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Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is one of the foremost practitioners of deconstructivism in American architecture. Eisenman's fragmented forms are identified with an eclectic group of architects that have been, at times unwillingly, labelled deconstructivists. Although Eisenman shuns the label, he has had a history of controversy aimed at keeping him in the public (academic) eye. His theories on architecture pursue the emancipation and autonomy of the discipline and his work represents a continued attempt to liberate form from all meaning, a struggle that most find difficult to understand. The work of philosopher Jacques Derrida is a key influence in Eisenman's architecture. He is often seen in a bowtie.
Eisenman discovered architecture as an undergraduate at Cornell University and had to give up his position on the swimming team in order to immerse himself in the architecture program there. Eisenman received a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Cornell, a Master of Architecture Degree from Columbia University, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cambridge.
Eisenman first rose to prominence as a member of the New York Five, five architects (Eisenman, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk, Richard Meier, and Michael Graves) whose work was the subject of an exhibition at MoMA in 1969. These architects' work at the time was often considered a reworking of the ideas of Le Corbusier. Subsequently, the five architects each developed unique styles and ideologies, with Eisenman becoming more affiliated with the Deconstructivist movement.
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CCA Competition for the Design of Cities - Presents the winning entry by Eisenman to develop a site in Midtown Manhattan. Biographies, models and streaming media.(in English and French)
Eisenman's Chip-Board Fantasy - A critical review of the Greater Columbus Convention Center by Peter Eisnman, includes some streaming movies of the building. Review by Elwin Robison, published by Architronic.
Eisenman, Peter (1932- ) - Biography of the American architectural theorist, samples of his work and bibliography from Great Buildings Online.
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Founding Nietzsche in the Fin d'Ou T Hou S - By William T. Willoughby.
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shifting relationship between architecture and fractal geometry, in the Nexus Network Journal vol. 3 no. 1 (Winter-Spring 2001) ]
Stanford Presidential Lectures: Peter Eisenman - Brief introduction, excerpts from texts by Peter Eisenman and commentaries. Project descriptions and gallery.
Study the Works of Peter Eisenman? Why? - By Adriana Rossi for the Nexus Network Journal. Fuzzy Control in the work of Peter Eisenman. Examines Carnegie Mellon Research Institute and Aronoff Center.
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Control are reviewed and discussed. Design conveys multiplicities,
contradictions, differences, into temporary hypotheses. Actual
realizations, papers, are the place where reflections consist;
the reflections matured in several technological ambit... ]
The Virtual House Competition - Article by Luigi Centola in the online architecture magazine Arch'it (July 28, 2000; in Italian and English)
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