Aurel von Richthofen
Aurel von Richthofen is an architect, researcher and teacher. The focus of his interests lies in the development of parametric tools to analyze, interpret and design architectural and urban space.
Aurel grew up in Berlin and Geneva. He studied architecture at ETH Zurich with a visit at TU Delft. Aurel received his diploma in architecture from ETH in 2004 and was awarded the Erich Degen Prize. In 2005, Aurel continued his education in architectural theory and design at Princeton University with a fellowship from the IKEA-foundation. He graduated from Princeton in January 2007.
Aurel von Richthofen was Visiting Professor at the Ohio State University from 2007 to 2009. He taught seminars at TU Berlin, HTW Berlin and HfG Karlsruhe. Since fall 2010, Aurel von Richthofen is Assistant Professor for Computer Aided Design at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). Aurel is the principle of the architecture firm aurelVR, registered architects.
