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Dieter Dietz
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Design Studio on the Conception of Space
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Professor EPFL, Director ALICE Laboratory (Atelier de la Conception de l'Espace), IA, ENAC, EPFL
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office(s):
BP4121
phone(s): [+41 21 69] 38001,33203
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MISSION
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The key hypothesis of the ALICE research activities places built space within the focus of human and technological processes. What is the impact between human society, technology and the environment if translated into spatial parameters? How can these be reflected in a synthetic design process? ALICE strives for open processes and non-deterministic, synthetic design methodologies – driven by the will to integrate analytical, data-based approaches and design thinking into actual project proposals and holistic scenarios. In current projects, ALICE is engaging in research on cognitive processes in collaboration with LNCO/VRLAB (SNF funded research project “Virtual Spaces”) and developing projects to be constructed in full-scale installation-size artifacts as well as inventing new types of ephemeral structures for social and cultural events. In late 2010 ALICE launched the research project CH16M2048 via two PhD positions. This project proposes to synthesize scientific research and projective planning into holistic scenarios by providing visions of possible futures for Switzerland in a global context. The premise for the project lies in a daring, yet potentially fruitful scenario: one that posits a two to one growth factor of the Swiss population, reaching 16 millions by 2048, as the country will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its modern constitution. Further ALICE research projects include LINE_TM, a proposal for the Greater Helsinki Vision 2050. This investigation of a linear infrastructural development along the entire Baltic Coast connecting the main centers of northern Europe has been object of further studies, exhibitions and publications. In 2007, it was awarded a prize by the City of Helsinki. Exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2008, the work of ALICE was presented as an example of a didactic framework of architectural research and teaching in Switzerland. A synopsis, Explorations in Architecture, was published (Dietz, Gugger, et al., 2008). At the London Festival of Architecture 2008, the ALICE pavilion ‘overflow’, constructed on the embankment of the Thames River in front of Tate Modern, has been awarded several prizes, among which the best design project. In 2009 ALICE built a digitally and manually crafted panoramic continuous structure in wood, ‘evolver’, for the Zermatt Festival 2009, at an altitude of 2536 meters. This project was widely published both in printed and digital media, and was number 7 of the top-ten visited sites in designboom* blog-magazine worldwide in 2011. In collaboration with the Environmental Arts Department of Tsinghua University in Beijing ALICE built a new structure at the 751 D-Park in Beijing. It has been exposed during the ‘Beijing Design Week’ and Beijing Triennale’ in October 2011.
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TEACHING
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The ALICE teaching team consists of a group of young architects and researchers from across Europe. All members of the team have built up their own practices in different European Cities, including London, Berlin, Madrid, Zurich and Lausanne. As of fall 2010 ALICE became responsible for the first year course in architecture, the ‘année propédeutique’ at the school of architecture at EPFL. Next to the first year teaching activities ALICE has a strong presence with students’ diploma projects at master’s level.
The Alice curriculum is based on a parallel approach to the conception and production of architectural space. Students work with physical models and drawings, while simultaneously developing their projects in digital models, visuals, data-bases, and images etc. In such an approach the design process is constantly challenged by catalyst ‘reactions’ in the respective fields of production. This ‘synthetic approach’ relates to the concept of ‘learning by building’ – a core-idea that is employed in current research on artificial intelligence.
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CV
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Professor EPFL, Director of ALICE Laboratory (Atelier de la Conception de l'Espace), ALICE, IA, ENAC, EPFL / http://alice.epfl.ch
founder dieterdietz.org, Zurich - Lausanne
former partner UNDEND Architecture, Zurich
since fall 2010: 1st Year Design Atelier: ALICE_y1
2006-2010 : 2nd Year Design Atelier: Réalités Parallèles
Masters’ Thesis Professor
1996 / 99 Junior Faculty, ETH Zürich, Prof. Marc Angélil
First Year Curriculum: 1996-99 / Thesis: 1997-99
Education
1991 Degree in Architecture, ETH Zurich
1989 / 90 Studies of Architecture, ETH Zurich
1988 / 89 Studies of Architecture, The Cooper Union, New York
1986 / 87 Studies of Architecture, ETH Zurich
Professional experience
since 2012 dieterdietz.org / Urban Design, Media, Architecture / Zurich - Lausanne
2006 / 10 UNDEND Architecture SA, Zurich, w. Urs Egg, Christian Meili, Raffael Baur, Dieter Vischer
since 1997 UNDEND, Practice with Urs Egg, Zurich
1993 / 96 Herzog & de Meuron, Basel
1987 / 89 Diane Lewis Architects, New York
1987 Diana Agrest & Mario Gandelsonas Architects, New York
Selected Awards and Prizes
2010 Parking Garage, Park Altenrhein, Altenrhein, Switzerland, 1st prize
2010 Kinderhaus Entlisberg, Zurich, Switzerland, 2nd prize
2008 with ALICE : London Festval of Architecture, overflow pavilion, 1st prize
2007 BRN, Housing Project, 28 apartments, Bächtelen, Bern, Switzerland, 1st prize
2007 Lehrterstrasse, Loft Building, Berlin, Germany, 1st prize
2006 with ALICE : Helsinki Vision 2050, LINE TM, honorable mention
2006 Museum Joanneum, Graz, Austria, 2nd prize
2005 SUR, Rautistrasse, Housing Project, 105 apartments, Zurich, Switzerland, 1st prize
2004 ophelia : Residential Development, Schwerzenbach, 1st prize
2002 eie_: Residential Development Bernerstrasse, Zurich, 2nd prize
2002 fovea : Schoolhouses Freudenberg, Zurich, Switzerland, 1st prize
2002 wat : Schoolhouses Hardau, Zurich, Switzerland , 2nd prize
2001 sys : Newsstand and Trainstop Binz, Zurich, Switzerland, 1st prize
2000 écran : Schoolhouse ZZN, Zürich, Switzerland, 2nd prize
Exhibitions / Lectures:
- DIETER DIETZ at Arquitectos Autores AA Pamplona, Monographic Show, Projects 2000 - 2011 , ETSAUN, Pamplona, Spain, November – December 2011
- WE-SPACE, Lecture Dieter Dietz, at Arquitectos Autores AA Pamplona, ETSAUN, Pamplona, Spain, December 1st 2011
- ALICE y1 at BestOF, BestOf Exhibition Archizoom, EPFL, First Year Student Projects 2010-2011, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, September- October 2011
- Synthetic Design, Lecture Dieter Dietz, Mini-Symposium, 751 Module ALICE-Tsinghua Exchange Project, 798 District, Beijing, China, August 24th, 2011
- evolve environments, Lecture Dieter Dietz, WSL-ENAC Joint Seminar, Bern, Switzerland, 26.3.2010
- Evolver – the – Movie, Film Installation on ALICE’s Evolver in Zermatt Stellisee, Lausanne EPFL, ARCHIZOOM, 3. - 18.3.2010
- Marking Space, Lecture Dieter Dietz, Materiality and Construction / Five Positions in Swiss Contemporary Architecture, GSD Harvard, November 14th, 2009 (cancelled)
- Landmarking, Lecture Dieter Dietz, SWISSPORT 2009, International Symposium, Porto, Casa Da Musica, September 25th, 2009
- Evolver, ALICE Installation for the Zermatt Festival at the Stellisee, Altitude 2536 m, Zermatt, September 2009
- Heights and Tides, Lecture Dieter Dietz, Hong Kong University Shanghai, Shanghai, September 3rd, 2009
- Marking Space, Lecture Dieter Dietz, Materiality and Construction / Five Positions in Swiss Contemporary Architecture, GSD Harvard, November 14th, 2009 > cancelled
- Arch/Scapes / Negotiating Swiss Architecture and Landscape Today Art Museum, Beijing, 2009
- 11th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, ALICE Contribution to the Swiss Pavilion, Venice, 14.09 to 23.11.2008
- Overflow, Film Installation on the ALICE pavilion for the London Festival of Architecture, Lausanne EPFL, ARCHIZOOM, 10. - 22.12.2008
- London Festival of Architecture - National Architecture Student Festival, prize for the best overall project and prize for the best signpost theme, London, 07/2008
- Arch/Scapes / Entgegen dem Siedlungsraster, S AM, Basel, 2008
- Arch/Scapes / Recent Architectural Swiss Projects , Biennale São Paulo, 2007
- Bauen mit Lärm / Wohnen mit Gleisblick, Architekturforum Zürich, 2005
- Junge Schweizer Architektur / Jeune architecture suisse, Architekturmuseum Basel, 2005
- Kleinarchitektur im Stadtraum, Architekturforum, Zürich, 2002
- Stadt-Einsichten, project Hürlimann-Areal Helmhaus, Zürich, 2000
Selected Projects and Studies
2011 / Chigny, Private Residence, Chigny, Switzerland
2010 / Housing Spitalstrasse Bülach, Switzerland
2010 / Chmpfèr, Private Residences, Collaborative Project, Champfèr, Switzerland
2010 / Parking Garage, Park Altenrhein, Altenrhein, Switzerland
2008 / 10 MARAH2, Housing Project, 28 apartments, Buelach
2008 / KEN, Extension Kantonsschulen Freudenberg und Enge, Zurich, Switzerland
2007 Anaplasis KM, Mixed Use Project, Athens, Greece
2007 MALZSILO, Conversion Silo-Tower Werkraum Warteck pp, Basel, Switzerland
2007 / BRN, Housing Project, 28 apartments, Bächtelen, Bern, Switzerland
2007 Lehrterstrasse, Loft Building, Berlin, Germany
2006 Liste Annex, Basel, Switzerland
2005 / SUR, Rautistrasse, Housing Project, 105 apartments, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 / 08 Hardegger Residence, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 Liste , The Young Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2002 / 05 HAUS EINS, Office Building, Buelach, Switzerland
2002 Engelswisen, Warehouse, Buelach, Switzerland
2011 REZ, Transitlager Mixed Use Project, Basel, Switzerland
2008 Holcim Compentence Center, Holderbank, Switzerland
2007 HAWA, Ideenwettbewerb Pruduktionszentrum, Mettmenstetten, Switzerland
2006 HONG KONG: Development Dreispitz, Basel, Switzerland
2006 Museum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
2004 viridiana : Plaza de la Encarnación, Sevilla, Spain
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PUBLICATIONS
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Articles, essays
Dietz, D., 2009. Swiss unlimited 42: ALICE, Atelier de la conception de l’Espace. Archithese, 1(Swiss Performance 09).
Dietz, D., 2011a. WW-MCBA: Kommentar zum Wettbewerb Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne. Werk, bauen & wohnen, (10), p.48-50.
Dietz, D. éd., 2011b. ALICE y1 2010-2011, Lausanne: EPFL-ALICE.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011a. Alpine Motel 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011b. Altitude 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011c. Evolver 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011d. Gravity 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011e. Lighthouse Project 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011f. Overflow 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011g. Tumbleweed 1er éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Dietz, D., et.al. (ed), 2011h. Venice Architecture Biennale 2e éd., Lausanne: ALICE-EPFL.
Chapters in books
Dietz, D. “Exploring Uncommon Territories: A Synthetic Approach to Teaching Architecture” In Explorations in Architecture / Teaching Design Research, Birkhäuser, Basel - Boston - Berlin, 2008
Other pertinent publications
a. monographs on the author’s work
Anon, 2012. Dieter Dietz, Pamplona: ETSAUN.
Anon, 2008. Concevoir des logements, Concours en Suisse 2000-2005, Lausanne: Presse polytechniques et universitaires romandes.
Glasner, B. & Ott, S., 2008. Wonder Wood a Favorite Material for Designers, Architects, and Artists, Basel - Boston - Berlin: Birkhäuser.
b. selected articles on the author’s work
Anon, 2011a. Evolver por Alice. Codigo, (62).
Anon, 2011b. Transformiertes Alpenpanorama. Architektur, (3), p.10.
Cohen, L., 2011. L’architecture volante de Dieter Dietz. Le Temps.
Anon, 2010. Panoramic structure in high altitude by EPFL students. Materia Arquitetura, (1).
Anon, 2009c. Transforming Landscape in Switzerland. Urban Flux, 8(4).
Pasqualini, I., 2009. Liquid, fluids, l’architecture du Léman, Lausanne: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
Anon, 2009b. Evolver’s Spiral: A New Architecture with Alive Curved Shape. A+A Magazine, (4).
Anon, 2009a. Evolver. Amateur Magazine, (4).
Anon, 2008a. Arch/Scapes. SAM, (4).
Anon, 2008b. Haus EINS, Bülach. Werk, bauen & wohnen, (5).
Anon, 2007. Swiss Unlimited 30 : Dieter Dietz. Archithese, 1(Swiss Performance 07).
Anon, 2006. Wohnen in Zürich, 1998-2006. Niggli Verlag Zurich.
Anon, 2005. Wonhübergauung Rautistrasse, Zürich. Hochparterre Weebewerbe, (11).
Anon, 2005. SUR / Wohnüberbauung Rautistrasse, Zürich. Tec21, (42).
Anon, 2004. Wohnüberbauung im Vieri, Schwerzenbach. Archithese, (1).
Anon, 2004. Placa de la Encarnaçiòn, Sevilla, Market-Hall. Wettbewerbe aktuell, (9).
Anon, 2002. Wohnüberbauung Bernerstrasse (Werdwies). Werk, bauen & wohnen, (2).
Anon, 2001. Schulanlage Zentrum Zürich Nord (Im Birch). Werk, bauen & wohnen, (3).
Anon, 2001. Schulanlage Zentrum Zürich Nord (Im Birch). Aktuelle Wettbewerbs Scene Schweiz, (4).
Anon, 2001. Kiosk / Haltestelle Binz, Zürich. Aktuelle Wettbewerbs Scene Schweiz, (04).
Anon, 1999. Sormustin, Store at Ankerstrasse, Zurich. Hochparterre, (8).
Anon, 1998. Jyväskylä Music and Arts Center. Arkkitehtuurikilpailuja.
Anon, 1998. Studie Hürlimann Areal, Brandschenkestrasse, Zürich. SIA, (20).
Anon, 1996. ZAL, Extension of the Barcelona Port. UIA Publikation zur UIA 1996.
Anon, 1995. Wettbewerb Schütze, Limmatstrasse Zürich. Catalogue Eidgenössischer Preis für freie Kunst.
Anon, 1993. Casa Cortes, La Paz, Baja California Sur. Catalogue Eidgenössischer Preis für freie Kunst.
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