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Esrawe (AIT 10 | 2017)

Esrawe (AIT 10 | 2017)

Mexico City will be the World Design Capital in 2018. For the duration of a year, lectures, events and exhibitions in the Mexican capital will focus on sustainable industrial design. Jan Müller is already on site. Since May 2015, the graduate from TU Braunschweig has been working in the studio of the industrial designer Héctor Esrawe. For approximately 25 years, Esrawe has successfully been implementing concepts for interior design and furniture. Jan Müller offers us a glimpse into Esrawe’s office and the metropolis of Mexico City.
Schenker Salvi Weber (AIT 03 | 2017)

Schenker Salvi Weber (AIT 03 | 2017)

Schenker Salvi Weber – founded in 2009 – is a still young, highly ambitious architectural office. In their branches in Vienna and Bern, Andres Schenker, Michael Salvi and Thomas Weber have in the meanwhile more than 25 employees. In 2013, Martin Maidl, at the time a student of architecture at TU Dresden, applied for a traineeship at Schenker Salvi Weber. This internship resulted in a job as a freelance collaborator and a change of universities to TU Wien.
White Arkitekter (AIT 3.2021)

White Arkitekter (AIT 3.2021)

The opportunity for stays abroad is probably never greater than during while one is studying. For six months, Dominik Stoschek has been working as a trainee at White Arkitekter in Stockholm. For the readers of AIT, he looks back with refreshing openness on his instructive time in this extraordinary office, on Stockholm and on Sweden. In September 2020, he went on to the renowned Delft University of Technology to there gain his Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences.
EMBT (AIT 12.2024)

EMBT (AIT 12.2024)

Adventurous, colourful, cheerful, poetic, always surprising, exciting in terms of materials and spatial experience... These are the attributes that can be used to describe the projects realized by Benedetta Tagliabue – EMBT, most of which are public. In April, Lisa Blessing completed her six-month internship in this exciting architectural office, in October she earned her Master of Science in Architecture at KIT. In this interview she explains what it was like in Barcelona, what she learned in the office and what she was able to contribute.
3XN (AIT 10.2024)

3XN (AIT 10.2024)

Great office, great architecture, great city! Kira Ermantraut benefitted from her internship at 3XN in Copenhagen in more ways than one, gaining invaluable experience. What began as a three-month internship turned into nearly a year. In this interview, the TU Berlin master’s student shares what she learned, what fascinated her, and what it takes to work at 3XN. She also discusses the work and living culture in Copenhagen, which is often described to be exemplary.
Chybik + Kristof (AIT 7/8.2024)

Chybik + Kristof (AIT 7/8.2024)

Ondrej Chybik and Michal Kristof – both not even 40 years old – are protagonists of a new generation of Czech architects. The duo has been making a name for themselves since 2010 with buildings that are particularly strong in design, memorable and tailored to the building task and context. Chybik + Kristof employ more than 60 people. One of them was Meike Hagemann. During her bachelor’s degree at the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie she was able to complete an internship in Prague, and we wanted to know what it was like.
Berger + Parkinnen (AIT 4.2024)

Berger + Parkinnen (AIT 4.2024)

office experience at UTA Architekten und Stadtplaner in Stuttgart, at Löffler Schmeling Architekten and Snow Landschaftsarchitekten in Karlsruhe, at bogevischs buero in Munich and at Riegler Riewe in Graz. Since 2021, the student, born in the Netherlands and raised in Nürtingen near Stuttgart, was employed by Berger+Parkkinen in Vienna while studying for his master’s degree. In this interview, he reveals what he is learning in this office and what he appreciates.
Matteo Thun (AIT 10.2023)

Matteo Thun (AIT 10.2023)

Leonie Winkler has studied Interior Design at the Istituto Marangoni located in Milan. Born in Munich, she started her first job as a junior designer immediately after completing her internship at Matteo Thun & Partners in Milan. In this interview, Leonie reveals how the renowned office for architecture, interior design, productand brand design is structured, which of the office’s projects and design objects impressed her the most and what she learned in the Interior Design Styling Team which is led by Susanne Thun.
Franz&Sue (AIT 6.2023)

Franz&Sue (AIT 6.2023)

The Viennese architectural firm Franz&Sue has won numerous competitions and is particularly active in the field of public buildings. In the AIT 5.2023 issue, we had presented the Montanuniversität study centre in Leoben in Styria. Julia Hottenbacher took up her first post as an architect in this still young, successful office. You are invited to read in this interview how this feels, what she is learning on the job, what she gets to be part while enjoying the quality of life Vienna has to offer.
Pedevilla (AIT 1/2.2023)

Pedevilla (AIT 1/2.2023)

Contemporary, durable, expressive architecture with a regional reference to South Tyrol — that is the strength of pedevilla architekten. Their radical reduction allows the quintessence of their projects to unfold. Michael Rollmann worked at the Bruneck office after completing his Bachelor of Arts at HfT Stuttgart. He reports on the experience he gained with the Pedevilla brothers. Since October 2020, he has been continuing his architectural studies at the TU Wien. In parallel, he is responsible for the office’s press relations.
Neutelings Riedijk (AIT 11.2022)

Neutelings Riedijk (AIT 11.2022)

She came to stay: When, in 2004, Julia Söffing completed a traineeship at Neutelings Riedijk Architects (NRA) in Rotterdam, she could not yet have known that it would eventually develop into an extremely long-term, constant working relationship. The, meanwhile, experienced Senior Architect, photo- and model-making specialist explains in her interview with AIT how the Rotterdam architectural office has developed during the approximately two decades and why it is still exciting to be working there.
bergmeisterwolf (AIT 9.2022)

bergmeisterwolf (AIT 9.2022)

“You should not build in a place, you should build the place” – this is probably the best-known quote from the office bergmeisterwolf. Christian Kellner experienced this approach during his internship as part of his interior architecture studies. Currently, the scholar of the AIT scholarship of the Sto Foundation, who gained a great deal of experience abroad during his stays in France, Greece, Japan and Canada, is studying architecture at TU Vienna. He looks back fondly on his time with Gerd Bergmeister and Michaela Wolf.
Heatherwick (AIT 6.2022)

Heatherwick (AIT 6.2022)

Fabian Hübner has been working at Heatherwick Studio since April 2018. At home and abroad, the London Studio covers an enormous spectrum of projects. Social and urban-development aspects, sustainability and biophilic design have great importance. Each and every project is re-thought. The 37-year-old German architect is proud to be part of this office culture. In addition, he enjoys the openness and the tolerance of the British people and the immense contemporary cultural offerings in Great Britain’s capital.
Barnardo Bader (AIT 3.2022)

Barnardo Bader (AIT 3.2022)

Building culture, tradition, respect, region, craftsmanship, material and structure are concepts repeatedly mentioned in connection with Bernardo Bader’s architecture. Philipp Schmider, architecture student at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), benefited from the time between Bachelor and Master degree to complete a six-months internship in the small but fine, repeatedly awarded Bregenz architectural office. Philipp’s conclusion: “I can definitely recommend the office.” You can read here why this is the case.
Herzog & De Meuron (AIT 1/2.2022)

Herzog & De Meuron (AIT 1/2.2022)

As a global player, the Herzog & de Meuron architectural office – founded by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron in Basel in 1978 – has long been one of the most influential offices of the international architecture scene. Still prior to the corona pandemic, the Berlin native Camille Gbaguidi had completed a 15-month traineeship at the Basel home base. This is where all the national and international projects have their beginning. This interview reflects what she has been able to learn, experience and discover there.
Innauer Matt (AIT9.2021)

Innauer Matt (AIT9.2021)

Wood has always been part of David Stanzel’s life. As the offspring of a carpenter family, Stanzel, born in Bavaria, always had a special relationship to craftsmanship. And where do architecture and wooden construction go better together than in the Vorarlberg region? The student at TU Munich did a one-year internship at the repeatedly rewarded, still young office of Innauer Matt Architekten in Bezau. In the Bregenzerwald, the 27-year-old found the ideal combination of professional passion and mountain sports.
Hassell (AIT 12.2020)

Hassell (AIT 12.2020)

Hassell is one of Australia's major architectural firms with offices in Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA. The overarching aim of the offices is to create "the best places in the world, places that people love" — across the whole spectrum ranging from architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning to interior design. Felix Oefelein worked with Hassell in Perth for nine years, first as an intern, then as an associate. Back in Berlin, he looks back on these instructive and formative professional years for us.
C.F. MØLLER (AIT 11.2020)

C.F. MØLLER (AIT 11.2020)

The office which had been founded by C.F. Møller in Aarhus in 1924 has developed into one of the major Danish architectural offices with national and international branches. A total of 300 employees are working in the seven offices located in Aarhus, Aalborg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, London and Berlin. Anja Große-Berkenbusch completed a traineeship in the Copenhagen branch. Together with her, we look back on her experiences with the office, the Danish capital as such as well as the Nordic mentality.
Armando Ruinelli (AIT 9.2020)

Armando Ruinelli (AIT 9.2020)

Many young architects and students of architecture are attracted to major architectural offices in Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva. Lisa Seefried decided in favour of Armando Ruinelli Associati and Soglio, a tranquil village in the Bregaglia region. She had made the acquaintance of Ruinelli at a lecture at Hochschule Biberach. His projects, his personality and the special place “touched a nerve”. She applied with a letter, sealed her internship with a handshake and started it in summer 2019. She looks back enthusiastically!
Buchner Bründler (AIT 6.2020)

Buchner Bründler (AIT 6.2020)

With the former Nuglar distillery warehouse (AIT 7/8.2019) and Casa Mosogno (AIT 3.2020), AIT recently reported on two outstanding residences and conversions by Buchner Bründler Architekten. After her bachelor’s degree, Charlotte Schwartz, a student of architecture at Leibniz Universität in Hanover, gained experience in the office of Daniel Buchner and Andreas Bründler in Basel for one year. With great enthusiasm! Meanwhile, Charlotte is continuing her studies in Hanover and hopes to go back to Switzerland ...
Koko Architects (AIT 11 | 2019)

Koko Architects (AIT 11 | 2019)

It happened almost 20 years ago: Koko Architects became self-employed when they were commissioned for designing the Estonian pavilion at EXPO 2000 in Hanover. In the meantime, the office has approximately 35 employees and a multi-layered portfolio containing remarkable projects of conversion and new buildings. The quality of the projects as well as her own German-Estonian roots caused Imbi Leitaru, a student of architecture at RWTH Aachen Univesity, to complete an internship at Koko Architects.
Studio Fuksas (AIT 01/02 | 2019)

Studio Fuksas (AIT 01/02 | 2019)

Whenever the name Studio Fuksas is mentioned, striking major international projects pop up in the mind’s eye: Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, the Georges Frêche school of hotel management in Montpellier, the new Milan exhibition grounds or the Tbilisi Public Service Hall in Georgia. Hardly any other Italian architectural office is as international as Fuksas. Julius Lutterbüse recently did an internship at the head office in Rome. In AIT, the architecture student at Stuttgart University tells about how work is done there.
Coop Himmelb(l)au (AIT 12 | 2018)

Coop Himmelb(l)au (AIT 12 | 2018)

“When we talk about black panthers, other people think of predators. But we of the untamed dangerous nature of architecture. When we talk about jumping whales, others think of dinosaurs. But we about the flying of 30 tons in weight …” The visions of Coop Himmelb(l)au take shape and become manifest in unconventional major projects such as the Musée des Confluences in Lyon. This year, the non-conformist Viennese architectural office turned 50! Marco Feil completed an internship there.
Atelier Pro (AIT 10 | 2018)

Atelier Pro (AIT 10 | 2018)

Non-bureaucratic, open, citizen-centred and service-oriented: We had presented the town hall in Deventer in the Netherlands in AIT 12/2016. In this project, “public” was thought-about in a new way. The planners from Atelier Pro had been in charge of the remarkable concept of interior design. Hannah Wehrle, who recently completed a traineeship there, can readily confirm the commitment of the The Hague architects to the public-social sector. She was allowed to work on numerous projects – the ones shown here and others as well.
Kubota & Bachmann (AIT 06 | 2018)

Kubota & Bachmann (AIT 06 | 2018)

Kubota & Bachmann Architects – that means Toshihiro Kubota, Yves Bachmann and Francisco Martinez. A Japanese, a Swiss and a Spaniard. Before going freelance, they worked in extremely renowned international offices – at Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban and OMA. In 2011, Toshihiro Kubota and Yves Bachmann founded their joint studio in Paris; one year later, Francisco Martinez joined them. Marie Menninger, architecture student at TU Dresden, completed an internship in this office.
pool Architekten (AIT 12 | 2017)

pool Architekten (AIT 12 | 2017)

pool Architekten in Zurich stand for more than 30 years of competition-, architectural-, office- and discussion culture. The architectural office founded and headed by eight partners covers a broad spectrum of construction tasks. Michael Riker, a graduate from Stuttgart University, has been working at pool Architekten for three years now. Previously, he had used a traineeship to become convinced that this Zurich office was exactly the right place for him to start his professional career.
Matteo Thun & Partners (AIT 12 | 2016)

Matteo Thun & Partners (AIT 12 | 2016)

During his architectural studies at Munich technical university, Felix Constantin Graf completed an internship at Matteo Thun & Partners in Milan. This not only took the native of Bavaria to one of the most renowned offices of architecture, interior design and design in Italy but also to one of the design strongholds of Europe. In Matteo Thun’s office, he learned to appreciate working across the disciplines, above all with the example of an important healthcare project.
MVRDV (AIT 10 | 2016)

MVRDV (AIT 10 | 2016)

Already during adolescence, Jonathan Schuster came into contact with MVRDV. The Dutch pavilion for EXPO 2000 in Hanover had very much impressed the native of Luneburg. At that moment, he could not yet imagine that he would be working for exactly this architecture office sometime in the future and would completely identify himself with it. There are good reasons for this: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries do not only convince with strong designs but also with an extremely user- and contextspecific kind of architecture.