Finn Geipel

Finn Geipel (born 23 November 1958 in Stuttgart) is a German Architect and Urbanist. He is co-founder of the architecture and urban planning office LIN.

Life Geipel studied architecture from 1981 to 1987 at the University of Stuttgart.

In 2001, Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi founded the architecture and urban planning office LIN. Based in Berlin and Paris, the office works on a wide range of projects and research assignments throughout Europe. Recent projects include the renovation of Saint-Nazaire submarine bunker, the Cité du Design in St. Etienne and Grand Paris Métropole Douce. He has been a visiting professor at École Spéciale d'Architecture (ESA) Paris, Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura (ESARQ) Barcelona, Columbia University New York and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Boston-Cambridge.

Since 2012, Finn Geipel has been a member of the Cluster of Excellence at Humboldt University of Berlin.

Finn Geipel is a member of the AIGP-Atelier International du Grand Paris, the scientific advisory board of the Grand Paris Métropole Douce.

Work Flexible Roof of Arena, Nîmes, France (1989) École Nationale d’Arts Décoratifs, Limoges, France (1990–1994) Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper, France (1991–1998) Exhibitionspace Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris, France (2003) Alvéole 14, Transformation Submarine Bunker, St. Nazaire, France (2003–2007) Syn chron, Installation Carsten Nicolai, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany (2005) Cité du Design, St. Etienne, France (2004–2009) Grand Paris Métropole Douce, Paris, France (2008–2009) Atelier Building Pajol, Paris, France (2008–2012) Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Paris Métro station, Paris, France, 2022

Awards 2010: Chevalier de la Légion d‘Honneur 2006: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Publications Jac Fol: Labfac: Finn Geipel, Nicolas Michelin Laboratory for Architecture Centre Georges Pompidou, 1998 Paris, Wilhelm Klauser, Catherine Métais-Bürend, Isabelle Taudière: LABFAC In: L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui n°327 April 2000, Paris Finn Geipel, Giulia Andi: Cité du Design – Saint-Étienne Editions Jean-Michel Place, 2006 Paris, Finn Geipel, Giulia Andi, équipe LIN: Grand Paris métropole douce : Hypothèses sur le paysage post-Kyoto Ed. Nouvelles éditions Jean-Michel Place, 2009 Paris,

Links Official Website of LIN