David Kohn (architect)
David Kohn (born 3 October 1972) is a British architect. His practice, David Kohn Architects, is based in London and works internationally on arts, education and residential projects.
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Practice | David Kohn Architects | ||||||
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Established in 2007, the practice has won a number of awards including Young Architect of the Year 2009 from Building Design magazine[1] and INSIDE World Interior of the Year in 2013.[2]
Kohn was born in Cape Town and studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and at Columbia University GSAPP, New York, as a Fulbright Scholar. He taught architecture at the Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, between 2003 and 2013 and was a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven between 2014 and 2016.
Kohn is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Trustee of Stratford Circus Arts Centre.
Education
- 1997 MA and Diploma in Architecture, Jesus College, Cambridge University
- 1994 BA (Hons) Architecture, Jesus College, Cambridge University
Significant buildings
- (2008) Flash[3] at the Royal Academy of Arts, London
- (2009) Stable Acre, Norfolk
- (2010) Skyroom, London
- (2011) Thomas Dane Gallery, Mayfair, London
- (2012) Carrer Avinyó, Barcelona[4]
- (2012) The White Building,[5] Hackney Wick, London
- (2012) A Room for London,[6][7] Living Architecture
- (2014) Sotheby's S|2, London[8]
- (2012–2020) Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
- (2015–2021) New Campus Savile Road, New College, Oxford[9]
- (2017–2018) V&A Photography Centre,[10]
References
- "Young Architect of the Year 2009: David Kohn Architects". Building Design Online Edition. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ""There was all this potential but it was being held back by the architecture" – Interview with David Kohn". Inside Festival. 2013.
- Peter Carl (20 March 2009). "David Kohn's 'Hedgehog and the Fox' lecture and exhibition at the London Met". Architect's Journal (online ed.). Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Ellis Woodman (27 March 2013). "Homage to Catalonia". Building Design. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Rowan Moore (15 July 2012). "The White Building/Lea River Park – review". The Observer. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Edwin Heathcote (1 August 2012). "Kohn's ark". ICON. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Rowan Moore (15 January 2012). "A Room for London – review". The Observer. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "'Discover: All That S|2 Offers'". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Nuovo quad per il New College, Oxford". Domus. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "'Discover: All That S|2 Offers'". Retrieved 5 July 2017.