Uwe Schröder studied architecture at RWTH Aachen and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. He has maintained his own practice in Bonn since 1993. Since 2008 he has taught at the Chair of Spatial Design at RWTH Aachen University and has held visiting professorships in Italy.David Kasparek studied architecture in Cologne and between 2006 and 2019 served in various roles on the editorial staff of the BDA journal der architekt in Bonn and Berlin. In 2020, he founded the interdisciplinary studio kasparek. He writes and moderates with a focus on architecture and industrial design and also works as a consultant and graphic designer.