Name: Bill Price
Education:
1994 Master of Architecture Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1991 Bachelor of Architecture Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Teaching Experience:
8/2008- present Prairie View A&M University, School of Architecture, USA, Holds Visiting Associate Professorship with School of Architecture and is coordinator of the graduate program.
8/2000- 5/2008 University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, USA, Held Assistant Professorship with College of Architecture teaching a 5th year comprehensive design studio, Industrial design studios and a seminar on materials open to upper level undergrads and graduate level students.
8/1999- 5/2000 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA, Held Visiting Assistant Professorship with College of Architecture teaching 4th and 5th year studios. Focuses on creating a trans/inter/intra disciplinary approach to design through collaborations between Colleges, their departments, industry and professional architectural practices.
Work Experience(Abbreviated):
2001- Present Bill Price Inc
1996- 2000 OMA- Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rem Koolhaas - Head of research and Development and Project Architect/Designer Rotterdam, Netherlands
1995-1995 Studio Hunziker - Project Architect Tesserette, Switzerland
1993-1994 VPI&SU/ Robert Graeff (son of Werner Graeff– Bauhaus) Industrial Designer Blacksburg, Virginia
Exhibits /Writing 2013 Galleria Continue – Le Moulin de Boissy-le-Chatel, France Price, Bill. Ai Wei Wei Ai Wei Wei exhibit at Galleria Continue includes Bill Prices Ordos villa P29 Dec 22, 2013
2012 YBCA Gallery, 701 Mission street, San Fransisco, California. Price, Bill. Ai Wei Wei Ai Wei Wei exhibit at YBCA Gallery includes Bill Prices Ordos villa P29 July 22, 2012
2011 Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria. Price, Bill. Ai Wei Wei Ai Wei Wei exhibit at Kunsthaus Bregenz in Bregenz Austria include Bill Prices Ordos villa P29 July 17 – October 16, 2011
2010 UHGBC Price, Bill and Peter Zweig. Disaster Relief Pallet Exhibit, Houston Texas 2010
2009 Asia Art Festival, Inner Mongolia. Price, Bill. Convergence 142 Exhibit, Ordos, Inner Mongolia 2009
2009 Ordos 100 Price, Bill. The Inevitable Cultural Negotiations When Building a City Exhibit, Basel Switzerland 2009
2008 Seoul Design Olympiad Price, Bill. Translucent Concrete Pavilion Exhibit, Seoul Korea 2008
2006 Chaumont sur Loire - Chaumont, France *Price, Bill and Zweig, Peter. Play into the garden. “Shadow Play.” Winner of an international competition.“Jouer au jardin” or “play in the garden.” Result (first use of translucent concrete in France) exhibited at Chaumont Sur Loire (France, Loire valley). website http://www.chaumont-jardin.com/site/page/festival/2006/accueil.php April 29, 2006 to October 15, 2006.
2006 Le musée du Conservatoire National Des Arts et Métiers - Paris, France. Price, Bill. Bétons : étonnez-vous Translucent concrete research shown at exhibit. May 31, 2006 - November 6, 2006
2005 Gwangju Biennale - Gwangju , South Korea *Price, Bill and Zweig, Peter. Future Life - Light Into Life - Asian Design Bill Price & Peter Zweig where picked by an international jury to propose a hypothetical project for the exhibit…our firm used concept of upcycling and proposed an architectural skin which performed as eating utensils, building skin, container for shipping food and commercial product. Student work from tsunami housing research studios was also included as supporting graphic material. October 17, 2005 - November 3, 2005
2004-2005 National Building Museum - Washington D.C., United States of America *Price, Bill. Liquid Stone One of three architecture firms, globally picked to propose a hypothetical project for the exhibit…our firm used our research on transparent/translucent concrete. June 2004 – April 2005
2005 Arc En Reve Museum - Bordeaux, France *Price, Bill. East, West, North, South, March 17, 2005 – June 2005 Exhibit City Non City, research on Houston, Texas and the automobile.
2005 Arc En Reve Museum - Bordeaux, France *Price, Bill. East, West, North, South, March 17, 2005 – June 2005 Housing Research for San Jose, Costa Rica
Invited Lectures at Universities (selected)
October 2013 Non Object, Lecture(could not attend) Virginia Tech Riva SanVitale, Switzerland
April 2011 Object, Lecture HHF/Simon Hartmann/Joint Master Geneva/Fribourg/Burgdorf Fribourg, Switzerland
October 2008 8 Projects. Lecture Virginia Tech Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
October 2004 Roundtable with Todd Williams and Billie Tsien and Mada s.p.a.m Princeton University symposium on concrete
March 2004 City Non City. Lecture Lecture delivered at UNI University in Managua, Nicargua
February 2003 Revisiting Bordeaux. Lecture delivered at Hong Kong University
October 2002 Between Transparency and Opacity. Lecture delivered @ Wolfsonian, Miami, Florida.
April 2002 Jumping through the hole. Lecture delivered @ North Dakota State University in North Dakota.
February 2002 Recycled. Lecture delivered @ Auburn University in Auburn, Georgia.
November 2001 Constructing and Making. Lecture delivered @ AIA Minneapolis convention.
November 2000 Dismantled. Lecture delivered @ the Design School in Copenhagen, Denmark with other lecturers such as Toyo Ito.
November 2000 Dismantling. Lecture delivered @ the College of Architecture in Aarhus, Denmark.
April 2000 1+1+1. Lecture delivered @ the College of Architecture in Blacksburg, Virginia @ VPI&SU.
February 2000 Bordeaux Villa. Lecture delivered @ College of Architecture in Houston, Texas @ U of H
September 1999 The worrier, the wriggler and the warper or how I learned to construct and make glass columns, fabric chimneys and transparent concrete while directing Research @ OMA/Rem Koolhaas Lecture delivered @ the Ferrari Symposium II, titled: Convergence, a question of disciplines in Blacksburg, Virginia @ VPI&SU.
February 1999 Bordeaux Villa. Lecture delivered @ College of Architecture in Blacksburg, Virginia @ VPI&SU
Guest Seminars Given at Universities
April 2009 Thesis workshop Workshop delivered @ GSD Harvard University. The workshop lasted three days and focused on reviewing thesis projects for Michael Meredith and Mack Scogin Studio.
November 2002 Carbon Fiber. Seminar delivered @ College of Architecture in Miami, Florida @ FIU. The seminar lasted three days and focused on the relationship of wrapping to form making. November 2001 Greenway project. Design workshop with University of Minnesota’s Design Institute and the Midtown Community Works Partnership. Teamed with Monica Ponce DeLeon, James Carpenter, Jesse Rieser, Guy Nordenson…to reprogram the 29th St. rail corridor. November 2001
November 2000 Billboards. Seminar delivered @ College of Architecture in Blacksburg, Virginia @VPI&SU. It involved students from Cottbus, Germany and students from VPI&SU. The seminar lasted two weeks. One week was physical and one week virtual.
Awards, Proposals and Grants
2008-2014 Award: Received Faculty Teaching Excellence Award during my 6 yr tenure.
2006 Award: Activities Funding Board (AFB). University of Houston SOG for funding an exhibition, publication and lecture. Grant ($1,900.00) Faculty Sponsor of student organization titled: Nima Nicaragua, Managua. 2006
2006 Award: Activities Funding Board (AFB). University of Houston SOG for funding an exhibition, publication and lecture. Grant ($2,000.00) Faculty Sponsor of student organization titled: MXDF - Mexico District Federal. 2006 2005 AIA Award. Research grant for Transparent and Transbuoyant concrete Publi- cation. AIA chapter: Co-principal, Peter Zweig. 2005
Research proposals (not funded)
2014 Summer 2014 Research Mini-Grant Program at PVAMU. Research grant to develop a Sustainable Building Component and Assembly Program at the School of Architecture. RM_GP $18,700 2014
2013 Summer 2014 Research Mini-Grant Program at PVAMU. Research grant to develop a Sustainable Building Component and Assembly Program at the School of Architecture. RM_GP $20,000 2014
2012 Research Environment Enhancement (REE) Program at PVAMU. Research grant to develop a Research and Development arm to address pressing cultural and environmental issues related to and resulting from the practice of Architecture. REE $510,884 2012
2010 NSF EFRI – EFRI SEED Preliminary Proposal: Foam Based Housing. Research grant to develop Foam Based Housing. NSF 2010-2014
2009 UHGBC Translucent Concrete Masonary. Research grant to develop Translucent Concrete. $66,000 2009-2010
2006 American Partners: Co-Principals: Bill Price and Peter Zweig. Administrative agent: Trang Phan French Partners: Co-Principals: Philippe Liveneau -Grenoble University, Kebbal Cherif - Grenoble University, Michel Limenitakis,Thierry Eyraud, Administrative agent: Myriam Oliver - Directress of LE grande Atelier. France French Consulate research grant for the research and construction of an emergency housing prototype. FACE $40,000.00 2006-2007
Grants
2011-14 Co-Principals: Bill Price and Peter Zweig Disaster Relief Pallet. Sarah Vaughan Foundation. $20,000.00 2012
2010 Co-Principals: Bill Price and Peter Zweig Disaster Relief Pallet. UHGBC Grant. University of Houston. $54,180.00 2010
2006 Co-Principals: Peter Zweig and Bill Price Investigation of Mass Customization as a viable prototype for the hospitality industry. Conrad Hilton College of Hotel Administration. University of Houston. $14,500.00 2006
2005 American Partners: Co-Principals: Bill Price and Peter Zweig. Administrative agent: Trang Phan French Partners: Co-Principals: Philippe Liveneau -Grenoble University, Kebbal Cherif - Grenoble University, Michel Limenitakis,Thierry Eyraud, Administrative agent: Myriam Oliver - Directress of LE grande Atelier. France French Consulate research grant for the research of a emergency housing. FACE $40,000.00 2005-2006
Professional Work (Selected and Expanded) - Bill Price
1999- Present Transparent Concrete/Translucent Concrete. Principal Investigator A collection of ideas that rethink the traditional components of concrete. The following three stages are being used to control the research: Ideation- sample production and disseminate idea using magazines, video, television, etc. stage duration equals 4 yrs. (1998 - 2002). Prototype- disseminates images of samples using magazines, video, television, etc. stage duration to last 2yrs. (2002 – 2004). Usage- disseminates images of material being used and continue with sample experimentation. Stage duration to last ad infinitum. (2004- ∞)
2008 Ordos 100 residence, Inner Mongolia Selected by Herzog and De Meuron with Ai Wei Wei to design a villa in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Principal/ Project Designer 12,000 sq. ft. house construction documents - 2008 -?
2008 Seoul Design Olympiad - inflatable. 1st prize. Korea Principal/ Project Designer 1200 person assembly hall in Jamsil Stadium – Seoul Korea construction completed 2008
2006-200? 4 Texas residences, USA Harris County, Texas Principal/ Project Designer 4 - 2,000 sq. ft. houses construction documents - 2006 -?
2005-2006 Chaumont-sur-Loire Chaumont, France Chaumont Foundation invited me a design for an international experimental garden using transparent concrete research for the Festival of Gardens, France, Bill Price invites Peter Zweig to participate. construction completed – 2006
2005 Gwangju Design Biennale. Korea Principal/ Project Designer with Peter Zweig designed an international exhibition entitled, SOS (Survival or Shelter) for a disaster upcycled container that becomes a structural component for buildings for the biennale in Gwangju, Korea. construction completed - 2005
2005-2006 Harris County, Texas/ 3402 Principal/ Project Designer 2,000 sq. ft. house construction finished - 2006
2004 Seoul, Korea/ Two Walls Principal/ Project Designer with Mass Studies 2 – 18’ x 18’ prototype translucent concrete walls construction started 2004, ended 2004
2002 Central/ Hong Kong Office Principal/ Project Designer 725 sq. ft. office for 5 employees with Bean Ltd. Of Hong Kong construction ended 2002
2002-2003 Medina County, Texas Residence Principal/ Project Designer 3130 sq. ft. residence design development - closed 2003
2002-2004 Harris County, Texas Residence Principal/ Project Designer 3600 sq. ft. residence construction finished 2004
2002-2003 Harris County/ Mound Creek, Texas Residence Principal/ Project Designer 2500 sq. ft. residence design development - closed 2003
2002-2004 Harris County/ Forest, Texas Residence Principal/ Project Designer 8000 sq. ft. residence
Professional Work - with OMA/Rem Koolhaas
1996- 2000 Research and Development Department: Direct research and development activities which, foster innovation with materials and material assemblies.
Bordeaux/ Floirac Residence: Project Leader/Project Designer / Construction Phase Award winning 5700 sq. ft. private residence in Floirac, France. Construction ended 1999. Awards include: Best house of the year1998-Time Magazine. Best building of the year 1998 in France-L’Monitor, Press Group
Universal Headquarters Building: Project Designer /Design Development/Research and Development. 750,000 sq. ft. Headquarters building located in Los Angeles, California U.S.A. Project postponed
Illinois Institute of Technology- McCormick Tribune Campus Center: Research and Development during competition. 125.000 sq. ft. campus center located in Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. Construction complete.
Dutch Embassy: Research and Development. 7000 m2 embassy located in Berlin, Germany Construction complete.
Samsung H-Project: Research and Development. 12,000m2 Center for Social Studies and Physical Education. Seoul, Korea. Construction complete. Geneve Place of Nations: Research and Development. 17,000m2 Human Rights building in Geneve, Switzerland. Construction postponed.
Seoul National University Museum: Research and Development. Museum located in Seoul, Korea. Construction postponed.
Museum of Modern Art: Research and Development. Competition for Museum of Modern Art located in New York, City, USA
Professional Work With Rudy Hunzkier - Switzerland
1995 Ascona Switzerland Complex: Designer. Awarded first prize for urban design scheme. Program included: Center for Rehabilitation, Sports Center, 500 Person Hotel, Casino, Museum and 1200 Person Concert Hall. All are located in Ascona, Switzerland.
Ascona, Concert Hall: Project Leader/Project Architect 1200 person, classical music concert hall, located in Ascona Switzerland. Unexecuted
Ascona, Museum: Project Leader/Project Architect Museum located in Ascona Switzerland. Unexecuted
Articles /Citations
2014 Ordos 100 (2014) “Ai Wei Wei.” Film Shown at Rotterdam Film Festival– International, Directed and Produced by AiWeiWei. Model and work included for Ordos 100 Plot 29.
2014 Galleria Continua (2014) “Ai Wei Wei. Ordos” Wall Street International – International. Model and work included for Ordos 100 Plot 29.
2013 Price, Bill (2009) “Art Farm – On Utility or Shedding the Need to be Between.” HHF Architects Monograph – Swiss, pg. 96-97
2012 Madsen,Deane (2012) “Rice's Work-Study Balance” Architect Magazine – American. Image inclusion and mention for review of Rice Students work.
2012 Faresin, Anna (2012) Architettura in Calcestruzzo– Italian. Image inclusion for translucent concrete
2009 Price, Bill (2009) “Bill Price.” 10x10_3 – British, Phaidon Press, currated by Ai Wei Wei. pg. 296 - 299
2005 “A World of Difference.” Univeristy of Houston - Connecting Minds. Presidents Report, pg. 29. American Magazine
2005 Price, Bill and Zweig, Peter. “A Case Study Emerging From the Tsunami disaster.” Light Into Life. 2005: pg. 294-295. Korean - Book
2005 “Tsunami Housing Proposal for an Adopted Village in Thailand.” Design net. March, 2005: Vol 90, pp. 46-47. Korea - magazine
2005 “Transparencia...hasta en el concreto.” O.jecto. March, 2005. Vol 16, pg. 3. Mexico – magazine
2005 Fewox, Samantha. “Dream Builders.” Collegium. March 2005, pg. 20-21 American - Magazine
2005 Sharpe, Stephen. “Tsunami Housing.” Texas Architect. March 2005: pg. 10. American - Magazine 2005 Maynard, Nigel. “Concrete Remix.” Residential Architect. January-February 2005: pg. 99-100. America - magazine
2005 Hart, Sara. “Concrete Gets Glamerous in the 21st Century.” Architectural Record. January 2005: pp. 177-178. American - magazine
2004 Poli, Motteo. “Transparent Concrete.” Domus. November 2004: pg. 50. Italian - Magazine
2004 “Let The Sun Shine In” New England Condominium. October 2004: pg. 37. American - Magazine
2004 “Peeling Groovy.” Hinge. 2004: Vol 110, pp.70-71. Hong Kong - Magazine
2004 Weckesser, Annette. “Betonvisionen.” AIT. August 2004: pg. 46-47. Germany - magazine
2004 “8-Dou Design.” 2021. Co Designer with Dou Design. 2003: chapter 8, 14 pages, Hong Kong - Book
2003 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. Sallyport. “Bamboo Roof.” Winter 2003: pp. 48-49. American - Magazine
2003 “Shigeru Ban: Bamboo Roof” Sculpture.Vol 22-2. 2003: pg. 24. American - Magazine
2003 Bailey, Liz. “Architectural Technology.” Digital Home. November 2003: pg. 39. Britian - magazine
2003 “Doorzichtig Beton.” De Architect. November 2003: pg. 87. Dutch - Magazine
2003 Price, Bill. “City Non City.” Habitar. Vol 45, pg. 30-33. Costa Rica - magazine
2003 Onna, Edwin van. “66 Translucent or Transparent Concrete” Material World. 2003: chapter 66. Dutch - Book
2003 Lefteri, Chris. “X-Ray Walls.” Ceramics - Materials For Inspirational Design. 2003: pg. 32-34 United Kingdom - Book
2002 “The Source.” PaperCity. American - News Paper
2001 “Enlightened Architecture.” Wilson Quarterly. Summer 2001, Vol 25 #3, pg. 95-96
2001 Chung, Karen. “Ten Who Will Change The Way We Live.” Wall Paper. July/August 2001, pg. 35. American Magazine
2001 Shulman, Ken. “X-Ray Architecture.” Metropolis. April 2001, pg. 72-75, 98-99. American Magazine
2000 Ventisette - Borasi, giovanna - Murgia, Roberto - Taidelli, Filippo. “Unknown.” HouseHome. 2000: pg. 58-59. Italian - Book
1999 Price, Bill. “The Worrier, The Wriggler and The Warper.” Convergence. December 1999: pg. 42-43 American – Magazine
Citations with OMA/Rem Koolhaas
1999 Vogue: American, April
1999 Architectural Digest: American, April
1999 Focus: Italian, number 78, April
1999 Kenchiku Bunka: Japanese, February, 1999
1998 Harvard Design Magazine: American, Summer of 1998
1998 Architecture: American, December 1998
1998 AMC: French, number 94, December 1998
1998 Archis: German, November 1998
1998 Art Forum: American, November 1998
1998 Architectural Digest: American, October 1998
1998 Bauwalt: German, number 37, October 1998
1998 De Architect: Dutch, October 1998
1998 AMC: French, number 78, September 1998
Interviews
2005 Channel 26: Houston Television, January 2005 episode discussing Bill Prices trip to Phuket Thailand to help with reconstruction for areas hit by tsunami
2005 Channel 10: Houston Television, January 2005 episode discussing Bill Prices trip to Phuket Thailand to help with reconstruction for areas hit by tsunami
2005 NPR: National Public Radio, January 2005 episode discussing Bill Prices trip to Phuket Thailand to help with reconstruction for areas hit by tsunami
2005 HGTV: Home and Garden Television, episode DRB-1002 2002 Translucent Concrete.
2001 Next TV: Toronto based TV, Canadian, July 24, 2001, Show# 3-05 Translucent Concrete.
Invited Juror
November 2012 University of Houston Houston, Texas
January 2012 Rice University Houston, Texas
April 2009 Harvard GSD Boston, Massachusetts
October 2001 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pieces of work accepted for Museum study collections
2004 National Building Museum - Washington D.C., United States of America *Price, Bill Pixel chapel commissioned by National Building Museum and placed in museums study collection.
2006 National Building Museum - Washington D.C., United States of America *Price, Bill Pixel panels donated and accepted into the National Building Museums
Patent Pending
2011- Disaster Relief Pallet – Houston, Texas, United States of America *Price, Bill and Zweig, Peter Patent pending for Disaster Relief Pallet.