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Carlos Zwick
Born on October 19, 1951 in Sonthofen / Allgäu, 6 children, living in Berlin since 1979
1951 Born in Sonthofen / Allgäu as the second of five children
1968 Secondary school leaving certificate at Sonthofen secondary school
1968-1971 Carpenter apprenticeship in Sonthofen, journeyman’s examination (Chamber Winner)
1971-1972 High school diploma
1972-1973 Practical work as a carpenter
1973-1974 Trip to North and Central Africa
1974-1978 Architecture studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich (diploma)
1978-1979 two further trips through North, East and Central Africa
1979-1983 Degree in architecture and urban development from the TU Berlin
1979-1983 In parallel to my studies, acquisition and renovation of a factory building at Paul-Lincke-Ufer 32 in Berlin-Kreuzberg with 13 other shareholders and the creation of a new attic on the garden house
1983-1986 Freelance worker in the architecture firm Feddersen, xHerder & Partner
1986 – 1988 Self-construction of a wooden house in the Allgäu in cooperation with the brother
1988-1993 Research assistant at the TU Berlin at the chair of Prof. L. Kandel, Department 8 / Institute for Housing, Cost- and Space-Saving Building,
courses for the lower level in design theory and building construction
1989 Founding of the Carlos Zwick architecture office
1997 Relocation to the new building at Torellstrasse 7 in Berlin-Friedrichshain
2009 Relocation to the factory floor at Feurigstrasse 59 in Berlin-Schöneberg
2012 Relocation to the factory floor at Crellestrasse 29-30 in Berlin-Schöneberg
2018 Appointment to the BDA
Practice Ideology
Carlos Zwick Architects is a Berlin architecture firm that was founded in 1989.
An international team of architects, engineers and designers works under the direction of Carlos Zwick, who has successfully implemented numerous projects for more than 30 years.
Carlos Zwick studied architecture after completing his carpenter apprenticeship at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. In Berlin he completed a degree in urban development. From 1986 to 1991 he taught design and building construction at the Technical University of Berlin at the chair “Cost and Space Saving Building”.
Clients are accompanied competently and reliably in all phases of the construction project, with the team specializing primarily in residential projects, both in renovation and new construction. The highest quality standards are guaranteed from competitions to construction management and property management.