Hansjoerg Goeritz

Hansjoerg Goeritz is a German-American architect, designer, professor, and author at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Architecture + Design. His practice emphasizes minimalist architecture focusing on place, space, light, and material.

• Education
  • Post-Graduate Studies, The Architectural Association School of Architecture
  • Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur, HAWK Hildesheim
  • Mason Diploma, Innung des Bauhandwerks Niedersachsen [Guild]

His expertise includes contextual design, essential design principles, and hands-on design-and-making approaches. He founded the Hansjörg Göritz Studio GbR in 1986, which operates across Germany and the US.

• Scientific Awards
  • Baukunst award (1996)
  • International Brick Award (2010)
  • Prometheus medalist (2012)
  • Affiliated Fellow to the American Academy in Rome (2013)
  • Kunstpreis Berlin from the Academy of Arts, Berlin

Goeritz integrates teaching and practice, with exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and invitations to speak at institutions like Bauhaus University Weimar. His work spans architectural scales, including the Liechtenstein capitol forum and Hannover Expo 2000 metro station.