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| name = Sebastian Behmann
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| birth_date = 7 October 1969
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| birth_place = [[Hannover]], [[Germany]]
| nationality = German
| known_for = [[Installation art]]
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'''Sebastian Behmann''' (born 7 October 1969, in [[Hannover]], [[Germany]]) is a German architect and the long-time collaborator of Danish-Icelandic artist [[Olafur Eliasson]]. Behmann heads the department of design at [[Studio Olafur Eliasson]] and is the co-founder of [[Studio Other Spaces]], an office for architecture and art that Eliasson and Behmann established in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ribaj.com/culture/sebastian-behmann-architect-to-olafur-eliasson-sos-culture-profile|title=Eliasson’s long-time collaborator|website=ribaj.com}}</ref> .

== Education and career ==
Behmann studied architecture at [[TU Dresden]].

Behmann began collaborating with Eliasson in [[2001]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/donum-estate-wine-tasting-pavilion-studio-other-spaces-california-usa
|title=Donum Estate’s wine-tasting pavilion by Studio Other Spaces celebrates its land|website=wallpaper.com}}</ref>. Together, the two have designed numerous architectural works. These include pavilions, installations, international exhibitions, and Fjordenhus<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/896091/fjordenhus-studio-olafur-eliasson-plus-sebastian-behmann|title=Fjordenhus / Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann with Studio Olafur Eliasson|website=rchdaily.com}}</ref> (2009–18) in [[Vejle]], [[Denmark]], the first major building designed entirely by the architectural team at Studio Olafur Eliasson.

Behmann was the responsible architect for the façade design (24) of the Harpa – [[Harpa (concert hall)|Harpa – Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre]] (recipient of the 2013 [[European_Union_Prize_for_Contemporary_Architecture|Mies van der Rohe Award]]), whose shimmering glass façades were developed by Studio Olafur Eliasson in collaboration with [[Henning Larsen Architects]].

Other architectural projects by Eliasson, for which Behmann was responsible, include [[Circle_Bridge|Cirkelbroen]] ([[2015]]) in [[Copenhagen]]; Your rainbow panorama ([[2011]]), for ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum; [[Serpentine_Galleries|Serpentine Gallery]] Pavilion 2007 in [[London]] (with [[Kjetil Trædal Thorsen|Kjetil Thorsen]]); and The blind pavilion ([[2003]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Blind-Pavilion|title=The Blind Pavilion. Art installation by Eliasson|website=britannica.com}}</ref> , the Danish Pavilion at the 50th [[Venice Biennale]].

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