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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
  • Lilo Nöske
  • Johanna Roth
  • Emanuela Rusak
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    • Next Year in Yemen: drawingmatter.org
  • 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
  • 2018
    • Drawing of the Week: drawingmatter.org
    • Tipp-EX: FAUP Magazine
  • 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
  • 2016
    • Venturis Debüt: Planphase No 5, May
    • Jacob’s Ladder House: Building Upon Building, Nai010, March
  • 2015
    • Nach dem Kontext: kuratiert, trans 27, September
    • San Rocco Book of Copies, February
  • 2012
    • Venturi’s First: San Rocco 04

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    • Huschke, Reinhard. Wohnfläche optimal nutzen: dbz 04
    • Farquet, Grégoire. Ein Kaleidoskop unter der algerischen Sonne: tec 21
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2016
    • Strange, Hugh. Herdernstrasse apartments, Building Design, October
    • Strange, Hugh. talks to Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan, Building Design, October
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2012
    • Wainwright, Oliver. Apartment Building Binningen, Building Design, n°2009, April
  • 2011
    • Wainwright, Oliver. Double Edge, Doppelhaus in Rüschlikon, Building Design, n°1967, May
    • Adam, Hubertus. Eklektizismus in bester Formulierung, Doppelhaus Rüschlikon, Archithese Swiss Performance

  • 2024
    • Begin Again. Fail Better, Kuntsmuseum Olten, Olten
    • Wettbewerbe Architektur und Landschaft Stadt und Kanton Zürich 2022 – 2024, ZAZ Bellerive, Zürich
  • 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
  • 2022
    • Venice Studio Melbourne #5, Sant’Elena, Venice
  • 2021
    • Le Concours Suisse, une culture de l’architecture, La Rasude, Lausanne
  • 2020
    • XXX die III. – correspondances, Galerie Mark Müller, Zurich
  • 2019
    • The Poetics of Reason, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Lisbon
  • 2017
    • Make New History, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago
    • A Minor Architecture, Espacio Valverde, Madrid
    • Schweizweit, Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel
  • 2016
    • Lisboa Parallela, Carthe Magazine, Architecture Triennale, Lisbon
    • Schweizweit, Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel
  • 2015
    • Book for Architects, gta ETH Exhibitions, Zurich
    • San Rocco: Book of Copies, Architketurforum, Zurich
  • 2014
    • Die Besten 2014, Nomination Apartment Building Binningen, Hochparterre, Zurich
    • Young Swiss Public, Cass School of Architecture, London Metropolitan University, London
    • AIRBNB Pavillion, Venice
  • 2013
    • San Rocco: Book of Copies, AA Gallery Architectural Association, London
  • 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
  • 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