Heinrich Tessenow Medal
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The Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal (Heinrich-Tessenow-Medaille) is a prize established in 1963 by the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
of Hamburg
in honour of Heinrich Tessenow
, organised and awarded annually by the Heinrich-Tessenow-Gesellschaft e.V.. Among the awarded: Giorgio Grassi
(1992), Massimo Carmassi (1993), Juan Navarro Baldeweg
(1998), David Chipperfield
(1999), Eduardo Souto de Moura
(2001) and the Pritzker Prize
Sverre Fehn
(1997) and Peter Zumthor
(1989).
Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
The Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. is a German foundation established in 1931 by the Hamburg merchant Alfred Toepfer. The foundation is committed to promoting European unification and ensuring cultural diversity and understanding between the countries of Europe.- History :The rich industrialist...
of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
in honour of Heinrich Tessenow
Heinrich Tessenow
Heinrich Tessenow was a German architect, professor, and urban planner active in the Weimar era.-Biography:...
, organised and awarded annually by the Heinrich-Tessenow-Gesellschaft e.V.. Among the awarded: Giorgio Grassi
Giorgio Grassi
Giorgio Grassi , is one of Italy's most important architects. Much influenced by Ludwig Hilberseimer, Heinrich Tessenow and Adolf Loos, his extremely formal work is predicated on absolute simplicity, clarity, and honesty without ingratiation, rhetoric, or spectacular shape-making; it refers to...
(1992), Massimo Carmassi (1993), Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Juan Navarro Baldeweg
Juan Navarro Baldeweg is a Spanish architect and professor at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid ....
(1998), David Chipperfield
David Chipperfield
Sir David Alan Chipperfield CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA is a British architect, born in London. He has offices in London, Berlin and Milan, and a representative office in Shanghai...
(1999), Eduardo Souto de Moura
Eduardo Souto de Moura
-Life and career:Souto de Moura was born in Porto, and studied sculpture before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with...
(2001) and the Pritzker Prize
Pritzker Prize
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built...
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn
Sverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect. The architect’s highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal.-Life:...
(1997) and Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor is a Swiss architect and winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize.-Early life:Zumthor was born in Basel, the son of a cabinet-maker...
(1989).
List of Heirich Tessenow Gold Medal winners
- 1963: Franz Schuster, Vienna
- 1964: Kay FiskerKay FiskerKay Otto Fisker was a Danish architect, designer and educator. He is most known for his many housing projects, mainly in the Copenhagen area, and is considered a leading exponent of the Danish Functionalism....
, Copenhagen - 1965: Otto Dellemann, Hannover
- 1966: Heinrich Rettig, Dresden
- 1967: Mia Seeger, Stuttgart -Gerlingen
- 1968: Wilhelm WagenfeldWilhelm WagenfeldWilhelm Wagenfeld was an important German industrial designer of the 20th Century, disciple of Bauhaus. He designed glass and metal works for the Jenaer Glaswerk Schott & Gen., the Vereinigte Lausitzer Glaswerke in Weißwasser, Rosenthal, Braun GmbH and WMF...
, Stuttgart - 1969: Wilhelm Tiedje, Stuttgart
- 1970: Wilhelm Hübotter, Hannover
- 1971: Werner Wirsing, Munich
- 1972: Hans Döllgast, Munich
- 1973: Steen Eiler RasmussenSteen Eiler RasmussenSteen Eiler Rasmussen was a Danish architect and urban planner who was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and a prolific writer of books and poetry...
, Copenhagen - 1974: Heinrich Bartmann, Baden-Baden
- 1975: Otto Kindt, Hamburg
- 1976: Arnold Braune, Oldenburg i. Old.
- 1977: Godberg Nissen, Hamburg
- 1978: Gerhard Müller-Menckens, Bremen
- 1979: Hellmut Weber, Stuttgart
- 1980: Helmut Hentrich, Düsseldorf
- 1981: Povl Abrahamsen, Dragör, Denmark
- 1982: Friedrich Seegy, Nuremberg
- 1983: Kornel E. Polgar, Waddingsveen, Holland
- 1984: Joachim Schürmann, Cologne
- 1985: Theo Steinhauser, Munich
- 1986: Viggo Möller-Jensen, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Karljosef Schattner, Eichstätt
- 1987: Horst von Bassewitz, Hamburg
- 1988: Johannes Spalt, Vienna
- 1989: Peter ZumthorPeter ZumthorPeter Zumthor is a Swiss architect and winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize.-Early life:Zumthor was born in Basel, the son of a cabinet-maker...
, Haldenstein - 1990: Erich KulkaErich Kulka-Erich Kulka:Erich Kulka was a Czech-Israeli writer, historian and journalist who survived the Holocaust...
, Bussau im Wendland and Wilhelm Landzettel, Gehrden - 1991: Theodor Hugues, Munich
- 1992: Giorgio GrassiGiorgio GrassiGiorgio Grassi , is one of Italy's most important architects. Much influenced by Ludwig Hilberseimer, Heinrich Tessenow and Adolf Loos, his extremely formal work is predicated on absolute simplicity, clarity, and honesty without ingratiation, rhetoric, or spectacular shape-making; it refers to...
, Milan - 1993: Massimo CarmassiMassimo CarmassiMassimo Carmassi is an Italian architect.- Biography :Massimo Carmassi graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Florence in 1970. In 1974, he established the Project Office of the Commune of Pisa and directed it till 1990. From 1981 to 1985, he was the chairman of the Architectural...
, Pisa - 1994: Kurt Ackermann, Munich
- 1995: not awarded
- 1996: Peter Kulka, Dresden and Cologne
- 1997: Sverre FehnSverre FehnSverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect. The architect’s highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal.-Life:...
, Oslo - 1998: Juan Navarro BaldewegJuan Navarro BaldewegJuan Navarro Baldeweg is a Spanish architect and professor at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid ....
, Madrid - 1999: David ChipperfieldDavid ChipperfieldSir David Alan Chipperfield CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA is a British architect, born in London. He has offices in London, Berlin and Milan, and a representative office in Shanghai...
, London - 2000: Heinz Tesar, Vienna
- 2001: Eduardo Souto de MouraEduardo Souto de Moura-Life and career:Souto de Moura was born in Porto, and studied sculpture before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with...
, Porto - 2002: Peter Märkli, Zurich
- 2003: Mikko HeikkinenMikko HeikkinenMikko Heikkinen is a Finnish architect.Together with Markku Komonen he founded Heikkinen - Komonen Architects in 1974. Since 2010 he has been a professor of architecture at Aalto University in Helsinki.- External links :...
and Markku KomonenMarkku KomonenMarkku Komonen is a Finnish architect.Together with Mikko Heikkinen he founded Heikkinen - Komonen Architects in 1974.- External links :*...
, Helsinki - 2004: Gilles Perraudin, Lione
- 2005: Miroslav Šik, Zurich and Prague
- 2006: Sergison/Bates, London
- 2007: not awarded
- 2008: not awarded
- 2009: Richard SennettRichard SennettRichard Sennett is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and University Professor of the Humanities at New York University...
, New York