The Acropolis Museum, by Bernard Tschumi Architects, received a 2011 American Architecture Award conferred by the Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Other winners included works by Steven Holl Architects, Morphosis, and S.O.M, among others. The full list of award winners is available at www.chi-athenaeum.com.
Tschumi Receives Honorary Doctorate
July 01, 2011
Glass Video Gallery wins Dutch Award for Public Art![Glass Video Gallery wins Dutch Award for Public Art]()
June 22, 2011
The Glass Video Gallery in Groningen, now known as the Tschumipaviljoen, has won the Groningse Straatkunstprijs (Public Art Award Groningen). The award was presented to Marinus de Vries, the Chairman of the Foundation, in recognition of the space as an exhibition platform for large public art projects.
Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi in Conversation![Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi in Conversation]()
May 18, 2011
Bernard Tschumi speaks in conversation with Rem Koolhaas at his alma-mater, the ETH in Zurich, on recent developments in architecture, concepts and theory vs. practice, and globalization.
“When architects are not scared of the void?”
April 20, 2011
Louis Kahn Lecture in Philadelphia
April 20, 2011
The Acropolis Museum shortlisted for the 2011 European Union Prize for Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
March 29, 2011
The Acropolis Museum by Bernard Tschumi Architects is one of six finalists for the 2011 the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, also known as the Mies van der Rohe Award. The prize is awarded every two years to an architectural work in Europe that highlights excellence in contemporary building. Previous winners include works by Rafel Moneo, Peter Zumthor, OMA, and Dominique Perrault, among others. The winner will be announced in a ceremony on June 20th at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.
Acropolis Museum AIA Honor Award
January 08, 2011
The American Institute of Architects has recognized Bernard Tschumi Architects and the Acropolis Museum in Athens with a 2011 Honor Award for Architecture, one of the top prizes in the field. Ten projects are selected each year for the award. “The building rotates in plan to fit the site while the archeology still remaining does not try to be an overstatement and compete with the Acropolis,” remarked the jury in comments. Other recipients included the AT&T Performing Arts Center by REX and OMA, the Diana Center at Barnard College by Wiess/Manfredi and the Vanke Center by Steven Holl. The award will be presented in a formal ceremony at the AIA convention in New Orleans in May.
Glass Video Gallery 20th Anniversary![Glass Video Gallery 20th Anniversary]()
December 03, 2010
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his Glass Video Gallery, Bernard Tschumi lectures at the Forum Images Hereplein in Groningen in the Netherlands, just across from the repurposed gallery, on the materialization of concepts in architecture. The Pavilion, originally intended to display video art, was built in 1990 as a part of the exhibition “What a Wonderful World” featuring public architecture installations by Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman, and Coop Himmelblau. The Gallery, since renamed the Tschumipaviljoen, has become a part of the permanent collection of the Groninger Museum, and is now a venue for contemporary art installations. Visit Site.
Jean Tschumi Drawings Exhibited at MoMA![Jean Tschumi Drawings Exhibited at MoMA]()
November 10, 2010
Works by Jean Tschumi are currently on view as part of the exhibition “Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture” at the Museum of Modern Art. A selection of about ten drawings of the elder Tschumi’s work are exhibited, including his Stockholm master plan competition entry (1932) and the Nestle Headquarters in Vevey (1960), highlighting his contribution to international modernism. Also on view is a pair of slides by Bernard Tschumi which comment on form in architecture. The exhibition will be on view until May 30, 2011.
Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne
October 28, 2010
Bernard Tschumi Architects, working with Arup, New York, are selected to compete for the new Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland. Other competing teams include Souto Moura Arquitectos, Kengo KUMA & Associates, Allied Works Architecture, Harry Gugger Studio, Caruso St John Architects, and Gigon/Guyer Architekten.
Vision for Chile’s Third Century at the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art ![Vision for Chile’s Third Century at the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art]()
October 23, 2010
23 October, 2010, Santiago, Chile. Bernard Tschumi Architects unveiled a proposal for the city of Santiago as part of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art titled “SCL-2110”, exploring the potential for the urban landscape of the city in the coming century. Other participants include LOT-EK, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Roselee Goldberg and Vito Acconci, among other national and international contributors. The exhibition was organized and curated by Chilean architect and academic Rodrigo Tisi.
Event-Cities 4 Book Launch![Event-Cities 4 Book Launch]()
October 17, 2010
The official book launch of Event-Cities 4 will be at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York on November 12th, featuring a conversation between Peter Cook and Bernard Tschumi.
Performance Center by Bernard Tschumi urbanistes Architectes (BTuA) inaugurated in Bordeaux/Cenon ![Performance Center by Bernard Tschumi urbanistes Architectes (BTuA) inaugurated in Bordeaux/Cenon]()
October 06, 2010
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010: A new state-of-the-art music venue by Bernard Tschumi urbanistes Architectes (BTuA) opened its doors with a 24-hour-long marathon concert of performances of music from around the world on Friday, September 24th, including a Senegalese opera sung in French and Wolof. The new center in the Bordeaux suburb of Cenon cost just under 17 million Euros and will draw aficionados from around the region as well as having national significance as a center for world music. The new performance center is the realization of a commission won from a design competition in 2006.
Event-Cities 4 Book Release at SCI-Arc
October 06, 2010
Bernard Tschumi launches Event-Cities 4 on the west coast on the occasion of his lecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).
Bernard Tschumi Architects Selected to Design New Performing Arts Building for Le Rosey![Bernard Tschumi Architects Selected to Design New Performing Arts Building for Le Rosey]()
July 16, 2010
Bernard Tschumi Architects has won an international invited competition to design a new center for the performing arts at Institut Le Rosey, the renowned boarding school in Switzerland. The new building will be named Carnal Hall after the school’s founder, Paul Carnal.
Legion of Honor
July 07, 2010
New Acropolis Museum Celebrates First Anniversary
June 25, 2010