Armin Nemati – Design Director Berlin at HENN
He is a Berlin-based architect known for his quiet yet transformative approach to contemporary design. As Design Director in Berlin at the renowned architecture office HENN, Nemati leads high-impact architectural competitions and visionary masterplans across Germany and Europe. His work bridges architecture, urbanism, landscape, and technology, positioning him as an emerging voice in European architecture today.
Unlike spectacle-driven design, he focuses on meaningful, context-driven interventions—from hospital architecture that redefines healing, to rooftop farms that merge ecology with urban infrastructure. His projects are characterized by conceptual rigor, sustainability, and technological innovation, including the integration of artificial intelligence in architectural processes.
Key Roles and Activities:
- Design Director at HENN Berlin
- Expert in cultural architecture, urban masterplanning, innovation centers and hospital design
- Speaker at Berlin Design Week and contributor to leading design platforms including ArchDaily and md Magazine
Selected Award-Winning Projects at HENN:
- Gasteig Cultural Centre, Munich – 1st Prize (2018), renovation of Germany’s largest cultural center
- LMU Klinikum Großhadern, Munich – 1st Prize (2021), a new model for healing architecture in collaboration with CF Moeller
- German Language Forum, Mannheim – 1st Prize (2021), museum and public lab for language
- RLB Campus ’25, Linz – 1st Prize, new HQ for Raiffeisen Bank
- MHH Hannover Medical School – Masterplan and university clinic in collaboration with CF Moeller
- BMW FIZ Future, Munich – Masterplan for BMW’s R&D campus (2014)
- Vertical Farmhouse, Berlin – Timber-structured hybrid for food production and workspace
- Continental HQ in Hannover – 1st prize, competition design
- TauberPhilharmonie, Weikersheim – Concert hall competition
- Berliner Großmarkt, Berlin – Masterplan
- Innovationspark Ipai, Heilbronn – Competition Design
- EZ – Campus Berlin, 1st prize, Masterplan
- Stryker Innovation Center, Freiburg – Office and Science
- Berlin Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Berlin – Laboratory
- Merck Life Science Research Building, Darmstadt – Laboratory
- Biomedical Headquaters, Beijing – HQ
- Biocell Campus, Guangzhou – R&D
- Klinikum Coburg, Coburg – Competition Entry
- Klinikum Georgsheil, Georgsheil – Competition Entry
- Berlin Fire Department Rescue Academy, Berlin – 1st prize