Ole Scheeren

Ole Scheeren (born 1971, Karlsruhe) is a German architect and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren with offices in in Beijing, Hong Kong and London and a visiting professor at Hong Kong University.^[1]

Career

As former Partner and Director of Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Beijing and Hong Kong, Scheeren directed the office's work across Asia. As partner-in-charge of OMA’s largest project to date he successfully led the realization of the China Central Television Station CCTV and the Television Cultural Centre (TVCC) in Beijing. Scheeren's other projects include MahaNakhon, a 310-meter mixed-use tower in the city of Bangkok; The Scotts Tower, featuring high-end apartments in Singapore; The Interlace, a 1000-unit large-scale residential complex in Singapore; a media centre in Shanghai; a project for Shenzhen’s new city centre; as well as the Taipei Performing Arts Centre in Taiwan. He directed OMA’s work for Prada and completed the Prada Epicenters in New York (2001) and Los Angeles (2004). He also led numerous other projects including the Beijing Books Building, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Leeum Cultural Center in Seoul, and a masterplan for Penang Island, Malaysia.

Before Ole Scheeren joined Rem Koolhaas and OMA in 1995 and became partner in 2002, he worked for architecture firms in Germany; collaborated with 2x4, a graphic design firm in New York; and was engaged in a range of projects through his own studio in the United Kingdom.

In 2010, Scheeren left OMA to found his own firm, Büro Ole Scheeren, in Beijing, where he has been living since 2004.^[1]

Ole Scheeren has contributed to various arts and culture projects and exhibitions throughout his career, including the International Highrise Award, Milan Triennale, China Design Now in London, Cities on the Move in London and Bangkok, Media City Seoul and the Rotterdam Film Festival. In 2006 he designed two exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Beijing featuring the CCTV project. He regularly lectures at various international institutions and conferences and serves on juries for awards and competitions.

Educated at the universities of Lausanne and Karlsruhe, he graduated from the Architectural Association in London and he was awarded the RIBA Silver Medal.

Awards

• 2010: Best Architecture – Asia Pacific Property Awards (The Interlace)
  
• 2008: Architecture’s Ten Best – The New Yorker (CCTV)
  
• 2008: Best Building Site – Wallpaper* (CCTV)
  
• 2008: Best New Global Design – International Architecture Awards (CCTV)
  
• 2008: International Highrise Award, Frankfurt (TVCC, finalist)
  
• 2007: The World’s Most Ambitious Projects – The Times (CCTV)
  
• 2000: RIBA Silver Medal (Royal Institute of British Architects)
  
• 1997: Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
  
• 1990: Scheffel Medal (Student's Award in Baden-Württemberg)
  

External links

• Büro Ole Scheeren - the official website
• FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, Der Zauberlehrling ist nun der Meister, by Dieter Bartetzko, Jul 19, 2011
• PORT MAGAZINE, Architecture: Beijing State of Mind , by Rory Olcayto, Mar 3, 2011
• ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, Newsmaker: Ole Scheeren, by Clifford Pearson, Jan, 2011
• RIBA JOURNAL, Chinese Walls, by Jan Carlos Kucharek, Nov, 2010
• THE ARCHITECTS’ JOURNAL, Superstar Scheeren Sets Up London Office, by Merlin Fulcher, Oct 7, 2010
• WALLPAPER, Squaring the Circle, by Aric Chen, April 22, 2010
• STRAITS TIMES, Unusual Suspect, by Tay Suan Chiang, Sep 5, 2009
• THE STANDARD, Building a Reputation, by Bonnie Chen, Aug 14, 2009
• INTERVIEW MAGAZINE, Ole Scheeren - Ground Up, by Felix Burrichter, Aug 5, 2009
• FINANCIAL TIMES, Metaphor for a Metropolis, by Edwin Heathcote, Jul 21, 2009
• THE NEW YORKER, Architecture’s Ten Best of 2008, by Paul Goldberger, Dec 17, 2008

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pearson, Clifford (January 2011). "Newsmaker: Ole Scheeren". Architectural Record. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. http://www.webcitation.org/63Pk8GA5F. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 

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Date of birth	1971
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