Alfredo Brillembourg
Alfredo Brillembourg was born in New York in 1961. He received his Bachelor of Art and Architecture in 1984 and his Master of Science in Architectural Design in 1986 from Columbia University. In 1992, he received a second architecture degree from the Central University of Venezuela and began his independent practice in architecture. In 1993 he founded Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) in Caracas, Venezuela. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Venezuelan Architects and Engineers Association and has been a guest professor at the University Jose Maria Vargas, the University Simon Bolivar and the Central University of Venezuela. Starting in 2007, Brillembourg has been a guest professor at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, where he co-founded the Sustainable Living Urban Model Laboratory (S.L.U.M. Lab) with Hubert Klumpner. He has over 20 years of experience practicing architecture and urban design. Along with Hubert Klumpner, he received the 2010 Ralph Erskine Award, 2011 Gold Holcim Award for Latin America and 2012 Silver Holcim Global Award for their innovation in social and ecological urban design.
Hubert Klumpner
Hubert Klumpner was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1965. He graduated in 1993 from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna in the Master Class of Prof. Hans Hollein. Klumpner worked with Enrique Miralles and Paul Rudolph before receiving a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University in 1995. He has been a member of the German Chamber of Architects since 1997. In 1998 Klumpner joined Alfredo Brillembourg as Director of Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) in Caracas. Starting in 2007, Klumpner became a guest professor at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, where he co-founded the Sustainable Living Urban Model Laboratory (S.L.U.M. Lab). Along with Alfredo Brillembourg, he received the 2010 Ralph Erskine Award, 2011 Gold Holcim Award for Latin America and 2012 Silver Holcim Global Award for their innovation in social and ecological urban design.
Urban-Think Tank
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Teaching and Research
Michael Contento (Design Studio & Seminar Week Coordinator)
contento@arch.ethz.ch
Scott Lloyd (Research & Elective Course Coordinator)
lloyd@arch.ethz.ch
Ilana Millner (Writing Coordinator & Elective Course Coordinator)
millner@arch.ethz.ch
Haris Piplas (Urban Stories Lecture Coordinator & PhD Candidate)
piplas@arch.ethz.ch
Imke Plinta (Graphic Design)
i.plinta@ipcv.net
Lea Ruefenacht (Design Studio & Seminar Week Coordinator)
ruefenacht@arch.ethz.ch
Daniel Schwartz (Multimedia Research & Elective Media Coordinator)
daniel.schwartz@arch.ethz.ch
Lindsey Sherman (Design Studio & Seminar Week Coordinator)
sherman@arch.ethz.ch
Dominik Weber (Student Assistant)
doweber@student.ethz.ch
Hannes Gutberlet (Student Assistant)
hannesg@student.ethz.ch
Administrative Staff
Flavia Reginato
reginato@arch.ethz.ch
