About

Theo Deutinger tdeutinger@the-department.eu
Theo Deutinger (*1971) is an architect, urbanist, and curator. He is founder and head of The Department (TD), a practice that combines architecture and urban design with analytic research. With his office, he works at all levels from global planning to architecture to graphic design and curatorial works. Deutinger is known for his theoretical writings on the transformation of European urban culture and his publications such as the 'Handbook of Tyranny' and ‘Joy and Fear’. His work has been shown at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2017), Storefront for Architecture in New York (USA, 2019), and the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel (Switzerland 2020) among others.

Theo Deutinger lives and works in Austria.

Pia Prantl  pprantl@the-department.eu
Leads The Department of architecture and spatial planning. Pia Prantl gained experience in architecture offices like Brandlhuber+, Stadtlabor and Snøhetta but is also experienced in landscape design and exhibition design. She graduated with her master thesis at the University of Innsbruck.

Charlotte Kaulen  ckaulen@the-department.eu
Leads The Department of communication and coordination. Charlotte Kaulen studied urban planning (B.Sc.) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg and completed her master's degree in European Urban Studies at the Bauhaus University Weimar.

Mona Swiczinsky mswiczinsky@the-department.eu

Barbara Krajcar bkrajcar@the-department.eu

Niko Görge ngoerge@the-department.eu

Collaborators (former and/or present)