Activators

Metropol Parasols for Madrid

From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background for a new production of space. Highlighting the variety of scales on which his firm has operated in the past decade Jurgen Mayer H. will discuss projects ranging in size from small furniture to large urban interventions.

About the speaker
Jürgen Mayer H.
J. MAYER H. Architects
Founded in 1996 in Berlin, Germany, J. MAYER H Architects' studio, focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. Recent projects include, a student centre at Karlsruhe University, the villa Dupli.Casa near Ludwigsburg, Germany and the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Sevilla, Spain, the office building ADA1 in Hamburg, Germany and the extension of the science park in Danfoss, Denmark.

Jürgen Mayer H. is the founder and principal of this crossdisciplinairy studio. He studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and Princeton University. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of numerous collections including MoMA New York and SF MoMA. National and international awards include the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award-Emerging-Architect-Special-Mention-2003, Winner Holcim Award Bronze 2005 and Winner Audi Urban Future Award 2010. Jürgen Mayer H. has taught at Princeton University, University of the Arts Berlin, Harvard University, Kunsthochschule Berlin, the Architectural Association in London, the Columbia University, New York and at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Location: ALT1, The Wilkinson Building, 148 City Road, The University of Sydney

Cost: This is a free event

Contact: Sue Lalor

Phone: 9114 0941

Email: 4b32265636080416190a3e1502174a4178222f4c1d2b5a

More info: http://www.jmayerh.de/home.htm