Hubert Klumpner

Hubert Klumpner is Co-founder and Co-director of Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), an interdisciplinary design practice with offices in Caracas, São Paulo, New York, and Zurich and also Co-Chair for Architecture & Urban Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) with Alfredo Brillembourg.

(l-r): Otmar Hübscher, CEO of Holcim Brazil, Hubert Klumpner and Alfredo Brillembourg (Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winners), Urban-Think Tank.

On the site of the Grotão Escola de Música project in the community of Paraisópolis, São Paulo (l-r): Aaron Betsky, Cincinnati Art Museum and Hubert Klumpner (Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winner, Urban-Think Tank).

On the site of the Grotão Escola de Música project in the community of Paraisópolis, São Paulo with students of the CEU School, Centro Educacional Unificado (l-r): Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner (Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winners, Urban-Think Tank).

Hubert Klumpner (left) discusses the future of how Grotão could develop if sustainable construction approaches and technologies are implemented with Edward Schwarz (wearing sunglasses), General Manager of the Holcim Foundation.

Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumpner

Project author Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank explains the multifunctional community to Edward Schwarz (back to camera), General Manager of the Holcim Foundation.

Winner of the Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012, Hubert Klumpner, was interviewed during a visit to the planned site of the “Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub”, São Paulo, Brazil.

Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 was presented to the winning project team from Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), São Paulo (l-r): Michel Contento, Lindsey Sherman, Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner.

Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 for “Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub” in São Paulo, Brazil: Prize presentation (l-r): Hubert Klumpner (Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winner), Aaron Betsky (Global Holcim Awards jury representative and Director, Cincinnati Art Museum, USA), Alfredo Brillembourg (Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winner), Elisabete França (Secretary of Housing of the City of São Paulo: SEHAB), Maria Tereza Diniz (Director, SEHAB).

Providing an overview of their project, “Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub” in São Paulo, Brazil (l-r): Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner, Urban-Think Tank (U-TT).

The presentation of the Global Holcim Innovation 1st prize event in Zurich, Switzerland was also attended by Hubert Klumpner (left), Global Holcim Awards Silver 2012 winner for “Urban remediation and civic infrastructure hub”, São Paulo, Brazil; pictured with Matthias Kohler, Global Holcim Innovation 1st prize winner for "High-efficiency concrete formwork technology", Gramazio & Kohler, Architektur und Digitale Fabrikation, ETH Zurich.

(l-r): Hubert Klumpner (project author), Aaron Betsky (Global Holcim Awards jury representative), Alfredo Brillembourg (project author), Elisabete França (SEHAB), Maria TerezaDiniz (SEHAB) and Joildo Santos (President of the Residents’ Union, Paraisópolis community).

Trophy presentation (l-r): winning team Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumpner with Joildo Santos (President, UMCP), Bernard Fontana (CEO of Holcim & Chairman of the Holcim Foundation Steering Committee), Andreas Leu (Member of the Executive Committee of Holcim), Aaron Betsky (Director, Cincinnati Art Museum, USA & Global Holcim Awards jury representative).

Visiting the Grotão Escola de Música project as part of the prize handover event (l-r): Bernard Fontana (CEO, Holcim), Otmar Hübscher (CEO, Holcim Brazil), and Hubert Klumpner (Urban-Think Tank, U-TT).