Chris Bosse

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Chris Bosse

Personal information
Name Chris Bosse
Nationality Australian
Birth date September 30, 1971 (1971-09-30) (age 36)
Birth place stuttgart, germany
Work
Practice name Chris BOsse
Significant buildings Beijing National Aquatics Centre

Moet Marquee Melbourne
Digital ORigami

Awards and prizes IDEA Awards, VEnice Biennal, AR emerging architects,

Chris Bosse is a German born architect, resident in Sydney. He is key designer of the Water Cube, Beijing National Aquatics Centre, for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

For many years, German architect Chris Bosse has based his work on the computational study of organic structures and resulting spatial conceptions. His research lies in the exploration of unusual structures pushing the boundaries of the traditional understanding of structure and architecture with digital and experimental formfinding. Chris Bosse's Masters’ degree dealt with the implementation of virtual environments into architecture. He was an associate at PTW architects in Sydney, where he was fundamental in developing the Watercube in Beijing among several other international projects. he is co founder of L.A.V.A. the research arm of PNYG:architects.

Chris is Reserach Innovation fellow at the University of Technology Sydney.

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digital origami
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exhibition in sydney

Building information
Full name: Digital ORigami masterclass
City: sydney, australia
Capacity: 80
Architecht(s): chris bosse and the uts masterclass
moetmarquee, designed by chris
moetmarquee, designed by chris
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oxygencover, oxygencover