ALEXANDER SCHWARZ | DE

Following an education in violin making, Alexander Schwarz studied architecture in Zurich and Stuttgart, where he was taught by David Chipperfield. He joined David Chipperfield Architects in 1996, working initially in London and since 1998 in Berlin. In 2002 he became an Associate. As a Design director, he has been responsible for the design of numerous projects and competitions, including the Neues Museum and the New Entrance Building in Berlin, as well as the Museum Folkwang in Essen. In the case of the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach and the gallery building Am Kupfergraben 10 in Berlin, he was also the Project architect. Since 2006, he is one of the Managing directors of David Chipperfield Architects in Berlin.
QUALIFICATIONS
2007 Member of the Chamber of Architects Berlin, Germany
1995—1996 Studies in Architecture, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Germany
1993—1994 Studies in Architecture, Eidgenössische Tech- nische hochschule Zürich, Switzerland
1991—2001 Studies in Architecture, universität Stuttgart, Germany
1987—1991 Education in Violin Making, Mittenwald, Germany and La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland

 SELECTED PROJECTS — DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS, LONDON, BERLIN
Neues Museum, Museum Island Berlin, Germany; New Entrance Building – James Simon Gallery, Museum Island Berlin, Germany; Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar, Germany; Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany; Laboratory Building, Basel, Switzerland; Gallery Building Am Kupfergraben 10, Berlin, Germany; Naga Museum, Naga, Sudan; San Michele Cemetery, Venice, Italy
FURTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor at the Münster School of Architecture, Germany; Visiting Professor at the Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Germany

 

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