International Work Experience

Over the last forty years, Lehmann has lived and worked in various countries, experiencing different architectural approaches, and immersing himself in different debates and cultures:

    
            1963-1988
            Germany: lives and studies in Stuttgart and Mainz

            1980s
            Travels for the first time to the United States, Canada, Japan, 
		and Eastern European countries (before the fall of the Wall)

            1988-1991
            Moves from Germany to the United Kingdom, 
		lives and works in London.
Works with James Stirling & Michael Wilford Architects, London

            1990-
            Travels for the first time to Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Morocco

Being a university teacher has allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of how cities work. He started researching China’s urbanization in 1991.

    
            1991-1993
            Moves from London to Japan, lives and works in Tokyo.
		
Works with Arata Isozaki & Associates, Tokyo; project 			partnerships

    
            1990-2003
            Frequent fieldtrips to Brazil; Ph.D. on Brazilian Architecture

            1993-2003
            Germany: Berlin. Establishes his first studio in 				January 1993 at Savignyplatz in Berlin: 
		Steffen Lehmann Architekten & Städtebau GmbH

            2003-2015
            Moves from Berlin to live and work in Australia:
Professor in Brisbane, Newcastle, Adelaide, and Perth

            2009
            Works as professor in Singapore and Germany: Munich

            2016-2018
            Professor in the United Kingdom: Portsmouth and London

            2018-
            Moves from London to live and work in the United States: Las Vegas and Los Angeles, professor at UNLV

2027
        Returns to Australia for a sabbatical in Perth; builds 
		in Bali, Indonesia

Since 1993, he delivered over 700 public presentations in 44 countries.

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