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European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2007 Phæno Science Centre Phæno – Die Experimentierlandschaff Wolfsburg, Germany Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid Architects Located on a special site in the city of Wolfsburg the Phæno Science Centre is both the endpoint of a chain of important cultural buildings and a connecting link to the north bank of Volkswagen’s Autostadt. Volumetrically, the building is structured so that it maintains a large degree of transparency and porosity on the ground since the main volume of the exhibition space is raised, thus covering an outdoor public plaza with commercial and cultural functions residing in the structural concrete cones. Multiple threads of pedestrian and vehicular movement are pulled through the site both on an artificial ground landscape and inside the building, effectively composing an interface of movement paths. The predominant use of individually fabricated formwork elements and cast-in-situ concrete have made possible the jagged angles, looming curves, fractured planes and daring protrusions that characterise the building. 1979 Office of Zaha Hadid Architects established in London http://www.zaha-hadid.com Zaha Hadid 1950 Born in Baghdad, Iraq 1971 Diploma in Mathematics, American University, Beirut, Lebanon 1977 Diploma in Architecture, Architectural Association (AA), London 1977-86 Unit Master, AA 1987-93 Visiting Professor, Columbia University, New York 1988-93 Kenzo Tange Chair, Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Since 2004 Professor, Universität für angewandte Kunst, Vienna 2000, 02, 04, 07 Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Major Works 1993 Vitra Fire Station, Weil am Rhein, Germany 2001 Car Park and Terminus Hoenheim North, Strasbourg 2002 Bergisel Ski Jump, Innsbruck, Austria 2003 Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, Ohio 2005 Ordrupgaard Museum Extension, Copenhagen 10
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2007 School for Management Pôle universitaire de sciences de gestion Bordeaux, France Anne Lacaton, Jean Philippe Vassal Lacaton & Vassal Architectes The spatial programme for the School of Management extends over four floors with the ground floor functioning as an initial level for the individual faculties. The main entrance leads directly to a large courtyard in the centre of the buiding from where independent vertical connections lead to the upper floors. On the first floor there are three lecture rooms which are glazed on the side facing the yards, as well as an information facility, a multimedia centre and classrooms for the basic courses. The floors above are divided into separate sections which house the various faculties, thus creating open spaces that allow additional natural light to reach the lower floors. The natural light is generous, controlled by the position of the louvres (open, closed, semi-closed), and all the rooms have a large view to the city or to the surrounding hill, or to the courtyards or patios. Continuous surrounding balconies with large containers of climbing roses, metal frames and screen railings enhance the facade on all floors. 1987 Office of Lacaton & Vassal Architectes established in Bordeaux 2000 Office moved to Paris Anne Lacaton 1955 Born in Saint-Pardoux la Rivière, France 1980 Diploma in Architecture, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux (ENSAP) 1984 Diploma in Town Planning, Université de Bordeaux 2003, 06 Visiting Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Jean Philippe Vassal 1954 Born in Casablanca, Morocco 1980 Diploma in Architecture, ENSAP, Bordeaux 1992-99 Professor, ENSAP, Bordeaux 2002-06 Visiting Professor, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles 2005 Visiting Professor, Peter Behrens School of Architecture, Düsseldorf Major Works 2001 University of Arts and Human Sciences, Grenoble 2002 Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2002 Office Building, Nantes 2005 Social Housing, Mulhouse, France 2006 Hall for Trade Fairs and Exhibition Centre, Paris 11
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