Heinrich Hermann

Heinrich Hermann co-founded the Int|AR Journal with Liliane Wong and Markus Berger, co-edited the first two volumes and continues to serve as head of its international advisory board. Before opening his own design studio in Concord, MA in 2002, he practiced in his native Austria and Germany and worked as designer and senior designer with large and small firms in Boston. He contributed to a wide range of project types and sizes, from residential, cultural/civic and academic buildings to very large mixed-use facilities, including the Ritz-Carlton on the Boston Commons Complex.

Hermann earned advanced degrees from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna (Mag Arch 79) and Cornell (MArch 82). His 1995 PhD dissertation at Harvard focused on the poetic/spiritual in 20th-century architecture, still the focus of his research and practice. As a teacher he continues to actively explore pedagogical strategies aimed at helping students unlock their unique creative potentials.

In addition to RISD, Hermann taught at Montana State, Virginia Tech, Washington University in St. Louis, Roger Williams University, Northeastern University and Harvard University, as well as eight graduate summer studios for RISD’s INTAR department at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) in Copenhagen, Denmark. From 2012–15 he served as chair and professor of the architecture and design department at the SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred State), where he implemented the only accredited BArch program in SUNY’s 64-campus system.