Anupama Kundoo’s internationally recognised and award-winning architecture practice started in 1990, demonstrates a strong focus on material research and experimentation towards an architecture that has low environmental impact and is appropriate to the socio-economic context. Kundoo has built extensively in India and has had the experience of working, researching and teaching in a variety of cultural contexts across the world: TU Berlin, AA School of Architecture London, Parsons New School of Design New York, University of Queensland Brisbane, IUAV Venice and ETSAB Barcelona. She is currently Professor at FH Potsdam where she is Chair of ‘Entwurf & Tragwerk’. She is also the Strauch Visiting Critic at Cornell University.

Das Fachgebiet DE/CO – Entwerfen und Baukonstruktion – ist in Lehre und Forschung auf die Entwicklung zeitgenössischer, konzeptioneller Entwurfs- und Konstruktionsmethoden ausgerichtet. Architektur ist dabei stets Teil der gesamtkulturellen Produktion und steht immer im engen und Diskurs mit angrenzenden künstlerischen, theoretischen und technischen Disziplinen.

Kim studied architecture and urban design at the TU Berlin. Growing up with parents who squatted houses in Berlin-Kreuzberg in the 1980s she developed from an early age a curiosity for urban spaces between politics, self-organised processes and creativity. Currently she splits her time between the cooperative urban development project Haus der Statistik and the Natural Building Lab. Besides her interest in inclusive and sustainable environments, Kim likes experimenting new forms of cooperation, talking to people as well as spending time on her bicycle and books about psychology. 

Lisa arbeitet gerade an der Erstellung des Holzbau Atlas Berlin-Brandenburg. Lisa macht gerade Ihren Master in Architektur an der TU Berlin und arbeitet bei Partner+Partner Architekten. Besonders am Herzen liegt ihr die Umwelt und unser Zusammenleben darin, weshalb sie sich insbesondere für nachhaltiges Bauen, zukunftsorientierte Gebäudekonzepte und gemeinschaftliche Entwicklungsprozesse interessiert.

Matt is an idealist and thinks that group skills are underpriced in architecture school, often in favour of a competitive attitude to design, that has its endgame in a highly capitalistic, intractable and environmentally unfriendly building sector. At NBL he values the chance to collaborate with a huge variety of likeminded and inspirational people, on projects which present a more hopeful vision for the built environment. His big wish is to inspire and empower NBLers to realise these visions in their own practice. Originally from the UK, Matt has been based in Berlin since 2011 and joined the Natural Building Lab as a teaching and research associate in April 2018.

Wie gestalten wir morgen. jetzt? Wir sind morgen. Wir sind Beate und Martha. Wir durchdenken und gestalten in Hamburg – für alle. Wir wollen verantwortungsvoll designerisch Handeln und setzen Kommunikationsdesign als sinnstiftendes Werkzeug ein, das Menschen miteinander, mit ihrer Gemeinschaft und mit der Umwelt verbindet.

Nina has been the driving force between numerous DesignBuild projects since 2009, where her extensive experience collaborating with people from different cultures and backgrounds makes her an invaluable member of any team. Equally at home moderating discussions between students & residents on the narrow streets of Moravia in Medellin, as spending long days repairing the Infozentrale in Berlin Neukölln, Nina’s extensive experience moving between practice and academic contexts has been central to the Natural Building Labs philosophy since its beginning.

In fünf Museen zeigt die Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin Ausstellungen zur Berliner Geschichte von den Anfängen bis heute. Ab 2021 wird sich zudem eine Ausstellung im Humboldt Forum dem Austausch zwischen Berlin und der Welt widmen.

Stella was student assistant with Natural Building Lab between 2017 - 2019. After finishing her Bachelors at the TU Berlin she found her way to Munich and discovered a new enthusiasm for urban design, she is now trying to bring a fresh breeze into the urban development of the city.

Svenja studied architecture and urban design at the TU Berlin, UPC Barcelona and GJU Amman between 2011 - 2018. Her main interests are sustainability and resilience in architecture, writing, Berlin mimosa and camping.