Jeff Kipnis
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Jeffrey Kipnis is an architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator
, and educator. Not a registered architect, Kipnis first came to prominence through his association with avant-garde architect Peter Eisenman
, and their joint collaboration with French philosopher Jacques Derrida
. Kipnis holds a Masters degree in physics from Georgia State University
, USA (1981), and in 2006, he was awarded an honorary diploma by the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London
, in recognition of his contributions to the discipline of architecture as a teacher, critic, and theorist. Other honors include the AIA (Georgia Chapter) Bronze Medal for Service to Architecture (1985), a Professional Development Award from the Architectural Society of Ohio Foundation (1992), and an Ohio State University
Distinguished Research Award (2005). He is professor and overlord of architecture at the Ohio State University
, Columbus, Ohio
, USA. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton University
, New Jersey
, Columbia University
, New York
, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture
, Los Angeles
, the Harvard University
Graduate School of Design, Boston
, and is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
(Angewandte Kunst). Kipnis taught at the Architectural Association from 1992–1995, where he was the founding director of the Graduate Design Program. He also curates Architecture and Design at the Wexner Center for the Arts
in Columbus, Ohio
.
As a critic he has written for many different periodicals, including Assemblage
, El Croquis
, Architectural Design
, Harvard Design Magazine
, Log
, and Quaderns.
As a designer, Kipnis collaborated with architects Reiser and Umemoto (RUR Architects) on the Water Garden in Columbus, Ohio (which won a 1998 PA Design Award) and the Kansai-kan National Diet Library. During 1990s he collaborated with the Iranian architect Bahram Shirdel
(visiting lecturer at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Design and the Architectural Association School of Architecture) on the design of influential projects such as the Scottish National Museum, Montreal Urban Design 1990-2000, and Place Jacques Cartier.
Curator
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, and educator. Not a registered architect, Kipnis first came to prominence through his association with avant-garde architect Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman is an American architect. Eisenman's professional work is often referred to as formalist, deconstructive, late avant-garde, late or high modernist, etc...
, and their joint collaboration with French philosopher Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
. Kipnis holds a Masters degree in physics from Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
, USA (1981), and in 2006, he was awarded an honorary diploma by the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London
London
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, in recognition of his contributions to the discipline of architecture as a teacher, critic, and theorist. Other honors include the AIA (Georgia Chapter) Bronze Medal for Service to Architecture (1985), a Professional Development Award from the Architectural Society of Ohio Foundation (1992), and an Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
Distinguished Research Award (2005). He is professor and overlord of architecture at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
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, USA. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, New York
New York
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, and the Southern California Institute of Architecture
Southern California Institute of Architecture
The Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles , California, is an independent, nonprofit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture. It offers community design and outreach programs, and free public access to frequent exhibitions and lectures by leading...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Graduate School of Design, Boston
Boston
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, and is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
University of Applied Arts Vienna
The University of Applied Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.-History:...
(Angewandte Kunst). Kipnis taught at the Architectural Association from 1992–1995, where he was the founding director of the Graduate Design Program. He also curates Architecture and Design at the Wexner Center for the Arts
Wexner Center for the Arts
The Wexner Center for the Arts is The Ohio State University’s multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art...
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
.
As a critic he has written for many different periodicals, including Assemblage
Assemblage (journal)
Assemblage was "a critical journal of architecture and design culture" published by MIT Press from 1986 to 2000. Forty-one issues were published in total. It is full-text searchable on JSTOR....
, El Croquis
El Croquis
El Croquis is one of the most prestigious architectural magazines in the world.The leading international architects choose it as their showcase...
, Architectural Design
Architectural Design
Architectural Design, also known as AD, is a UK-based architectural journal first launched in 1930.In its early days it was more concerned with the British scene, but gradually became more international. It also moved away from presenting mostly news towards theme-based issues...
, Harvard Design Magazine
Harvard Design Magazine
The Harvard Design Magazine is a biannual publication of the Harvard Graduate School of Design that has been published since 1997....
, Log
Log (journal)
Log is a magazine of architecture and urbanism that has been published by the Anyone Corporation since 2003, and is edited by Cynthia Davidson...
, and Quaderns.
As a designer, Kipnis collaborated with architects Reiser and Umemoto (RUR Architects) on the Water Garden in Columbus, Ohio (which won a 1998 PA Design Award) and the Kansai-kan National Diet Library. During 1990s he collaborated with the Iranian architect Bahram Shirdel
Bahram Shirdel
Bahram Shirdel is an Iranian architect internationally known as one of the most influential architects dealing with interdisciplinary field of architecture & science & also Fold/Folding Architecture...
(visiting lecturer at the Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Graduate School of Design and the Architectural Association School of Architecture) on the design of influential projects such as the Scottish National Museum, Montreal Urban Design 1990-2000, and Place Jacques Cartier.
Select bibliography
- Kipnis, Jeffrey. In The Manor of Nietzsche, Calluna Farms Press, New York, 1990.
- Kipnis, Jeffrey and Thomas Leeser (ed), Chora L Works: Jacques Derrida and Peter Eisenman, New York, Monacelli Press, 1997.
- Kipnis, Jeffrey. "Twisting the Separatrix," in K. Michael Hays (ed), Architectural Theory Since 1968, Cambridge, MIT Press, 1998. [originally published in AssemblageAssemblage (journal)Assemblage was "a critical journal of architecture and design culture" published by MIT Press from 1986 to 2000. Forty-one issues were published in total. It is full-text searchable on JSTOR....
14, 1992). - Kipnis, Jeffrey and Philip JohnsonPhilip JohnsonPhilip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect.In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and later , as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture...
, “A Conversation around the Avant-Garde” in Robert SomolRobert SomolRobert E. Somol Jr. is an architectural theorist currently serving as the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago.-Education:He holds an A.B. from Brown University , a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D...
(ed), Autonomy and Ideology: Positioning an Avant-garde in America, New York, Monacelli Press, 1997. - Kipnis, Jeffrey. "Against Two Gravities," in Get Off of My Cloud: The Texts of Coop Himmelblau 1968-2005, Hatje Cantz, 2005.
- Kipnis, Jeffrey. "What we need here is -- failure to communicate!!" Quaderns 245 (April 2005): 94-100.
- Kipnis, Jeffrey. "Some Thoughts on Contemporary Paintings in the Hope that Analogies to Architecture Might be Drawn." Hunch 9, Rotterdam, 2005.
- Kipnis, Jeffey. "The Cunning of Cosmetics." Herzog & de Meuron: El Croquis 84, Madrid, Spain, 1997.
- Kipnis, Jeffey. "Toward a New Architecture." AD: Folding and Pliancy, Academy Editions, London, 1993.
- Kipnis, Jeffey. "Architecture: The Sacred and the Suspect." Journal of Architectural Education, ACSA, Washington DC, 1987.
- Kipnis, Jeffey. "Drawing a Conclusion.” Perspecta 22, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 19