Peter Cook - Biography and most relevant influences.
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Peter Cook was founder of the legendary Archigram Group. He is the former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Bartlett and Emeritus Professor at University College London, The Royal Academy of Arts, and the Frankfurt Staedelschule. He participated at our event series in 2018.
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About Peter Cook:
Peter Cook is a Graduate of the Bournemouth College of Art and the Architectural Association in London. He has been a pivotal figure within the architectural world for 50 years. A founder of the Archigram Group, who was jointly awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the RIBA in 2004. In 2007, he received a Knighthood for his services to architecture, in 2011 he was granted an honorary Doctorate of Technology by the University of Lund.

Peter Cook is also a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and a member of the Royal Academy of Arts. He is the former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Bartlett and Emeritus Professor at University College London, The Royal Academy of Arts, and the Frankfurt Staedelschule. Peter Cook was Kenzo Tange Visiting Professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design in 2015. His recent books are ‘Drawing – the motive force of Architecture ‘Peter Cook Architecture Workbook’ and a full catalogue of his work will be published by UCL Press.
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