BLOCK.BUSTER | Jürgen Mayer H - Saturday 31st @ 18.00

Jürgen Mayer H.´s exhibition BLOCK.BUSTER looks at the works of J. MAYER H. as activators for public space and the redefinition of our urban environment. One major investment of J. MAYER H. is looking at expanding the material of architecture and the boundaries of the discipline. The evolution of new media and new materials redefines our understanding of space as a platform for communication and a catalyst for sociocultural interactivity.

J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. Recent projects include the Court of Justice in Hasselt, Belgium, the OLS House near Stuttgart, Germany, the residential building JOH3 in Berlin, Germany and Metropol Parasol, the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacion in Sevilla, Spain; Lazika Pier Scuplture and several public and infrastructural projects in Georgia, for example an airport in Mestia, the border checkpoint in Sarpi and three rest stops along the highway in Gori and Locchini. From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background for a new production of space.

Jürgen Mayer H. studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and Princeton University. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of numerous collections including MoMA New York and SF MoMA and also private collections. National and international awards include the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award-Emerging-Architect-Special-Mention-2003, Winner Holcim Award Bronze 2005 and Winner Audi Urban Future Award 2010. Jürgen Mayer H. has taught at Princeton University, University of the Arts Berlin, Harvard University, Kunsthochschule Berlin, the Architectural Association in London, the Columbia University, New York and at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is member of the advisory boards at Princeton Universtiy Architecture School, The Bauhaus Stiftung Dessau, Flussbad Berlin e.V. and Make Shift Architecture Festival Berlin 2015.