Editing Peter Cook (architect)

{{Short description|British architect (born 1936)}}
{{other people|Peter Cook}}
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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| name               = Peter Cook
| honorific_suffix   = [[Royal Academician|RA]]
| image              = Peter in Kyoto Dec2010.jpg
| caption            = Cook in 2010
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1936|10|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Southend-on-Sea]], England
| spouse             = Yael Reisner
| children           = [[A. G. Cook]]
| occupation         = Architect
}}

Professor '''Sir Peter Cook''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|RA}} (born 22 October 1936) is an English [[architecture|architect]], lecturer and writer on architectural subjects. He was a founder of [[Archigram]],<ref name="AboutArchigram">{{cite web|title=About Archigram|url=http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/about.php?pg=archi|work=The Archigram Archival Project|accessdate=16 August 2012|archive-date=7 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307050235/http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/about.php?pg=archi|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was knighted in 2007 by [[Elizabeth II]] for his services to architecture and teaching. He is also a [[Royal Academy|Royal Academician]] and a Commandeur de l'[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] of the French Republic. His achievements with [[Archigram]] were recognised by the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] in 2004, when the group was awarded the [[Royal Gold Medal]].

==Early life and education==
Cook was born in [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]] and studied architecture at [[Arts University Bournemouth|Bournemouth College of Art]] from 1953–58. He then entered the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture]] in London, graduating in 1960.<ref name="UCL bio">{{cite web|title=The Knighthood of Professor Peter Cook |url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0706/07062201 |publisher=[[University College London]] |date=22 June 2007 |accessdate=2 November 2014 }}</ref>

==Career==
Cook was a director of London's [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] (1970-1972) and chair of architecture at [[the Bartlett]] School of Architecture at [[University College London]] (1990–2006), and has been director of Art Net in London and curator of the British Pavilion at the [[Venice Architecture Biennale]]. He continues to curate, organise and exhibit around the world: in Seoul, LA, Cyprus, the [[Centre Georges Pompidou]], [[Design Museum]], [[Louisiana Museum of Modern Art]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ribaj.com/culture/peter-cook-city-landscapes-louisiana-museum-of-modern-art|title= Radical visions: Peter Cook exhibition covers his long and influential career|work=riba journal|date= 4 February 2022}}</ref> as well as in castles, sheds and garages.

He is a Senior Fellow of the [[Royal College of Art]], London. Cook's professorships include those of the [[Royal Academy]], University College, London and the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste ([[Städelschule]]) in [[Frankfurt]]-Main, Germany.

Cook has built in Osaka, Nagoya, Berlin and Madrid. However it was construction of his arts building in 2003, the [[Kunsthaus Graz]] (aka 'The Friendly Alien') in [[Graz]], [[Austria]] (with [[Colin Fournier]]), that brought his work to a wider public.

He practiced from 2007 to 2019 with Gavin Robotham at CRAB (Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau Ltd). In 2013 he completed the [[Vienna University of Economics and Business]]'s new law faculty <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/crab-studio-designs-new-buildings-for-the-vienna-university-of-economics-and-business|title= CRAB Studio designs new buildings for the Vienna University of Economics and Business |work=Wallpaper|date= 9 January 2014 }}</ref> and Australia's newest school of architecture, the Abedian School of Architecture at [[Bond University]] on the Gold Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2014/04/23/school-of-architecture-bond-university-australia-crab-studio-peter-cook-gavin-robotham |title= CRAB Studio creates cave-like meeting rooms at Bond University architecture faculty |work=Deezen|date= 23 April 2014 }}</ref>

Cook was awarded a knighthood in Elizabeth II's [[2007 Birthday Honours|2007 Birthday Honours List]], for services to architecture.<ref name="UCL bio"/>

His first building in the UK, a new drawing studio at the [[Arts University Bournemouth]] was opened by [[Zaha Hadid]] in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Hawkins|title=Zaha Hadid to open Arts University Bournemouth drawing studio designed by Sir Peter Cook|url=http://www.itsnicethat.com/news/arts-university-bournemouth-drawing-studio-sir-peter-cooke-030316|website=It's Nice That|access-date=16 February 2021}}</ref> He also built the innovation studio at the [[Arts University Bournemouth]], which was opened by [[Odile Decq]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/peter-cook-celebrates-85th-birthday-by-unveiling-second-building-at-alma-mater/5114382.article/|title= Peter Cook celebrates 85th birthday by unveiling second building at alma mater| website=BD Online }}</ref>

Cook currently practices with Erlend Blakstad Haffner and Branko Belaćević  at CHAP (Cook Haffner Architecture Platform Ltd).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chap.id/|title=Cook Haffner Architecture Platform, Home|work=chap.id}}</ref> CHAP has offices in London, Belgrade and Oslo.

==Awards and honours==

*1960 – Henry Florence Student A.A. (Building Centre research Scholar)
*1961 – [[Piccadilly Circus]] competition (Mention)
*1962 – Gas Council House Design (First Prize)
*1965 – Selected as one of "Young British Designers" ''[[Sunday Times]]'' exhibition
*1996 – Jean Tschumi Medal, International Union of Architects
*1969 – Grant awarded by Graham Foundation, Chicago, for Instant City
*2002 – Annie Spink Award, jointly awarded to David Greene (for contribution to architectural education) by the RIBA
*2002 – Royal Gold Medal (with Archigram) by RIBA
*2003 – Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the France Republic
*2004 – Finalist for [[Stirling Prize]] for [[Kunsthaus Graz]] (with Colin Fournier)
*2007 – Knighted in Queen's Honours' list (for services in architecture)
*2008 – Senior Fellow of the [[Royal College of Art]], London
*2010 – [[Mario Pani]] Award for Architecture, [[Mexico City]]
*2010 – Honorary Doctorate of Technology, [[Lund University]], Sweden

==Success in architectural competitions==
[[File:Graz Kunsthaus vom Schlossberg 20061126.jpg|thumb|[[Kunsthaus Graz]]]]
[[File:Wien - WU Campus, D3 & AD.JPG|thumb|[[Vienna University of Economics and Business]] (Department D3 and AD)]]

*1970 – Monte Carlo Entertainments Centre (with [[Archigram]])
*1990 – Solar Housing, Landstuhl, Germany (with [[Christine Hawley]])
*1992 – Museum of Antiquities, Austria (with Christine Hawley)
*2000 – [[Kunsthaus Graz]] (with Colin Fournier)
*2006 – New Theatre Verbania, Italy (with Gavin Robotham)
*2009 – Faculty of Law (D3) and Central Administration (AD), Vienna Business and Economics University (with Gavin Robotham)
*2010 – 2nd prize in the [[Taiwan]] Tower international competition (with Gavin Robotham)
*2011 – Soheil Abedian School of Architecture, [[Bond University]] on the Gold Coast, Australia (with Gavin Robotham and Brit Andresen)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australiandesignreview.com/news/21073-Peter-Cook-and-Brit-Andresen-to-design-Bond-University-School-of-Architecture|title=Peter Cook and Brit Andresen to design Bond University School of Architecture - Australian Design Review|work=australiandesignreview.com|date=15 February 2011|access-date=23 February 2011|archive-date=14 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914234329/http://australiandesignreview.com/news/21073-Peter-Cook-and-Brit-Andresen-to-design-Bond-University-School-of-Architecture|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2013 – Finalist in the National Stadium of Israel (CRAB + POPULOUS) 
*2013 – Finalist in the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct

==Current appointments==
*Professor Emeritus at University College London
*Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts
*Life Professor at the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste (Städelschule) Frankfurt-Main
*Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London
*Honorary Fellow of the [[Arts University Bournemouth]]
*Member of the Hessische Architektenkammer
*Member of the RIBA, [[Architects Registration Board]] (ARB)
*Fellow of University College London

==Exhibitions==
*Archigram exhibition – 1994 onwards: Vienna, Paris, New York, London, Pasadena, Chicago, Milan, Hamburg, Seoul, Mito, Taipei, Winnipeg, Zurich, Cracow, Zaragoza, Brussels, Rotterdam.
*Curator of [[Venice Biennale of Architecture]] British Pavilion 2004, Cyprus Pavilion 2006
*Personal exhibitions – various dates: Los Angeles, Tokyo, Oslo, Berlin, Osaka, Frankfurt,

==Publications==
*1967 – ''Architecture: Action and Plan''. London: Studio Vista.
*1970 – ''Experimental Architecture''. London/New York: Studio Vista/Universal Books.
*1972 – ''Archigram''. London: Studio Vista/Reinhold, Birkhauser
*1975 – ''Melting Architecture''. London: Peter Cook, (published to accompany Art Net exhibition).
*1976 – ''Art Net The Rally: Forty London Architects.'' London: Art Net/Peter Cook, (published to accompany Art Net exhibition).
*1976 – ''Arcadia: The Search for the Perfect Suburb''. London: Art Net/Peter Cook.
*1980 – ''Six Houses'' (with Christine Hawley). London: AA Publications, (published to accompany exhibition at the [[Architectural Association]]).
*1983 – ''Los Angeles Now'' (with Barbara Goldstein). London: AA Publications, (published to accompany exhibition at the Architectural Association).
*1985 – ''Peter Cook – 21 Years, 21 Ideas.'' Chrisine Hawley; foreword by [[Reyner Banham]]. Architectural Association exhibition catalogue''.'' London: AA Publications.
*1985 – ''Lebbeus Woods'' (editor; with Olive Brown); Architectural Association exhibition catalogue. London: AA Publications, 1985.
*1987 – ''Cities'' (with Christine Hawley); exhibition catalogue. London: Fisher Fine Arts.
*1989 – ''Peter Cook 1961–89''. A+U.
*1991 – ''New Spirit in Architecture'' (with Rosie Llewellyn-Jones). New York: Rizzoli.
*1993 – ''Six Conversations.'' London: Academy Editions, ''Architectural Monographs'' ''Special Issue,'' No. 28.
*1996 – ''Primer.'' London: Academy Editions.
*1999 – ''Archigram''. London/New York: Princeton Architectural Press (with Japanese, German, and Chinese translations)
*1999 – Zvi Hecker, ''House of the Book'' (contributor, with John Hedjuk and [[Helene Binet]]). . London: Black Dog.
*1999 – ''The Power of Contemporary Architecture'' (with [[Neil Spiller]]). London: Academy Editions.
*2000 – ''Bartlett Book of Ideas''. London: Bartlett School of Architecture.
*2001 – ''The Paradox of Contemporary Architecture'' (contributor). Chichester: Wiley-Academy.
*2003 – ''The City, Seen As A Garden Of Ideas''. New York: Monacelli.
*2008 – ''Drawing: The Motive Force of Architecture''. Chichester: Wiley. 2nd edition publiished 2014.
*2016 – ''Architecture Workbook: Design through Motive''. Chichester: Wiley.
*2021 – ''Lives in Architecture: Peter Cook''. London: RIBA Publishing.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/people/A_cook_peter.htm The Bartlett: Peter Cook] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20030729212116/http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/people/A_cook_peter.htm |date=29 July 2003 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517100208/http://www.arcspace.com/architects/cook/ Arcspace: Kunsthaus Graz]
*[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0706/07062201 Knighthood: Peter Cook (06/2007)]
*[http://archinect.com/features/article.php?id=76359_0_23_0_C Archinect interview (06/2008)]
*[http://archrecord.construction.com/features/interviews/0711petercook/0711Petercook-1.asp Architectural Record interview (2007)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091010111136/http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture/interviews/peter-cook-ra-and-the-friendly-alien,211,AR.html RA interview (2005)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206185425/http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/cook.html Designboom interview (09/2002)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080702214724/http://www.designmuseum.org/design/archigram Design Museum: Archigram]
*[http://www.chap.id CHAP]
*[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/portada/arquitectura/debe/incluir/vida/elpepuculbab/20111203elpbabpor_28/Tes  El País (spanish journal) interview (2011)]
* [http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?_IXACTION_=file&_IXFILE_=templates/full/person.html&_IXTRAIL_=Academicians&person= Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections]
* [http://www.whatisarchitecture.cc/peter-cook/ Interview with Peter Cook] about - What is architecture?, 2014
* Interview with Peter Cook on Archinect – [http://archinect.com/features/article.php?id=76359_0_23_0_M Conversation with Peter Cook on the State of Things]
* [[Simon Sadler]], ''Archigram: Architecture without Architecture'', Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2005 [http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10462] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324095603/http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10462 |date=24 March 2012 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050206185425/http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/cook.html Interview with Designboom]

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