Jürgen Kuppers
Director
Jürgen has extensive experience in cultural, residential, educational, commercial and infrastructure projects.
For Foster+Partners he worked and lead on high profile and complex projects across the UK and abroad, such as the Stirling Prize winning St Mary Axe office tower for SwissRe, The ‘Gherkin’, No1 London Wall, located opposite the Museum of London, the new Heathrow Terminal 2 and Haramain High Speed Railway Stations in Saudi Arabia.
Made Partner of Foster+Partners in 2011 he oversaw the award winning, highly prestigious, urban design project for the Vieux Port in Marseille from competition to completion. The project won the European Prize for Urban Design, the RIBA award 2013 and the Prix Gustave Eiffel prize for the mirror reflective canopy called l’Ombriere.
For Foster+Partners, Jurgen won the competition for Narbo Via, the new Archaeological Museum in Narbonne in collaboration with Adrien Gardere, Paris and lead the concept design of Tocumen Airport in Panama. He then took on the design of Landmark Place for clients Candy and Candy, a 16,000 sqm luxury residential building next to the Tower of London opposite the GLA, completed in 2018.
After winning the competition for Battersea Roof Gardens @ Battersea Power Station, a Mixed-Use development providing 436 residential units, a 5-star hotel with infinity pool, the NLE underground station, retail and restaurants, gym, residents lounges, a private clinic and exciting roof garden he then led the project until start of construction.
In 2017 Jurgen left Foster+Partners to join AIR Architects as Co-Director leading and delivering educational projects in the private and public sector including INSPIRED Group’s Fulham Senior and Prep Schools, Saint Cecilias CofE School extension. He also designed high end private residential, notably 111 Palace Road near Hampton Court Palace.
In 2020 he set up Design United Studio to focus on projects with strong environmental, community and place making aspects addressing the climate crisis and at the same time delivering places for people.
Jürgen Kuppers
Director
Jürgen has extensive experience in cultural, residential, educational, commercial and infrastructure projects.
For Foster+Partners he worked and lead on high profile and complex projects across the UK and abroad, such as the Stirling Prize winning St Mary Axe office tower for SwissRe, The ‘Gherkin’, No1 London Wall, located opposite the Museum of London, the new Heathrow Terminal 2 and Haramain High Speed Railway Stations in Saudi Arabia.
Made Partner of Foster+Partners in 2011 he oversaw the award winning, highly prestigious, urban design project for the Vieux Port in Marseille from competition to completion. The project won the European Prize for Urban Design, the RIBA award 2013 and the Prix Gustave Eiffel prize for the mirror reflective canopy called l’Ombriere.
For Foster+Partners, Jurgen won the competition for Narbo Via, the new Archaeological Museum in Narbonne in collaboration with Adrien Gardere, Paris and lead the concept design of Tocumen Airport in Panama. He then took on the design of Landmark Place for clients Candy and Candy, a 16,000 sqm luxury residential building next to the Tower of London opposite the GLA, completed in 2018.
After winning the competition for Battersea Roof Gardens @ Battersea Power Station, a Mixed-Use development providing 436 residential units, a 5-star hotel with infinity pool, the NLE underground station, retail and restaurants, gym, residents lounges, a private clinic and exciting roof garden he then led the project until start of construction.
In 2017 Jurgen left Foster+Partners to join AIR Architects as Co-Director leading and delivering educational projects in the private and public sector including INSPIRED Group’s Fulham Senior and Prep Schools, Saint Cecilias CofE School extension. He also designed high end private residential, notably 111 Palace Road near Hampton Court Palace.
In 2020 he set up Design United Studio to focus on projects with strong environmental, community and place making aspects addressing the climate crisis and at the same time delivering places for people.
