Thomas Herzog (born 1941) is a German architect from Munich known for his focus on climate and energy use through the use of technologically advanced architectural skins. He began with an interest in pneumatics and became Germany's youngest architecture professor at the age of 32. He established his firm Herzog + Partner in 1983.
1941 Born in Munich. High school diploma (Abitur) 1960-1965 Studied architecture at Technische Universität München. Diploma 1965-1969 Assistant at the office of Prof. Peter C. von Seidlein in Munich 1969-1973 Scientific assistant at the University of Stuttgart 1972 Doctorate inarchitecture, University of Rome “La Sapienza” | Dissertationon ‘Pneumatic Structures’ 1971 Founded own practice Since then has worked jointly with Verena Herzog-Loibl, Dipl.-Designer Development of building systems for theuse of renewable forms of energy Development of new building products Housing, administration, industrial and exhibition buildings, etc. 1983-1989 Partnership with Michael Volz 1994-2012 Partnership with Hanns JörgSchrade 1974-86 Professor of Architecture at the University of Kassel 1986-93 - at Technical University Darmstadt 1993-06 - at Technische Universität München (TUM) 2000-06 Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at TUM since 2003 Guest professor at Tsinghua UniversityBeijing at Ecole Polytechnique Féderal de Lausanne EPFL2003 Graham Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN) 2004 at the Royal Danish Academy Copenhagen 1982-98 Commencement of research and development work on renewable energies inbuilding for the European Commission in Brussels since 1998 R + D funding from Federal German Foundation of the Environment (DBU) 1996 Chairman of the 4th European Conference on Solar Energy in Architecture andUrban Planning 2000 German General Commissioner of the International Biennale of Architecture in Venice 2000-2006 Expert‘Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft’ DfG 2007 “Emeritusof Excellence”, TUM 2002-2008 Commissioner German Academy of Art, Villa Massimo, Rom 1966–1968: Summerhouse at Chiemsee with R+R Then Bergh 1977–1979: House Regensburg 1981–1983: Housing Group Kranichstein, Darmstadt 1986–1989: Two-family house, Pullach 1987–1991: Guest building for the Youth Educational Centre, Windberg 1989–1992: Production halls and central energy plant, Eimbeckhausen 1988–1993: Design-Center, congress and exhibition centre, Linz, Austria 1988–1993: Congress hotel, Linz, Austria 1994–1996: Hall 26, Hanover Trade Fair (Deutsche Messe AG) 1994–2003: Administration Centre, Wiesbaden 1995–2004: Concept for SOLARCITY and social housing, Linz, Austria 1999–2000: Large-scale roof structure with pavilions, Hanover (EXPODACH) 2002-2006: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Garching bei München 2005: Wohnquartier Shenyang, Volksrepublik China 2004–2007: Atlantic-Haus , Hamburg, Germany 2005–2007: Wohnungsbau in Aarhus, Dänemark 2005–2008: Planung zusammen mit F. Tucci Solare Wohnbauten für die Stadt Rom Lunghezzina II 2006: Kunstakademie Guangzhou, Volksrepublik China 2006–2009: Oskar von Miller Forum, München[2] 1971: Rompreis, Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo 1981: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Preis 1993: Großer BDA-Preis, Goldmedaille 1994: Balthasar-Neumann-Preis of the Bundes Deutscher Baumeister, Architekten und Ingenieure 1994: Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich for architectur, with Hanns Jörg Schrade and Heinz Stögmüller 1996: Auguste-Perret-Preis of the Union Internationale des Architectes 1996: Architekturpreis der Landeshauptstadt München 1998: Den grønne Nål of Dänischen Architektenbundes (Akademisk Arkitektforening), Kopenhagen 1998: Leo-von-Klenze-Medaille 1998: Grande médaille d'or du Prix de l'Académie d'Architecture de France, Paris 1999: Fritz-Schumacher -Preis für Architektur 2000: Europäischer Preis für Solares Bauen 2005: Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz-Medaille of the TU München 2006: European award for architecture and technology 2007: International Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum 2009: Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Académie d'Architecture, Paris Akademie der Künste , BerlinBayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste , MünchenAkademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste, Sankt Petersburg, Russland International Academy of Architecture , UNESCO , Sofia , BulgarienFraunhofer Gesellschaft PLEA EUROSOLAR Bund Deutscher Architekten BDA Deutscher Werkbund 
