Principal of Bernard Tschumi Architects, which has offices in New York and Paris, Bernard Tschumi was known early in his career as an architectural theorist. Exploring the interface between architecture and 21st-century living, his projects have included commissions for a 125-acre public park in Paris; the Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Arts in Tourcoing, France; the Florida International University School of Architecture in Miami; and the Vacheron Constantin headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Tschumi was one of three international finalists selected by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1997 to design its new expansion. He served as dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University from 1988 to 2003. Tschumi’s work will be included in Cooper-Hewitt’s 2006 National Design Triennial.