Belatchew Arkitekter Appoints Sander Schuur as Creative Director
Belatchew Arkitekter has appointed Sander Schuur as its new Creative Director, where he will lead the office’s competitions, early stages and secure the creative height of the office’s architecture.
Sander Schuur, MScA, International Assoc. AIA, holds a master’s degree in Architecture from Delft University of Technology, Holland. Schuur previously served as architect and Director of Business Development North America at White Arkitekter, Stockholm. Schuur has also worked as an architect at UNStudio and Asymptote Architecture in New York.
Sander Schuur is also the founder of STHLMNYC, an initiative that links architects, city planners, real estate developers and academics in Stockholm and New York City together, with the aim of influencing the future of these cities by developing new innovative solutions.
– I think that Belatchew Arkitekter is a creative and innovative company, renowned for pushing the envelope whenever they develop new architecture, says Sander Schuur, Creative Director, Belatchew Arkitekter.
– I look forward to running innovative and successful projects, where the architecture covers more than the individual building, Sander Schuur concludes.
– With Sander as Creative Director, we further strengthen our creative skills and ensure continued delivery of high-quality architecture, says Rahel Belatchew, Chief Architect and Founder, Belatchew Arkitekter.
– Sander’s wide international network of contacts also becomes an asset in our ambition to reach international markets, Rahel Belatchew concludes.
Sander Schuur assumes his position as Creative Director on November 1, 2018.
CONTACTS
Rahel Belatchew, Principal Architect, Founder and CEO, phone +46 70 174 94 32, pr@belatchew.com, Twitter and Instagram: @rahelbelatchew
Web: www.belatchew.com, Twitter and Instagram: @belatchew
ABOUT BELATCHEW ARKITEKTER
Belatchew Arkitekter is an architectural firm working within a wide range of projects, from urban planning and housing to offices and public buildings. The work of the office is idea driven with an aim to find unexpected solutions that enhance the potential of a site and add value to real estate. Belatchew Arkitekter follows the global development on sustainability and consider it our mission to integrate sustainable solutions in all our projects.
Belatchew Arkitekter was founded by current CEO and Principal Architect Rahel Belatchew, who received her master’s degree in architecture from the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris 1996 and has worked as an architect in Paris, Luxemburg, Tokyo and Stockholm. Rahel Belatchew has been appointed Architect of the Year and Belatchew Arkitekter and Belatchew Labs have received several awards in recent years. Rahel has participated in juries of many prestigious awards in Sweden and internationally, such as the World Architecture Festival, Les Totems Wood Award in France, the Latvian Wooden House Award, the Swedish Wood Award and Swedish Architects’ Residential Award. Belatchew often also gives speeches about architecture and city planning in Sweden and abroad.
