Stephen Kausch, director, Stephen Kausch completed his architecture studies at the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel. He joined Dinse Feest Zurl Architects in 2003, where he played a key role in shaping the content and design of many projects. Since 2013, he has been managing partner of DFZ Architekten GmbH together with Nicolas Britsch, Johann Zurl and Peter Dinse, until the latter’s departure at the beginning of 2020. His main responsibilities include comprehensive support for acquisitions and designs, as well as office management, personnel planning and digitalisation. Between 2020 and 2025, he was a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Hochschule 21 and, between 2022 and 2024, also at HafenCity University. In 2025, he was appointed honorary professor at Hochschule 21 for Design and Construction in Existing Contexts. Stephen also regularly participates in competition procedures as a judge.
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