(*70) studied physics and architecture at the ETH Zurich, and at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, USA. Prior to founding GGau in 1999, he has worked with Plan&Design in Madrid, Torres/Martínez Lapeña and Enric Miralles in Barcelona, Kyna Leski in Providence, USA, Maxwan in Rotterdam, OneArchitecture in Amsterdam, and synergo in Zurich.  Heading the GGau Zurich office, he is responsible for projects of urban planning and regional development in Switzerland and Europe.