Andreas Ruby

He is editor publications inspired by previous Holcim Forums including Urban transformation (Ruby Press, 2008); Re-inventing construction (Ruby Press, 2010); and Infrastructure Space (Ruby Press, 2016).

He is a critic and curator in the fields of architecture, design, and the visual arts, and a Visiting Professor for Architectural Theory & Design at the University of Kassel, Germany. He has taught Architectural Theory and Design at Cornell University, ENSAPM Paris Malaquais, the Metropolis Programme Barcelona, and Umea School of Architecture

He founded Textbild, an agency of architectural communication, with Ilka Ruby in 2001. Predominantly committed to contemporary architecture and design, the agency writes essays, designs books, and organizes symposia for a wide array of institutional and cultural clients. Together, they also founded the German architecture debate platform, www.bkult.de.

Andreas Ruby and Ilka Ruby have curated exhibitions at the German Architecture Museum, Frankfurt; German Architecture Center (DAZ) and gallery Aedes, Berlin; and the House of Architecture (HDA), Graz, Austria. They have organised several international symposia and exhibitions on architecture and design, such as the “Min to Max” symposium on affordable housing and the travelling exhibition “Druot, Lacaton & Vassal – Tour Bois le Prêtre”.

Andreas Ruby studied art history at the University of Cologne, Germany before undertaking post-graduate studies on the theory and history of architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture Paris with Paul Virilio and at Columbia University with Bernard Tschumi.

He writes essays, reviews and articles for architectural magazines including Daidalos (Germany/US), Bauwelt (Germany), Assemblage (US), Archis (Netherlands) and Werk, bauen + Wohnen (Switzerland). He has moderated numerous symposiums and roundtable discussions at events including Archilab in Orleans, France and the Graz biennial on media and architecture, Austria.