/> |
Aravena was a visiting professor at [[Harvard Graduate School of Design]] from 2000–05 and is the Elemental-Copec Professor at Universidad Católica de Chile. Aravena authored ''Los Hechos de la Arquitectura'' (ARQ, 1999), ''El Lugar de la Arquitectura'' (ARQ, 2002) and a monograph on ''Elemental'' (Actar, 2010).<ref name=fest/> He is a member of the Pritzker Prize Jury<ref name=fest/> and is an International Fellow of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].<ref name=fest/> |
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| ⚫ | <ref>[http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2009/08/31/arquitectura-publica-reciente-giancarlo-mazzanti-y-alejandro-aravena/]</ref> He received a [[Global Award for Sustainable Architecture]] winner in 2008. He received a Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008. He was a 2011 [[Index:]] award winner. Exhibitions of his work have included a showing at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2004, the São Paulo Biennale in 2007, the Milan Triennale in 2008 and the Venice |
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In July 2015 Aravena was named Director of the Architecture Section of the [[Venice Biennale]], with the responsibility for curating the 15th International Architecture Exhibition to be held in Venice in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title= Venice Biennale - Alejandro Aravena curator of 15th Architecture exhibition | url=http://www.inexhibit.com/marker/venice-biennale-alejandro-aravena-curator-15th-architecture-exhibition/ |author=Lusiardi Federica | publisher=[[Inexhibit]]|accessdate=July 19, 2015}}</ref> |
In July 2015 Aravena was named Director of the Architecture Section of the [[Venice Biennale]], with the responsibility for curating the 15th International Architecture Exhibition to be held in Venice in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title= Venice Biennale - Alejandro Aravena curator of 15th Architecture exhibition | url=http://www.inexhibit.com/marker/venice-biennale-alejandro-aravena-curator-15th-architecture-exhibition/ |author=Lusiardi Federica | publisher=[[Inexhibit]]|accessdate=July 19, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
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[[File:Campus San Joaquín (15).jpg|thumb|150px|"Siamese Towers" at the Catholic University of Chile]] |
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| ⚫ | Aravena designed the "Siamese Towers", school of architecture, and faculty buildings at the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Chile|Universidad Católica]]. He designed the [[Colegio Huelquen Montessori]], the Casa para una Escultora (House for a Sculptor), Casa en el lago Pirehueico (House en the side of [[Pirehueico]], the new offices of [[St. Edward’s University]] in Austin, Texas, art workshops on the [[Vitra (furniture)|Vitra]] campus at [[Weil am Rhein]], [[Villa en Ordos Inner Mongolia]] (Villa in Ordos Inner Mongolia) and projects for the Elemental initiative. He also designed the recently opened Metropolitan Park of Santiago.<ref name=fest/> |
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==Awards== |
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| ⚫ | <ref>[http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2009/08/31/arquitectura-publica-reciente-giancarlo-mazzanti-y-alejandro-aravena/]</ref> He received a [[Global Award for Sustainable Architecture]] winner in 2008. He received a Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008. He was a 2011 [[Index:]] award winner. Exhibitions of his work have included a showing at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2004, the São Paulo Biennale in 2007, the [[Milan Triennale]] in 2008 and the [[Venice Biennale of Architecture]] in 2008 and MoMA, New York in 2010. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*[http://www.design-museum.de/en/information/texts-interviews-and-vidoes-from-the-vitra-design-museum/detailseiten/alejandro-aravena.html Photograph and interview regarding the work of [[Louis Kahn]]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 02:25, 7 September 2015
Alejandro Aravena (born 1967) is an architect from Santiago, Chile. He is executive director of the firm Elemental S.A.
Education and career
Aravena graduated from the Universidad Católica de Chile in 1992. He established Alejandro Aravena Architects in 1994.[1]
Aravena was a visiting professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design from 2000–05 and is the Elemental-Copec Professor at Universidad Católica de Chile. Aravena authored Los Hechos de la Arquitectura (ARQ, 1999), El Lugar de la Arquitectura (ARQ, 2002) and a monograph on Elemental (Actar, 2010).[1] He is a member of the Pritzker Prize Jury[1] and is an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[1]
In 2006 he became the executive director of ELEMENTAL S.A, a for profit company working on infrastructure, transportation, public space and housing projects.[1]
In July 2015 Aravena was named Director of the Architecture Section of the Venice Biennale, with the responsibility for curating the 15th International Architecture Exhibition to be held in Venice in 2016.[2]
Works
Aravena designed the "Siamese Towers", school of architecture, and faculty buildings at the Universidad Católica. He designed the Colegio Huelquen Montessori, the Casa para una Escultora (House for a Sculptor), Casa en el lago Pirehueico (House en the side of Pirehueico, the new offices of St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, art workshops on the Vitra campus at Weil am Rhein, Villa en Ordos Inner Mongolia (Villa in Ordos Inner Mongolia) and projects for the Elemental initiative. He also designed the recently opened Metropolitan Park of Santiago.[1]
Awards
Aravena won the León de Plata XI Bienal in Venice, the Erich Schelling Architecture Medal in 2006 and was a finalist for the Mies van der Rohe Award (2000), the Iakhov Chernikhov Prize (2008). [3] He received a Global Award for Sustainable Architecture winner in 2008. He received a Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008. He was a 2011 Index: award winner. Exhibitions of his work have included a showing at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2004, the São Paulo Biennale in 2007, the Milan Triennale in 2008 and the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2008 and MoMA, New York in 2010.