About: Petra Kempf
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Articles and Postings in this Journal
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No Place (No) Where – Voyages on Crossing Lines
Published on: 19 Dez 2011
In: Posthuman age | Spatial concepts | Topics -
Topic “Spatial Cybernetics”
Published on: 23 Jun 2010
In: Spatial Cybernetics | Topics -
The Journey to (No-)where — Constructing Place in a Space of Placelessness
Published on: 09 Nov 2009
In: Evolution | Spatial concepts | Topics
Biography and Publications
Petra Kempf is a practicing architect and urban designer based in New York. She received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Applied Science in Darmstadt, Germany, a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University in New York City, and a Doctorate in Architecture and Urban Design from the Technical University in Karlsruhe, Germany. Working within an interdisciplinary research context, the emphasis of Kempf's scholarly work is on the transient nature of cities. In particular, her studies focus on the impact this dynamic configuration has on the city, its architecture, and culture. She is the founder of urbantransits.org, an interdisciplinary research initiative focusing on the transient nature of cities. In addition, she has worked for the Department of City Planning in New York City, the Project for Public Space, and Richard Meier and Partners. Apart from her involvement in the public and private sector, she has taught at several universities including Columbia and Cornell University, Parsons School of Design and the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions in the United States and Europe. She is the author of You are the City (2009),(K)ein Ort Nirgends — Der Transitraum im urbanen Netzwerk (2010), and a forthcoming book Catch It If you Can, Exlorations on Place, Space, and Placelessness.
