Jürgen Mayer H.
Founder and Principal, J. MAYER H, Germany
Jürgen Mayer H.
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Discussions at the opening of “MACHEN!” (l-r): Diébédo Francis Kéré, Global Holcim Awards Gold 2012 winner from Kéré Architecture; Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation; Jürgen Mayer H., head of jury, Holcim Awards 2011 Europe from J. MAYER H. Architekten.
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The Holcim Awards jury for region Europe met in Zurich, Switzerland in June 2011 to select projects using the “target issues” for sustainable construction (l-r): Jean-Philippe Vassal, Leo Mittelholzer, Marta Malé-Alemany, Jürgen Mayer H. (Head of Jury), Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Winy Maas, Lucy Musgrave, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, and Hansjürg Leibundgut.
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Holcim Awards ceremony for Europe 2005 – Geneva, Switzerland
Third prize (Holcim Award Bronze) (l-r): Justo Gonzalez Mormeneo; Gonzalo de Benito Secades (Spanish Ambassador to Switzerland); Pedro José Garcia de Barrio; Juan Antonio March Pujol (Spanish Ambassador to the UN); Jürgen Mayer H.; Carlos Merino Agueros
Last updated: April 18, 2024 Berlin, Germany
He won the Holcim Foundation Awards 2005 Bronze for Europe for Metropol Parasol - Redevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnación in Seville, Spain. The project demonstrates an innovative layering of varied cultural and commercial programs to revitalize a historical town square.
Jürgen Mayer H. studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and at Princeton University. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of international collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York and San Francisco.
Jürgen Mayer H. was awarded the Mies-van-der-Rohe Award in 2003 for emerging architects for Stadthaus Ostfildern, Germany.
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.
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