Hans Hollein, is an Austrian architect born 1934 in Vienna.
Hollein achieved a diploma at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in 1956, then attended the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1959 and the University of California, Berkeley in 1960. He has worked for various agencies in Sweden and in America before returning to Vienna, founding his own agency in 1964.
In 1963/64 and 1966 Hollein was a guest professor in the Washington University in St. Louis. In 1967-1976 he was professor in the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf. Hollein has received numerous awards among them the Pritzker Architecture Prize,1985.
Vulcania
Vulcania is a theme park and research institute dedicated to volcanoes in the mountains of the Auvergne, central France. The 55-hectare development, which is housed inside an extinct volcano and former military base, was designed by Hans Hollein. It aims to offer visitors an “educational and recreational journey into volcanoes and earth science”. Over two-thirds of the built area is located underground. It is defined by an artificial volcano-like cone rising 30 metres into the air.
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Industrial Designer Jane Worthington was born in 1969 in the UK. she studied at De Monfort University and graduated in 1990 with a degree in industrial design. She moved to Holland to join Philips Design. In 1995, Jane decided to leave philips and start her own design consultancy focusing on consumer goods.
Jane has participated in many workshops, she also teaches design methodology at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and since 1998 she has been an associated lecturer at the Academy of visual arts in the Netherlands, and a member of the examination body. Her work has been exhibited worldwide and she has received numerous awards.
Vol de Reve
As no two interiors are alike the idea of the standard product and its shortcomings has become obsolete. In the design of this modular seating program the aim was to design elements which offer specific seating options.
In this way the build up can take into consideration every possible sitting position, the age factor spanning different generations and even outside factors such as aspect which influence it. In this way when viewed from the back the product is transparent and light in appearance, this in contrast with most products offering this level of comfort who`s downside is their bulk in visual size.
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British Architect Richard Rogers, who is noted for his modernist and functionalist designs, was born in 1933 in Florence, Italy. He studied at the Architectural Association in London. He got his Masters Degree in Architecture at Yale University in 1962. Richard has received many Honorary Doctorates from English Universities, the Czech Technical University in Prague, the Royal College of Art and Oxford Brookes University. He also holds four Honorary Fellowships and has won numerous key awards for architecture from distinguished international institutions, Including the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize .Currently, Richard is the Chairman of the Richard Rogers Partnership, Richard Rogers Architects Limited, London, and Richard Rogers Japan KK, Tokyo.
In addition, Richard has also contributed to numerous publications and has published books, essays and articles. His architectural practice is renowned internationally and he has received several key honors for his work which has been included in a number of notable exhibitions.
Millennium Dome
Commissioned to mark the beginning of the new Millennium, the Millennium Dome (currently known as the O2), by RRP, was intended as a celebratory, iconic, non-hierarchical structure offering a vast and flexible space. Today, The O2 houses an entertainment district that includes an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space and bars and restaurants.
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