Johannes Knoops
Johannes M. P. Knoops is an American architect, international architectural correspondent,[1][2][3][4] and Professor[5] in the Department of Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology / State University of New York in New York City. Knoops' design for a private study in the tradition of a Japanese scholar's study as influenced by origami was written about in New York Magazine[6] and his design for a new wedding chapel atop the New York Municipal Building by Architectural Scholar.[7]
An alumnus of the Yale School of Architecture,[8] Knoops is a 2000 recipient of the Rome Prize in architecture.[9][circular reference] At F.I.T. he has been recognized with a faculty award for "rewriting (his) department's cirriculum and refreshing the Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture".[10][11] In 2018 F.I.T. honored him with the SUNY Chancellor's Award for excellence in scholarship and creative activities.[12]
Knoops work "Venice Re-Mapped"[13] was included in the exhibition "Time Space Existence" at the Palazzo Mora, a collateral exhibit of the 2016 edition of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.[14] In 2018 as part of DESIGN.VE Knoops work was included in the exhibition "Design after Darwin" at the Palazzo Morosini, curated by Luca Berta, Francesca Giubilei, and Alice Stori.[15]
He is an Eagle Scout[16] in the Boy Scouts of America and served on staff at Ten Mile River Scout Camps, Camp Aquehonga.[16] Most recently Knoops was engaged in researching and establishing the correct location of Aldus Pius Manutius' printing press from circa 1500 AD in the Campo San Augustino in Venice, work he completed while on a residency at Branca Center of the Giorgio Cini Foundation the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in the Venetian lagoon.[17] In 2018, Damocle Edizioni issued a limited edition book by Knoops, "In Search of Aldus Pius Manutius" on his research establishing the actual site of this historically-significant early printing press.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Johannes Knoops Assoc. AIA FAAR | e-Oculus - AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture". main.aiany.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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- ^ "Faculty, Fashion Institute of Technology". FITnyc.edu. October 31, 2018.
- ^ "Intelligent Design - Origami Cabinetry and the Disappearing Study". nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Architectural Scholar". architecturalscholar.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Yale Alumni Publications, Inc. "Yale Alumni Magazine: the Art & Architecture Building (Feb 98)". archives.yalealumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "Rome Prize List of Fellows". Wikipedia. February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Fashion Institute of Technology - FIT Honors Faculty Award Winners". fitnyc.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ Reid, Hilary (2022-11-05). "What Makes a Room Unforgettable?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Seven FIT Faculty Members Win SUNY Awards". 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Venice Re-Mapped 2016 Biennale". YouTube.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Venice Design Biennial | Home".
- ^ a b "Camp Aquehonga 1980". tmrmuseum.org. Ten Mile River Scout Camps Museum. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "News | American Academy in Rome". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Book release in search of Aldus Pius Manutius (Aldo Manuzio) | Venice". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-10-23.