Founder and CEO of CBA
Dr. Christian Bergmann is the Founder and Principal Architect of CBA Christian Bergmann Architecture, based in Hamburg, Germany. His work is guided by the ambition to shape the future of architecture through a systemic understanding, grounded in architectural excellence. CBA stands for a positive idea of the future, placing people and the environment equally at center stage. Before founding CBA, he was a Partner and Head of Architecture at Hadi Teherani Architects, where he led major mixed-use projects including the Deutschlandhaus Hamburg, the Flare of Frankfurt, the Volksbankareal Freiburg, and the Innovationsbogen Augsburg. Prior to that, he worked with Werner Sobek in Stuttgart and UNStudio in Amsterdam. He studied architecture at ETH Zurich and the University of Stuttgart, where he also earned his doctorate. Over the course of his career, his work has been recognized with prestigious architecture and design awards. He lectures internationally and regularly serves as a jury member and guest critic. Dr. Christian Bergmann is the author of the book “Designing Processes – A Strategy for the Future of Construction”, published worldwide in 2019 by Birkhäuser. He is a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA) in Hamburg.
