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Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks with Christoph Hesse over Skype between New York and his office in Korbach, Germany to discuss his pioneering projects and why working in the countryside is relevant.
Christoph Hesse (b. 1977) grew up on a farm in a small village of just over 200 residents, Referinghausen in the low forested mountain range in Sauerland in Central Germany. He graduated from ETH Zurich in 2004 and GSD in 2007 and established Christoph Hesse Architects in 2008 in a small town Korbach near Kassel, home of the documenta exhibitions of contemporary art. Hesse has been teaching at Harvard University, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture in Saigon, Cairo University, and Universität Kassel. His practice currently employs an international team of 15 people. In 2018, a branch office was set up in Berlin.