Lukas Pauer

Lukas Pauer

Founding Director

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  • About me

    Architect, Urbanist, Historian, Educator / Founding Director, VGL

  • Education

    • Architectural Association

      2016 - 2021
      Doctor of Philosophy in Architectural Design (History/Theory)

      Dissertation Supervisors: P. V. Aureli, T. Zartaloudis

    • Harvard University

      2012 - 2014
      Master of Architecture in Urban Design

      Thesis Advisors: H. Sarkis, L. Callejas

    • ETH Zurich

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Science in Architecture

      Thesis Advisors: M. Angélil, M. Hirschbichler

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2018 - 2019
      Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
  • Experience

    • Vertical Geopolitics Lab

      Jan 2021 - now
      Founding Director

      VGL is an investigative practice and think-tank dedicated to exposing intangible systems and hidden agendas within the built environment. The lab is comprised of a practice-based research and teaching team with experience at the disciplinary intersections of the applied and social sciences in architecture, geography, politology, and media, employing techniques from visual storytelling, graphic design, scenic design, exhibition design, interior design, and architectural design with a particular focus on visual, material, and spatial analysis and immersion. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow (FHEA)

      Higher Education Academy
      Jan 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lukas Pauer
      AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award American Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Feb 2024
    • Awarded to Lukas Pauer
      Emerging Architect Fellow University of Toronto Aug 2022
    • Awarded to Lukas Pauer
      Emerging Leader European Forum Alpbach Aug 2019
    • Awarded to Lukas Pauer
      Global Shaper World Economic Forum 2015
    • Awarded to Lukas Pauer
      Ambassadorial Scholar Rotary Foundation Aug 2012