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Christian Eickelberg from our Architecture Advisory Board

Christian Eickelberg is an architect and Managing Director of smaltarchitektur. His practice works in housing, urban planning and architectural competitions. He joined the board to take a critical look at how manufacturers communicate their building products.

Role
Architect & Managing Director
Expertise
Housing, urban design, architectural competitions
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What convinced you to join the hej.build Architecture Advisory Board?

The opportunity to take a critical look at how building products are communicated.

What is most on your mind at the moment in architecture, interior architecture or building products?

The question of how we as architects can help create more urban and spatial quality with less material and less land use.

What does good architecture/interior architecture mean to you?

Finding an individual answer to each design and building task. That means questioning existing design trends as well as structural and functional conventions, while transferring existing knowledge from architectural history to our current requirements.

Is there a current highlight or an all-time favourite project?

It’s difficult to settle on a single project. Here is a small selection: Alvar Aalto’s town hall in Säynätsalo, Hans Scharoun’s Philharmonie in Berlin, Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Kunsthaus Wien, Lacaton & Vassal’s school of architecture in Nantes, Frei Otto’s Multihalle in Mannheim and OMA’s Educatorium in Utrecht.

Portrait of Christian Eickelberg
Photo: smaltarchitektur

Which topic is keeping you busy right now?

Tell us briefly which building products it’s about and what you want to achieve. We’ll get back to you with an initial assessment. We often start with our »Day One« workshop: a day at your premises, where marketing, sales and senior management set priorities together.