Claudio Vekstein Assistant Professor Architecture Office: 384 Phone: 480.727.7417 claudio.vekstein@asu.edu

Academic Credentials

MArch	Städelschule Academy of Arts Frankfurt, Germany (1993)
BArch	School of Architecture and Urbanism, Buenos Aires University, Argentina (1989)

Research Interests

Public built works:

2004/05 Emergency Room for the Vicente Lopez Municipal Hospital, Enterprise Foundation of Vicente López/Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province , Argentina (work in collaboration with Marta Tello)

2001/04 Municipal Institute for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Enterprise Foundation of Vicente López/Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (work in collaboration with Marta Tello)

2002 Entrance to the Plaster Cast Museum, Ernesto de la Cárcova National Fine Arts School , National University Arts Institute (IUNA), Buenos Aires City, Argentina

2000/01 River Coast Amphitheater for Vicente López, Enterprise Foundation of Vicente López/Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

2000 River Coast Park (3 rd & 4 th Stages), Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

1999/00 Monument Homage to Amancio Williams, for the End of the Millennium, Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (over Amancio Williams' original projects 1963/66)

1996/97 Lectures Pavilion, Ernesto de la Cárcova National Fine Arts School, National University Arts Institute (IUNA), Buenos Aires City, Argentina

Latest projects:

2005 Zoo Shades, Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (work in collaboration with Prof. Catherine Spellman)

2003/05 Arizona Canal Pedestrian Bridge, Phoenix Arts Commission, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (work in collaboration with Prof. Catherine Spellman, artists Ned Kahn and Karl Jensen)

2003/04 Desert Experimental Glass House, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2003 Glass Video Environment on Felix Gonzalez Torres, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (work in collaboration with Claudio Cesar)

2002 Baseline Corridor, Phoenix Arts Commission, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (work in collaboration with Catherine Spellman, Kristina Floor and Heidi Hesse)

1998/01 Monument to the Rescuer Righteous among Nations, International Raoul Wallemberg Foundation/Government of Buenos Aires City, Memory Park Buenos Aires University Campus, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (work in collaboration with Nora Vitorgan-Maltz)

Sponsored and Applied Research

Latin American Initiative

Capitol Mall Project

Studio and Seminar Teaching

Study Abroad Program Buenos Aires

Latin American Initiative

Links to research and faculty pages

http://www.claudiovekstein.org/

http://www.aadaih.com.ar/premio/

http://www.vanalen.org/goodlife/tgl-events.html

http://www.socearq.org/nota.cfm/n.917.htm

http://www.palermo.edu.ar/arquitectura/eventos/espacio_publico.html

http://vanguardiarq.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html

http://www.noticiasarquitectura.info/especiales/casa_sobre_el_arroyo_jornadas.htm

http://www.arcoweb.com.br/arquitetura/arquitetura623.asp

http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1568985444&
id=sOB0c2fgMWkC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&ots=Y2pOMAMKKc&dq=
claudio+veckstein&sig=2JtDJe6lh6QrRtR_U6AW4jNmwMk

http://www.summamas.com/82a.htm

http://www.summamas.com/68a.htm

http://www.summamas.com/ind56.htm

http://www.arqa.com/informacion.cfm/n.7449.s.6.cfm

http://www.arqa.com/informacion.cfm/n.7450.s.6.cfm

http://1999.arqa.com/informa/aw.htm

http://www.cafedelasciudades.com.ar/numero_treinta.htm

http://www.cafedelasciudades.com.ar/arquitectura_30.htm

http://www.cafedelasciudades.com.ar/arquitectura_19.htm

http://www.pagina12web.com.ar/suplementos/m2/vernota.php?id_nota=526

http://www.coyde.com/scripts/areaservicios/noticia/nota.asp?IdSeccion=6&IdNota=6317

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/herramientas/printfriendly/printfriendly.asp?nota_id=559735

http://www.todoarquitectura.com/v2/foros/topic.asp?Topic_ID=14795&whichpage=4

http://design.asu.edu/faculty/veksteinclaudio.shtml

http://www.vitruvius.com.br/drops/drops11_01.asp

http://lai.caed.asu.edu/

http://lai.caed.asu.edu/salaexhibit.htm

http://lai.caed.asu.edu/sa-2006.htm

http://lai.caed.asu.edu/pdfs/vekstein-lecture.pdf

http://www.praxisjournal.net/issues/04.htm

http://www.benavidezbedoya.com.ar/textos/texto.php?tipoID=1&textoID=142

http://www.archphoto.it/IMAGES/vekstein/vekstein.htm

http://www.archphoto.it/IMAGES/vekstein/veksteinweb/FrameSet.htm

http://www.matericosweb.com/gallery/obras_y_proyectos/
obras_y_proyectos_argentina.php?categoria=arq_claudio_vekstein

http://www.asu.edu/clas/jewishstudies/2003Newsletter.pdf

http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/?es/prensa/3060706.htm

http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/?en/press/3470.htm

http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/?es/prensa/306070601.htm

http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/arquitectura/2001/10/15/a-00303.htm

Bio

Bio - English
Claudio Vekstein is an Architect and Professor in the Masters of Architecture Program, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University, USA (since 2002), and has run his architecture practice specializing in the Architecture of Public Works, both in Buenos Aires Argentina (since 1996), and in Phoenix Arizona (since 2002). His built works include the Extension for the Fine Arts School and Access to the Ernesto de la Cárcova Museum (1996-02), the Monument Homage to Amancio Williams (1999), River Coast Park and Amphitheater (2000-01), Institute for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (2001-04), Emergency Room for Vicente López Hospital (2004-05), all in Buenos Aires; other projects are on the way to construction in Arizona. His work has been published and exhibited in Argentina, Brazil, México, USA, Spain, Germany, Holland, Austria, South Africa, and has been awarded the Annual Award by the Buenos Aires Architects Association (2001), the Vitruvio Award for Integration of Art and Architecture by the National Fine Arts Museum Buenos Aires (2002), the ACSA Faculty Design Award, by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, USA (2003), and more recently the First Prize for the Latin-American Award on Hospital Architecture and Engineering by the Association of Hospital Architecture and Buenos Aires Architects Association (2006) for the Rehabilitation Institute. Born in 1965 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he studied at the School of Architecture and Urbanism Buenos Aires University, later he became disciple of South American master architect Amancio Williams, and completed Master Studies at the Frankfurt Art Academy in Germany under Profs. Enric Miralles and Peter Cook.

Bio - Spanish
Claudio Vekstein es Arquitecto y Profesor permanente del Programa de Master de la Escuela de Arquitectura y Paisajismo de la Arizona State University, EEUU (desde el año 2002), y desarrolla paralelamente su práctica arquitectónica especializada en la Arquitectura de la Obra Pública tanto en Buenos Aires Argentina (desde 1996) como en Phoenix Arizona (desde el 2002). Sus trabajos construidos incluyen la Extensión de la Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes y el Acceso al Museo de Escultura Comparada Ernesto de la Cárcova (1996-02), el Monumento en Homenaje a Amancio Williams (1999), el Paseo y Anfiteatro de la Costa de Vicente López (2000-01), el Instituto Municipal de Rehabilitación de Vicente López (2001-04), la Guardia del Hospital Municipal de Vicente López (2004-05), todo esto en Buenos Aires, Argentina; otros proyectos públicos están actualmente en vías de construcción en Arizona. Sus trabajos han sido publicados y exhibidos en Argentina, Brasil, México, EEUU, España, Alemania, Holanda, Austria, Sudáfrica, y fueron premiados por el Colegio de Arquitectos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (2001), el Museo Nacional de de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires (2002), la Asociación de Escuelas Colegiadas de Arquitectura, EEUU (2003) y acaba de recibir el Primer Premio Latinoamericano de Arquitectura e Ingeniería Hospitalaria otorgado por la SCA y AADAIH (2006) por el Instituto de Rehabilitación. Nacido en 1965 en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Vekstein estudió en la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, fue último discípulo del maestro arquitecto Amancio Williams, y realizo Estudios de Postgrado en la Academia de Artes Staedelshule de Frankfurt, Alemania, bajo los Profs. Arqs. Enric Miralles y Peter Cook.

Curriculum Vitae