Marcio Kogan

Marcio Kogan (born March 6, 1952, São Paulo) is a Brazilian architect and filmmaker best known for his work on private homes and retail design. The son of engineer Aron Kogan (1924–1961), a designer and contractor of several major skyscrapers of 1950s–1960s São Paulo such as Edificio São Vito and Edificio Mirante do Vale, he graduated from the Mackenzie Presbyterian University School of Architecture and Urbanism in 1976. Kogan's early career was split between cinema and architecture, usually in partnership with former Mackenzie classmate Isay Weinfeld. In 1988, the duo produced the feature film ''Fire and Passion'', and, between 1995 and 2004, did 5 exhibitions together about architecture and humor.

In 2001, Kogan's practice changed its name to Studio MK27 and has since gained greater international projection, with projects in Peru, Uruguay, Chile, the United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, India, Israel, and Indonesia. Its portfolio also includes interiors, product design, and furniture design. In 2012, Studio MK27 was selected to represent Brazil at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, exhibiting at the national pavilion curated by Lauro Cavalcanti, alongside an installation by Lúcio Costa.

Kogan's projects are characterized by their high level of detail, formal simplicity, strong relations between inside and outside, focus on thermal comfort through passive sustainability, use of pure volumes, and the application of traditional elements such as mashrabiyas, as well as by functional internal plans. He favors the use of raw materials such as wood, concrete, and stone. Nearly all of his designs include references to Brazilian modern architecture, of which Kogan has long declared himself a great fan.

In 2011, Kogan was named an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). In 2013, ''New York Times'' critic Paul Goldberger cited Kogan as one of the main references of Brazilian contemporary architecture.

Kogan is a faculty member at Escola da Cidade and the Polytechnic University of Milan. His son, Gabriel Kogan, is also an architect and architecture critic. Provided by Wikipedia