Chris Bosse
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| Born | September 30, 1971 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
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2004 Venice Biennale Award, 2005 Interior Design Award, 2006 I. D. Annual Design Review USA 2006 IDEA Awards, Overall Winner 2007 Bulletin Smart 100 2007 SMH ‘People to watch’ 2008 AR emerging architects 2009 Interior Design award 2009 AAFAB AA London 2009 Cityscape Award Sustainability 2009 SMH Top 100 Most Infl uential 2009 jury at World Architecture Festival Barcelona WAF |
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| Practice | Chris Bosse |
| Buildings |
Beijing National Aquatics Centre |
Chris Bosse is a German-born architect, resident in Sydney in Australia. He was a key designer of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre that was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
For many years Bosse has based his work on the computational study of organic structures and resulting spatial conceptions. His research lies in the exploration of unusual structures pushing the boundaries of the traditional understanding of structure and architecture with digital and experimental formfinding. Chris Bosse's Masters’ degree dealt with the implementation of virtual environments into architecture. He was an associate at PTW architects in Sydney, where he was fundamental in developing the Watercube in Beijing among several other international projects. He co-founded L.A.V.A., the laboratory for visionary architecture. As of 2010[update] Bosse works as an Adjunct Professor and Research Innovation fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia.
LAVA has just[when?] released the MSWCT Future Living - Michael Schumacher Tower, launched in Abu Dhabi. (On October 7, 2008 at Dubai cityscape, Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher and LAVA presented the design for The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT), the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide.)
LAVA architects recently[when?] won the bid to design the city center for the sustainable eco-city Masdar in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). LAVA imagined an outdoor city-center based on traditional European public plazas that would encourage social interaction. However, Masdar’s arid climate leaves outdoor spaces subject to the blistering heat of the desert. To ameliorate this problem and create a comfortable place to gather and shop, the architects incorporated adaptive building technologies, and efficient use of energy and water — creating a rather dazzling sustainable city center.
"The Tower marks a departure from traditional architectural thinking", state the architects Chris Bosse and Tobias Wallisser. “Inspired by the geometrical order of a snowflake and the aerodynamics of a Formula 1 racing car, the tower encapsulates speed, fluid dynamics, future technology and natural patterns of organization”
As of 2010[update] Bosse serves as director of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture and as Adjunct Professor at the UTS. LAVA was founded[by whom?] in 2007 with offices in Sydney, Stuttgart and Abu Dhabi. LAVA have recently[when?] completed the design for the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, Abu Dhabi; Future Hotel Showcase Germany; architectural installations 'Green Void' and ‘Digital Origami Tigers’, Sydney; the Sherman Bibliotheca, Sydney; the 2009 MTV Awards set in Sydney; and 'Tower Skin', Sydney.
LAVA won an international competition to design the heart of Masdar, the world’s first eco city in the UAE. LAVA was chosen over 400 entries and strong competition from some of the world’s most high-profile architects. The project for the city centre includes a plaza, hotel, convention centre, entertainment and retail facilities. Masdar won the Special Award - Environmental Category in the 2009 Cityscape Dubai Awards.
Whilst Associate Architect with PTW, Bosse was a key designer of the Watercube for Beijing Olympics [winner of Atmosphere Award, 9th Venice Architecture Biennale] and was recognized in the 2007 AR Awards for Emerging Architecture, RIBA London. LAVAs DIGITAL ORIGAMI TIGERS are currently traveling the world as part of the WWF year of the tiger campaign
