staff partners ir. Jan Pesman (Utrecht, 1951) studied architecture at the University of Technology in Delft, where he established the cepezed architectural office in 1973. In 1971 he had been one of the founders of Utopia, a magazine for scientific amusement, with which he remained associated as an editor and designer until 1977. Pesman was also a co-founder of the still-existent design magazine Items, and was an editor there in the period 1983-92. During the 1994-95 academic year, Pesman was a professor at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture. Since 2010, he has been the chairman of the construction section of the Royal Institute of Engineers in the Netherlands, KIVI-NIRIA. Besides his many activities as an architect and spatial designer, he also gives lectures at home and abroad and regularly has a seat in various juries.
the work of cepezed in detail
Ronald Schleurholts (Roden, 1972) studied architecture at Delft University of Technology, focussing on architecture, construction methods and interior layout. During his study, he worked for the architectural offices of Claus and Kaan and Koen van Velsen. Since 1999 he has been working for cepezed, where he became a partner and co-director in 2005. Since November 2008, Schleurholts has been a member of the board of the Stichting Integraal Werkende Architecten, IWA (Integrally Working Architects Foundation), which was co-founded by cepezed. In 2009, the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum elected him as one of Europe’s most prominent and promising designers under forty years of age. Since 2010, Schleurholts has also been a board member of the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA), and since 2011 of the Living Daylights Foundation. Additionally, he regularly gives lectures on sustainable and integral design both at home and abroad.
Michiel Cohen (Haarlem, 1946) studied architecture at Delft University of Technology but abandoned this study prematurely to set himself up as an independent architect. In 1973, he was one of the founders of cepezed architects, and importantly contributed to the office’s industrial approach for decades. After cepezed had been awarded the BNA Kubus, the highest honour issued by the Association of Dutch Architects, he withdrew from the office in 2009 to devote more attention to other activities.
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