Christoph Kapeller, AIA, was a founding partner of the Norwegian firm, Snøhetta, after being awarded the First Prize in the international competition for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the new library of Alexandria, Egypt in 1989. During the course of the project, Christoph spent 8 years in Egypt overseeing the design and construction of this world renowned $200 million project.

Since his relocation to Los Angeles, his firm has won numerous prizes and awards in international design competitions. Among others, the Aga Khan Award for architecture in 2004, finalist at the Aomori Northern Housing Complex Competition in 2002, Honorable Mention in the Malama Learning Center competition, Hawaii in 2004 and the Urban Habitats competition in Charlottesville in 2005.  

Christoph received his Dipl. Ing. of Architecture in Graz, Austria and his Master of Architecture at the University of Southern California in 1986. In addition to his professional practice, Christoph Kapeller has lectured, written and published a number of critical articles, and is currently a member of the design faculty at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture.