Colin Fournier, Co-Founder of Archigram, Passes Away at 79

British architect and planner Colin Fournier, co-founder of conceptual architecture studio Archigram and Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bartlett School of Architecture, has passed away at the age of 79. Fournier was best known for his co-design of the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, also known as the "Friendly Alien." This project, completed together with Sir Peter Cook, is celebrated as one of the most distinctive cultural landmarks of its time. For his contributions to this work, Fournier was awarded Austria's Goldener Ehrenzeichen medal in 2005, a recognition of his impact on the architectural landscape.

Colin Fournier, Co-Founder of Archigram, Passes Away at 79
Colin Fournier, In 2023, at the 20th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Kunsthaus . Image © Kunsthaus Graz / J.J. Kucek, under policy of Fair Use Colin Fournier, In 2023, at the 20th anniversary celebration of the opening of the Kunsthaus . Image © Kunsthaus Graz / J.J. Kucek, under policy of Fair Use

British architect and planner Colin Fournier, co-founder of conceptual architecture studio Archigram and Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at the Bartlett School of Architecture, has passed away at the age of 79. Fournier was best known for his co-design of the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, also known as the "Friendly Alien." This project, completed together with Sir Peter Cook, is celebrated as one of the most distinctive cultural landmarks of its time. For his contributions to this work, Fournier was awarded Austria's Goldener Ehrenzeichen medal in 2005, a recognition of his impact on the architectural landscape.

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