Simon Ungers
Simon Ungers (May 8, 1957[1] - March 6, 2006[2]) was a German architect and artist.
Simon Ungers was born in 1957 as the son of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and Liselotte Gable[citation needed]. In 1969, his family moved to the United States.[2] From 1975 to 1980, he studied architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[3] He is survived by his wife, Janet O'Hair[citation needed].
Ungers worked in New York and Cologne. Besides several competition successes, Ungers became famous with his steel sculptures and light installations.[citation needed] He received attention together with Tom Kinslow for the construction of T-House, a home made of Cor-ten in Wilton, New York.[2] He also designed the Cube House in Ithaca, New York.[3] In 1995, he was one of the winners of a competition to design the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, but his design was not realized.
Ungers taught at Harvard University, Syracuse University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[2], Cornell University and University of Maryland, College Park.
Ungers died March 6, 2006 in Cologne, Germany, after a long illness. He was 48 years old.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Simonungers.de Biographie. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e Tony Illia, Architect Simon Ungers Dies, Architectural Record, 30 March 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ a b Gering & Lopez Gallery website, Estate of Simon Ungers: selected works. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of June 16, 2006 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
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