Interviews

Networked systems, flowing data, learning algorithms: building automation is going smart. In this interview, Tobias Frauenrath from Aachen University of Applied Sciences explains how AI optimises operations and which trends and hurdles are shaping the industry.

How do you design an airport gate from scratch that meets the highest functional and design standards? In this article, Business Unit Manager Rainer Aman and Project Manager Franziska Wischnewski give us a glimpse into an extraordinary concept, the realisation of which was made possible by Lindner’s expertise.

Patrick Jouin works with international companies such as Ligne Roset, Pedrali and Louis Vuitton. At the same time, his work is present in Paris on another level: in the urban space itself. He explains what this means in an interview.

By balancing documentary precision with artistic interpretation, photographer Hans Georg Esch offers a fresh perspective on architecture. In this interview, you’ll discover why he believes that capturing images from unconventional angles is so important, and how he manages to see familiar places – from Cologne to Pompeii – in a new light through the lens of his camera.

Michel Roset embodies a corporate culture based on intuition and long-term collaboration. As the driving force behind Ligne Roset, he has always championed young creatives – including Patrick Jouin. A conversation about trust, intuition and the fragility of good ideas. 

In her work, the artist Sinta Werner fragments architecture, explores the space between reality and representation, and creates new interpretations of spatiality. In this interview, she explains how she challenges our visual habits.

The ‘Fibra’ outdoor furniture collection is the first that AMDL CIRCLE has created for Pedrali following the successful architectural collaboration for the Pedrali Pavilion. Emanuele Novembre, Andrea Borgogni and Alberto Nason from the studio give us an insight into the development process.

Janet Echelman transforms public spaces with site-specific net sculptures that appear like polar lights. She will be creating a work in Frankfurt am Main for the WDC 2026. In this interview, she explains her creative process to us.