Marcel Holmberg
| Marcel Holmberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marcel Holmberg Quintela October 27, 1981 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | PWD |
| Website | |
| PWD website | |
Marcel Holmberg (born October 27, 1981, Santiago, Chile) is a founding partner of PWD Architecture, an international architecture and urban design office based in Beijing, with offices in Xi’An, London and Santiago.
Marcel is partner-in-charge of PWD Architecture’s Beijing office. Current projects include; a 40,000m2 project in Dali City, Yunnan and working on the concept design of other projects in Dali, as well as Beijing and a museum in Changsha.
He is an ICA registered architect in Chile and an RIBA member in the UK.
Career
In 2010, he joined Büro Ole Scheeren where notably he took a lead role in the design development of the showcase and operational headquarters of a principle auction house in Beijing’s historic core. He was also involved in the development of large scale mixed-use projects, including: a 268m tall hotel and residential building Kuala Lumpur; Axel Springer media headquarters in Berlin; a Chinese insurance headquarters tower in Beijing CBD; and a residential development Shenzen.
As a postgraduate at Universidad Central de Chile, Marcel worked at Javier Bize Architects. He later worked with award-winning Marco Polidura at Polidura + Talhouk architects and Iñaki Volante at CPV Architects, participating in a design for a desert museum in the Atacama desert and a number of residential projects.
Education
In 2009, Marcel graduated with honours from Universidad Central de Chile and has since returned as a visiting professor and guest lecturer to his alma mater. His acclaimed academic thesis focused on the protection of Chilean beaches from construction projects along the shoreline, reducing erosion whilst maintaining viable construction costs.
Upon graduation, he worked on a number of private commissions along the coast of Chile in collaboration with Errol Holmberg, structural engineer and project leader at Rene Lagos Engineers.
Personal Background
Born a descendant of a Swedish-German family from the south of Chile he is fluent in English and Spanish; competent in German and Mandarin.
He spent his formative years in Santiago, Chile and Oakland, California.