Atelier Abraha Achermann: In Progress

Since 2010, the studio Atelier Abraha Achermann has been designing buildings and projects that are characterized by their spatial wealth and surprising autonomy. Text in English and German.

Since 2010, the studio Atelier Abraha Achermann has been designing buildings and projects that are characterized by their spatial wealth and surprising autonomy. Structured in different layers of content, this volume is a comprehensive workshop report, offering diverse insight into earlier and later works and processes. The book is a monographic experimental arrangement with which to compile, consider, research and experiment.

Text in English and German.

Daniel Abraha (*1982, dipl. Arch. ETH) studied Architecture at the ETH Zurich from 2002-2007. In 2010 he opened his own practice together with Stephan Achermann, after a study trip in Eastern Africa in 2009. In 2008-2009 he worked as an architect with Buchner Bründler Architekten in Basel. In 2010-2011 he taught architectural design as a teaching assistant with guest lecturers Daniel Buchner and Andreas Bründler at the ETH Zurich. He has been lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Arts (2015-2017). Since 2017 he has been a board member of the Architekturforum Zürich. In 2020, he was admitted as a member of the Federation of Swiss Architects. Stephan Achermann Hess (*1976, dipl. Arch. ETH) completed an apprenticeship and collaborated as a draftsman in Zurich (1994-1998). Between 2002-2007 he studied Architecture at the ETH Zurich, and the Technical University in Delft, The Netherlands. In 2010 he opened his own practice together with Daniel Abraha. Bettween 2008-2009 he worked as an architect with Gabriella Mazza and Daniel Pokora in Zurich, 2004-2005 he completed an internship with Herzog & de Meuron in Basel. He has taught architectural design as a teaching assistant with Prof. Andrea Deplazes at the ETH Zurich (2011-2012). He has been lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Arts (2015-2017). In 2020, he was admitted as a member of the Federation of Swiss Architects.