Nico Kienzl - Director, New York

DDes MSBT Dip.Ing. Arch

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Nico is a director with atelier ten and serves as the principal building physics analyst for the New York practice. His research work has focused on performance modeling of transient building behaviors, advanced building systems, and materials for environmentally responsive building enclosures. Nico previously worked as an architect with Herzog+Partner in Germany on a number of innovative low energy signature buildings that integrated double skin facades, daylighting, thermal mass and natural ventilation.

Currently he teaches courses on environmental systems and building systems integration at Pratt Institute’s graduate architecture program and has held previous teaching appointments at Harvard and the Boston Architectural Center. Nico is a LEED™ accredited professional and holds a Dipl. Ing. in Architecture from the Technical University in Munich, an M.S. in Building Technology from MIT and a Doctor of Design from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.