Peter Eisenman
B.Arch. '54
Peter Eisenman in a Sibley Hall classroom in 2009. William Staffeld / AAP
House II (1969–70), plywood, veneer, paint, Hardwick, Vermont.
Berlin Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (1997–2005), Room of Dimensions, 800-square-meter underground Information Center, Berlin.
Projects
Residenze Carlo Erba (2009–19)
![Exterior view of the curved side of a building](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_exterior-1.jpg?itok=czaLhPed)
Eisenman Architects, Degli Esposti Architetti, and AZstudio, exterior view depicting the condominium's S-shaped curve, 14,000 square meters, Roman travertine, metal, Carrara marble, Milan, Italy.
![Exterior view of a building](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_exterior-2.jpg?itok=FNnIGjeN)
Exterior facade composed of a Roman travertine base punched with openings, a grid of metal paneling in the middle section, and a frame of metal outrigging that outlines a Carrara marble upper course, 14,000 square meters, Milan, Italy.
![Exterior view of a building wall with a gentle s-curve shape.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_exterior-detail-1.jpg?itok=Tne-MN8K)
Exterior view of topmost floors composed of urban villas, Milan, Italy.
![Aerial view of buildings and city streets.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_aerial-collage.jpg?itok=FvSZg7BR)
Aerial view, 14,000 square meters, Milan, Italy.
![View of a building's courtyard at night.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_exterior-detail-2.jpg?itok=2p05PceD)
Courtyard, 14,000 square meters, Milan, Italy.
![Interior view of an atrium with couches and a wall of windows.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_interior-1.jpg?itok=CLPm6fIH)
Interior view, Milan, Italy.
![Interior view of an open-concept room with two chairs in front of a TV at one end and a meeting space with a table and chairs at the other end of the room.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenmen_carlo-erba_interior-2.jpg?itok=2evjJZT4)
Residence, Milan, Italy.
![Line drawing of a curving building](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_drawing-1_25x.jpg?itok=6hTfBlBz)
Drawing, Milan, Italy.
![Diagrams of building structures](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_carlo-erba_diagram-1.jpg?itok=UisOR2vk)
Concept, Milan, Italy.
City of Culture of Galicia (1999–2011)
![Exterior view of building entrance at night.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_exterior-1_25x.jpg?itok=Q3t3vDDS)
Galician Library and the Periodicals Archive, 122,000 square feet and 86,000 square feet (respectively), Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Exterior view of a building shaped like a parabola](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_exterior-2_25x.jpg?itok=ZPSVAAYR)
Museum of Galician History, 172,000 square feet, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Detail view of a tiled structure curving upward like a hill.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_exterior-detail-3.jpg?itok=hLJUX7O9)
Museum of Galician History, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Detail view of curving building with wall of windows reflecting a bright blue sky and clouds.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_exterior-detail-2.jpg?itok=ei2k9gBZ)
Center for Cultural Innovation, 135,000 square feet, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Building interior with two rows of white columns.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_interior-1_25x.jpg?itok=gB8f_a4U)
Interior, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Building interior hallway](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_interior-2_25x.jpg?itok=xStnG-0U)
Interior, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Curving ceiling reflected on a glass-like floor surface.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_interior-3_25x.jpg?itok=eKSfngv_)
Interior, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), UTE Andres Perea Ortega (architect of record), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Cross-section model of a building.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_model-1.jpg?itok=OXKDWYCf)
Model, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Aerial view of building models](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_model-2.jpg?itok=X6uQzuK1)
Model of the 173-acre site on Mount Gaiás, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Drawings showing constructional longitude sections of a building.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_drawing-5.jpg?itok=YJX3eT8C)
Longitudinal section drawing, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Aerial drawing of a city with sections colored yellow or red.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_drawing-1.jpg?itok=JqjVn4fv)
Site plan, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
![Grayscale concept drawing of buildings, pathways, landscape, and parking.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_galicia_concept-5.jpg?itok=rjx6Br8L)
Concept drawing, Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia (client), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
State Farm Stadium (1997–2006)
![Exterior view of a spheroid-shaped stadium](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_state-farm-stadium_exterior.jpg?itok=Ud_0Ht9N)
Exterior, metal panels, recessed vertical glass bands, translucent fabric roof, Glendale, Arizona.
![Interior view of a stadium filled with a crowd and an American flag spread across the playing field.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_state-farm-stadium_interior.jpg?itok=_2wuKKzZ)
68,000-seat National Football League stadium, metal panels, recessed vertical glass bands, translucent fabric roof, Glendale, Arizona.
![Computer-created model of a stadium](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_state-farm-stadium_concept-2.jpg?itok=Szicd5Rl)
Concept, metal panels, recessed vertical glass bands, translucent fabric roof, Glendale, Arizona.
![Computer-created concept drawing of a stadium](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_state-farm-stadium_concept-1.jpg?itok=MQB3wAPN)
Concept, metal panels, recessed vertical glass bands, translucent fabric roof, Glendale, Arizona.
![Aerial-view drawing of a stadium](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_state-farm-stadium_drawing.jpg?itok=V0ecK5yw)
Drawing, metal panels, recessed vertical glass bands, translucent fabric roof, Glendale, Arizona.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (1997–2005)
![Aerial view of the Berlin Memorial showing a rigid grid structure composed of large concrete pillars.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_exterior-1.jpg?itok=0e8_YV7S)
Field of Stelae, rigid grid structure composed of 2,711 concrete pillars, or stelae, 0.95 meters wide x 2.375 meters long, heights vary from 0 to 4 meters, 19,000-square-meter site, Berlin.
![Concrete pillars arranged in a rigid grid structure.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_exterior-2.jpg?itok=JFdhkr9D)
Field of Stelae detail view, concrete pillars, each 95 centimeters wide by 2.375 meters long, heights varying from 0 to 4 meters, 19,000-square-meter site, Berlin.
![Concrete pillars arranged in a rigid grid structure.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_exterior-3.jpg?itok=oUDnRi6K)
Field of Stelae pillars spaced spaced 95 centimeters apart to allow only for individual passage through the grid, 19,000-square-meter site, Berlin.
![Interior of the Berlin Memorial where rectangular projections mirror the exterior concrete pillars.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_interior.jpg?itok=T0DeZ1lk)
Room of Dimensions, 800-square-meter underground Information Center, Berlin.
![Model of the Berlin Memorial, depicting 2,711 concrete pillars bordered by trees.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_model.jpg?itok=TlgYZr53)
Site model, 2,711 concrete pillars in a rigid grid structure, Berlin.
![Cross-section drawing of the exterior Berlin memorial and a building underneath.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_berlin-memorial_drawing.jpg?itok=ZqIblNB2)
Section drawing, Field of Stelae and underground Information Center, 19,000-square-meter site, Berlin.
Aronoff Center for Design and Art (1988–1996)
![Photograph of a building exterior with sections colored blue or red.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_exterior-1.jpg?itok=watFwrPD)
Exterior, 164,000 square feet, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Photograph of a building exterior with sections colored blue or red.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_exterior-2.jpg?itok=0KLo89_U)
Exterior, 164,000 square feet, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Photograph of a building interior with skylight windows across the ceiling.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_interior-1.jpg?itok=RmlnMimC)
Interior, 164,000 square feet, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Photograph of a building interior with white walls and columns accented by pale red wall sections and lights set in a rectangular grid across the ceiling.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_interior-2_1.jpg?itok=D1y6QfUg)
Interior, 164,000 square feet, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Photograph of a building interior, looking into a long hallway with white columns, from behind a large window subdivided into a grid with narrow partition.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_interior-3.jpg?itok=cqHc0bIi)
Interior detail, 164,000 square feet, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Model of a building complex surrounded by trees cascading down a gently sloping hill.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_model.jpg?itok=xbaDzCNZ)
Site model, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Drawing of a building complex.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_drawing-2.jpg?itok=lkkhmhOu)
Site drawing, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
![Outline drawing of a building complex in white set against a black background.](/sites/aap-alumni-archive/files/styles/project_small/public/2024-03/eisenman_aronoff-center_drawing-1_0.jpg?itok=B5LKkO1x)
Drawing, University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati.
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