Biography:
1949 Born in Prague
1964 -1968 Studied Furniture Design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Prague
1968 Moved to Germany
1969 Studied Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Hamburg – 1974 Graduation
1973 Studied Philosophy at Technical University in Stuttgart
1977 - 1979 Scientific assistant at the Institute for Industrial Design at the University of Hannover
1979 Doctorate Degree in architecture at the Technical University of Delft
1979 - 1983 Lecturer in design-theory at the University of Essen
1983 Moved to Amsterdam and opened architecture & design studio
1990 - 1998 Appointed as Professor Architecture at the Prague Academy of Applied Arts
Appointed Court Architect in Prague, Czech Republic by President Václav Havel
1998 Appointed as Professor of Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna
2005 Appointed as dean at Architecture department at the Technical University of Liberec

Awards:
1983 Honourable mention for the ‘German Architecture Prize’ for design of Sipkova house, Hamburg
1989 Awarded the Dutch ‘Kho Liang Ie Prize’ for design
1991 Awarded ‘La Croix Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et Lettres’ by the French government
1993 Awarded the ‘Prins Bernhard Fonds Prize’ for Architecture and Applied Arts
2005 Awarded ´Talent De L´Originalite´ - Le Sommet du Luxe et de la Creation

Among other clients Borek Sipek worked for Karl Lagerfeld, Cleto Munari, Dior, Driade, Sawaya & Moroni, Vitra, Swarovski, etc.

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Work is included in the collections of the following museums:

Museum of Modern Art in New York, US; Museum for Decorative Art in Prague, The Czech Republic;
Kunstmuseum in Düsseldorf, Germany; The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Museum for Decorative Art in Lyon and Paris, France; The Corning Museum of Glass in New York, US; The Hague Municipal Museum, The Netherlands; Design Museum in London, United Kingdom; Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Schwitzerland; Denver Art Museum in Denver, US; Národní Museum/National Museum/ in Prague, The Czech Republic; Het Kruithuis in Den Bosch, The Netherlands; Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Spain.

1994 - 2001 Works of various architectural projects:

‘Museum Het Kruithuis’ in Den Bosch, The Netherlands (‘93-‘01); Opera House in Kyoto (‘94); Showroom for ‘Steltman Gallery Amsterdam-New York in Amsterdam (‘94, not executed); Boutique for Karl Lagerfeld, Paris(‘95); Private houses in The Netherlands and Germany (‘93-‘97); 62 apartments for the municipality of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands (‘94-‘96); Shoeshop ‘Shoebaloo’ in Rotterdam (‘95); Façade for departmentstore‘Komatsu’ in Tokyo, Japan (‘96); VIP room and entrance at the Prague Castle (‘96); Competition by invitation for theatre design Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam (’96 not executed); Private villa‘Alwes’, French restaurant; ‘Terminal’ Bar, canal house in Amsterdam; Pedestrians bridge in Prague (‘98); Private villa Lemiers, The Netherlands (‘99); Art Centre ‘Arsenal’ in Prague(’99 - design gallery &Thai/Japanese restaurant); Canal house in Amsterdam (’99); Pavilion for Skoda international automobile exhibition, Hanover (’99); Apartment building Prague (’00); Woon Galerie in Amsterdam (’01); Opera Beirut, architecture idea (´02); MDV house in Soul, Korea (´01-04); The Spanish Hall Cloakroom and Entrance Into Middle Wing Of The Prague Castle (´02); Office building DOHA(30.000m2) in Katar (´03); CSA – VIP salon in Prague airport (´04,´05); Hotel Reflection in Bangkok (´04); Extention of Neruda hotel in Prague (´05, ´06); Lightening in entrance hall in Opera – Beograd (´05); Shu Uemura – project Shu Sanctuary – Spy, Tokyo (´06), Glass ceiling to Hotel in Hiroshima (´06), Spa – Yuyuan Hotel Shanghai (´06, ´07)


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