Deyan Sudjic
Encyclopedia
Deyan Sudjic is director of the Design Museum
, London
, England
.
Before moving to his post at the Design Museum, he contributed to Schoolkids OZ
, was the design and architecture critic for The Observer
, the Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Kingston University
and Co-Chair of the Urban Age Advisory Board.
In 1983, he co-founded with Peter Murray and Simon Esterson, Blueprint
, a monthly architecture magazine and went on to be the magazine's editor and then its editorial director. From 2000 to 2004, he was the editor of Domus
.
Alongside these roles, he was the Director of The Glasgow UK City of Architecture and Design program in 1999 and the Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002. He was also a juror for the design of London Aquatics Centre, which was designed and built for the 2012 Olympics by the architect Zaha Hadid
.
Design Museum
Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Before moving to his post at the Design Museum, he contributed to Schoolkids OZ
Schoolkids OZ
Schoolkids OZ was issue 28 of the Oz magazine, famous for being the subject of a high-profile obscenity case in the United Kingdom in June 1971. The OZ trial ended on 5 August 1971.-History:...
, was the design and architecture critic for The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, the Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
and Co-Chair of the Urban Age Advisory Board.
In 1983, he co-founded with Peter Murray and Simon Esterson, Blueprint
Blueprint
A blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing, documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan....
, a monthly architecture magazine and went on to be the magazine's editor and then its editorial director. From 2000 to 2004, he was the editor of Domus
Domus (magazine)
Domus is the name of two magazines, one published in Italy and one in the United States.* Domus is an Italian magazine, first published in 1928, which focuses on design and architecture. It is bilingual, with articles printed in both Italian and English....
.
Alongside these roles, he was the Director of The Glasgow UK City of Architecture and Design program in 1999 and the Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002. He was also a juror for the design of London Aquatics Centre, which was designed and built for the 2012 Olympics by the architect Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid, CBE is an Iraqi-British architect.-Life and career:Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.After graduating she worked...
.
Publications
- Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture, London, Weidenfeld, 2010. ISBN 978-0-29785-868-3
- The Language of Things: Understanding the World of Desirable Objects. W.W. Norton, 2009. ISBN 9780393070811
- The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful Shape the World. Published by Penguin, 2006. ISBN 0-14101-672-8
- Future Systems. Published by Phaidon, 2006. ISBN 0-71484-469-1
- John Pawson Themes and Projects. Published by Phaidon, 2004. ISBN 0-71484-452-7
- Norman Foster and the British Museum (edited with Spencer De Grey, authored by Norman Foster. Published by Prestel Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-79132-541-8
- Ron Arad. Published by Laurence King Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-85669-258-2
- The 100 Mile City. Published by Harcourt, 1993. ISBN 0-15642-357-X
- Cult Objects. Published by Paladin Books, 1985. ISBN 0-58608-483-5
External links
- Studio Banana TV interview Deyan Sudjic (March 2011)
- Listen to Deyan Sudjic on The Forum from the BBC World Service
- Interview (2006)
- Debate with Deyan Sudjic, Tom Dixon and Ron Arad
- Deyan Sudjic on modernism
- Book Review by Amanda Levete (Future Systems)
- Portrait of Deyan Sudjic @ The Design Museum (July 2008)
- Interview on the Sound of Young America