Mark Mueckenheim

Mark is a licensed architect in Germany and the European Union, the principal of MCKNHM Architekten (http://www.mcknhm.com), and the co-author of the book “Inspiration – Contemporary Design Methods in Architecture” released by BIS Publishers in 2012. Following in his father’s footsteps, who is also an architect, Mark’s first job in architecture was an internship at the age of sixteen.

After his architecture studies in Duesseldorf (PBSA), New York (M.Arch. Parsons School of Design) and London (Dip.Arch. The Bartlett University College London), sponsored by a Fulbright scholarship and a DAAD Merit-Based Grant from the federal German government, he worked and collaborated with different architecture firms in Germany, the USA, and England. During this time, he gained extensive project experience from concept to realization. He established his own architecture practice in 2001.

Since then, his award-winning work has been featured in various international book and magazine publications and has also gained a reputation through a number of exhibitions – including the House of Architecture in Lille, France, the German Architecture Center in Berlin, and the 12th Architecture Biennale in Venice. Mark is also an educator who has lectured internationally and taught at Universities in Germany and the US for over 20 years.

In 2017, he started collaborating with Maria Paz De Moura Castro and her office, RIZOMA. In 2020, they formed their joint office PMCKM Paz de Moura Castro King Mueckenheim, maintaining architectural licenses in the US, Brazil, and the European Union. There are currently several projects under construction in the US and Brazil.

 

Maria Paz De Moura Castro

Maria is a licensed architect in Brazil and Portugal and a founding partner of Rizoma Arquitetura (www.rizoma.arq.br). Her office has worked on award-winning buildings and projects, widely recognized through numerous international publications, such as Taschen, Wallpaper, L’architecture D’aujourdhui, France, and the Financial Times, London, England.

Her work is exhibited internationally. Recent venues include the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the German Architecture Museum. Maria Paz presented her work in numerous lectures in South America, Europe, and the US. Her many awards include a nomination for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize.

She has collaborated and designed buildings for contemporary artists such as Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Tunga, and Lygia Pape, among others.

Maria completed her first buildings at a very young age while still a student in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She took a short break from building to obtain a Master of Architecture from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Maria is also an educator teaching architectural design since her time at Cornell.

In 2017, she started collaborating with Mark Mueckenheim and his office, MCKNHM. In 2020, they formed their joint office PMCKM Paz de Moura Castro King Mueckenheim, maintaining architectural licenses in the US, Brazil, and the European Union. There are currently several projects under construction in the US and Brazil.