Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekt*innen
Grubenstrasse 35
8045 Zurich
+41 44 450 80 10
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2023-2025
Visiting Professor at ETH Zurich
2020-2023
Visiting Critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design
2016-2017
Visiting Professor at EPF Lausanne
2015-2016
Visiting Professor at TU München
2011-2014
Head Assistant at ETH Zürich with Professor Adam Caruso
2007-2009
Assistant at ETH Zürich with Visiting Professors Adam Caruso and Peter St John
2007
Formed Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekten
2006-2007
Worked for OMA / Rem Koolhaas, Rotterdam
2004–2006
Worked for Meili, Peter Architekten, Zürich
2002–2004
Worked for Diener & Diener Architekten, Basel
1994-2002
Studied at ETH Zürich and EPF Lausanne
2023-2025
Visiting Professor at ETH Zurich
2020-2023
Visiting Critic at Harvard Graduate School of Design
2016-2017
Visiting Professor at EPF Lausanne
2015-2016
Visiting Professor at TU München
2007-2013
Assistant at ETH Zürich with Professor Peter Märkli and Professor Markus Peter
2007
Formed Lütjens Padmanabhan Architekten
2003-2006
Worked for Diener & Diener Architekten, Basel
2002-2003
Worked for Meili, Peter Architekten, Zürich
2000-2001
Worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York
1998-2000
Assistant at Cornell University Ithaca with Professor Arthur Ovaska and Professor David Lewis
1998-2000
Studied at Cornell University Ithaca
1994-1995
Studied at Università di Roma «La Sapienza»
1992-1998
Studied at RWTH Aachen
- Lorenz Auer
- Yvonne Beerli
- Nils Benedix
- Jonie Benoufa
- Paul Brokmeier
- Julia grosse Darrelmann
- Pauline Delorme
- Elina Düker
- Patrick Hennerici
- Luis Huber
- Konrad Kramer
- Alessio Liambo
- Jonathan Levine
- Andrea Micanovic
- Johanna Roth
- Tobias Vonder Mühll
- Paula Angel
- Matthias Alder
- Emma Ammeter
- Fabiano Andina
- Luca Bazelli
- Franka Bienstein
- Philipp Boenigk
- Betchem Bojadgian
- Laia Bonet
- Gian Luca Costa
- Marine de Dardel
- Leandro Dietz
- Valentina Frei
- Sebastian Gerner
- Sofia Gloor
- Eric Gösswald
- Henrike Heuer
- Natalia Hinz
- Jacob Höppner
- Moritz Hörnle
- Nadine K. Cenoz
- Rabea Kalbermatten
- Hannah Klein
- Nikolas Klumpe
- Jon Levine
- Emma Lindén
- Corinne Lopez
- Rémi Madrona
- Lukas Meyer
- Maggie Musante
- Valentina Pajaziti
- Géraldine Recker
- Charlotte Reith
- Elena Schütz
- Sandra Schlosser
- Florian Summa
- Seraina Thoma
- Stefanie Truttmann
- Salim Umar
- Christian Verasani
- Emmanuelle Vernet
- Muriel Werthebach
- Nora Zeller
- David Zhou
- Leonhard Zumbusch
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2023
- Conversation with Lütjens Padmanabhan, Trans 43
- Interview with Lütjens Padmanabhan: Architektur machen
- On Joy in Architecture, Architecture and Urbanism: No 637: fala
- Sufficiency: Inflection, Vol. 10 Housing
- The Space Machine: Christ & Gantenbein, Projects III
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2022
- À la recherche de la limite inférieur, A+
- House as Animal as House: A Book on making a Petite École
- How and for what does the office use Instagram?: Hochparterre 8/22
- On Bramante Review: drawingmatter.org
- Offene Ordnung: Feine Fassaden, Hochschule Luzern
- Seven Questions: ETH Studio Jan de Vylder
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2021
- A Conversation about Models, Log 50
- Agglomeration, Lila Strauss Agglotypen
- An Interview, image 2021
- Hotel Duca d’Aosta: l’architettura di Milano
- Formstarke Leere: Werk, Bauen und Wohnen
- On and around architecture: Ten conversations
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2020
- Next Year in Yemen: drawingmatter.org
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2019
- Caruso St John, A critical interrogation : El Croquis
- On Michael Graves’ Portland Building: Alternative Histories, Drawing Matter
- Referenz / Freiraum: Architekturpädagogiken: Ein Glossar, Park Books
- Thoughts on Ornament: Casabella 904
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2018
- Drawing of the Week: drawingmatter.org
- Tipp-EX: FAUP Magazine
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2017
- A Day at the Beach: San Rocco 14
- Die Kraft des Fragments - A conversation with François Charbonnet: archithese, Sept-Nov
- Lieb Beach House: Chicago Biennial, Text for the catalogue
- Drawing of the Week: drawingmatter.org
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2016
- Venturis Debüt: Planphase No 5, May
- Jacob’s Ladder House: Building Upon Building, Nai010, March
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2015
- Nach dem Kontext: kuratiert, trans 27, September
- San Rocco Book of Copies, February
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2012
- Venturi’s First: San Rocco 04
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2024
- Bielicky, Tibor. Ehrl, Ellena. Diplomatic Relations: AN Interior No 25
- Koivu, Anniina. Soft Power Architecture: Disegno No 37
- Yeretska, Viktoriya. Komplexität in der Funktionalität: archithese 01
- Abrahams, Tim. House of the Month, Architectural Record 06
- Bächtiger, Marcel. Reiz des Raster, Hochparterre Solaris #09
- Herzog, Andreas. Gestapelte Lofts, Hochparterre 6-7/24
- Tranfa, Federico, Zwhatt apartment building Regensdorf, Casabella #958, June
- Koeberle, Susanne. Architektur leicht gemacht, Das Ideale Heim Nr.7/8
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2023
- Almannai, Reem. Fischer, Florian. Wohnflächenlimit: Die Architekt 01
- Ohashi, Karin. Rossmaier, Lando. Feine Fassaden, Quart Verlag
- Phillips, Matthew. Conversations 1 : Register, Kingston School of Arts
- Gonzales de Canales, Fransisco. The Mannerist Mind, An Architecture of Crisis, Actar
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2021
- Beudoin, Lorraine. Joud, Christophe. Aviolat, Alexandre. Le jeu de la référence: Contextes, le logement contemoraine en situation
- DOMa architecture magazine, 'Therwill Terraced House'
- Farquet, Grégoire. Zwhatt: laboratoire d’architecture et de procédure: espazium
- González de Canales Ruiz, Francisco. El Manierismo y su ahora
- Gratz, Lucia. Haushalten im Speckgürtel: werk, bauen + wohnen, Juni
- Mettler, Daniel. Studer, Daniel. Gebäudehülle Mehrfamilienhaus Herdernstrasse: BUK ETHZ Konstruktion
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2020
- Huschke, Reinhard. Wohnfläche optimal nutzen: dbz 04
- Farquet, Grégoire. Ein Kaleidoskop unter der algerischen Sonne: tec 21
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2019
- Almannai, Reem. Fischer, Florian. Am Waldmeisterweg: Bauwelt 14.12
- Beaumont, Eleanor. Communal Luxury: Architectural Review
- Blunderfield, Matthew. Lütjens, Oliver. Padmanabhan, Thomas. Scaffold Podcast
- Fonseca Lopes, Diogo. Les tonalités du présent: Tracés
- Holland, Charles. Still Got Love for the Streets: e-flux.org
- Penn, Samuel. Lütjens, Oliver. Padmanabhan, Thomas. Accounts
- Petersen, Palle. Bisschen mehr wie Jazz: Hochparterre 5/19
- Wegerhof, Erik. Beziehungsreich: Baumeister 08/19
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2018
- Baganz, Tilla. A conversation with Oliver Lütjens: Architektur und die Welt Podcast, March
- Bielicky, Tibor. Diskursfreudig: archithese, March
- Adam, Hubertus. Wettbewerb Residenz Algier: werk, bauen + wohnen, May
- Zitzelsberger, Max Otto. Fantastische Wesen: Baumeister, September
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2017
- Abrahams, Tim. The Return of History: ICON magazine november
- Aviolat, Alexandre. A l’intérieur - Les espaces domestiques du logement collectif suisse. MFH Waldmeisterweg: PPUR March
- Boudet, Dominique. New Housing in Zurich: Park Books
- Clancy, Andrew. A conversation with Lütjens Padmanabhan: Register Podcast
- Gerber, Andri. Joanelly, Tibor. Lütjens, Oliver. Padmanabhan, Thomas. Proportionen und Wahrnehmung in Architektur und Städtebau: Reimer Verlag Berlin
- Harbusch, Gregor. Wohnen am Schlachthof, Herdernstrasse, baunetz.de, January
- Joanelly, Tibor. Palazzo, Palazzina, MFH Herdernstrasse, Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, February
- Penn, Samuel. Lütjens, Oliver. Padmanabhan, Thomas. Interview, Zürich, December 2016: Accounts, ae foundation, Dundee
- Salzmann, Yann. “What about critical thought within the design studio, Mr. Lütjens, Mr. Padmanabhan?”: trans 31 Kritik, gta Verlag
- Simon, Axel. Kultiviertert Bruch, Herdernstrasse, Hochparterre, January
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2016
- Strange, Hugh. Herdernstrasse apartments, Building Design, October
- Strange, Hugh. talks to Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan, Building Design, October
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2015
- Multerer, Sebastian. Interview with Lütjens Padmanabhan, Munich Architecture Program 12, December
- Strange, Hugh. Apartment building, Binningen, Building Design, August
- Joanelly, Tibor. Neue Deutschschweizer Realismen, werk, bauen + wohnen, June
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2014
- Simon, Axel. Bildersturm, Mehrfamilienhaus Binningen, Hochparterre, November
- Woodman, Ellis. Five Fold, Binningen Apartment Building, Architectural Review, October
- Fischer, Florian. Learning from Venturi, Mehrfamilienhaus Binningen, Baumeister, October
- Joanelly, Tibor. Im Spiegelkabinett. Mehrfamilienhaus Binningen, Werk, Bauen + Wohnen, April
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2012
- Wainwright, Oliver. Apartment Building Binningen, Building Design, n°2009, April
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2011
- Wainwright, Oliver. Double Edge, Doppelhaus in Rüschlikon, Building Design, n°1967, May
- Adam, Hubertus. Eklektizismus in bester Formulierung, Doppelhaus Rüschlikon, Archithese Swiss Performance
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2024
- Begin Again. Fail Better, Kuntsmuseum Olten, Olten
- Wettbewerbe Architektur und Landschaft Stadt und Kanton Zürich 2022 – 2024, ZAZ Bellerive, Zürich
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2023
- Hollein Calling, Architekturzentrum Wien, Vienna
- Der zweibeinige Stuhl, Galerie Mark Müller, Zurich
- What if - unbuilt architecture in Switzerland, S AM Swiss architecture Museum, Basel
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2022
- Venice Studio Melbourne #5, Sant’Elena, Venice
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2021
- Le Concours Suisse, une culture de l’architecture, La Rasude, Lausanne
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2020
- XXX die III. – correspondances, Galerie Mark Müller, Zurich
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2019
- The Poetics of Reason, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Lisbon
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2017
- Make New History, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago
- A Minor Architecture, Espacio Valverde, Madrid
- Schweizweit, Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel
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2016
- Lisboa Parallela, Carthe Magazine, Architecture Triennale, Lisbon
- Schweizweit, Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel
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2015
- Book for Architects, gta ETH Exhibitions, Zurich
- San Rocco: Book of Copies, Architketurforum, Zurich
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2014
- Die Besten 2014, Nomination Apartment Building Binningen, Hochparterre, Zurich
- Young Swiss Public, Cass School of Architecture, London Metropolitan University, London
- AIRBNB Pavillion, Venice
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2013
- San Rocco: Book of Copies, AA Gallery Architectural Association, London
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2012
- Rooms and Views (in collaboration with Walter Mair), San Rocco Collaborations, Architecture Biennale, Venice
- San Rocco: Books of Copies, FAT’s Museum of copying, Architecture Biennale , Venice
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2010
- Langstrasse verlängern!, Architekturforum, Zurich
- - 2024 Swiss Arc Award, Längsbau Zwhatt, shortlisted
- - 2019 Architekturpreis Kanton Zürich, Wohnhaus Waldmeisterweg, Zurich
- - 2019 Hochparterre, Die Besten 2019, shortlisted
- - 2018 Guter Bauten Award, Kantons Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt, shortlisted
- - 2014 Hochparterre, Die Besten 2014, shortlisted
- Grafic design: Moiré
- Development: No Plans
- Photography Kanzleistrasse, Stuttgart: Max Creasy
- Photography Therwil: Stefano Graziani
- Photography Waldmeisterweg: Hélène Binet
- Photography Binningen, Herdernstrasse, Rüschlikon, Portrait: Walter Mair
- Photography Algiers, Zwhatt: Philip Heckhausen
- Visualisation Effretikon, Göbli, Hirzenbach, Schärenmoostrasse, Unterfeld, Volta, Wechselwiesenstrasse: in collaboration with Nora Walter