Kenneth Frampton to receive “Golden Lion” at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2018
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The English architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton is the recipient of the «Golden Lion» for Lifetime Achievement of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition.The decision was made by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia chKenneth Frampton to receive “Golden Lion” at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2018
The English architect, historian, critic and educator Kenneth Frampton is the recipient of the «Golden Lion» for Lifetime Achievement of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition.The decision was made by the Board of La Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta, upon recommendation of the Curators of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara.Trained at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, Kenneth Frampton has taught since 1972 at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. As architect, writer and critic, as teacher and researcher, he has affected and inspired several generations of students and architects. Modern Architecture: A Critical History is one of his most recognized books.His seminal books include “Towards a Critical Regionalism”, which was a leader in the influencing of architects to re-value context, place and culture. His Studies on Tectonic Culture was a key work in highlighting the connection between the language of construction and language of architecture. In “A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form”, he captures with incisive clarity the inner workings of projects, de-coding them to make them legible for us all.Kenneth Frampton (1930, London) is trained as an architect at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. He has worked as an architect and as an architectural historian and critic, and is now Ware Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, New York. He has taught at a number of leading institutions in the field, including the Royal College of Art in London, the ETH in Zurich, the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam, EPFL in Lausanne and the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio. Frampton is the author of numerous essays on modern and contemporary architecture, and has served on many international juries for architectural awards and building commissions. In addition to “Modern Architecture: A Critical History”, his publications include “Studies in Tectonic Culture”, “Labor, Work and Architecture”, and “A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form”.The acknowledgment will be awarded to Kenneth Frampton on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Ca’ Giustinian, the headquarters of Venice Architecture Biennial in an award ceremony followed by the inauguration of the Architecture Biennial 2018, which will open to the public at 10 am on the same day.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder Louise Blouin Read more