Dipl.-Ing. Petra GRUBER PEEK Projekt - Programm zur Entwicklung und Erschließung der Künste, FWF - Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
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| 1985-1986 | Study pharmacy and botany at the University Vienna |
| 1986 | Start study architecture at the Vienna University of Technology |
| since 1989 | Collaboration with architecture offices: Rüdiger Lainer, Delugan-Meissl, Helmut Richter etc. |
| 1995 | founding of own office "hotpen" |
| 1998-2006 | Guest professorship for CAAD at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| 1999 | Diploma project Pomme d´Ivry, Institute for Building Technology and Design (with distinction) |
| 2000 | Collaboration with office Eichinger oder Knechtl EOK |
| 2000-2008 | University assistant at Department for Design and Building Construction, Vienna University of Technology |
| since 2002 | Teaching of bionik - natural constructions |
| 1:1 Workshops in fabric and light construction, and biomimetic design programs | |
| 2005 | Field trip to Nias, Indonesia, ongoing research project on vernacular architecture in Nias |
| 2006 | Study "Lunar Exploration Architecture - Deployable Structures for a Lunar Base" ESA |
| Organisation of the symposium Traditional Architecture and Art in Nias, Indonesia | |
| Co-organisation and founding member of Austrian Bionik Kompetenznetz, Joanneum Research | |
| 2007 | Research fellow at The Centre for Biomimetics in Reading, UK |
| Founding Member of the society Bionik Austria (federal network of Bionik research and development) | |
| 2008 | Dissertation Biomimetics in Architecture [Architekturbionik] - Architecture of Life and Buildings (with distinction) |
| Participation in workshop Biomimicry Costa Rica | |
| Founding and coordination of TU BIONIK Center of Excellence | |
| Founding of transarch, office for biomimetics and transdisciplinary architecture | |
| 2009 | Workshops and lectures in Biomimetics in Austria, Aserbaidschan and Saudi-Arabia |
| Lectureship at Vienna University of Technology in vernacular architecture | |
| Lectureship at FH Villach in Bionics in Energy Systems | |
| Biomimetics Consultant of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology |
Mitgliedschaften
| TU Center of Excellence for Bionik/Biomimetics | |
| Bionik Austria, board member | |
| Biokon International, working group leader architecture and design | |
| BIONIS network |
Publikationen
| Gruber,P.; Imhof, B.; Häuplik,S.; Özdemir, K.; Jeronimidis, G.; Waclavicek, R.: "Lunar Exploration Architecture - Deployable Structures for a Lunar Base"; Study for Alcatel Alenia Spazio, Italy, 2006 | |
| Gebeshuber, I.C.; Gruber, P.; Drack, M.: A gaze into the crystal ball - biomimetics in the year 2059, Proc. IMechE Part C: J. Mech. Eng. Sci. 223(C12), 50st Anniversary Issue, 2899-2918, 2009 | |
| Gruber, P.: The signs of life in architecture, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 2008, IOP | |
| Gruber, P.: Biomimetics in Architecture PhD Thesis, in press, Springer, 2010 |
Auszeichnungen
| Anerkennungspreis Experimentelle Architektur, 2000 |
