Christian Kerez was born in 1962 in Maracaibo (Venezuela). After his studies at ETH Zurich, Kerez worked in the field of architecture photography. In 1993, he opened his own studio in Zurich, Switzerland. Christian Kerez has been a visiting professor in design and architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich since 2001, as assistant professor since 2003 and as full professor for design and architecture since 2009. In 2012 he held the Kenzo Tange Chair at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge. Kerez has been officially invited for the exhibition at the Swiss Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia in 2016.
Selected projects
1992–1993 Oberrealta Chapel (Office Fontana & Partner). Built
1992–1993 Mortuary, Bonaduz (Office Fontana & Partner). Built
1998–2000 Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, with Morger & Degelo Architects, Basel. Built
1999–2003 Apartment building on Forsterstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland. Built
1999–2003 Schoolhouse 'Breiten', Eschenbach, Switzerland. Built
2002–2009 School building in Leutschenbach, Zurich, Switzerland. Competition, 1st prize, built
2004–2007 'House with one wall', Zurich, Switzerland. Built
2006–2013 'House with a Lakeview', Thalwil, Switzerland. Built
2006–2014 Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. Competition, 1st prize
2008 Holcim Competence Center, Holderbank, Switzerland. Competition, 1st prize
2008 Swiss Re Next, Office Building, Zurich, Switzerland. Competition
2009–2014 'House with a missing column', Zurich, Switzerland. Built
2009–2013 Porto Seguro Housing Development Project, Paraisopolis, São Paulo, Brasil. Project
2011 Office Building, Europa-Allee, Site B, Zurich, Switzerland. Competition
2011–2013 Highrise in Zhengzhou I and II, Commercial Building, Sub CBD, Zhendong New District, Zhengzhou, China. Project
2011–2016 Residential Building, Vaduz. Project
2013 Culture Center, Beijing, China. Competition
2013–2016 Office Building, Lyon Confluence Îlot A3, Lyon, France. Under construction
2013–2016 House Tomio Okamura, Prague, Czech Republic. Project
2013 Guangzhou Art Museum, Guangzhou, China. Competition
2015 Flemish Television Headquarter VRT, Brussels, Belgium. Competition
2015 EWZ Herdern, Zurich, Schweiz. Competition
Awards and distinctions (selection)
1999 Eidgenössische Preise für freie Kunst 1999, Eidgenössisches Kunststipendium, Bundesamt für Kultur, with exhibition at the Kunsthalle Zurich
2005 Betonpreis 05, 1st prize for the apartment building on Forsterstrasse, Zurich
2011 European Steel Design Award, for school building Leutschenbach in Zurich
