Bernard Tschumi

Bernard Tschumi, FAIA RIBA, is widely recognized as one of today’s foremost architects. His firm, Bernard Tschumi Architects, with offices in both Paris and New York, has major built projects that include the Parc de La Villette, the Acropolis Museum, Le Fresnoy Center for the Contemporary Arts, MuséoParc Alésia, the Paris Zoo, the Vacheron-Constantin Headquarters and its subsequent expansion, New York’s Blue Tower, the Binhai Science Museum, Philharmonic Hall for Le Rosey, and a large educational complex for the University of Paris-Sud. Tschumi’s belief that architecture is the most important innovation of our time has influenced both his practice and his academic career. He is a tenured professor at Columbia’s GSAPP, where he formerly served as Dean. Publications include Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color, Tschumi, and Tschumi on Architecture. Tschumi was awarded France’s Grand Prix National d’Architecture as well as numerous awards from the AIA and the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Tschumi presented this virtual lecture for The Forum on January 20, 2022. Please support The Forum, a non-profit organization at dallasarchitectureforum.org/d... so we can continue to present lectures and events featuring design thought leaders that educate, connect communities, and enhance how we live.