{"id":4813,"date":"2019-03-14T08:38:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T08:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-lab.com\/?page_id=4813"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:03:01","slug":"02_about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/x-labarch.com\/?page_id=4813&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABOUT US<\/span><\/h3>\n
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X-Lab is an architectural design practice that focuses on the intersection of lean architecture, urbanism, research and project development. X-Lab has a team of creative thinkers, talented designer and experienced architects with offices in Munich and Miami. Our architecture is based on clear functionality and simple beauty. Each project rests on the shoulders of our previous work, even though we always challenge conventions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Each new project is seen as a research opportunity that enhances our experience and brings clarity to our design. Our systematic approach to design, sustainability, technology, materials cost control and project management \u00a0is central to our design process. Our unique blend of design and functionality provides our clients with projects in perfect equilibrium. We pride ourselves by listening to our client\u2019s concerns, understanding their goals, and sharing in their vision.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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Christian Lehnen, AIA<\/span><\/h4>\n

Christian Lehnen is an architect with over 25 years of international experience.<\/span>
\nHis expertise spans business and residential towers, hospitals, and large-scale mixed-use projects. Before becoming self-employed and eventually founding X-Lab, Mr. Lehnen worked with several renowned international firms as a Project Director, managing the full project cycle\u2014from the initial proposal to the successful completion of numerous developments.<\/span>
\nHe is a registered architect in Germany and in the US and holds an NCARB certificate.<\/span>
\nMr. Lehnen studied at the Politechnico di Milano and graduated with a master\u2019s degree in Architecture from the Technical University of Berlin.<\/span>
\nHis technical expertise covers all aspects of construction documentation and construction administration. His depth of experience has allowed him to have also been consulting in the past as a construction defects expert witness for private individuals, corporations such as Allianz Insurance as well as several law firms.<\/span>
\nDuring his extensive career Mr. Lehnen has also been very active in mentoring architects therefore contributing to the development of future generations of architects.<\/span>
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Thierry_<\/span><\/span>Paret, FAIA<\/span><\/h4>\n

Thierry Paret is an award-winning architect with extensive management experience in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. His Bauhaus-inspired design approach emphasizes simplicity, cost-efficiency, and constructability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thierry previously led the New York State practice for IBI Group-Arcadis and served in key roles such as Design Advisor to Qatar and Campus Architect for KAUST in Saudi Arabia. A registered architect in multiple US jurisdictions, the UK and Ireland, his portfolio includes university campuses, life science facilities, and sustainable mixed-use developments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thierry also provides strategic leadership for the NYCSCA, focusing on delivering top-tier buildings. Thierry has held leadership positions on various boards, including the AIA’s National Board and was a member of NCARB’s International Competency Workgroup. Recently, Thierry was appointed to the AIA\u2019s National Strategic Council, the think tank for the AIA Board, and was elected Secretary for the National Organization of Minority Architects\u2019 (NOMA) new Caribbean chapter. In 2014, he was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows, and he is also an AIA Richard Upjohn Fellow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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OUR CORE SERVICES<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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We provide professional service\u00a0for all\u00a0phases\u00a0of your project. Our work responds to the needs of our clients whilst still incorporating art and technology, form and function, beauty and purpose and considering the limited resources of today\u2019s world.
\nOur goal is to design buildings and environments that work and enhance people\u2019s lives and transform communities.\u00a0 Architecture today is characterized by remarkable complexities: rigorous regulatory constraints, challenging schedules and budgets, the contradictory desires for design to both express a unique identity as well as achieve standardization, and the growing requirements for more sustainable buildings.
\nWe see ourselves as the classical architect who is responsible for the development of a project from the first feasibility study to its handover to the client whilst orchestrating the team of engineers.<\/span>
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