Simon Ungers

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Simon Ungers (May 8, 1957 - March 6, 2006) was a German architect and artist.

Simon Ungers was born in 1957 as the son of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and Liselotte Gable. In 1957, his family moved to the United States. From 1975 to 1980, he studied architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He is survived by his wife, Janet O'Hair.

Ungers worked in New York and Cologne. Besides several competition successes, Ungers became famous with his steel sculptures and light installations. He received international attention together with Tom Kinslow for the construction of T-House, a home made of Cor-ten in Wilton, New York. He also designed the Cube House in Ithaca, New York. In 1995, he was one of the winners of a competition to design the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, but his design was not realized.

Ungers taught at Harvard University, Cornell University, and University of Maryland, College Park.

Ungers died March 6, 2006 after a long time of illness.

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• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of June 16, 2006.