Shahram Agaajani
Architect | Founding Partner
About:
Born in 1976 in Tabriz, Iran
Academic Background:
Institut Supérieur d'Architecture de la Communauté Française-La Cambre, Brussels 1996-01
Thesis: La Casa Malaparte; Architecture without architect?
Graduated in Architecture magna cum laude in October 2001
Professional Background:
AVA, Brussels, conception & competition. 1998-01
ADS, Brussels, conception & competition. 2000-01
H&V, Aristide Gambucci, independent architect. 2001-02
Associate architect at Metaform Architects, 2002-
Jury member on the Final Board Unit 25 at La Cambre, 2006-09
Lecturer, CEPA, 2007-09
Member of the Executive committee of the Foundation of Architecture, 2008-09
Editor-in-chief of the "Carnet d’opinions", 2008
Member of board of trustees of the Foundation of Architecture, 2010
Co-founding and Partner at METAFORM Architects, Middle East,2017
Languages:
Farsi, French, German, English, Luxembourgish
Christelle Chevalier
Office Manager
About:
Born in 1984 in Mont St. Martin, France
Academic Background:
Secretary Roodt sur Syre, 2009-10
Metaform Architects, 2012-
Languages:
French, English
Thierry Cruchten
Architect | Founding Partner
About:
Born in 1975 in Pétange, Luxembourg
Academic Background:
Institut Supérieur d'Architecture de la Communauté Française-La Cambre, Brussels, 1996-02
Thesis: "Repenser l'habitation" (Reconsidering the dwelling) June 2002
Graduated in Architecture magna cum laude in July 2002
Professional Background:
2003-20xx Co-founding and Partner at METAFORM Architects, Luxembourg
2008 Member of board of trustees at l’Ordre des Architectes (OAI),
2017 Co-founding and Partner at METAFORM Architects, Middle East
Languages:
Luxembourgish, French, German, English
Beate Selzer
Associate Architect
About:
Born in 1980 in Elbing, Poland
Academic Background:
Technische Universität Kaiseslautern 2000-06
Professional Background:
Paczowski & Fritsch architectes, Luxembourg, 2006-08
Metaform Architects, 2009-
Languages:
Polish, German, French, English
Matthieu Ristic
Associate Architect | Head of Architectural Design
About:
Born in 1982 in Woippy, France
Academic Background:
Ecole de Condé Nancy, BTS Space Design, 2003-06
Master in Global Design. Option: Glass design architecture
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture, Nancy, 2006-10
Professional Background:
Metaform Architects, 2010-
Languages:
French, English
Nuria Quiroga
Associate Architect | Certified Building Expert
About:
Born in 1977 in Brussels, Belgium
Academic Background:
Institut Supérieur d'Architecture de la Communauté Française-La Cambre, Brussels 1996-01
Professional Background:
Marc Corbiau, Brussels, 2002-08
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2008-
Languages:
Spanish, French
Yves Schlesser
Associate Architect
About:
Born in 1976 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Academic Background:
RWTH Aachen 1996 - 02
Professional Background:
Busmann Haberer, Cologne, conception & concours 2002-03
Oliver Schrott kommunikation, Cologne, conception 2003-07
Metaform Architects, 2007-
Languages:
Luxembourgish, German, French, English
Maria Polgart
Associate Architect
About:
Born in 1981, Hachenburg, Germany
Academic Background:
Trier University of Applied Sciences, Trier, Germany, graduated in 2005
Professional Background:
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2006-
Languages:
German, French, English
Ljiljana Vidovic
Associate Architect | Head of Conceptual Design
About:
Born in 1987 in Ruma, Serbia
Academic Background:
Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade, 2006-12
La Sapienza - Università di Roma, Italy, 2010-11
Professional Background:
Atelier Marko Brajovic, Sao Paolo, Brazil 2011, intern
Arrebita, Porto, Portugal 2012
Metaform Architects, 2013-
Languages:
English, Serbian, Italian, French
Luna Wayne
About:
Born in 2010 in Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Academic Background:
Graduated mentalist
Professional Background:
Member of the Committee of vacuum cleaners on legs www.bully-wf.de
Languages:
Orthophonation, logopedics, phonetics
Oliver Vess
Architect | Senior Associate
About:
Born in 1973 in Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Academic Background:
Hochschule Trier, 1995-2002
Professional Background:
steinmetzdemeyer, Luxembourg, 2002-03
m3 architectes, Luxembourg, 2003-06
michel petit, Luxembourg, 2006-14
Metaform Architects, 2014-
Languages:
German, French, English
Marion Coda
Office Manager
About:
Born in 1987 in Villerupt, France
Academic Background:
Luxembourg School of Commerce, Luxembourg, Gestion en Ressources Humaines, 2015
Lycée Robert Schuman, Metz, BTS Assistante de gestion PME-PMI, 2008-2009
Professional Background:
Secretary, Lux Auto 54, Longwy, 2014-2015
Professeur d’économie-gestion, Rectorat Nancy-Metz, 2010-2013
Metaform Architects, 2015-
Languages:
French, English
Andrei Clontea
Architect
About:
Born in 1984, Bucarest, Romania
Academic Background:
Spiru Haret University, Bucarest 2006–12
Professional Background:
Polaris Architects, Luxembourg 2011
ShiftSpace Studio, Bucarest 2013
Tetra Kayser, Luxembourg, 2014-15
Metaform Architects, 2015-
Languages:
Romanian, English, French, German
Andi Vigani
Associate | Algorithmic Design Expert
About:
Born in 1989 in Shkodër, Albania
Academic Background:
Building Engineering - Politecnico di Milano, 2008-2012
Emergent technologies INARCH, Rome, 2013-2014
Professional Background:
Poeckes, Luxembourg, 2010
VGA & Partners, Milano, 2011-2012
FMAU, La Rochelle, 2012
L22, Milano, 2013-2014
Groupe Guy Rollinger, Luxembourg, 2014-2015
Metaform Architects, 2015-
Languages:
Albanian, English, French, Italian
Alexandre Pascal
Associate Architect
About:
Born in 1988 in Dijon, France
Academic Background:
Master in Global Design. Option: Glass, design & architecture, 2012
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture, Nancy, 2006-12
Professional Background:
Makoto Yamaguchi, Tokyo, Japan, 2012
Polaris Architects, Luxembourg, 2013-16
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2016-
Languages:
French, English, Italian, Spanish
Phillip Barnard
Architect
About:
Born in 1989 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Academic Background:
University of the Arts London, UK, 2008-09
School of Art, Architecture and Design 2009-12
University of Lincoln 2013-15
Professional Background:
Polaris Architects, Luxembourg 2012
Atelier-Archimade, Luxembourg 2016
Metaform Architects, 2017-
Languages:
English, Afrikaans, Luxembourgish, French
Aurélie Cara
Architect
About:
Born in 1984 in Poissy, France
Academic Background:
Ecole Nationale supérieure d’Architecture, Toulouse, 2002–08
Professional license HMONP, Toulouse, 2010
Professional Background:
Agence d’Architecture Filiatre Mansour, Toulouse, 2009-16
Metaform Architects, 2017-
Languages:
French, English, Spanish
GG Kirchner
Architect | Partner
About:
Born in 1968 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Academic Background:
HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, studies in product design, 1989-1993
Professional Background:
Hermann & Valentiny Architects, Luxembourg, 1993-2017
Founder and editor of the trade magazine Adato, Luxembourg, 2002
Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Trier,
Department of Architecture, 2009-
Associate partner at Hermann Valentiny et Associés, Luxembourg, 2010-2017
Director of Valentiny foundation, 2015-
Metaform Architects Luembourg, 2017-
METAFORM Architects, Middle East, 2017-
Languages:
German, English, French
Iulian Mosu
Architect
About:
Born in 1984, Constanta, Romania
Academic Background:
UAUIM Bucharest 2003-2009
Professional Background:
Puran Architecture, Bucharest, 2010-11
mOyO studio, Bucharest, 2011-15
Tetra Kayser Associés, Luxembourg, 2015-17
Metaform Architects, 2018-
Languages:
English, French, Romanian
Jarrid Engel
Architect
About:
Born in 1986 in Saarburg, Germany
Academic Background:
Hochschule Trier, Business engineering 2006 – 2008
Hochschule Trier, Architecture 2008 - 2014
Professional Background:
Philippe Schmit architects, Luxembourg, 2009 – 2010
HAMMER – freie Architekten, Trier, 2010 – 2012
VALENTINY hvp architects, Remerschen, 2011 – 2018
Member at Chamber of Architects, Rhineland Palatinate (Germany), 2017-
Metaform architects, 2018-
Languages:
German, English
Philip Trost
Architect
About:
Born in 1993 in Cologne, Germany
Academic Background:
Hochschule Trier, 2012 – 2018
Professional Background:
Sabine Reiser Architektur, Trier, substitute 2014 – 2018
VALENTINY hvp architects, Remerschen, intern, 2016
VALENTINY foundation, Remerschen, 2016-2018
Metaform Architects, 2018-
Languages:
German, English, French
Christian Grün
Architect
About:
Born in 1991 in Trier, Germany
Academic Background:
GWT, Trier, Apprenticeship as an architectural draftsman 2007 – 2010
Hochschule Trier, Architecture 2012 – 2018
Professional Background:
GWT, Trier, 2010 – 2012
VALENTINY hvp architects, Remerschen, intern, 2016
VALENTINY foundation, Remerschen, 2016-2018
Metaform Architects, 2018-
Languages:
German, English
Nathalie Stachnik
Architect
About:
Born in 1993 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Academic Background:
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 2011-2018
Professional Background:
Jaja Architects, Copenhagen, 2015-2016
Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, 2016
Metaform Architects, 2018-
Languages:
French, English, Spanish, Polish
Bernard Blaschette
Architect
About:
Born in 1986 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Academic Background:
UIBK, Innsbruck, 2007-18 (2011-2015 Pause)
Professional Background:
Luxplan S.A. 2015, Intern
Moreno Architecture & Associés 2016, Intern
Metaform Architects 2017, Intern
Metaform Architects, 2018/11/ -
Languages:
Luxemburgish, German, French, English, Spanish
Norbert Klima M.A.
Architect
About:
Born in 1985 in Ratibor a.d. Oder, Poland
Academic Background:
Architektenkammer Rlp, since 2017
Hochschule Trier, Architecture, 2008-2013
LBB Niederlassung Diez Rlp, apprentice as draftsman, 2004-2007
Professional Background:
Metaform architects, Luxembourg, 2019-recent
CFW PartmbB BDA, Trier, 2016-2018
AXT Architekten, Trier, 2013-2016
ASP mbH, Trier, 2010-2013
LBB Niederlassung Diez Rlp, 2007-2010
Languages:
German, English
Ernest Atanasiu
Architect
About:
Born in 1974 in Bucharest, Romania
Academic Background:
UAUIM Bucharest 1993-1999
Professional Background:
Architecte independant, 2000-2014
Tetra Kayser Associées, 2014-2017
SchemelWirtz Architectes Associées, 2017-2018
Metaform Architectes, 2018 -
Languages:
Romanian, French, English, Italian
Eric Vallenet
Architect
About:
Born in 1960 in Thionville, France
Academic Background:
Ecole d'Architecture, Nancy, 1979-1987
Professional Background:
JM Heisser, architecte, Nancy, 1985-1986
Klein & Sagan, architectes, Metz, 1987
Jean Petit architecte, Luxembourg, 1987-1990
BCV architectes, architecte associé, Thionville, 1991-1994
CBA architectes associés, Luxembourg, 1994-2003
BENG architectes associés, Esch-sur-Alzette, 2003-2018
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2018-
Languages:
French, English
Giuseppe Russo
Head of Marketing & Visual Communication
About:
Born in 1976 in Luxembourg
Academic Background:
CAD - College of Advertising & Design Brussels
Professional Background:
Config sys, 1999
Grey Advertising Brussels, Belgium, 2001
Ekima Belgium, Webdesigner, 2000-2002
Style Mtd SA, Luxembourg, Co-Founder, 2001-2004
Braustubl' SA, Luxembourg, Co-Founder, 2001-2002
Tango TV, Luxembourg, Art Director, 2002-2003
AJA Architects, Cape Town South Africa, Multi Media Desginer, 2004
Designed04 cc, Cape Town South Africa, Co-Founder, 2005-2012
One small seed ltd pty, Cape Town South Africa, Editor-in-chief, Founder, 2005-2016
Giuseppe Russo Consulting, Luxembourg - South Africa, 2015-
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2019
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Luxembourgish
Jackie Ley
Architect
About :
Born in 1991 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Academic Background:
UIBK, Innsbruck, Austria 2011-2015
TU Wien, Vienna, Austria 2016-
Professional Background:
Inside Group, Luxembourg, 2014, Intern
Valentiny hvp Architects, Remerschen 2015-2016, Intern
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg 2019-
Languages:
Luxembourgish, German, French, English
Sven Kahl
Architect, Dipl.-Ing.
About:
Born in 1978 in Saarbrücken, Germany
Academic Background:
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1998-2005
Professional Background:
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, Research assistant “Lehrgebiet Raumgestaltung + Entwerfen” 2006-2008
Bayer & Strobel Architekten BDA, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 2008-2012
Member of the Chamber of Architects Saarland (AKS), Germany, since 2009
Valentiny Architects, Luxembourg, 2012-2019
Associate partner at Valentiny Architects, Luxembourg, 2013-2019
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, since 2019
Languages:
German, English, French
Marcin Tecza
Architect
About :
Born in 1988, Poland
Academic:
Cracow University of Technology (Master of Architecture in the Field of Architecture and Urban Design, graduate 2012), Universitaet Stuttgart, Universidad de Monterrey
Professional:
Intern: URBANA, Monterrey, Mexico
Intern: Uarchitects, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Architect: Archibureau Pawlowski, Luxembourg
Architect/Urban Designer: Steinmetzdemeyer, Luxembourg
Architect/Urban Designer: Ballinipitt Architectes Urbanistes, Luxembourg
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, since 2019
Languages:
Polish, English, French, German
Francesco Ferrante
Architect
About:
Born in 1986 in Altamura, Italy
Academic Background:
Politecnico di Bari, Facoltà di Architettura, graduated in 2012
Ecole d’Architecture de Paris-Bellevelle, 2008
Professional background :
MUTINATI, Officina d’interni, Italy, 2013
Fugman-Janotta Landschaftsarchitekten bdla, Berlin, 2013-2015
Tase Solutions, Luxembourg, 2017-2019
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, since 2019
Languages :
Italian, English, French, German, Spanish
Sofia Tortorizio
Architect
About:
Born in 1992 in Arezzo, Italy
Academic Background:
Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence, 2011-2014
Master in Architecture and Global Design, option : Glass Design Architecture, ENSA de Nancy, 2014-2017
Habilitation à la maîtrise d’oeuvre en nom propre, ENSA de Strasbourg, 2018-2019
Professional Background:
Christian Bauer et Associés Architectes, 2018-2019, Luxembourg
KL Architectes, Metz France, 2019
Metaform Architectes, 2020
Languages:
Italian, French, English
André-Philippe Leroy
Execution Architect
About:
Born in 1954 in Courbevoie, France
Academic Background:
DEUG Math, Physique, Chimie
Etudes d’architecture ETH Zurich, TU Wien, La cambre Bruxelles
Architecte diplômé ISAE
Professional Background:
Artisan cimentier 1980-1982,
Architecte de conception et d’exécution : Paris,
Responsable études : Allemagne
Ingénieur de projet : Disney
Directeur synthèse : France et KAD
Responsable chantier : Schemel et Wirtz
Languages:
French, German, little English
Mégane Zaccardo
Secretary
About :
Born in 1994 in Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Academic Background :
Lycée LP Notre Dame, BAC Pro Comptabilité, Mont-Saint-Martin, 2010 - 2013
1ère année AES (Administration Economique et Sociale), Metz, 2013 - 2014
Professional Background :
Secretary, Atelier Archimade, Luxembourg, 11/2014 - 02/2018
Realization of a price offer, HCR, Rodange, 03/2018 - 03/2020
Secretary, Metaform Architects, 2020 -
Languages :
French
Angelika Bocian-Jaworska
Architect
About :
Born in 1992 in Lublin, Poland
Academic Background :
Lodz University of Technology, BSc Arch, 2011-2015
University of Liechtenstein, MSc Arch, 2017- 2019
Tongji University in Shanghai, exchange semester, 2018
Harvard Graduate School of Design, summer program, 2019
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, postgraduate research in 3D printing architecture, 2019-2020
Professional Background :
Diener & Diener Architekten, Basel-Zurich, internship, 2015-2017
Metaform Architects, 2020-
Languages :
Polish, English, German
Helene Donay
Interior Architect / Designer
About :
Born in 1987 in Brussels, Belgium
Academic Background :
CAD, College of advertising & design, Brussels, 2009-2014
Professional Background :
Loudordesign studio, Brussels, 2014
Du Bout Du Monde, Paris, 2015
Jim Clemes Associates, Luxembourg, 2016-2019
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2020-
Languages :
French, English
Amira Rached
Architect
About :
Born in 1995 in Zarzis, Tunisia
Academic Background :
Ecole nationale d'architecture et d'urbanisme de Tunis (ENAU), 2013-2019
Professional Background :
ArchiTriangle - Intern, Tunis, 2016
Metaform Architects - Intern, Luxembourg, 2018
Entrapaulus construction, Luxembourg, 2018-
Metaform Architects, Luxembourg, 2019-
Languages :
Arabic, French, English