Hans Robert Hiegel
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Hans Robert Hiegel is a German
architect.
until 1978 and his first work was House Agne, 1983. Succeeding projects tend to a classical architectural style. Important articles include Werkheft04 (ISBN 3-923222-03-3), and by Thilo Hilpert in the Frankfurt Lounge, first published in the Japanese architectural journal A+U, Tokyo
.
He studied architecture at the University of Karlsruhe and at the Architectural Association, AA
, together with Steven Holl
. His teaching locations include the AA
, the HfG Karlsruhe and the Bezalel Academy
, Jerusalem.
in Frankfurt am Main, which turned out to be most influential on the Messeturm
.
Personal contacts to Joseph Rykwert
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-Baden
which continues his quest for classical positions in architectural language.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
architect.
Career
He lived in LondonLondon
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until 1978 and his first work was House Agne, 1983. Succeeding projects tend to a classical architectural style. Important articles include Werkheft04 (ISBN 3-923222-03-3), and by Thilo Hilpert in the Frankfurt Lounge, first published in the Japanese architectural journal A+U, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
He studied architecture at the University of Karlsruhe and at the Architectural Association, AA
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
, together with Steven Holl
Steven Holl
Steven Holl is an American architect and watercolorist, perhaps best known for the 1998 Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland, the 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the celebrated 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City,...
. His teaching locations include the AA
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
, the HfG Karlsruhe and the Bezalel Academy
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1906 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 ....
, Jerusalem.
Work
In 1983, he designed the project CampanileCampanile
Campanile 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 Messeturm
Messeturm
The Messeturm is a skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Its name translates as "Fair Tower" in German. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt, the second tallest building in Germany. The Messeturm's ground floor area is just . The Messeturm is directly located in the Frankfurt Trade...
.
Personal contacts to Joseph Rykwert
Joseph Rykwert
Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, and is widely regarded as the most important architectural historian and critic of his generation. He has spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom and America...
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-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa 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...
which continues his quest for classical positions in architectural language.
Awards
- 1976: Award of the [University of Karlsruhe http://www.kug.uni-karlsruhe.de Society] and DAADGerman Academic Exchange ServiceThe German Academic Exchange Service or DAAD is the largest German support organisation in the field of international academic co-operation....
- 1978: Travel grant from the Architectural Association School
- 1986: Participation in the Architectural BiennaleVenice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
- 2005: Badge of Honor of the Baden Landesbischof
Publications
- Architecture in Transition, (exhibition catalog) Kaiserslautern Architekten: Gianni Braghieri, Hans Robert Hiegel, Steven Holl, Lars Lerup, Mark Mack, Simon Ungers, Peter Wilson; ISBN 3-89422-003-1
- Architekturbiennale 1985, Venice, ISBN 88-208-0323-2
- L`Architettura nella società post-industriale, Paolo Portoghesi, Philip Johnson, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Emilio Ambasz, Hans Robert Hiegel, Massimo Scolari; Electra Editrice: Milan, Paris, New York
- Campanile, LEGO ua Architekten/Künstler W. Hahn, Jochem Jourdan, EO Parry, HR Hiegel, K. Lafitte Abrams, New York, ISBN 0-8109-1790-4
- HR Hiegel, Werkheft eines Architekten, 2001, sw-Abbildungen und Text von Dr. Mathias Schreiber, ISBN 3-923222-01-7
- Neoclassico, C.di R. Masiero, ; ua Sol LeWitt, G. Merz, Ann u Patrick Poirier; ua James Stirling, Mario Campi, Aldo Rossi, Hans Robert Hiegel, Leon Krier, Robert Venturi, Venice: Marsillo Editori ISBN 88-317-5384-3