Revisiting Hans Hollein Schullin 2. In 1982, Herbert Schullin moved his store Schullin 1 (see blog) from the Graben to the Kohlmarkt, and commissioned Hollein to design the new store’s exotic façade, and luxurious salesroom interior (Schullin 2).
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Revisiting Hans Hollein Schullin 1. During a recent trip to Vienna, Austria, I rekindled my connection with two iconic retail projects by Austrian architect Hans Hollein (1934-2014; 1985 Pritzker Prize laureate). I have always admired Hollein’s talent and deeply Viennese approach to the design of these early stores; projects which rapidly became signature interventions in the city center of Vienna in the mid 1970s and gave him the international notoriety that would carry throughout his entire life.
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Metropolenhaus Markgrafenstrasse: A precedent analysis. Just shy of four decades teaching architecture, I proudly continue to learn about my field through in-depth analysis of case studies. Along with precedent studies, this research method is for me a moment of intense engagement that is often triggered by an inkling of interest through a chance encounter.
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Structure and architecture. In any architecture school, structure classes are required by NAAB for accreditation. While talented faculty impart knowledge to students, it is my experience with several institutions that most of the structure classes focus on understanding key materials properties and ways to calculate structure. Class sessions are about imparting knowledge to make designs stable and safe, but rarely consider how architects think spatially about structure.
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Staircase at the National Telephone Company of Spain in Madrid. I have written many blogs on staircases and have always found delight in showcasing their identity. This blog is not dissimilar and will highlight a staircase that I stumbled on years ago while visiting an exhibition on the work of British architect Richard Rogers.
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Kuramata’s Kiyotomo Sushi Bar. During my last visit to Hong Kong, I learned that the Kiyotomo Sushi Bar, designed in 1988 by legendary Japanese interior designer and furniture maker Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991), had been purchased by the M+ Museum of Contemporary Visual Culture (M+).
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Public fountain in Kaunas Lithuania. The identity of cities is profoundly shaped by the interplay of enclosures, both public and private. These various degrees of interaction contribute significantly to a city’s unique character and the way its inhabitants and visitors experience it.
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Herzog et de Meuron: Between Coffee at Tai Kwun, Hong Kong. Over the last decades, museums have evolved with the realization that patrons demand more than renovated galleries with endless rooms where they can admire provocative and renowned art.
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Sketching as reflection-in-action. I have had ample opportunities in previous blogs to write about teaching as a balance between theory and practice, which I do by merging various pedagogical strategies from my European and American experiences in order to trigger intellectual and professional curiosity among students.
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Cinematographic traveling in architecture. With the importance of translating ideas into space, thinking spatially in architecture remains a significant stumbling block for students studying architecture; especially for university juniors who are for the first time learning about fundamentals of space making.
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