Philippe Rahm

Summary

Philippe Rahm (born 1967) Dipl. EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Switzerland 1993 is a principal architect in the office of Philippe Rahm architectes, based in Paris, France. His work, which extends the field of architecture from the physiological scale of the body to the climatic scale of the city has received an international audience in the context of sustainability.[1]

Philippe Rahm inside his Spectral Light in 2015
Philippe Rahm inside his Spectral Light in 2015

Biography edit

 
Central Park, Taichung, Taiwan, 2011-2019

In 2002, Rahm was chosen to represent Switzerland at the 8th Architectural Venice Biennale[2] in Italy. He was also one of twenty international architects selected for the 2008 Venice Biennale, which was curated by Aaron Betsky.

He has participated in a number of exhibitions worldwide, including (Archilab, Orléans, France 2000; SF-MoMA 2001; CCA Kitakyushu 2004; Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2003–2006 and 2007; Manifesta 7, 2008; Louisiana museum, Denmark, 2009; Guggenheim Museum,[3] New-York 2010). In 2007, he had a personal exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture[4] in Montreal. Mr. Rahm was a resident at the Villa Medici[5] in Rome (2000). Since 2005, he has been a member of the Artistic Council of the Foundation Prince Pierre[6] in Monaco. He has lectured widely, including at Cooper Union, Harvard School of Design, Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, UCLA and the ETH Zürich. He has worked on several private and public projects in France, England, Italy, Germany and Taiwan. His work includes in 2010 the project of an office building of 13000 m2 in La Défense in France for the EPADESA; convective apartments[7] for the IBA in Hamburg, Germany; the White geology, a stage design for contemporary art[8] in the Grand-Palais on the Champs-Elysées in Paris in 2009; a studio house for the artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster in 2008 and the 70 hectares Central |Central Park in Taichung, Taiwan (2011-2020) with mosbach paysagistes and Ricky Liu & Associates.[9]

Academic experience edit

He was Headmaster at the AA School of Architecture in London in 2005-2006, visiting professor in Mendrisio Academy of Architecture in Switzerland in 2004 and 2005, at the ETH Lausanne in 2006 and 2007, at the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts of Copenhagen[10] in 2009-2010, in Oslo at the AHO in 2010-2011. He was visiting professor at School of Architecture of Princeton University,[11] USA, from 2011 to 2013. In the Fall 2011 semester, Philippe was the Michale Fellow at the University at Buffalo - State University of New York.He was a visiting professor in BiArch ( Barcelona Institute Of Architecture) for 2011-12 MBiArch program. He taught Architectural design at the Graduate School of Design in Harvard from 2014 to 2016 [12] and at Cornell University AAP from 2018 to 2020.[13] In 2023, Philippe is Dean’s Visiting Associate Professor at GSAPP, Columbia University in the City of New York.[14] He is a tenured teacher for architectural design and theory at the ENSAV, national school of architecture of Versailles in France.[15]

Awards edit

In 2011, Rahm won the international competition with mosbach paysagistes for the Jade Eco Park, a 70 hectares park in Taichung, Taiwan, which opened to the public in December 2020. In 2019, together with OMA, he won the urban planning competition for Farini (44 hectares) and San Cristoforo (15 hectares) in Milan.[16]

Year Award Result Organization Ref
2017 Order of Cultural Merit Insignia of Knight Principality of Monaco [17]
2019 Prix d'Architecture Silver Medal Académie d'architecture (France) [18]
2016 Design Award, Best Bright Ideas, ‘Spectral Light’ Won Wallpaper* [19]
2003 Architecture Won Swiss Art Awards
2008 Iakov Chernikhov Prize Top ten ICIF (Russia)
2009 Ordos Prize Nominated City of Ordos (China)
2009 Carte blanche VIA grant Won Industries Françaises de l’Ameublement, France
2010 Iakov Chernikhov Prize Nominated ICIF (Russia)

Further reading edit

  • 2002, « Architecture physiologique » Décosterd & Rahm, Birkhauser, Basel, Boston, Berlin, ISBN 3-7643-6944-2.
  • 2004, « Ghostscape » Monum, ENSBA, Paris, ISBN 2-84056-169-7.
  • 2005, « Distorsions », HYX éditeurs, Orléans, France, ISBN 2-910385-40-X.
  • 2005, « Ghost flat », Philippe Rahm, Marie Darrieussecq, CCA Kitakyushu, Japan.
  • 2006, « Environ(ne)ment : approaches for tomorrow», Gilles Clément, Philippe Rahm, Skira, Milan, Italie, ISBN 88-7624-959-1.
  • 2009, « Architecture météorologique », Archibooks, Paris, France, ISBN 2-35733-049-X.
  • 2010, « Typologies météorologique », Am weissenhof Galerie, Stuttgart, Allemagne.
  • 2014, « Constructed Atmospheres », Postmediabooks, Paris, France, ISBN 978-8-87490-124-1.
  • 2015, « Météorologie des sentiments», Les Petits matins, Paris, France, ISBN 978-2-36383-073-9.
  • 2017, « Form follows climate», Oil Forest League, Italy, ISBN 9788894139464
  • 2019, « Le jardin météorologique, et autres constructions climatiques», Editions B2, Paris, France, ISBN 978-2-36509-100-8
  • 2020, « Arquitectura Meteorológica» , Editor Arquine, Mexico, ISBN 978-607-9489-69-4
  • 2020, « Écrits climatiques », Éditions B2, France, ISBN 978-2-36509-114-5
  • 2020, « Histoire naturelle de l'architecture », Éditions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal, France, ISBN 978-2-35487-058-4
  • 2021, « Escritos climáticos », Puente Editores, Spain, ISBN 978-8412428704.
  • 2022, « Meteorología de los sentimientos », Ediciones Asimétricas, Spain, ISBN 978-84-19050-15-1.
  • 2023, « The anthropocene style », HEAD Publishing, Switzerland, ISBN 978-2940510795.
  • 2023, « Climatic architecture », Actar, Spain, ISBN 978-1638400394.

References edit

  1. ^ "Fab 40: Philippe Rahm Architect | Architecture | Wallpaper* Magazine". Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  2. ^ https://biennials.ch/home/Biennial.aspx?PosLeft=-900px&BiennialId=13
  3. ^ "Past Exhibitions | Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum". Archived from the original on 2010-06-05. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  4. ^ "Environment approaches for tomorrow". Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  5. ^ "Villa Medici - Pensionnaires". www.villamedici.it. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.
  6. ^ "www.fondationprincepierre.mc - Conseil Artistique". Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  7. ^ "Haus der Zukunft | ISBN 978-3-931435-23-3 9783931435233".
  8. ^ "La Force de l'Art 02 - the White Geology". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  9. ^ https://cpark.taichung.gov.tw/index_en.php
  10. ^ "Exhibition: Climate and Architecture". www.karch.dk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Home".
  13. ^ https://aap.cornell.edu/people/philippe-rahm
  14. ^ https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/566-philippe-rahm
  15. ^ https://www.versailles.archi.fr/fr/annuaire-enseignants/philippe-rahm
  16. ^ "OMA Wins Competition for Adaptable Masterplan of Milan's Disused Railway Sites". ArchDaily. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  17. ^ "Ordonnance Souveraine n° 6.646 du 18 novembre 2017 portant promotions ou nominations dans l'Ordre du Mérite Culturel. / Journal 8357 / Année 2017 / Journaux / Accueil - Journal de Monaco". journaldemonaco.gouv.mc. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  18. ^ Académie d’Architecture – Paris (11 June 2019). "PRIX ET RÉCOMPENSES 2019" (PDF). Académie d’Architecture. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  19. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2016-01-14). "Design Awards 2016: best of the rest". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

External links edit

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140728074226/http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/courses/faculty.cgi?term=201420&person=156856
  • Official website
  • The Harvard's lecture
  • The ETH Zürich lecture
  • The New-York lecture