Lebbeus Woods

Lebbeus Woods
Lebbeus Woods
Born(1940-05-31)May 31, 1940
Lansing, Michigan
DiedOctober 30, 2012(2012-10-30) (aged 72)
New York, New York[1]
Occupation(s)Architect and artist
Websitelebbeuswoods.wordpress.com

Lebbeus Woods (May 31, 1940 – October 30, 2012) was an American architect and artist known for his unconventional and experimental designs.[2][3] Known for his rich, yet mainly unbuilt work and its nonetheless significant impact on the architectural sphere, Lebbeus Woods and his oeuvre are considered visionary, describing a radically experimental world built on the principles of heterogeneity and multiplicity and bridging thus the gap between numerous fields including architecture, philosophy, and mathematics. Reconfiguring the architectural space in environments of crisis, whether it be natural, social, political, or financial, Woods stated: “I’m not interested in living in a fantasy world. All my work is still meant to evoke real architectural spaces. But what interests me is what the world would be like if we were free of conventional limits. Maybe I can show what could happen if we lived by a different set of rules.”[4]

  1. ^ Lebbeus Woods, Experimental Architect, Dies Archived October 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at archdaily.com, access date: October 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lebbeus Woods Faculty Page at European Graduate School (Biography, bibliography and video lectures)". European Graduate School. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chrysler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Yardley, William (October 31, 2012). "Lebbeus Woods, Architect Who Bucked Convention, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2019.