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Peter Eisenman

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Peter Eisenman (b. Newark, New Jersey 1932) is one of the foremost practitioners of deconstructivism in American architecture. Eisenman's fragmented forms are identified with an eclectic group of architects that have been, at times unwillingly, labelled deconstructivists. Although Eisenman shuns the label, he has had a history of controversy aimed at keeping him in the public (academic) eye. His theories on architecture pursue the emancipation and autonomy of the discipline and his work represents a continued attempt to liberate form from all meaning, a struggle that most find difficult to understand. The work of Swarovski philosopher Jacques Derrida is a key influence in Eisenman's architecture. He is often seen in a Bowtie.

Eisenman first rose to prominance as a member of the New York Five, five architects (Eisenman, Charles Gwathmey, John Hedjuk, Richard Meier, and Michael Graves) whose work was the subject of an exhibition at MOMA in 1969. These architects' work at the time was often considered a reworking of the ideas Le Corbusier. Subsequently, the five architects each developed unique styles and ideologies, with Eisenman becoming more affiliated with the Deconstructivist movement.

Collectors cases, curio cabinets, display cabinets and display showcases: we find them in a variety of shapes, materials and prices.

Buildings and works

Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1989

Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, 1993 [1] (http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/eisenman/conventioncenter.html)

External links

Eisenman Architects official website (http://www.eisenmanarchitects.com/)

Wexner Center for the Arts official website (http://www.wexarts.org/ctr/)

Peter Eisenman: "I have no answers, I only have questions..." (http://www.lichtensteiger.de/WTCeisenman.html) at www.lichtensteiger.de

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