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PERSONNEL
KEY PERSONNEL
SEBASTIAN KNORR, CEO Dipl.- Ing. Sebastian Knorr , AIA, Architect Bavarian chamber of Arch. CEO TEC DESIGN Inc., Los Angeles Education: Technical University Munich, Diploma engineer Founding of TEC PMC Inc., Los Angeles, 2000 US citizenship awarded for professional achievements Former offices: Richard Meier and Partners, New York City William Mc Donough and Partners, New York City
Memberships and Associations: Member of Chamber of Architects, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Associate Member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chairman of The Small Business Advisory Board, California Founding member of “Forum für Wissenschaft und Technik” chaired by the then president of the German government Prof. Dr. Süssmuth, 1997 Personal Commendations and Awards: 2006 AIA/LA Honor Award Winner for Inotera Headquarters, Taiwan, Taipei. Winner of various national and international design competitions including: International Design Competition for Pier40, New York, 1999 “Bavarian of the Year” award by German TV, 1999 Member of “Transatlantic Forum 2000” - “Innovation and Society” by the Herbert Quandt Foundation, Los Angeles, 2000 Invitee to international workshop for “Europaviertel Frankfurt”, 1999 Invitee to AIT-forum, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1999 Columnist and architectural critic for “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, 2000 Founding of TEC PMC Inc., Los Angeles, 2000 Permanent residence in the U.S. for special achievements Member of “Architekturbuero Deutschland”, a high profile group of 8 internationally renown german offices
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Former oFFIces: Richard Meier and Partners, New York City William Mc Donough and Partners, New York City Brandi+Partner, Göttingen/Berlin Sebastian Knorr (1964) is the CEO and head of design of tecDESIGN los angeles one of the leading and most innovative architecture and design firms. Throughout the last 15 years tec has designed and executed a multitude of international award winning projects totaling more than U$ 2.5 bill. ranging from high profile masterplans to global office headquarter buildings for leading hi- tech companies. From large scale industrial to designer hotels and villas that redefine the idea of luxury tec approaches all projects with unique and precise thought. All projects attempt to combine luxury and world class design with an emphasis on the use of sustainable technologies. tec’s expertise and experience, having researched and practiced sustainable design since the early 1990’s, connect the various projects and recently led to “ECO-CITY” commissions in Europe and Asia, with a special emphasis on climate neutrality. Sebastian Knorr is one of the founding partners of tecDESIGN in the united states and tecARCHITECTURE in Switzerland. As the head of design , he and his team of award winning designers ensure the specific tecDESIGN fusion of west coast creativity and european functionality. Currently tecDESIGN is working on a variety of high end designer hotels and luxury residential projects in Europe, the United States and Asia, including the new 5star KAMEHA grand hotel in zurich , the iconic CLOUD7 tower in stuttgart, Germany, as well as a 14th century doge palazzo on the Canale Grande in Venice. tecDESIGN has won various awards and international high stakes competitions in cities like New York, Singapore, Munich and Los Angeles, the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles, Honor Design Award 2006, and the “NEXT” L. A. AIA Award 2007 . tec projects and designs are being published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, like the “NEW YORK TIMES”, “ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, Italy”, “LE FIGARO”, “WALLPAPER” etc. , and are a fixture of countless architecture and design blogs from all around the world . tec’s work has been described as “icons of modernity” and as works that reveal “a craftsmanship of the third millennium”.
PERSONNEL
KEY PERSONNEL
SHAWN KELTNER Lead Project Designer - Shawn Keltner, M. Arch. Education M. Arch. Master of Architecture, College of Design, University of Minnesota, 2002. B.A. Bachelor of Arts, Major in Architecture, Minor in Landscape Architecture, 2000. Experience Lead Designer, tecDESIGN 2006- present, responsible as lead designer / team leader for all projects within tecDESIGN • Lead Designer, tecDESIGN, Inc. Eco-City Hamburg. 2008-Present • Lead Designer, tecDESIGN, Inc. Inotera HQ. Office and clean room facility, Taipei, Taiwan 2002-2003 • Lead Designer, tecDESIGN, Inc. Singapore Marina Bay Masterplan 2005 Awards & Publications • 2006 AIA Los Angeles Honor Award, Inotera HQ, Taipei, Taiwan 2006 • 2007 AIA Los Angelea, Next LA Award, 1000HP Hybrid Eco-Yacht 2007 • Managing a Multifaceted Project with Vecctorworks Architect; Case Study with Nemetschek North America 2006 Research Experience • Vernacular weekend retreats, design-build. 2001-2002 Teaching Experience • Studio Leader, University of Minnesota Graduate School of Architecture. Lead design-build studio of super-low-energy home in Northern Minnesota, USA 2001-2002 • Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota Graduate School of Architecture. Building Construction, Means, Materials & Methods 2000-2001 Shawn Keltner is the leader of most design work at tecDESIGN. With a combined 15 years of experience in both construction and architectural design, he brings a well-rounded approach to every project he undertakes. He has designed several complex projects of wide-ranging scope, from large scale urban master plans in Singapore & Shanghai, to free-form luxury villas in the Mediterranean. Keltner approaches all projects with an emphasis on eco-friendly technologies through time tested architectural methods. Shawn holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and has won numerous awards, including an AIA Next LA award for a hybrid motor yacht. Currently, he is working as a team leader on several eco-resorts throughout Europe, SE Asia, and the Spanish Mediterranean, high end residential projects and luxury hotels all over the world.
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TEAM
Additional Key Team: Amber Keltner, Designer, Styleguide Nicole Sebastian, Interiors Stefanie Haering, Architect AIA, design development, DD/CD control Karen Thompson, design development Robert Odegard, Team Leader Product Design additional staff (drafting/ rendering etc) tecDESIGN is affiliated with tecARCHITECTURE swiss ag, co- founded by Sebastian Knorr. tecARCHITECTURE swiss is mainly performing project management , and executive architect duties on european projects, with a staff size between 15 and 25 people.
PROJECT LIST
PROJECT LIST
1992-2014 Inotera Headquarters, Taipeh Taiwan 2004
LA-SOLAR Powerplant 1, Los Angeles USA 2009
Asia Pacific Headqaurters Singapore 2005
LA-City College Powerplant 2, Los Angeles USA 2006
Suzhou Headquarters China 2004
Marina Bay Singapore Singapore 2005
Gebäude 4.0 Villach Austria 2004
Design Hotel Munich Germany 2005
Office Building Dresden Germany 1996
House of Design, Hamburg Germany 2004
Technology Park Duisburg Germany 2002
Apartment Complex Köln Germany 2005
Development Center Duisburg Germany 2004
Refit Boat -- Nomad 1 and 2, Kiel Germany 2006
Campeon Munich Germany 2002
German Center, Dubai UAE 2007
Dalmannkai Hamburg Germany 2005
House W2, Mallorca Spain 2007
Heidelberger Druck - Showroom and Offices Hamburg Harburg Germa-
House W, Duesseldorf Germany 2006
ny 2009
Residences Village Erlen Switzerland 2004
Schmidt Bank Chemnitz Germany 1997
Oryx Towers, Bahrain Bahrain 2006
Landeszentralbank Halle Germany 1999
Route 66 Car Mall, Irvindale, California USA 2005
House H, Regensburg Germany 1994
Office Building Röthenbach- Nürnberg Germany 2006
House K2, Straubing Germany 1994
House B, Koenigstein Germany 2006
Loft H12, Calvia, Mallorca Spain 2005
Mamula Hotelresort Montenegro Montenegro 2007
House K, Regensburg Germany 1993
Navigon Headquarters Wuerzburg Germany 2005
Drive-In Dresden West Germany 1996
Stage Set German American Theater Festival, Berlin Germany 2006
House O, Bad Meinberg Germany 1996
Private Residence Salenstein Switzerland 2005
Thomaskirche, protestant Church. Goettingen Germany 1998
Residences Blauort Village Ermatingen Switzerland 2006
Hoeffner Furniture, Dresden Germany 1997
Grace Semiconductors Shanghai Masterplan China 2009
Dental Office Braumandl, Regensburg Germany 1997
Grace Semiconductors Headquarter Shanghai China 2009
Sparkassenversicherung Dresden Germany 1996
Tower 1 &2, Hangzhou China 2009 -
Central Hospital, Magdeburg Germany 1999
LNS Partners Shanhai Masterplan China 2009 -
Dental Office Kreft, Munich Germany 1999
Phuket 5 Star Hotelresort Thailand 2008 -
Residence Zier Regensburg Germany 2006
Hospice Bad Soden Germany 2008 -
Pier 40 Hudson River, NewYork City USA 2000
Masterplan and Residence Schlossinsel Harburg Germany 2007 -
Residence CSV1 Mallorca Spain 2009
Ecocity Hamburg Harburg - Masterplan Germany 2007 -
Private Residence Salenstein Switzerland 2009
Ecocity Kammfarbik Germany 2009 -
Private Residence and Office Buliding Ermatingen Switzerland 2008
Marine Training Center Hamburg Harburg Germany 2008 -
Masterplan Blauort Ermatingen Switzerland 2007
Hotel Hamburg Harburg Germany 2008 -
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Residence Röthenbach-Nürnberg Germany 2007 -
Seerheinsinfonie Residences, 2010- 2013
Prefab Private Housing Germany 2007 -
Kameha Residences, Duesseldorf Germany 2010- 2013
Deutsche Telekom Office Complex, Nuernberg Germany 2009 -
K-Star Residences, Cologne, Germany 2010- 2013
Eco City Hansapark, Nuernberg Germany 2009 -
Kameha Grand Zurich, Switzerland 2011- 2014
Universa Versicherung, Residences, Frankfurt Germany 2009 -
Villa E, Zuerichsee, Zuerich, Switzerland 2012- 2014
Immosolar Experimental Shading, Mallorca Germany 2009 -
Villa Rockenfeller, Munsterlingen, Switzerland 2012- 2014
Residential/ Multi Use Complex, Erlen Switzerland 2007 -
Villa Hollywood Hills , Los Angeles, USA 2010- 2013
BMW / Mini Pavillon Nürnberg Germany 2009 -
Cloud 7 , Hotel and Residences, Stuttgart, 2011-
House JMH,Phuket Thailand 2009 –
Villa Kuperberg, North Fork, California 2010- 2011
Villa CSV1 Mallorca Spain 2007 - 2009
Lankenberg Residences, Ermatingen, CH 2012-
Villa CSV2 Mallorca Spain 2007 -
Solar Pavillon Carport for BMW i8 worldwide introduction (2014)
Villa CSV 3 - Mallorca Spain 2009 Villa CSV 4 - Origami Mallorca Spain 2009 Villa CSV 5 - Mortix Mallorca Spain 2009 Villa CSV 6 -- Albercuix Mallorca Spain 2009 Casa Warth Mallorca Spain 2009 Hotel 12 Mallorca Spain 2008 Apartments Berlingen Switzerland 2006 Residence Weingarten Switzerland 2009 Oldtimerquartier Bodensee Tägerwilen Switzerland 2009 Masterplan Blauort Ermatingen Switzerland 2007 Residences Blauort Village Ermatingen Switzerland 2007 Residences Oberfruthwilen Switzerland 2007 YOO Lofts 1-3, Munich Germany 2009 Seelofts Ermatingen, Residences Switzerland 2011- 2014 Natai Resort, Natai, Thailand, 2010House B, Mount Fuji Japan 2009 Masterplan Seeloft 2 Ermatingen Switzerland 2009 House M, Salenstein Switzerland 2009 Kameha Grand, Bonn, Germany 2009 Kameha Mekong Resort, Luang Prabang, Laos, 2010
ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT US tecDESIGN los angeles is a nucleus group of up to 10 highly talented design and architecture professionals which throughout the years have performed architectural designs and planning for executed buildings worth more than U$ 2.5bill. in nearly all fields of the profession. from office campuses to the biggest clean room facility in the world, from luxury residences to hotels, from furniture to breathtaking villas , published around the globe. for the past 15 years tecDESIGN has been reliably delivering world wide recognition for their commercial clients. the advertising equivalent of tecDESIGN project publications ranges in the multi million U$ range , thus delivering real add on market value to the client. tecDESIGN is not only delivering architectural design but has also played major roles in the conceptualisation and branding and marketing of real estate. as example tec was instrumental in the conception of the KAMEHA group , one of the worlds most highly decorated hotel brand.
TECHNICAL
tecDESIGN is working on apple systems and with the latest versions of BIM capable Vectorworks and Rhinzeros 3D as main CAD programs. file im-export via dwg/ dxf. any other file types of mainstream CAD programs can be improted or exported to. we are also capable of generating CIM capable “iges� machine files for direct cutting/ routing purposes on all scales. other programs used at tec are: microsoft office suite adobe creative suit (photoshop etc) various other design/ 3D/ web programs.
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EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, LECTURES
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, LECTURES World Young Leader Transatlantic Forum lecture , Bombay , India 2009 Doha Conference- 2nd Annual Global Construction Technologies and Building MaterialsQuatar, Speaker , 2010 Winner of NEXT LA PROGRESSIVE AWARD - 2007 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE / Los Angeles Winner of the 2006 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE /Los Angeles Design HONOR Award. Bavarian citizen of the Yera The Downtown at Marina Bay - Singapore, 2004 (1. Prize) Architecture Gallery Aedes - Berlin, Germany DAZ Exhibition Glashaus - German Center - Berlin, Germany AIA International Committee Los Angeles Introductory Lecture Union International des Architectes, Architecture and Water, International Ideas Competition, Honorary Mention Special lecture, exhibition for “Capital of Culture” studio, Regensburg Pier 40, International Competition, Hudson River Waterfront Development, New York City, USA, 1998 (1st prize) Goree Memorial and Museum - Dakar, Senegal, 1998 (with B+P, 3rd prize) Design Award of the Bavarian Construction Industry for Krae House, 1998 (3rd prize) Dalmannkai - Hamburg, Germany, 2003 Il Cuore di Milano - Milano, Italy, 1999 Landeszentralbank - Halle, Germany, 1997 (with B+P, 1st prize) Otto v. Guericke University - Magdeburg, Germany, 1996 (with B+P, 1st prize) Kindergarten - Frankfurt, Germany, 1991 (with Mc Donough, 1st prize) Orgatec 2002 Pavilion - Cologne, Germany European Patent Office - Munich, Germany Van Alen Institute 1999 - New York City, USA Art Gallery Lindinger+Schmidt - Regensburg, Germany Sarajevo Concert Hall competition at the Biennale - Rome, Italy
PRESS
PRESS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS WA magazine, China
AD Mexico
a&d, magazine, Singapore
Porsche mag Argentina
Centrum Architectural Yearbook 2000
Belle Australia
New York Times
Plaza Magazine DECO - cover story
LE FIGARO, paris, france
Interior Design US
AIA Journal
House Beautiful Turkey
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, ’Haus der Gegenwart -
Marie Claire Greece
Contemporary Home’, Germany
Bolig Sweden - cover story
Columnist and architectural critic for “SueddeutscheZeitung”, 2000
Lux Portugal - cover story
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Rem Spain cover
Bauwelt - Architecture Magazine, Germany
Apartment Therapy
AIT - Architecture Magazine, Germany
BG Ecuador
d+a Design and Architecture (Asia),issue 022.2004
Bilon Argentina
l’ArcaPlus, Italy
Cool Hunter
l’Arca, Italy
Design Milk
New York 2000 : Architecture and Urbanism from the Bicentennial to the
Elle Decor Mexico - cover
Millennium , Robert Stern
Madame Figaro
Byond the Edge, New York’s new Waterfront, Raymond W. Gastil
Splendora
Aesthetics and Efficiency, Buildings for Administration and Industry, Nelte
Wallpaper Mag
Architektur + bauwirtschaft – Azure Baumeister CorporteBuildings ENTREE – Financial Times Germany Hinge 2008 LebensArt 04/08 Leicht Book 2008 Lufthansa „Das mobile Büro“ – 03/07 Mensch & Büro „Der Hightech-Donut“ – 03/05 Plan Stand_Ort_Fluß – Taiwan Contact – Tec 21 – Küche & Bad – MD Magazine, Hong Kong Elle Decor Germany AD italia Elle Decoration Russia
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ONLINE PUBLICATIONS (PARTIAL LIST)
Australia
Russia
• Inhabitat
• Alternative Energy News
Austria
Singapore
• Arch Daily
• BusinessWeek
Chile
Spain
• Huffington Post
• Hispanic Business.com
China
Sweden
• Design(dot)fr:
• YahooNews
Japan
Switzerland
• Healing Journal
• Newstin
Dubai
Taiwan
• EcoTech Daily
• Young Germany
France
Turkey
• World Interior Design Network
• Planetizen
Germany
UK
• World Architecture News
• ArchNewsNow
Hong Kong
USA
• ArchiBase
• Green Dygest
India
• ArchiCentral
• E-Architect UK
Italy
• Treehugger
• Homes Go Fast.com
Korea
• Clean Air through Green Roofs
• BCIL.com
Mexico
• GreenMuze:
Portugal
• Baunetz
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