Jakob + MacFarlane

Profile

Jakob+MacFarlane is an architectural firm based in Paris, France. Its work explores digital technology both as a conceptual consideration and as a means of fabrication, using new materials as a possibility to create a more flexible, responsive and immediate environment.

Biography

Dominique Jakob

1994- 2004 Teacher- Ecole d’Architecture de Paris-Villemin /Malaquais

1998-99 Teacher-Visiting- Ecole spéciale d’Architecture de Paris

1991 Received her degree in Architecture from the Ecole d’Architecture Paris-Villemin

1990 Received her degree in Art histoiry from Université de Paris

Brendan MacFarlane

2008 «Visiting professor»- University of Florida

2007 «Visiting professor»- Harvard Design Graduate School

2006-07 «Visiting professor»- Sci-Arc à Los Angeles

2003 «Visiting professor Masterclass»- Berlage Institute, Amsterdam

1998-99 Teacher-Visiting- l’Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture Paris

1996-98 Teacher- Bartlett School of Architecture à Londres

1995-97 Visiting critic- l’Architectural Association à Londres

1996 «Visiting professor» au Berlage Institute, Amsterdam

1990 Master of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Boston,USA

1984 Bachelor of Architecture, Sci-Arc (South Calif. Inst. of Architecture), Los Angeles,USA

Publications

Lecture and prize Catedra Prima at the Universidad Anàhuac,

Mexico «French avant-garde Architecture» exhibition opening, 2010

Museum of Arts Taipei, Taïwan, 2008

Harvard School of Graduate Design, 2008

Haarlem, Holland, 2008

«Building Foundation» in London, UK, with Sir Peter Cook, 2008

Gainesville, Florida, 2008

Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France, 2008

Wellington, New Zealand, 2008

Auckland, New Zealand, 2008

Sci-Arc, Los Angeles, 2007

Architectural Association, London, UK, 2006

Rice University, Huston, 2003

Sci-Arc, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis, 2003

«Building in the age of Digital», University of Pennsylvania, USA. 2002

«Contract World », présentation Librairie Loewy, Hannover, Germany, 2002

«Folds, blobs and boxes», Carnegie Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 2001

«Cigars and Cognac», Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, Holland, 2001

«Architectures Hybrides», Berlage Institute, Rotterdam, Holland, 2001

«Vision Re-Vision», New Zealand institute of architects, New Zealand, 2001

«Branding» Berlin, Germany, 2000

«Anymore» Paris, France, 1999

Awards

Honorable mention for the International Competition for the Performing Arts Center in Taipei, Taiwan

«Award» for excellence in design by Architectural Record,USA, 2003

Chevalier des Arts et Lettres 2003, France

Académie d’architecture 2002, France

Compasso d’Oro, Italie 2001, Italy

Nominated several times for the Equerre d’Argent, France

Exhibitions

Exhibition «Vers de nouveaux logements sociaux», Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France, 2010

Exhibition «Archi & BD», Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France, 2010

Exhibition «Chefs d’oeuvre?», Centre Pompidou Metz, France, 2010

Exhibition «Skin + Bones», Somerset House, London, UK, 2008

Exhibition Archilab, Museum of Arts, Taipei, Taïwan. 2008

Biennale of Architecture, French Pavillon (Project for Frac Centre) and International Pavillon (Project « Confl ict »), Venice, Italy, 2008

Exhibition «Wind Blown Data House», Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France, 2007

Exhibition «Breathing wall», Sci-Arc, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis, 2007

Exhibition «Skin + Bones», National Art Museum, Tokyo, Japon, 2007

Exhibition «Design en stock», Paris, France, 2005

Exhibition «Transscapes», Frac Centre, Orléans, France, 2005

Exhibition «Skin + Bones», MOCA, Los Angeles, 2005

Biennale of Architecture, International Section (Maison H and Hérold Housing), Venice, Italy, 2004

Biennale of Architecture, Beijing, China, 20047

Victoria + Albert Museum, London, UK, 2003

Biennale of Architecture, exhibition and lecture, Montenegro,2002

Exhibition «World Trade Center proposal» Max Protetch Art gallery, New York, 2002

Biennale of Architecture, French pavillon (WTC/WPCproject and Maison H) and American Pavillon (Maison H), Venice, Italy, 2002

Biennale of Architecture, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1999

Biennale of Architecture, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2001