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Kersten Schmitz

Kersten Schmitz

Dusseldorf & London, GB

 

About 

I am an architect and I am based in Germany and available in London, UK.
Solararchitekt, which I founded, is a firm for progressive architecture.
The firm focuses on building design that integrates well in the built and unbuilt
environment, whilst establishing a bold response to the opportunities and contrains of our times.

Ich bin ein Architekt und und arbeite in Deutschland und London.
Solararchitekt, welches ich gegründet habe, ist eine Firma für progressive Architektur. Der Fokus von Solararchitekt liegt auf der Integration von Bauten in die gebaute und ungebaute Umwelt und einer starken Antwort auf die Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen unserer Zeit.
 

Employment 

University of Wuppertal, Research Associate / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Mar 2023 - current
 

Solararchitekt, Düsseldorf, DE & London, GB, Founding Architect - Gründer

Dec 2009 - current
 

ingenhoven associates, Düsseldorf, DE, Architect

May 2019 - May 2023
 

Allies and Morrison, London, GB, Architect

Nov 2014 - Apr 2019
 

Various Architects in London, London, GB, Architectural Professional

Jun 2008 - Oct 2014
 

Kleihues + Kleihues, Berlin, DE, Architectural Intern

Jun 2003 - Sep 2003
 

Education 

University of Greenwich, London, GB, Architectural Management

Post Graduate Diploma in Architectural Management

Sep 2015 - Apr 2018
 

BHT University of applied Sciences, Berlin, DE, Architecture

Dipl. Ing ( FH ) Architektur ( MArch Equivalent )

Jun 2002 - Feb 2008
 

City College of New York (CCNY), Graduate School

Visiting Scholar at the CCNY Graduate School.

Jul 2005 - Feb 2006
 

Awards 

BDA Preis - Living Lab NRW, Honorable Mention

As part of the Team Living Lab NRW with the Faculty of Architecture, University of Wuppertal.

2024
 

AKNW Membership, Other

Licensed Architect in Germany, State Northrhine Westfalia, AKNW

2019
 

ARB, Other

Licensed Architect in the UK

2018
 

RIBA Membership, Other

Membership in the Royal Institute of British Architects

2018
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills