Studio Details

Location
Tokyo, Japan

Date
14 July-25 July, 2025

Studio Directors in Tokyo
Oliver Lütjens (Co-Founder, Lütjens Padmanabhan)
Thomas Padmanabhan (Co-Founder, Lütjens Padmanabhan)

Studio Project
Building Extension

Field Trips and Site Visits
In Kyoto, we will be visiting Katsura Imperial Villa and Gardens and the old town. In Tokyo, we will be visiting buildings by Kazuo Shinohara

Studio Project

coming soon…

Oliver Lütjens (Zurich 1972) and Thomas Padmanabhan (Stuttgart 1970) established Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects in 2007 in Zurich. The Zurich-based practice has been recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation in the field of affordable housing and for its joyful embrace of the expressive challenges of contemporary construction.

The practice’s works are diverse in scale and type, spanning three continents. Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost Apartment Building in Zurich, the Zwhatt Sufficiency Housing Project in Regensdorf, the Unterfeld Lake Power Plant, the residential development Göbli in Baar, as well as the Residences for the Swiss Ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotà.

Oliver and Thomas have taught as assistants at ETH Zurich, and as guest professors at TU Munich, EPF Lausanne and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.

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Internships

Students accepted into the Lütjens Padmanabhan Studio at Venice Studio may be considered for available internship or job opportunities at Lütjens Padmanabhan. Selection of candidates is at the sole discretion of the studio directors and Lütjens Padmanabhan. Places are not guaranteed.

Program Information

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