Wiel Arets
Wiel Arets | |
|---|---|
| File:Wiel.jpg Wiel Arets in 2005 | |
| Born | 6 May 1955 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Utrecht University Library Euroborg Stadium Academy of Art & Architecture, Maastricht |
Wiel Arets (born 6 May 1955) is a Dutch architect, urbanist and industrial designer from the Dutch-German border town of Heerlen. After graduating from Eindhoven University in 1983 he established Wiel Arets Architect & Associates in his hometown a year later. In 1996 the office was moved to Maastricht. In 2004 a second office was opened in Amsterdam, with a branch office in Zurich opening in 2008. Bettina Kraus, born 1970 in Nuremberg, has been a partner of Wiel Arets Architect & Associates since 2000. [1]
In 2004 Wiel Arets accepted professorship at the Berlin University of the Arts.
His work has been described as tectonic and austere. He is known for using geometrical shapes, and his work has been described as using "all the staples of modern architecture, but (he) puts them together so that (his) buildings seem simple, without being austere."[2] His design drawings include dramatic perspectives and are rendered on sepia toned paper.
In one of the office's monographs he stated his influences are Jean-Luc Godard, Masai tribes people, Luis Barragan, Adalberto Librera's Villa Malaparte in Capri, bamboo scaffoldings in Hong Kong and the work of Richard Serra. [1]
The work of Wiel Arets Architects has been widely published and recognized through various awards and nominations; the "1994 Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Award for European Architecture", with special mention "Emerging Architect", the 1998 UIA Nomination as one of world’s thousand best buildings of the 20th century for the Academy for Art and Architecture Maastricht NL and the "2005 BNA Kubus award" for the entire oeuvre.
List of Projects
Arets's projects include:
- Stadium Euroborg (Groningen, 2004–2006)
- Gallery Borzo (Amsterdam, 2004–2006)
- 4 Towers (Osdorp, 2002-2008)
- Housing Pradolongo (Madrid, 2002–2008)
- Tea + Coffee Towers Alessi (2001–2003)
- Housing Kloostertuin (Apeldoorn, 2000–2006)
- 4’ Towers Osdorp (Amsterdam, 2002–2008)
- Glaspaleis (Heerlen, 1999-2003)
- Showroom Kwakkel (Appeldorn, 1999–2002)
- Sportcampus Leidsche Rijn (Utrecht, 1998–2006)
- Hedge House (Wijlre, 1998–2001)
- University Library (Utrecht, 1997-2004)
- Police Station (Cuyk, 1994–1997
- Tower Hoge Heren (Rotterdam, 1993–2001)
- Police Station, (Vaals, 1993–1995)[1]
- KNSM Island Aparment Tower, (Amsterdam, 1990–1996)[1]
- Headquarters Pensionfund AZL (Heerlen, 1990–1995)
- Academy of Arts and Architecture, (Maastricht, 1989–1993)[1]
Academic Positions
- 2004 Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts
- 1995–2002 Dean of the Berlage Institute of Rotterdam
- 1991–1994 Visiting Professor at Columbia University and the Cooper Union in New York
- 1988–1992 Architectural Association in London
- 1986–1989 Architectural Academies of Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Bibliography
- Living Library (2005)[3]
- Wiel Arets (2004)[4]
- Wiel Arets: Works, Projects, Writings (2002)[5]
- Wiel Arets; Live/Life (2002)[6]
- De Hoge Heren (2002)[7]
- Wiel Arets; Strange Bodies (1996)[8]
- An Alabaster Skin (1992)[9]
Quotes
On his line of Dot bathroom fittings for Alessi: "We were very clear that we didn’t want to do something fashionable, we wanted it to still look new in ten years." — interview in Wallpaper* magazine, 2007[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Rattenbury, Kester (2004). Architects of Today. Laurence King. pp. 16–17. ISBN 9781856694926.
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- ^ "Living Library". Prestel. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Wiel Arets". Electa. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Wiel Arets: Works, Projects, Writings". Ediciones Poligrafa. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Wiel Arets; Live/Life". Logos. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "De Hoge Heren". Vesteda. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Wiel Arets; Strange Bodies". Birkhäuser Basel. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "An Alabaster Skin". 010 Publishers. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ Wiel Arets, 2007
Further reading
- Wiel Arets, A Virological Architecture, Birkhäuser Publishers, Basel 1996.
- Wiel Arets, De Singel, Antwerpen, 1996.
External links
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