RESARCH METHODS

PETER CHERMAYEFF

CAMBRIDGE

S E V E N A S S O C I AT E S

PETER CHERMAYEFF
Chermayeff was born in London, England in 1936, arriving in the United States at the age of four. As the son of noted Russian-born architect Serge Chermayeff, he was introduced at an early age to people such as Walter Gropius and Buckminster Fuller and, while studying design at Harvard, made his first film, the experimental Orange and Blue (1961). In 1962, the young (26 year old) architect and six associates bid for the job of constructing the New England Aquarium, surprising themselves by winning it (Chermayeff had only printed the firm's stationery the night before the initial interview). Since then, Chermayeff has become the person who many consider to be the world's foremost designer of aquariums, having designed those in Osaka, Lisbon, Chattanooga, Genoa, and Baltimore. Peter Chermayeff, FAIA, a founding partner of Chermayeff, Sollogub and Poole, studied at Phillips Academy, Andover, Harvard College, graduating magna cum laude in 1957, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, receiving a Masters of Architecture degree in 1962. e In 1962 Peter Chermayeff founded Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. together with Louis J. Bakanowsky, Paul Dietrich, Terry Rankine, Alden Christie, Ivan Chermayeff, and Thomas Geismar. Although proud of that firm's accomplishments, including the AIA Firm of the year award in 1983, he decided to resign in 1998 and to found CSP with two younger partners from C7A, Peter Sollogub and Bobby Poole. Source - http://www.afana.org/chermayeff.htm This link describes the history of chermayeff. How he born and brought up in england and went u.s. For his education. And later he came in contact with various reknown architects.

Earlier education
Phillips Academy in Andover. Residential secondary school. New England. Established 1778. It has a roster of 300 courses, more than 150 electives, and opportunities for pursuing independent study and study abroad projects. Source - Link- http://www.andover.edu/About/Pages/default.aspx This link is an official website of philips academy from where he got earlier education. The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is a graduate school at Harvard Uni. offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture,Urban Planning & Design since 1893. Source - wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Graduate_School_of_Design This is a direct link to official website of harvard university.

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ABOUT THE FIRM

Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. is an American architecture firm founded in 1962 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded upon the idea that the collaborative efforts of a varied group of designers and architects would be far more effective than those of any one individual. the architecture critic Robert Campbell stated, "From the start, the Seven set out to combine architecture with the other design arts - with exhibits, with graphics, and signage, with public art, with product design, with film, even with city planning. Cambridge Seven Associates have undertaken work in architecture, urban design, planning, exhibitions, graphic, and interior design. The firm has executed a diverse range of building types including academic, museum, exhibit, hospitality, transportation, retail, office, and aquarium facilities. The firm has practiced throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East. Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Seven_Associates This is a site with abundant information about the architects life, his involvement in fields other than architecture. It has each and every information regarding his academic life.

Projects done by cambridge seven associates

New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts. Rice University Bioscience/Bioengineering Lab, Houston, Texas National Aquarium, Baltimore, Maryland US Pavilion at Expo 67, Montreal, Quebec Canada Museum of Railroad Technology, Sacramento, California San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas Kanbar Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Boston Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida Kuwait National Petroleum Company Headquarters, Kuwait Weston Center, San Antonio, Texas MassachusettS Transportation Authority stations - Ashmont Station - Fields Corner Station - Forest Hills Station - Porter Square Station - Shawmut Station Liberty Hotel, Boston

AQUARIUM PROJECTS
new england AQUARIUM, Boston, Massachusetts The New England Aquarium in Boston opened in 1967 and became a precedent-setting prototype for many future aquariums. It is a phenomenal tourist draw in its urban waterfront setting; an educational resource serving its community and region; and an early example of Cambridge Seven's ability to offer both entertainment and education through experiential design, integrating exhibits and architecture. This unique institution is credited with a major role in the redevelopment of Boston's waterfront. Cambridge Seven Associates provided site planning, architecture, exhibit design, and all interior design for the original New England Aquarium building as well as for several expansion project. source - http://www.c7a.com/Portfolio/aquariums/index.asp This is the official website of cambridge seven associates having all the information of all the projects along with there pictures. New england AQUARIUM IMAGES

AQUARIUM PROJECTS
Osaka AQUARIUM, japan Cambridge Seven provided planning, architecture, and exhibit design for Osaka, Japan's new Ring of Fire waterfront aquarium and the adjacent Tempozan Marketplace. The aquarium presents the Pacific Ocean using the organizing metaphor of the Ring of Fire. a zone of volcanic and tectonic activity outlining the Pacific Basin. The biogeographical plan of the building, with the Aleutians to the north, Antarctica to the south, and so on, allows the building to be clearly understood by its visitors. Blue exterior walls and red glass roof forms, crowned by glass skylights, further express the Ring of Fire. Cambridge Seven's design for the aquarium was developed in collaboration with Environmental Development and Research. source - http://www.c7a.com/Portfolio/aquariums/index.asp Osaka AQUARIUM IMAGES

AQUARIUM PROJECTS
National Aquarium OF Baltimore The National Aquarium in Baltimore, designed by Cambridge Seven Associates, occupies a prominent pier at the center of the city's Inner Harbor. Its exhibits are a celebration of life in diverse aquatic habitats, including fishes of a Caribbean coral reef, sharks in the open sea, and birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals of an Amazon rainforest. Cambridge Seven provided site design, programming, architecture, exhibit design, and interior design for the original aquarium as well as exhibit design for the Exploration Station exhibits. The Aquarium attracts more than 1,400,000 visitors per year. source - http://www.c7a.com/Portfolio/aquariums/index.aspee

National AQUARIUM IMAGES