Markus Miessen (born 1978) is an
architect, consultant, and writer migrating between Berlin, London, and the Middle East. He runs the collaborative agency for spatial practice Studio Miessen (
www.studiomiessen.com), is co-founder of the architectural practice nOffice (
www.noffice.eu), and director of the Winter School Middle East, Kuwait (
www.winterschoolmiddleeast.org). Miessen has taught at institutions such as the Architectural Association (London), Columbia, and MIT. He is currently a Professor for Architecture and Curatorial Practice at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe, Germany, a Harvard Fellow, and completing his PhD at the Centre for Research Architecture (Goldsmiths, London).