Finn Geipel (born 23 November 1958 in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

) is a German

Architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and

Urbanist Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, a profession focusing on the design and management of urban a ...

. He is co-founder of the architecture and urban planning office LIN.Joseph Hanimann: ''Finn Geipel'

Stand: 3. Dezember 2012

Life

Geipel studied architecture from 1981 to 1987 at the

University of Stuttgart The University of Stuttgart () is a research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany with programs in civil, mechanical, ind ...

. In 1983, together with Bernd Hoge and Jochen Hunger, he founded Labfac, Laboratory for Architecture, a network of architects and artists. In 1987, collaboration with Nicolas Michelin began a new chapter of Labfac in Paris. In 2001, Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi founded the architecture and urban planning office LIN. Based in Berlin and Paris, the office works on a wide range of projects and research assignments throughout Europe. Recent projects include the renovation of Saint-Nazaire submarine bunker, the Cité du Design in St. Etienne and Grand Paris Métropole Douce. Finn Geipel is a full-time professor of architecture and building science in the architecture department at

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Berlin Institute of Technology and Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public university, public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first ...

, since 2000. He is the advisor of the Laboratory for Integrative Architecture (LIA), a research branch of LIN at Technische Universität Berlin. He has been a visiting professor at

École Spéciale d'Architecture The École spéciale d'architecture (ÉSA; formerly École centrale d'architecture) is a private school for architecture at 254, boulevard Raspail in Paris, France. The diploma from the École spéciale d'architecture (DESA), recognized by the St ...

(ESA) Paris, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura (ESARQ) Barcelona,

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New York and

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

(MIT) Boston-Cambridge. Since 2012, Finn Geipel has been a member of the Cluster of Excellence at

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. Finn Geipel is a member of the AIGP-Atelier International du Grand Paris, the scientific advisory board of the

Grand Paris The Metropolis of Greater Paris (, ),There is an English translation. also known as Greater Paris, is a ''métropole'' covering the Paris, City of Paris and its nearest surrounding suburbs that was created from Sarkozy's renovation of the city. ...

Métropole Douce.

Work

* Flexible Roof of Arena, Nîmes, France (1989) * École Nationale d’Arts Décoratifs, Limoges, France (1990–1994) * Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper, France (1991–1998) * Exhibitionspace Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris, France (2003) * Alvéole 14, Transformation Submarine Bunker, St. Nazaire, France (2003–2007) * Syn chron, Installation Carsten Nicolai,

Neue Nationalgalerie The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) at the Kulturforum is a museum for modern art in Berlin, with its main focus on the 20th century. It is part of the National Gallery of the Berlin State Museums. The museum building and its sculpt ...

, Berlin, Germany (2005) * Cité du Design, St. Etienne, France (2004–2009) * Grand Paris Métropole Douce, Paris, France (2008–2009) * Atelier Building Pajol, Paris, France (2008–2012) * Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Paris Métro station, Paris, France, 2022

Awards

* 2010: Chevalier de la Légion d‘Honneur * 2006: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Publications

* Jac Fol: ''Labfac: Finn Geipel, Nicolas Michelin Laboratory for Architecture'' Centre Georges Pompidou, 1998 Paris, * Wilhelm Klauser, Catherine Métais-Bürend, Isabelle Taudière: ''LABFAC'' In: ''L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui'' n°327 April 2000, Paris * Finn Geipel, Giulia Andi: ''Cité du Design – Saint-Étienne'' Editions Jean-Michel Place, 2006 Paris, * Finn Geipel, Giulia Andi, équipe LIN: ''Grand Paris métropole douce : Hypothèses sur le paysage post-Kyoto'' Ed. Nouvelles éditions Jean-Michel Place, 2009 Paris,

Links

Official Website of LIN

References

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