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The practice of architect Jens Casper covers architectural consultancy, design, research and teaching. A 1998 graduate of RWTH Aachen University with a strong interest in urbanism, Jens has established a practice that focuses on reading, interpreting and intervening in the built environment. Jens has held a number of teaching positions, assistant professorships and professorships, including at TU Berlin and BTU Cottbus. In 2023 he was appointed Professor for Architectural Design, Typology and Theories (Entwerfen, Gebäudelehre und Architekturtheorie) at Fachhochschule Erfurt, University of Applied Sciences.
His built work includes cultural buildings and venues, exhibition spaces, interiors, and high end residential projects, often implemented in listed environments. His best known architectural works are the Berlin transformations Boros Collection Residence and Radialsystem III, the residence HHGO in Oldenburg, White Cube Bermondsey in London, Phoenixhalle in Dortmund, and the research project Das Garagenmanifest. Carried out in a variety of partnerships and co-operations, his work has been internationally recognised, published, and awarded numerous times.
Jens is a founder and has been a board member of the non-profit association Haus Döschnitz eV, he is a member of the Chamber of Architects of Berlin and Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten BDA Berlin. In 2020 he was a member of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, in 2010 Jens was appointed member of the Konvent der Baukultur der Bundesstiftung Baukultur. Jens lives and works in Berlin, Germany, and summarizes his practice as C, since 2021.