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Ryerson's 2014-2015 Architecture Lecture Series continues this week with a lecture titled The Good Life, led by Nanne de Ru, co-founder of Rotterdam-based architecture firm Powerhouse Company and director of The Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design. Nanne de Ru studied Architectural Engineering at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science and received the Master of Excellence in Architecture in 2002 from the Berlage Institute, Postgraduate Laboratory of Architecture, in Rotterdam.
From 2002 to 2004, Nanne worked as a lead researcher and designer at Rem Koolhaas’ AMO, before co-founding Powerhouse Company in 2005. He was the recipient of a 2011 Rotterdam Maaskant Prize for Young Architects, and his firm has since grown with branches established in Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Beijing. Powerhouse Company is generating attention in architecture communities, and the firm has been honoured with the Nykredit Prize in 2012, the Dutch Design Award in 2009 and three nominations for the prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award.
Nanne de Ru has been the Director of The Berlage since 2013, teaching and lecturing in educational facilities throughout Europe, including the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, the Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 6:30 PM in The Pit (ARC 202) at 325 Church Street. Additional information about the lecture can be found by following this link.
