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Philipp Esch

Born in Göttingen (DE), he studied at ETH Zurich and CEPT in Ahmadabad (India). Worked for Morger Degelo Architekten in Basel, HPP Hentrich Petschnigg Partner in Berlin. Assistant to Meinrad Morger and Martin Boesch at ETHZ and EPFL, then editor of the magazine 'werk, bauen+wohnen'. He has taught at HSLU and at ZHAW Winterthur. Since 2008, together with Stephan Sintzel, he has managed the Esch Sintzel Architekten studio. Admission to the FAS in 2008. Since 2021 invited professor at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio.


Simon Rott

Born in Bad Tölz (DE), he studied at the University of Sheffield (UK) and TU Munich, where he graduated in 2017 with Prof Dietrich Fink. Prior to joining Esch Sintzel Architekten in 2019, he worked for Adam Khan Architects in London. Several years of teaching freehand drawing at TU Munich and the establishment of publication series „Logbook Munich" on the matter of freehand drawing reflect his interest in art.


Silvio Schubiger

He studied architecture at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Academy of Architecture, and graduated in 2018 with Prof Martin Boesch. He worked as an assistant for Atelier Boesch in Mendrisio. He works for Esch Sintzel Architekten in Zurich. He is also co-chair of the voluntary preservation of monuments in Basel, a board member of Domus Antiqua Helvetica NextGeneration and regularly writes articles on art and architecture.