Joachim Schuessler

Joachim Schuessler is a design principal in the firm, leading the conceptual design efforts for projects and continuing to articulate and evolve designs through all phases. He has worked on a range of office, hotel, residential, mixed-use, institutional and government projects, and he is particularly experienced with international assignments. He is involved with coordinating all aspects of a building’s design and technical development, including core-and-shell components, the building enclosure, and program requirements.

Recent work in the U.S. includes several office, residential and mixed-use buildings in Chicago, Charlotte and Denver. Overseas, select projects include Mennica Legacy Tower, a two-building, 1.1 million-square-foot office complex in Warsaw, Poland; the China Horoy Qianhai Guanze Mixed-Use complex, a 3.4 million-square-foot development, including retail, Class A office space, a five-star hotel, and apartments; and two hotels in Saudi Arabia: the 900-key Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences and the W Riyadh – KAFD, a 210-key hotel in the King Abdullah Financial District.

Joachim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Leipzig University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and he received his Master of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology.