Bobby Fogel
Belgian architect
Bobby Fogel (born Betsalel Hillel Fogel, 21 May 1974) is a Belgian architect, founder, and creative partner of Antwerp-based architecture firm BF Architecture.
Biography
Bobby Fogel was born in Elsene, Brussels in 1974.
From 1993 to 2000, he completed his studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB; 'Free University of Brussels'), where he earned a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Science Engineering of Architecture.
In 1995 Fogel Started his career as an intern at Rem Koolhaas’ Architecture firm OMA in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In 1999, he assisted as an intern at the Oscar Niemeyer Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He undertook an internship at Eisenman Architects in New York from 2000 to 2001. In 2001, he served as an advisor architect at Richard Meier & Partners Architects in New York. From 2002 to 2007, Fogel assumed the role of a junior architect at Montois Partners Architects in Brussels, Belgium.
Fogel founded BF Architecture in 2008.
His architecture is distinguished by implementing the Genius Loci resulting in an “architecture parlante”.
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