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'''Chris Bosse''' is a German born architect, resident in Sydney. He was a design team member of the Water Cube, ], for the ].
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'''Chris Bosse''' (born 30 September, 1971) is a German ]. His most notable work includes being the designer of the ], which was built for the ]. He is currently the director of ] (LAVA) Asia Pacific, based in Sydney, Australia.


== External links == == Biography ==
Bosse was born in ] to an architect named Wolfgang Bosse. His brother ] became a theater director, while Bosse followed in his father's footsteps and studied architecture, first in Berlin and Cologne and later at ] in ]. Following his studies, Bosse relocated to ] and began his career as an associate architect for PTW, contributing significantly to the design of the ] for the ].
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In 2008, Bosse won an Emerging Architect Award from ] in London, the 40 Under 40 award for emerging designers in Asia in 2012, and the Australian Design Honor Award<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Www.australi |first1=Esigncentre com |last2=Office: +61 2 9361 4555 |first2=esigncentre com T: Gallery: +61 2 8599 7999 |title=Chris Bosse |url=https://australiandesigncentre.com/past-exhibitions-and-events/aust-design-honours/chris-bosse/ |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=Australian Design Centre |language=en}}</ref> at the Australian Design Center in Sidney in 2015.
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In 2007, Bosse founded ] (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) with Tobias Walliser and Alexander Rieck.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Founders » LAVA |url=https://www.l-a-v-a.net/about-lava/the-founders/ |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=www.l-a-v-a.net}}</ref>
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Since 2010, Bosse has worked as an adjunct professor and Research Innovation fellow at the ] (UTS) in Australia.

== Influences ==
Bosse has based his work on the computational study of organic structures and resulting spatial conceptions. In his practice, he often uses the practice of ].<ref>{{Citation |title=Chris Bosse: LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) | date=15 April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1JC-D1qvFY |language=en |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> His research lies in the exploration of unusual structures pushing the boundaries of the traditional understanding of structure and architecture with digital and experimental form finding. The potential for naturally evolving systems such as snowflakes, spider webs and soap bubbles for new building typologies and structures informs Bosse's work.<ref>{{Citation |title=Chris Bosse on Bioinspiration | date=5 November 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_OZdwEJ35I |language=en |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

== Works ==

=== Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) ===
Chris is one of 3 co-founders of the ] (LAVA) and Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck. LAVA has offices in Sydney, Stuttgart, Berlin and Vietnam.

LAVA is an international think tank set up in 2007 with a focus on research and design. Its stated goal is to reposition architecture at the forefront of cultural, technological and social change.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home » LAVA |url=http://www.l-a-v-a.net/ |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=www.l-a-v-a.net}}</ref>

On 7 October 2008 at Dubai cityscape, Formula 1 driver ] and LAVA presented the design for The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT), the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/schumacher-tower-project-breaks-ground-next-week|title=Schumacher Tower project breaks ground next week|publisher=}}</ref>

LAVA architects won the bid to design the city center for the sustainable eco-city ] in the ] (UAE) in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detail.de/artikel_lava-foster-masdar-city_24380_En.htm |title=LAVA Design for the Centre of Fosters Masdar City - DETAIL.de - Portal for Architecture - architectural notices and informations for architects about construction and design |accessdate=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003202544/http://www.detail.de/artikel_lava-foster-masdar-city_24380_En.htm |archivedate=3 October 2009 }}</ref> LAVA imagined an outdoor city-centre based on traditional European public plazas that would encourage social interaction. However, Masdar's arid climate leaves outdoor spaces subject to the heat of the desert. To ameliorate this problem and create a comfortable place to gather and shop, the architects incorporated adaptive building technologies, The project for the city centre includes a plaza, hotel, convention centre, entertainment and retail facilities. Masdar centre won the Special Award - Environmental Category in the 2009 Cityscape Dubai Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/awards/cityscape_awards.htm|title=Cityscape Awards - Buildings, Architects - e-architect|date=10 February 2010|publisher=}}</ref>

LAVA's Digital Origami Tigers have travelled the world as part of the WWF year of the tiger campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=14487|title=WAN:: Origami Tigers by WAN Editorial in Berlin, Germany|website=www.worldarchitecturenews.com}}</ref>

Tower Skin: Zeroprize winning speculative proposal <ref>{{cite web|url=http://reskinningawards.com/winners|title=reskinningawards.com|website=reskinningawards.com}}</ref> for the UTS building in Sydney, re-purposes an inefficient and outdated building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/condom-architecture-1949391.html|title=Condom architecture|website=] |date=21 April 2010|publisher=}}</ref>

=== Other work ===
His other projects include the architectural installation 'Green Void', in Sydney, furniture including Sherman Bibliotheca, Sydney, office screens for Schiavello and a desk light ‘Evolution’ for Wallpaper* and ‘Light Void’ for Artemide; the MTV Awards set in Sydney; Myer fashion show set; an origami emergency shelter; and a planned futuristic residence on a Beijing rooftop. LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for children in an immersive space of oscillating plywood ribs integrating seating, counters, and shelves and animated by red planet light and sound projections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/24/the-martian-embassy-by-lava-will-orourke-and-the-glue-society/|title=The Martian Embassy by LAVA|date=24 July 2012|publisher=}}</ref> LAVA won the international competition held by the Federal Sport Commission, Ethiopia, to design a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000-seat stadium and sports village in Addis Ababa. Construction commenced in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-construction/detail/item76130|title=KHL|website=www.khl.com}}</ref>

In 2012, Bosse won the '40 Under 40 Award' that recognizes rising design stars under 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perspectiveglobal.com/40-under-40/2012/architecture-interiors/?page=2|title=Architecture / Interiors, 40 under 40, 2010 - Perspective|publisher=}}</ref>

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Chris Bosse
Born (1971-09-30) 30 September 1971 (age 53)
Stuttgart, West Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationArchitect
PracticeChris Bosse
BuildingsBeijing National Aquatics Centre

Moet Marquee
Digital Origami Masdar City Centre MSWCT Michael Schumacher Tower Sherman Library MTV Awards Green Void Tower Skin Jeju Hills Harbin Ice Hotel

Martian embassy

Chris Bosse (born 30 September, 1971) is a German architect. His most notable work includes being the designer of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, which was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the director of the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) Asia Pacific, based in Sydney, Australia.

Biography

Bosse was born in Stuttgart to an architect named Wolfgang Bosse. His brother Jan became a theater director, while Bosse followed in his father's footsteps and studied architecture, first in Berlin and Cologne and later at EPFL in Lausanne. Following his studies, Bosse relocated to Sydney and began his career as an associate architect for PTW, contributing significantly to the design of the Beijing National Aquatics Centre for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2008, Bosse won an Emerging Architect Award from RIBA in London, the 40 Under 40 award for emerging designers in Asia in 2012, and the Australian Design Honor Award at the Australian Design Center in Sidney in 2015.

In 2007, Bosse founded L-A-V-A (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture) with Tobias Walliser and Alexander Rieck.

Since 2010, Bosse has worked as an adjunct professor and Research Innovation fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia.

Influences

Bosse has based his work on the computational study of organic structures and resulting spatial conceptions. In his practice, he often uses the practice of biomimetics. His research lies in the exploration of unusual structures pushing the boundaries of the traditional understanding of structure and architecture with digital and experimental form finding. The potential for naturally evolving systems such as snowflakes, spider webs and soap bubbles for new building typologies and structures informs Bosse's work.

Works

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA)

Chris is one of 3 co-founders of the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) and Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck. LAVA has offices in Sydney, Stuttgart, Berlin and Vietnam.

LAVA is an international think tank set up in 2007 with a focus on research and design. Its stated goal is to reposition architecture at the forefront of cultural, technological and social change.

On 7 October 2008 at Dubai cityscape, Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher and LAVA presented the design for The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT), the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide.

LAVA architects won the bid to design the city center for the sustainable eco-city Masdar in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2010. LAVA imagined an outdoor city-centre based on traditional European public plazas that would encourage social interaction. However, Masdar's arid climate leaves outdoor spaces subject to the heat of the desert. To ameliorate this problem and create a comfortable place to gather and shop, the architects incorporated adaptive building technologies, The project for the city centre includes a plaza, hotel, convention centre, entertainment and retail facilities. Masdar centre won the Special Award - Environmental Category in the 2009 Cityscape Dubai Awards.

LAVA's Digital Origami Tigers have travelled the world as part of the WWF year of the tiger campaign.

Tower Skin: Zeroprize winning speculative proposal for the UTS building in Sydney, re-purposes an inefficient and outdated building.

Other work

His other projects include the architectural installation 'Green Void', in Sydney, furniture including Sherman Bibliotheca, Sydney, office screens for Schiavello and a desk light ‘Evolution’ for Wallpaper* and ‘Light Void’ for Artemide; the MTV Awards set in Sydney; Myer fashion show set; an origami emergency shelter; and a planned futuristic residence on a Beijing rooftop. LAVA's Martian Embassy in Sydney houses shop and writing classes for children in an immersive space of oscillating plywood ribs integrating seating, counters, and shelves and animated by red planet light and sound projections. LAVA won the international competition held by the Federal Sport Commission, Ethiopia, to design a new FIFA and Olympic-standard 60,000-seat stadium and sports village in Addis Ababa. Construction commenced in 2014.

In 2012, Bosse won the '40 Under 40 Award' that recognizes rising design stars under 40.

Chris Bosse and LAVA s projects in Australia, Abu Dhabi, China, Korea, and Germany

References

  1. Www.australi, Esigncentre com; Office: +61 2 9361 4555, esigncentre com T: Gallery: +61 2 8599 7999. "Chris Bosse". Australian Design Centre. Retrieved 30 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "The Founders » LAVA". www.l-a-v-a.net. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. Chris Bosse: LAVA (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), 15 April 2010, retrieved 30 August 2022
  4. Chris Bosse on Bioinspiration, 5 November 2012, retrieved 30 August 2022
  5. "Home » LAVA". www.l-a-v-a.net. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. "Schumacher Tower project breaks ground next week".
  7. "LAVA Design for the Centre of Fosters Masdar City - DETAIL.de - Portal for Architecture - architectural notices and informations for architects about construction and design". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  8. "Cityscape Awards - Buildings, Architects - e-architect". 10 February 2010.
  9. "WAN:: Origami Tigers by WAN Editorial in Berlin, Germany". www.worldarchitecturenews.com.
  10. "reskinningawards.com". reskinningawards.com.
  11. "Condom architecture". Independent.co.uk. 21 April 2010.
  12. "The Martian Embassy by LAVA". 24 July 2012.
  13. "KHL". www.khl.com.
  14. "Architecture / Interiors, 40 under 40, 2010 - Perspective".

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