Martin Knüsel

Martin Knüsel is a Partner at Herzog & de Meuron. Working across Europe and Asia on a diverse range of typologies, he leads projects including the Gstaad Concert Hall, SongEun ArtSpace and ST International Headquarters in Seoul, and Hotel Solsana in Saanen. Martin has led several winning competitions, including Seoripul Open Art Storage and the POSCO N.EX.T Hub in Seoul, as well as the early conceptual phases of projects including berlin modern and the Autobahnkirche in Andeer. Alongside his project responsibilities, Martin is a member of Herzog & de Meuron’s Executive Board.

Martin’s first collaborations within the practice from 2003 till 2011 focused mainly on projects in Spain, including Ciudad del Flamenco in Jerez and the master plan and Bulevar in Burgos. After a two-year period of research and teaching, he returned to the practice in 2014, initially working on M+ in Hong Kong. Martin became a Partner in 2021.

Martin earned his degree in architecture at ETH Zurich in 2003 with distinction, including an exchange period at Harvard University. From 2011 to 2013, he taught at the ETH Future Cities Lab in Singapore. Within the chair of Milica Topalovic, he was responsible for the ETH exhibition project ‘Constructed Land’ shown at the International Architectural Biennale Rotterdam in 2014.