Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt/East Germany. Trained as Mechanical Engineer. Foundation studies in Civil Engineering at the Technical University Dresden/Germany. Diploma in Architecture from the University of Applied Science in Zwickau/Germany. Worked with architects in Germany and the UK for several years on a variety of building projects and scales. Master of Architecture (dist.) from the Mackintosh School of Architecture/Glasgow School of Art. PG Cert 'Learning & Teaching Art and Design' from the University of the Arts/London. Since 2007 at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, facilitating the learning and teaching of architectural design across all levels. Appointed as Stageleader/Senior Lecturer in 2011. Currently leading the 3rd Year Architecture programme and the Structural Design 3 course. Visiting critic at other European Schools of Architecture Subject interests: place, space, psychology, perception, design, analysis, education