Alexander Tzonis
Alexander Tzonis | |
|---|---|
| Αλέξανδρος Τζώνης | |
Alexander Tzonis | |
| Born | 8 November 1937 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 1 March 2026 (aged 88) |
| Spouse | Liane Lefaivre |
| Academic background | |
| Education | National Technical University of Athens Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Academic, author, architect |
| Institutions | Yale University Harvard University Technical University Delft Tsinghua University |
| Notable ideas | Design creativity, critical regionalism |
Alexander Tzonis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Τζώνης; 8 November 1937 – 1 March 2026) was a Greek-born French architect, author and researcher. He made contributions to architectural theory, history and design cognition, bringing together scientific and humanistic approaches in a synthesis. From 1975, he collaborated in most projects with Liane Lefaivre. In 1985, he founded and directed Design Knowledge Systems (DKS), a multidisciplinary research institute for the study of architectural theory and the development of design thinking tools at TU Delft. Tzonis is known for his work on the classical canon, history of the emergence and development of modern architectural thinking, creative design by analogy, and introducing the idea of critical regionalism.