Thomas Herzog

Thomas Herzog (born 3 August 1941) is a German architect from Munich known for his focus on climate and energy use through the use of technologically advanced architectural skins. He began with an interest in pneumatics and became Germany's youngest architecture professor at the age of 32. He established his firm Herzog + Partner in 1983.
Biography
1941 Born in Munich. High school diploma (Abitur)
1960–1965 Studied architecture at Technische Universität München. Diploma
1965–1969 Assistant at the office of Prof. Peter C. von Seidlein in Munich
1969–1973 Scientific assistant at the University of Stuttgart
1972 Doctorate inarchitecture, University of Rome "La Sapienza" | Dissertation 'Pneumatic Structures'
1971 Founded own practice
Since then has worked jointly with Verena Herzog-Loibl, Dipl.-Designer
Development of building systems for theuse of renewable forms of energy
Development of new building products
Housing, administration, industrial and exhibition buildings, etc.
1983–1989 Partnership with Michael Volz
1994–2012 Partnership with Hanns Jörg Schrade
1974–86 Professor of Architecture at the University of Kassel
1986–93 – at Technical University Darmstadt
1993-06 – at Technische Universität München (TUM)
2000–06 Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at TUM
since 2003 Guest professor
at Tsinghua UniversityBeijing
at Ecole Polytechnique Féderal de Lausanne EPFL2003
Graham Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN)
2004 at the Royal Danish Academy Copenhagen
1982–98 Commencement of research and development work on renewable energies inbuilding for the European Commission in Brussels
since 1998 R + D funding from Federal German Foundation of the Environment (DBU)
1996 Chairman of the 4th European Conference on Solar Energy in Architecture and Urban Planning
2000 German General Commissioner of the International Biennale of Architecture in Venice
2000–2006 Expert "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft" DfG
2007 "Emeritus of Excellence", TUM
2002–2008 Commissioner German Academy of Art, Villa Massimo, Rom
Notable projects
Source.
1966–1968: Summerhouse at Chiemsee with R+R Then Bergh
1977–1979: House Regensburg
1981–1983: Housing Group Kranichstein, Darmstadt
1986–1989: Two-family house, Pullach
1987–1991: Guest building for the Youth Educational Centre, Windberg
1989–1992: Production halls and central energy plant, Eimbeckhausen
1988–1993: Design-Center, congress and exhibition centre, Linz, Austria
1988–1993: Congress hotel, Linz, Austria
1994–1996: Hall 26, Hanover Trade Fair (Deutsche Messe AG)
1994–2003: Administration Centre, Wiesbaden
1995–2004: Concept for SOLARCITY and social housing, Linz, Austria
1999–2000: Large-scale roof structure with pavilions, Hanover (EXPODACH)
2002–2006: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Garching bei München
2005: Wohnquartier Shenyang, Volksrepublik China
2004–2007: Atlantic-Haus, Hamburg, Germany
2005–2007: Wohnungsbau in Aarhus, Dänemark
2005–2008: Planung zusammen mit F. Tucci Solare Wohnbauten für die Stadt Rom Lunghezzina II
2006: Kunstakademie Guangzhou, Volksrepublik China
2006–2009: Oskar von Miller Forum, München
Awards
1971: Rompreis, Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo
1981: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Preis
1993: Großer BDA-Preis, Goldmedaille
1994: Balthasar-Neumann-Preis of the Bundes Deutscher Baumeister, Architekten und Ingenieure
1994: Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich for architecture, with Hanns Jörg Schrade and Heinz Stögmüller
1996: Auguste-Perret-Preis of the Union Internationale des Architectes
1996: Architekturpreis der Landeshauptstadt München
1998: Den grønne Nål of Dänischen Architektenbundes (Akademisk Arkitektforening), Kopenhagen
1998: Leo-von-Klenze-Medaille
1998: Grande médaille d'or du Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France, Paris
1999: Fritz-Schumacher-Preis für Architektur
2000: Europäischer Preis für Solares Bauen
2005: Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz-Medaille of the TU München
2006: European award for architecture and technology
2007: International Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum
2007: Honorary doctorate of the University of Ferrara, Italy
2009: Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
2016: Bayerischer Verdienstorden
Memberships
Académie d'Architecture, Paris
Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, München
Petrov Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences, Sankt Petersburg, Russland
International Academy of Architecture, UNESCO, Sofia, Bulgarien
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
PLEA
EUROSOLAR
Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA
Deutscher Werkbund
References
Further reading
External links
Homepage
Technische Universität München
20th-century German architects
Technical University of Munich alumni
Academic staff of the Technical University of Munich
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
1941 births
Living people
Architects from Munich
Academic staff of Technische Universität Darmstadt