Steffen Lehmann is a German-born architect and urban designer, born 19 June 1963 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Lehmann holds the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific, the Professorial Chair in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle (NSW),[1][2] and is founding director of the s Lab Space Laboratory for Architectural Research and Design (Sydney-Berlin).
Since 2006 Lehmann has been the editor of the US-based Journal of Green Building and works as an advisor to various governments and municipalities. He holds three post-graduate degrees; after graduating from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (1989) he worked with James Stirling in London and with Arata Isozaki in Tokyo. He has been a juror for international design competitions, such as Leipziger Platz in Berlin, Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi and Harmony Point in Ho-Chi-Minh City.
Since August 2010 Lehmann is the Director of the Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour (sd+b). [3]
During the 1990s, he was instrumental in the urban re-development of Berlin’s city centre and has built large-scale buildings in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz, Hackescher Markt and Pariser Platz.
Selection of Publications:
1998/1999 Two small books: "Architekturführer Nr. 5 and Nr. 20 on Potsdamer Platz and on Quartier an der Museumsinsel", Stadtwandel Verlag; each 36 pages, texts by Ulf Meyer, www.stadtwandel.de 1999 Small book: "Tower of Babel: Architecture for the 3rd millennium", with Prof. Heinrich Klotz, Steffen Lehman and Prof. Wolf Prix (Coop Himmelblau); Jovis Verlag, Berlin; 48 pages, ISBN 3-931321-32-0, edited by ZDF, www.jovis.de 2002 Edited Book: "Rethinking: space, time & architecture: A dialogue between art and architecture", Jovis Verlag, Berlin; editor: Steffen Lehmann and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; with essays by Brian Hatton, Steffen Lehman, Prof. H.von Amelunxen, Dr. Andres Lepik, 130 pages, Dec. 2002, ISBN 3-931321-69-X, www.jovis.de 2003 Book: "Der Weg Brasiliens in die Moderne, 1930 - 1955", Publisher: LIT-Verlag, Muenster/Berlin, 328 pages, 300 illustrations, ISBN 3-8258-6939-3 The first complete book evaluating modern Brazilian architecture from 1930 to 1955 in German language. Dec. 2003, www.lit-verlag.de 2004 Editor for book: "03:04 review" Projects Review of Architecture students at QUT, Brisbane, 144 pages. Chairing Editorial Board and writing key essays. 176 pages, March 2004 QUT Publication (Brisbane). ISBN 1-74107 050-3 2004 Editor for book: "Urban Schools. New Typologies for School Buildings"; publication on Design Studio outcomes of Steffen Lehmann's 3 rd Year studio, launched in March 2004. 106 pages. Editorial leadership and key essays. 2004 Editor for book: "Brisbane Towers - Brisbane Bridges. Architecture for the City"; publication on Design Studio outcomes of Steffen Lehmann's 5 th Year studio. QUT Publication (Brisbane); launched Dec. 2004. 120 pages. Editorial leadership and key essays. ISBN 1-74107-079-1 2005 Editor for book: "Absolutely Public. Crossovers: Art and Architecture"; book on collaborative Public Arts projects and urban space in Brisbane. Images Publishing (Melbourne), launched January 2005. 124 pages, 190 illustrations. Editorial leadership and key essay. With texts by Prof. John Hartley, Prof. Jennifer Taylor, Steffen Lehman, Prof. Michael Keniger, etc. ISBN 1-86470-137-4
Recent books