Professor Tomislav Kovac

Tom Kovac is the Director of the Advanced Architecture stream within the School of Architecture and Design. His work is widely published and exhibited, and includes the honour of being the only Australian architect invited to design a proposal for a new World Trade Centre in New York, USA.

Tom Kovac has taught, lectured and exhibited throughout Europe, Japan and the United States, including at the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition; the Launcher Symposium, NY; The NIA Rotterdam, Netherlands; Aedes, Berlin; and the FRAC Centre in Orleans, France. His work is in the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou and the FRAC Centre in France, and The United States Library of Congress, Washington, USA.

His firm, Tom Kovac Architecture, has collaborated with other architects on projects ranging from the Ikon Tower in San Francisco, to a Hyper Centre in Toulouse, France. Current projects range from experimental conceptions and digital environments to urban planning development.

Awards

• 40 under 40 (RIBA) Royal Institute of British Architects, London UK, 1996

• Finalist Best Interior Design RAIA, Victorian Chapter, 1996

• Finalist Best interior Design RAIA, Victorian Chapter, 1995

• Winner Interior Architecture Award RAIA, 1991

• Winner Louis Poulsen Lighting Design Award, Denmark, 1991

• Finalist National Interior Design Award RAIA, Canberra, 1990

• Winner Interior Architecture Award RAIA, Victorian, 1990

B Arch, M Arch, PhD (candidate) RMIT

Academic Positions

• Lecturer, Architecture & Design, RMIT, 2008

• Studio director, die Angewandte Vienna Austria, 2008

• Visiting Critic, Sci Arc Los Angeles USA, 2008

• Visiting Critic, die Angewandte Vienna Austria, 2007–2008

• Visitng Critic, Columbia University GSAAP, New York USA, 2007

• Adjunct Professor, School of Architecture & Design RMIT, 2004–2007

• Design Lecturer, Architecture, RMIT, 2003–2007

• Visiting Critic, School of Architecture, ETH Zurich Switzerland, 2005–2006

• Guest Lecturer Parametric Seminar, SIAL, RMIT, 2004

• Digital Studio Powerhouse Museum Sydney, 2004

• Visiting Critic, Architectural Association, London, 2003

• Visiting Professor, Ljubljana University, Slovenia, 2001

• Visiting Critic, Architectural Association London UK, 2000–2001

• Visiting Critic, Columbia University GSAAP, New York, 2000

• Visiting Critic, L`ecole de Speciale, Paris, France, 2000

• Design Tutor, Architecture, RMIT, 1992–2002

 Positions and Membership (selected)

• Selection Committee International Piranesi Conference, Ljubljana Slovenia, 2008

• Curatorial Excellence Committee State of Design, Government of Victoria, 2008

• Curator RMIT Student Exhibition 3rd Beijing Architecture Biennale, Beijing China 2008

• Innovation Committee, Design Research Institute, RMIT, 2007

• Jury Member Designboom, Milan Italy, 2006

• Commissioner Australia 2nd Beijing Architecture Biennale, Beijing China, 2006

• Innovation Economy Advisory Board, Government of Victoria 2003–2006

• Curatorial Committee Lab 3000 Digital design Biennale Melbourne Museum,

• Australia, 2004

• Curator Lab.3000 ALESSI Creative Dreams/Manufactured Realities, Melbourne Museum, 2003

• Creative Director Lab 3000, Melbourne, 2002–2004

Exhibitions (selected)

2008
11th Venice Architecture Biennale
3rd Beijing Architecture Biennale ,Beijing China
3rd Seville Art Biennale, Seville Spain
Melbourne Unbuilt, National Design Centre Melbourne
Update 2-Foundation Liedts-Meesen Biennale, Ghent Belgium
Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Australia

2007
Alessi Tea & Coffee Towers, Munster Germany
TwMa Pavilion,Tarrawarra Museum of Modern Art, Australia

2006
2nd Beijing Architecture Biennale, Beijing china
10th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice Italy
1st London Architecture Biennale London UK

2005
Arte Scienza Rome, Italy
iMage, Florence, Italy
ZKM, Algorithmic Revolution, Karlsruhe Germany

2004
Mori Museum Tokyo, Japan
ZKM, Algorithmic Revolution, Karlsruhe Germany
Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Melbourne Masters Architecture, Healesville Australia
Melbourne Museum, Digital Design Biennale Melbourne Australia
Bayeler Foundation Basel Switzerland
1st Beijing Architecture Biennale Beijing China
9th Venice Architecture Biennale Venice Italy
Sir John Soane Museum, Alessi T & CT, London UK
Melbourne Museum, Digital Dreams Manufactured Realities, Melbourne Australia
Powerhouse Museum, Italian Silver, Sydney, Australia
Wexner Arts Museum, Alessi T&CT, Columbus Ohio
Centre Pompidou, Non Standard Architectures, Paris, France