Ascan Mergenthaler

Ascan Mergenthaler was born in 1969. He studied architecture at Universität Stuttgart, Germany and the Bartlett, Univesity College London, UK from 1990 to 1997. He received his degree in architecture from Universität Stuttgart in 1997. From 1995 to 1997 he worked with Konstantin Grcic – Industrial Design. His collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron began in 1998. In 2004 he became a partner of the firm. Currently he is Partner in Charge for the TPT Tower in Beijing, China (2004–2007); the Bond Street Apartment Building in New York, USA (2004–2006); the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, USA (2005–2009); and the Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg, Germany (2005–2009).