Roger Diener

Professor em. ETH Architect FSA SIA BDA

Roger Diener (Basel, 1950) studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) with Luigi Snozzi among others. In 1976, he joined the office run by his father, Marcus Diener, and which he then took over in 1980.

Following appointments as visiting professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Harvard University, and universities in Vienna, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen, he held the position of Professor of Design at the EPFL from 1987 to 1989. From 1999 to 2015, Roger Diener was professor at ETH Zurich. He is co-founder of the ETH Studio Basel Contemporary City Institute.

Since 2013, Roger Diener has been an active member of the Federal Commission for Monument Preservation. Since 2018 he has also been a member of the Commission that oversees the designation and protection of local landmarks in Zurich.

He has received numerous awards, including the French Grande Médaille d’Or, the Prix Meret Oppenheim, the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal, and the Kulturpreis of the City of Basel. 2019, the Bauhaus University of Weimar awarded him the honorary doctorate.

Terese Erngaard

Architect MAA MSAAD BDA

Terese Erngaard (Denmark, 1962) studied architecture from 1981 to 1990 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, at the Unité Pédagogique No. 6 (UP6) in Paris, and at Columbia University in New York. From 1991 to 1998, she was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1998, Erngaard opened the Swedish branch of Diener & Diener Architects in Malmö and has been head of the Berlin Office since 2000. She joined the board of directors in 2005 and was made a partner in 2011.

Dieter Righetti

Architect SIA FSA

Dieter Righetti (Basel, 1946) began his professional training as a structural engineer with work experience at the architectural office of Marcus Diener in 1965. After 1980, he continued to work with Roger Diener on the architectural designs of Diener & Diener.

Dieter Righetti has been a member of the board of directors since 1985.

Michael Roth

Architect HTL FSA

Michael Roth (Basel, 1971) trained as an architectural draftsman before studying at the Basel University of Applied Sciences, and graduating as Architect HTL with Prof. Michael Alder. From 1996 to 2000 he worked as a lead project architect at the Berlin office of Prof. Hans Kollhoff.

He joined Diener & Diener in November 2000 and has been a member of the board of directors since 2005 and was made a partner in 2011.

Andreas Rüedi

Dipl. Architect ETH SIA FSA

Andreas Rüedi (Basel, 1958) studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) from 1977 to 1983 and graduated with Professor Dolf Schnebli. From 1991 to 1992 he was the design assistant for Professor Hans Kollhoff at the ETH Zurich.

He joined Diener & Diener Architects in 1983 and has been a member of the board of directors since 1991. He was made a partner in 2011.