Lorenzo De Chiffre

Lorenzo De Chiffre is an architect and senior scientist in the Research Unit of Building Construction and Design 1 at TU Wien. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy and the University of East London. In 2016, he earned his doctorate with a thesis on Viennese terraced houses (Wiener Terrassenhaus), and in 2017, he curated the exhibition Das Terrassenhaus: Ein Wiener Fetisch? (The Terraced House: A Viennese Fetish?) at the Architekturzentrum Wien. In 2023, he co-edited and co-curated the book and exhibition project Hollein Calling. Architectural Dialogues also at the Architekturzentrum Wien. His teaching and research focus primarily on renovation. In 2025, he published Reuse in Teaching. The Future of the Architectural Design Studio.