Portrait Hosoya Schaefer Architects

Portrait Hosoya Schaefer Architects

Markus Schaefer, Antonio Scarponi, Lucas Krupp
Hosoya Schaefer Architects is a Zurich based office for architecture, urbanism and urban research (www.hosoyaschaefer.com).

The office works on large scale projects such as the Swiss Innovation Park, Hub Zürich, or the Tech- nologycluster Zug as well as architectural projects in and outside of Switzerland. The office has been involved in research, media installations and film productions for clients such as Volkswagen or ZDF.

Markus Schaefer is also a co-founder of CitytrackerX and has a Masters in Neurobiology from the University of Zurich and a Masters in Architecture from Harvard University.

Antonio Scarponi is an Italian Architect and Designer. He is the founder of the Zurich based practice Conceptual Devices (www.conceptualdevices.com).

In the past five years, he developed several urban agricultural projects at different scales. These are conceived not just as a way to grow food in the city but as a way to “grow the city”. He believes that food plays a central role in the development of resilient cities. He is the author of ELIOOO (www. eliooo.com) an instruction manual to grow food at home using IKEA parts.

Antonio Scarponi studied architecture at Cooper Union, New York and at IUAV, Venice from which he holds a Ph.D. in Urban Design. In 2008, he was awarded the Curry Stone design Prize.