Born in 1960 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Studied architecture at Technical University RWTH Aachen and at the Academy of Art Düsseldorf from 1978 to 1984. Formed ingenhoven architects in 1985. For “Main Station Stuttgart” (under construction), Christoph Ingenhoven won the Global Holcim Award Gold for Sustainable Construction. Among his bestknown projects, all with top green rating certifications are “Lufthansa Aviation Center” (Frankfurt, Germany/2006), “European Investment Bank” (Luxemburg/2008), “Breezé Tower” (Osaka, Japan/2008), “Swarovski Headquarters” (Zürich, Switzerland/2010) and “1 Bligh” (Sydney, Australia, in progress).