Managing Director, knippershelbig
Roman Schieber joined knippershelbig in 2007 and is now a managing director. Leading the knippershelbig Facades team in Europe and North America allows Roman the opportunity to work on unique, challenging projects all over the world. His association to structural engineering, environmental design and deep knowledge of the latest fabrication techniques allow him to transfer structural efficiency and thermal performance into façade design. The center aspiration of his work is to create a balanced link between architectural motivated and performance-driven design.
At the beginning of the century Roman worked on a number of outstanding and internationally published projects in Asia, such as the Massimiliano Fuksas – designed ~1mile long free formed terminal of the Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen or the 0.7 mile long main axis for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. In the second decade of this century projects in the United States came to the fore. Romans portfolio include projects like the Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures In Los Angeles – designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop; The Museum Of Fine Arts In Houston – Designed by Steven Holl Architects, and he is currently working on the new Munich Concert Hall designed by Cukrowicz Nachbaur.