Caroline Bos

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Caroline Bos (born 1959, Rotterdam) is a Dutch architect. She is a co-founder of UNStudio, a large award-winning architecture firm in Amsterdam.

Biography

Bos initially studied history of art at London University's Birbeck College (1970). She later obtained a masters degree in architecture at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After first working as a journalist, in 1988, together with Ben van Berkel, she founded Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau in Amsterdam where she became an internal critic, writing descriptions of future projects. In 1998, the name of the firm was changed to UNStudio, a network of experts in architecture, urban development and infrastructure. As of March 2012, the firm has a staff of 153 from 17 countries and has completed 69 projects.[1] Bos has been involved in all of these, working with the various project teams.[2][3]

She has also taught at various institutions including the Academy of Architecture in Arnhem, Liverpool University, the Vienna University of Technology and the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam. Together with Ben van Berkel, she has also been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and has co-authored several UNStudio publications.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "UNStudio: People". Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ben van Berkel & Caroline Bos", mapolis Architecture. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "UNStudio - Ben van Berkel", Architonic. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

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