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Peter Märkli is a Swiss architect, he lives and works in Zurich . Since 2003 is also a professorship at the ETH Zurich and since 2013 a visiting professor at the school of architecture in Moscow MARCH. During 1972-77 he studied architecture at the ETH Zurich. He learned next to the architect Rudolf Olgiati and the sculptor Hans Josephsohn. In 1978 Märkli started his own office in Zurich. His most notable building is La-Congiunta museum.
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Introducing Die Liebe zur Architektur (For the Love of Architecture), a series of five online talks curated by the Swiss architect Peter Märkli. The series is bookended by two talks that Peter Märkli has recorded in German with English subtitles. The first, Mein Stoff für Fassaden (My Facade Material) deals with his approach to the design of facades, with particular reference to his use of proportional systems. The second, Projekte in Arbeit (Work in Progress), focuses on recent work developed by his office including the refurbishment and expansion of Bahnhofstrasse 3, Zurich.
In between these lectures, there will be three contributions from other speakers, who Peter Märkli has invited to participate in the series; Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan of Zurich-based Lütjens Padmanabhan with MOS Architects, Momoyo Kaijima, co-founder of Atelier Bow-Wow and Adam Jasper, editor of gta papers. The series is supported by Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Cultural Fund in the UK.
PROGRAMME
Peter Märkli: Mein Stoff für Fassaden
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In the first talk of the series Mein Stoff für Fassaden (My Facade Material), Märkli deals with his approach to the design of facades, with particular reference to his use of proportional systems.
Momoyo Kajima
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Momoyo Kaijima, a former student of Peter Märkli's, discusses the work of her practice Atelier Bow-Wow. The lecture is given in Japanese with English subtitles and translated by Jason James, Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.
Lütjens Padmanabhan in conversation with MOS Architects
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Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan of Zurich-based Lütjens Padmanabhan discuss the exchange of architectural ideas between Europe and America with Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample of the New-York based MOS Architects.
Adam Jasper
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Adam Jasper, editor of gta papers investigates the relationship between painting, sculpture and architecture in Peter Märkli's practice. What is the potential of art for architectural method, and what happens at the crossing of disciplinary boundaries?
Peter Märkli: Projekte in Arbeit
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The series concludes with a final instalment by Märkli focusing on recent work developed by his office including the refurbishment and expansion of Bahnhofstrasse 3, Zurich.