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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Frank Mellinghaus

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Frank-Mellinghaus

Frank-Mellinghaus

Mr. Mellinghaus imagine the first question, but just before yourself:
_Frank Mellinghaus [fm]: For over 17 years, I am an architect, body and soul.

In the office, RKW architecture and urbanism Düsseldorf (Feb.1994-Jun.2009), I could as an Associate in all areas of the genre responsible in shaping them.

Middle of 2009 we have, that are Volker Vogel, Thorsten Pett and Frank Mellinghaus, a holistic network of competent, experienced architects and specialized professionals who STEAM ARCHITECTS founded.

The objective is to improve quality and optimization of design and project development processes in line with our customers and clients.
The synergies of our expertise and lean overhead, we are much more agile than our competitors.

Question 1: What was your first job after graduation?
_FM: RKW architecture and urbanism, Düsseldorf

Question 2: Why would a client in any case with an architect working on?
_FM: Generally a client is in a fix without architects.
Design and construction processes .- form a totality a complex chain of interwoven requirements that require a great knowledge and foresight planning.

Who would transplant a kidney even today voluntarily?
The result would be the quick death, while in architecture can wait a few days on the disaster itself.

Question 3: How would you describe its architectural style?
_FM: The Stoic Establish an "own style" comes from a Nazi attitude of self or the inability to find task-specific responses.

Steam highlight architects face the challenge of the uniqueness of both the task profile and the builders.
The main idea is on permanent quality optimization for maximum aesthetic quality to achieve monetary efficiency and energy sustainability.

Question 4: What book or what movie did you last read or seen?
_FM: Hawking's new universe. (2008 by Stephen Hawking)

As an interested scientists thought experiments appeal to me more complex structures.
In addition to a flood of new findings that have surprisingly much more to do with everyday life than you expected, I see Hawkins as a thought-jogging.

Question 5: Who are your role models and why?
_FM: It is difficult in the current lobbying landscape disinterested freethinkers make out the social responsibility.

The former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt impressed despite his advanced age because of his political and sociological foresight.

Question 6: If the client king, or a client needs an experienced architect to his happiness to be led by one?
_FM: The builder and the architect form a planning team to address common tasks,.
Kings and soldiers of fortune belonging to another genre.

Question 7: What area in the study of architecture has your professional life is best prepared for?
_FM: The entire course in full width.
It makes no sense to isolate individual fields in the application architecture as a holistic discipline represents.

Question 8: By Paul Valery is the term "Architecture is petrified music." What brings us to the question of what music you would hear at the moment?
_FM: More and more classical music, as it actually is very architectural in their organizational structure.
However, Thomas D, convinced of sensitive texts and current issues.

Question 9: What would you like building designed and why?
_FM: The Elbe Philharmonic Hall and the library media university of Sana'a are remarkable designs which satisfy both aesthetically and functionally.
They also enrich the environment in which they are built.

Question 10: Architecture is ...?
_FM: ... mirror image and the background of social and cultural status quo.

And finally, Question 11: What question would you like to ask which person?
_FM: "Do you really believe in God" to the Pope

Thank NAME.
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Frank Mellinghaus, architect
Field Street from 34 to 36
40479 Düsseldorf
0211 64 999 80 00
www.steamarchitekten.com
fm@steamarchitekten.com


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