Bernd Upmeyer (born July 2, 1973, Göttingen) is a German architect[1] and urbanist[2] living and working in Rotterdam,[3] where he opened his own architecture firm[4] Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design (BOARD) in 2005.[5] He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Studies from the University of Kassel.[6]
Upmeyer is the author of the book Binational Urbanism – On the Road to Paradise.[7] In the book Upmeyer creates a theory of binational urbanism, a term coined by him.[8] Binational Urbanism examines the way of life of people who start a second life in a second city in a second nation-state, without saying goodbye to their first city.[9]
Life edit
Upmeyer studied architecture and urban design at the University of Kassel and at the Delft University of Technology.[10]
Upmeyer is the great-grandson of the German musician and musicologist Walter Upmeyer[11] and the grandson of the architect[12] and Government Building Assessor Dietrich Upmeyer.[13] His great aunt was the dancer and choreographer[14] Almut Winckelmann (née Upmeyer)[15] and his great-great-grandmother was the Dutch Dina Maria Gompertz,[16] who was born in Rotterdam in 1857.[17]
MONU Magazine edit
Upmeyer is the founder and the editor-in-chief of the English-language magazine on urbanism MONU.[18]
Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP) edit
From 2012 until 2016 Upmeyer and his office BOARD were part of the group, led by the architecture firm STAR strategies + architecture, that has been chosen as one of the new six teams of architects and urban planners appointed by the Atelier International Grand Paris (AIGP) to be part of the Scientific Committee for the mission: Grand Paris: pour une métropole durable.[19]
Bibliography edit
- Binational Urbanism – On the Road to Paradise (2015)
References edit
- ^ "German architect" Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 8 January 2013.
- ^ "He studied architecture and urban design"]. Retrieved on 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Architecture firm based in Rotterdam". Retrieved on 9 January 2013.
- ^ "BOARD was formed in Netherlands". Retrieved on 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Bernd Upmeyer is the founder of the Rotterdam-based Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design". Retrieved on 9 January 2013.
- ^ "He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kassel" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ^ " Upmeyer is the author of the book Binational Urbanism – On the Road to Paradise" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Upmeyer coined the term binational urbanism". Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Binational Urbanism examines the lifestyle of people who start a second life in a second city, in a second country, without saying goodbye to their first city.". Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ^ "He studied at the University of Kassel and at the Delft University of Technology". Retrieved on 18 January 2013.
- ^ Great-grandson of Walter Upmeyer. Menschen und ihre Zeit: Zur Chronik der Familie Upmeyer, author: Dr. Dietrich Upmeyer, Billingshausen, 2021. Retrieved on 16 November 2021.
- ^ Architect and PhD engineer. Die Entwicklung des Theaterbaus unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der akustischen Verhältnisse. Dissertation to obtain the title of doctor engineer at the Technical University of Hanover, author: Dietrich Upmeyer, Hanover, 1944. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ^ grandson of Dietrich Upmeyer. Menschen und ihre Zeit: Zur Chronik der Familie Upmeyer, author: Dr. Dietrich Upmeyer, Billingshausen, 2021. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ^ „Dancer and choreographer“.Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ^ Great-nephew of Almut Winckelmann (née Upmeyer). Menschen und ihre Zeit: Zur Chronik der Familie Upmeyer, author: Dr. Dietrich Upmeyer, Billingshausen, 2021. Retrieved on 25 March 2022.
- ^ Great-great-grandson of Dina Maria Gompertz. Menschen und ihre Zeit: Zur Chronik der Familie Upmeyer, author: Dr. Dietrich Upmeyer, Billingshausen, 2021. Retrieved on 5 May 2022.
- ^ „Born in Rotterdam in 1857“. Retrieved on 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Founded by editor in chief Bernd Upmeyer, together with his Rotterdam based Bureau of Architecture, Research and Design (BOARD)" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.
- ^ "BOARD is part of the Scientific Committee for the mission: Grand Paris" Archived 2012-11-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 9 January 2013.